At Laurentian University today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, McGill leads the pack with an impressive number—23 projects totaling $4.2 million—in this latest round of the funding competition.
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Published on: 15 Aug 2017
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Published on: 9 Aug 2017
The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace the use of opioids in chronic pain treatment, according to scientists at McGill University.
Because many therapeutic options, such as opioids, for patients with chronic pain carry the risk of addiction and undesirable side effects, this breakthrough offers promising lines of research into chronic pain treatment, says Luda Diatchenko, professor at McGill’s Faculty of Dentistry and co-lead author of the new study
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Published on: 8 Aug 2017
Human-computer interactions, such as playing video games, can have a negative impact on the brain, says a new Canadian study published in Molecular Psychiatry. For over 10 years, scientists have told us that action video game players exhibit better visual attention, motor control abilities and short-term memory. But, could these benefits come at a cost?
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Published on: 8 Aug 2017
For people suffering from depression, a day without treatment can seem like a lifetime. A new study explains why the most commonly prescribed antidepressants can take as long as six weeks to have an effect. The findings could one day lead to more effective and faster acting drugs.
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Published on: 3 Aug 2017
Too much fear can be dangerous for species’ survival. In fact, fear alone, even in the absence of a live predator, can lead to species’ extinction if the population size is small enough suggests a recent study from McGill and Guelph universities. To read: “How fear alone can cause animal extinction”
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Published on: 24 Jul 2017
The John Dobson Foundation has announced a donation of $2 million dollars – its largest gift to McGill yet – to fund the McGill X-1 Accelerator program run by the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship. The donation will support the program now in its third year, as it grows to support entrepreneurs across McGill University.
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Published on: 19 Jul 2017
Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at their disposal: a diagnostic signature that uses artificial intelligence to detect brain trauma years after it has occurred.
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Published on: 12 Jul 2017
Memorandum
Date: May 16, 2017
To: McGill Researchers, Academic Leadership, and Administrative Staff
Cc: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)
From: Yves Beauchamp, VP Administration and Finance
Rose Goldstein, VP Research and Innovation
Re: Tri-Agency Monitoring Site Visit 2016 Results - Updates
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Published on: 26 May 2017
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Published on: 8 Mar 2017
This message is sent on behalf of Myriam Bensimon Controller, Financial Reporting, Financial Services
Dear Colleagues,
The FY17 Year-End Reporting and Communication Meeting will be held on:
Friday March 24th, 2017 at 9:30am – 11:00am in the Bronfman Building, room 423.
Please reserve the date in your Outlook calendar. Further information will follow.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2017
Research Seminar - 'Doing PAR in Troubled Times' with Dr. Steven Jordan
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Published on: 15 Dec 2016
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Published on: 8 Dec 2016
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This message is sent out on behalf of Elvie Coletta, Director, Research Financial Management Services, Financial Services
Dear Colleagues,
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Published on: 30 Nov 2016
Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a gene that regulates neuronal development through control of protein movement within neuronal cells.
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Published on: 28 Nov 2016
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