CBC NEWS | Montreal doctor develops app for at-home HIV testing
Dr. Nitika Pant Pai says challenge to eliminating HIV is stigma, which dissuades people from being tested
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SCIENCE MAG | Not just for bots: The changing career landscape in AI
Scientists who like the culture of academia and the impact of industry may be interested to know that it is possible to craft a career in AI that spans both, as Joelle Pineau has done. She is a professor of computer science at McGill University and the leader of the Facebook AI Research team in Montreal. “When it comes to working in AI, there is a huge spectrum of positions,” says Pineau, adding that more universities are open to this type of job model.
FORBES | When Clinical Trials Are Marketing Ploys, Not Science
Bioethicists from McGill University’s Biomedical Ethics Unit published a piece this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Internal Medicine, suggesting that some post-approval clinical trials may even promote the use of ineffective and costly off-label usage.
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CBC NEWS | 'A huge class': McGill graduates 40 students from Indigenous language and literacy program
While the usual number of graduates from McGill's Indigenous Language and Literacy Education program is 20 to 30 students, this year's cohort is 40. Educators say its a sign there's a significant interest in Indigenous languages.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Building bridges in brain research: Naomi Azrieli is ready ‘for the long haul’
Bridges – both crossing and building them – are themes that run through Azrieli’s work, which has earned her this recognition from McGill. Also receiving an honorary doctorate will be hockey legend and politician Ken Dryden, who in recent years has become a health advocate for athletes, speaking out on the impact of brain injuries in sports.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 3 ways to nurture collaboration between universities and industry
Martha Crago, vice-principal of research and innovation at McGill University, Canada, said: "The social sciences have a dual role to play. There are researchers whose work becomes the basis for innovative products, processes or services. These are not often commercialized due to a lack of familiarity or culture for doing so, but their work on the societal impact of fast-paced technological innovation has become essential in today's world.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL | If you’re a Conservative who opposes carbon pricing, are you really a conservative?
Op-ed by Christopher Ragan, a conservative economist and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University in Montreal.
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MONTREAL GAZETTE | MUHC researchers identify genetic defects that cause molar pregnancies
Now scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre have discovered three genetic mutations that are likely to cause a recurrent type of molar pregnancy. The discovery paves the way for better genetic screening, says the lead researcher of a study just published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.
FINANCIAL TIMES | Delivery dilemma for medical marijuana
For historical reasons, marijuana escaped the typical phases of a clinical study,” says Dr Gabriella Gobbi of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. “This is why we have medical cannabis but we don’t know its side effects.” Whether there is interaction with anti-depressants, she adds, “we don’t know.” Read more
MONTREAL GAZETTE | 'Trip of my lifetime' led to $75K Cundill prize for Joseph Conrad book
On Thursday, Jasanoff won the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize administered by McGill University for her book on Conrad, The Dawn Watch. It is believed to be the most valuable prize for historical non-fiction in the world.
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BUSINESS OF FASHION | McGill University Opens Bensadoun School of Retail Management
The new school aims to address shifts in the retail landscape and consumer behaviour, from digital disruption and the rise of e-commerce to the coming of age of the millennial generation.
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MONTREAL GAZETTE | Opinion: Yes, there is something you can do to fight climate change
On the morning of Nov. 7, a coalition of prominent artists and scientists from across Quebec launched the Pact for the Transition. It is a call for all of us who are concerned about the climate crisis to commit to individual climate action. In signing this pact, we are committing to examine our lifestyles and choices, and take steps as best we can to decrease our carbon footprints.
CBC NEWS | Sniffing your way around — our brains are built to navigate by scent
The study by Louisa Dahmani and her colleagues in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at McGill University in Montreal, puts a recent theory about the evolution of the sense of smell to the test. The theory proposes that the the sense of smell evolved to aid in navigation. Ancient animals would have evolved a sense of smell to find food, and locate mates and predators, and so smell would have been intimately connected with location and navigation.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Opinion: Was Trudeau's 'Grand Bargain' just a little too clever?
A new pipeline and a carbon price to reduce emissions each stand as viable, separate policies that would please distinct groups; by tying them together, they please no one.
Op-ed by Andrew Potter and Christopher Ragan.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Neither introvert nor extrovert? You need a break too
Article by Karl Moore, Associate professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.
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