Quebec to track, study use of medicinal marijuana
“The registry is now basically open for business,” said principal investigator Dr. Mark Ware, a family doctor and McGill researcher who specializes in pain management. The Globe and Mail
L'Iran veut liaisons aériennes directes avec Canada
Paul Dempsey, directeur de l'Institut de droit aérien et spatial et Armand de Mestral, professeur à l'Institut de droit aérien et spatial sont tous les deux cités. Radio-Canada
Opinion: Zika and the Age of Global Swarming
Op-ed by Anthony Ricciardi, professor of environmental science at the Redpath Museum and McGill School of Environment. Montreal Gazette
Winter cyclists gaining more respect on bike paths
“I’m happy they’re actually doing now what they should have been doing all along. I would attack the previous years when they didn’t do that.” Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, associate professor, School of Urban Planning. Montreal Gazette
Do you really need breakfast to lose weight?
Op-ed by Dr. Mitch Shulman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery. The Suburban
Réforme du système de santé: trop destructrice
Article d’opinion par Henry Mintzberg, Titulaire de la Chaire de gestion John Cleghorn à la Faculté de gestion Desautels. Le Devoir
Cancer du pancréas: traquer le tueur tranquille
Ce n'est pas tous les jours qu'on peut connaître les avancées dans les recherches sur le cancer. Le chercheur Dr George Zogopoulos a parlé avec fierté de ses découvertes, samedi, lors de l'après-ski de Skions pour la vie pour le Fonds commémoratif Rob Lutterman. La Presse
Watson: The spectacular things growth brings
Column by William Watson, Professor of Economics. Ottawa Citizen
Thupten Jinpa: the Dalai Lama's translator for 30 years
Thupten Jinpa was a bright young Tibetan Buddhist monk, who had joined the Dalai Lama's inner circle as principal English-language translator. Today, he's a professor at McGill University. He still translates for the Dalai Lama. CBC News
Refugee health care’s coming back
“So far as coverage of medical services is concerned, the April 1 [refugee health] reform changes very little. This is because the majority of refugee claimants (theoretically) have always continued to have full coverage of medical services. They never lost it.” Janet Cleveland, McGill University researcher and psychologist. Global News
L’incroyable histoire d’un inventeur
«Je voulais écrire un roman littéraire, poétique, qui avait la capacité d’avoir un peu d’intrigue, de violence, d’action.» Sean Michaels, écrivain en résidence, Département d’anglais. Le Journal de Montréal
Do Black Lives Matter in Montreal?
Samanthea Samuels, candidate in Faculty of Law, and Rachel Zellars, PhD student were both interviewed. Montreal Gazette
Research sheds new light on 'flexible' brain cells
Groundbreaking research from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre — which has shattered a long-standing assumption about brain cells known as astrocytes with a new study published on Thursday — has opened the door to the possibility of reprogramming those cells to preserve brain function. Montreal Gazette
Uber uproar: The rage in Montreal
“There’s something different about transportation. It affects how everything works together in a way that, say, whether you buy your book from Amazon or your bookstore does not. That might shape the ecosystem of retailers but it doesn’t shape your everyday life experience in the same way as transforming the transportation infrastructure would.” Barry Eidlin, McGill University sociologist.
Frappes russes en Syrie sur des hôpitaux et des écoles
Entrevue avec Frédéric Mégret, professeur de droit. Radio-Canada
