Brain Canada grant will aid research into neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders
Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important tool in understanding the mechanism of brain disorders. Research in the field has gotten a major boost thanks to a $1.85M grant from Brain Canada to support EEGNet, an open repository for EEG data that helps scientists investigate neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.
Karissa Leduc, a PhD candidate in the Human Development Program supervised by Dr. Victoria Talwar, has won the competitive Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship from the American Psychological Foundation.
This prestigious fellowship is awarded to promising young scholars to pursue innovative research in the area of child psychology.
Authors: E.E. Kossek, M. Perrigino and Alyson Gounden Rock
Publication: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Forthcoming.
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He can’t speak for everyone, but Professor Karl Moore has enjoyed the advantages of teaching on Zoom during the pandemic. While he admits there are drawbacks, Zoom gives him an opportunity to welcome global guests to the classroom, which would be impossible in-person. Moore also finds that students are more receptive to participating through Zoom, as the virtual dynamic levels the playing field.
Professor Dror Etzion is one of the two minds behind a new online social platform that encourages Canada’s 1.1 million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to act sustainably.
Together, McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative and the National Film Board of Canada will use the platform to air a series of digital stories that focus on addressing the climate crisis in daily business operations.
Launched in 2009, Desautels Capital Management (DCM) gives students a unique opportunity to run multi-million dollar investments funds before graduation.
Current and former students point to the experience as a highlight of their time in the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) and Honours in Investment Management (HIM) programs.
Professor Saibal Ray recently made a guest appearance on The Bill Kelly Show on Global News Radio to discuss the current vaccine shortage in Canada.
From Ray’s perspective, politics has played a central role in many countries’ decision to reserve vaccines for their own citizens, but navigating a complex supply chain has also factored into the difficulties experienced by countries like Canada.
Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt recently joined The Conversation’s podcast to reflect on the impact that a year of working from home has made on companies and their employees.
To gain an inside perspective on the effectiveness of remote work, Reyt has tracked 250 Canadian CEOs throughout the pandemic and asked them about their experiences.
In a recent conversation with Louis Vachon, CEO of the National Bank of Canada, Professor Karl Moore discusses the key ingredient for business success in 2021: adaptability. Embracing change and cultivating a flexible culture in the workplace will set leaders apart in a shifting business landscape, he says.
Professor Lisa Cohen once coined the term ‘glossy work’ to describe the mismatch between an employee’s job title and their day-to-day responsibilities. By asking informed questions in job interviews and connecting with people who hold the same job they desire, candidates can avoid the glossy work trap and enjoy higher levels of career satisfaction.
To mark World Water Day (March 22), Bioresource Engineering Professor Chandra Madramootoo a member of the steering committee of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture – expands on the theme of this year’s World Water Day: Valuing Water, and describes the goals of the federal government’s Canada Water Agency, which is in the process of being created. He is contributing to this effort.
“Our research shows that climate change is having substantial impacts on Arctic ecosystems, with consequences for exposure to toxic pollutants like mercury,” says co-author Jean-Pierre Desforges, a Postdoctoral Fellow [NRS] at McGill University under the supervision of Nil Basu [NRS/SHN] and Melissa McKinney [NRS].
Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and grey water recycling.
Bieler Cranberries Inc. is the largest single-site cranberry farm in Canada producing up to 40 million pounds of fruit a year, and its founder and president Marc Bieler is recognized as Canada’s Cranberry King. The road to this achievement, however, was not a straight line. Along the way, Bieler encountered detours, new opportunities and changes of plans — all fueled by a passion for the land and an entrepreneurial spirit.
On March 15, Canada’s three federal research funding agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (“RDM Policy”).
