Expert: Instagram cracks down on teen sextortion

Published: 11 April 2024

Instagram is aiming to make it harder for potential scammers and criminals to coerce teens into sending nude photos and extort them for money. The company announced on Thursday it is testing new...

Campus garden initiatives can help grow the next generation of environmental change-makers

Published: 11 April 2024

For many Canadians, one of the most visible climate impacts is on the availability and cost of the food we eat as climate change, global crises and profit-driven food companies have combined to...

Study finds weak link between adolescent media use and psychotic experiences in adulthood

Published: 10 April 2024

As digital media becomes an increasing part of daily life for teens, the question of how heightened screen time will impact their brains in the future is becoming more pressing....

Safer, more efficient drug discovery

Published: 9 April 2024

McGill researchers have discovered a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs while they are in development.

$10.6M grant supports innovative autism project

Published: 8 April 2024

McGill Translational Platform in Autism Research will help uncover the disorders’ neural foundations ...

Using pulp and paper waste to scrub carbon from emissions

Published: 27 March 2024

Researchers at McGill University have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique...

A promising discovery in a rare neurodegenerative disease

Published: 5 April 2024

Imagine being middle aged and starting to feel that you are off balance a lot and that you are having a hard time coordinating your movements. Those are among the symptoms of Spinocerebellar ataxia...

Expert: The ‘sandwiched' generation of caregivers in Canada

Published: 2 April 2024

Who provides unpaid care in Canada's care economy? In 2022, 13.4 million Canadians aged 15 years and older (42%)—over  two in five people in this age group—provided unpaid care in the previous 12...

Chris Ragan on Carbon Tax

Published: 3 April 2024

The Federal Government of Canada has increased the federal carbon tax from $65 a tonne to $80 as of April 1, 2024. Christopher Ragan joins several news outlets below sharing his expertise....

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