Healthy eating isn’t only important for elite athletes. Entrepreneurs, executives and managers need to be well-nourished too – even though we are still learning about the links between nutrition and cognitive performance. Prof. Karl Moore has interviewed more than a thousand CEOs and notes that in recent years they have put more emphasis on diet, exercise, and mental health. “You can’t play in the big leagues, if you neglect your health,” said Moore in an interview with La Presse.

AMCIS 2023, an AIS conference taking place from August 10 to 12 in Panama City and co-chaired by McGill Desautels’ IS Area Coordinator Professor Animesh Animesh, aims to highlight the impact of research projects in technology on local communities. One such project, led by McGill Desautels Faculty Lecturer Matt Goodman, is driven by social impact initiatives and aims to leave a positive mark on Panama's local economy.

After lockdown restrictions eased, many Canadians decided to take vacations they’d been putting off for several years. In New Brunswick, air travel fell off precipitously, and it’s still not at pre-pandemic levels, but passenger numbers at the province’s three largest airports are up significantly over 2022. "After a couple of years, there was a sense that ‘I owe myself, I owe my family the chance to get out there on the road,’" said Prof. Karl Moore to CBC News New Brunswick.

When Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis dominated the video game market, game graphics were simple and gameplay tended to be linear. It was typically necessary to complete levels in a specific order, and players were often unsuccessful in doing so. Completing a game was a process of trial and error – with plenty of errors along the way. But today’s games often provide players with instant rewards and shortcuts, writes Karl Moore in Forbes.

Yu Ma, Associate Professor at the McGill Desautels Faculty of Management, discusses the consumer implications of aspartame being listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), potentially increasing scrutiny and concerns about the safety of food additives. Professor Ma suggests that consumers may become more cautious about processed foods and seek out "clean label" options with recognizable ingredients.

McGill University's Pick Your Path for Black Youth (PYPB) mentorship program is breaking barriers and encouraging Black students to consider studying at McGill. The program pairs Black high school and CEGEP students with Black McGill students or alumni, providing support and guidance. In the 2022-2023 cycle, six participants applied to McGill, all of whom were accepted based on their respective merits.

Congratulations to Loïc Brassard (BCom’22), Tian Cheng Huang (BCom’22), Kyra Swift (BCom UOttawa’21), Sandra Gagnon (BCom’21), Arielle Gregoire (BCom’22), Gabriel Ouellet (BCom’22), John-Anthony Salvo (BCom’22), Louis-Philip Massicotte (BCom’22), Claudia Guay (BCom Concordia’21) and Evelyne Jean (BCom’22) who were awarded the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program.