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An attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman occured this morning. All crew members were evacuated and are safe, according to the owners of the two ships.

For the past four years a cross-Canada project developed by McGill University, TRaCE, has been gathering stories and data about life after (and during) a ...

Food recall warnings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency occurs almost every week in Canada. Here's an expert who can answers questions about food ...

Thousands of Montrealers are out on Peel Street Monday night doing the unthinkable: cheering for a Toronto sports team. “Let's go Raptors” and “We the North” ...

"Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister." (BBC) Here's a McGill ...

After a slow start, tornado season in the United States has suddenly become supercharged, with 500 twisters touching down over the past month and 12 ...

When we're told a condition we have is “genetic”, it's tempting to think it means our parents had it, and their parents before them, all the way up to some ...

Located within the McGill University and Genome Québec's Innovation Centre at McGill University, the CGP works at the crossroads of law, medicine, and public ...

Source: McGill Newsroom. McGill University, in conjunction with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), has committed to increasing access to ...

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of India for giving him a "historic mandate" of five more years in office, after a landslide victory in the ...

As an answer to Quebec's new requirements for sexual violence prevention, McGill University has developed its online course which will be mandatory for all ...

By Monica Slanik, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy. Each year, the McGill University Faculty of Medicine's School of Physical & Occupational Therapy ...

Published on a monthly basis, the Department of Family Medicine Newsletter provides news and announcements of interest to faculty and support staff members ...

Source: MUHC. Six weeks after linking up with research trainees and project coordinators as part of a partnership between the English Montreal School Board ...

Source: MUHC. For most people, the influenza A virus (IAV), commonly known as the flu, is cleared from the body by our own immune system. In some cases ...

In a paper published today in the journal Pain, a Montreal-based research team has shown, for the first time, that there are alterations in the bacteria in the ...

New paper by Camille Ouellet Dallaire and Bernhard Lehner (McGill Department of Geography), Roger Sayre (US Geological Survey, Reston, VA) and Michele ...

MMTI and McGill's New Program for Front-Line Medical Staff MONTREAL, June 18, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Each year, tens of thousands of North Americans ...

Heart & Stroke and McGill University to create Early-Career Professorship in Women's Heart Health MONTRÉAL, June 18, 2019 /CNW/ - The first research chair ...

Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at McGill University, offer promise that a drug currently used to ...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US $1.25-million grant to McGill University, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community ...

Yann Joly is the researcher director for the Centre of Genomics and Policy, and Bartha Knoppers is its director (Photo: Owen Egan). By Patrick McDonagh ...

WATCH: Less than 24-hours after the CAQ's bill 21 became law, a pair of prominent human rights groups have decided to take the Quebec Government to court.

Researchers seek to answer longstanding debate Commonly known as HPV, Human papillomavirus is a virus that infects the skin and genital area, in many ...

Researchers find clue to rare genetic disorder. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited form of vision loss that causes people to have trouble ...

Interdisciplinary and multi-institutional projects aim to tackle infectious and immune threats to human health. By Jason Clement, Communications Officer, Faculty ...

Top finalists pitch for prestigious awards. By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning. Winner of the Hakim Family Innovation ...

Air Canada will buy Air Transat, offering $13 a share, or about $ 520 million, for its rival. (La Presse) Here are experts to comment what this transaction means for ...

Here are McGill University professors who can comment on the flooding situation in Quebec: Susan Gaskin, Brace Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, McGill ...

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You are in a strange neighbourhood, your cell phone's dead, and you desperately need to find the closest garage. A couple of people on the street chime in, ...

McGill leads the pack among Quebec universities in the inaugural New Frontiers in Research Fund investment. By Meaghan Thurston, McGill Newsroom.

Ghrelin promotes conditioning to food-related odours The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard ...

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Technique involves use of non-invasive digital infrared imaging According to the World Health Organization, approximately 180 000 deaths every year are ...

By Christina Kozakiewicz, Ingram School of Nursing. Nursing students Shelby Adams-Perron, Jasmine Alami, Kina Massarotto and Cassandra Veilleux are ...

Trash discovered at the ocean's deepest point sadly illustrates the depth of the plastic pollution problem.

Note that the McGill University Staff directory is not complete and its contents are at the discretion of the individual departments. Terms of use. This online ...

Legislative hearings into Quebec's secularism bill started yesterday and will run until May 16. Here's an expert from McGill University that can provide comment ...

The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announced the appointment of Alicia Barin as Regional Member for ...

McGill and MUHC research teams part of an international effort to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer Researchers from McGill University's Faculty ...

The McGill IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Research Group will present a free information session on Thursday, June 20 (7 p.m.) at the Montreal General ...

"WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users' phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer ...

The University of Alberta held fast as one of the top universities in the country but joined its Canadian peers in losing ground internationally, according to the ...

The researchers also discovered that the colony as a whole maintains the balance between soldiers and minor workers by regulating the growth of the ...

Levi Denny never put much thought into the name "Redmen" when he suited up for the Riverview High School hockey program in the late 1980s. At the time, the ...

At least two students at the University of Windsor's law school allegedly disclosed to their teachers that a professor had repeatedly sexually harassed them.

Source: RI-MUHC. The human body has a remarkable ability to repair and renew itself. However, as we all know, our regenerative capacity quickly dwindles ...

A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the ...

McGill Newsroom. Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an international ...

"A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard and carving a crater into the ground, ...

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"Instead of eating four food groups, Canadians are now encouraged to follow three guidelines on what to eat regularly, what to avoid and the importance of ...

Emeritus Professor de Mestral has taught among other things constitutional law, public international law, international trade law, international arbitration, and the ...

The Max Bell School of Public Policy commissioned a study examining whether or not there are significant differences in what facts Canadians believe, what ...

Concerns raised about efficacy of off-label use of already approved drugs A new paper published by McGill University researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine ...

The Quebec government has passed a controversial immigration reform bill which will scrap thousands of ongoing applications to live and work in the province.

The University of Alberta cracked the top 90 in a world ranking of research output and the resulting impact thanks to strength in agriculture, medicine and social ...

"The burning of Notre-Dame of Paris is a disaster that raises interesting questions, not only about how renovation sites are managed and secured, or how the ...

What could be greener than solar panels? They generate renewable energy, a key to fighting climate change. Yet the components that go into them often ...

Graham Fraser, Visiting Professor, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada Distinguished author and journalist Graham Fraser joined the McGill Institute for the ...

The McGill University Department of English Drama & Theatre Program presents: CYMBELINE William Shakespeare's classic tale of romance, war, treachery ...

Your teenage daughter gets into a shouting match with another kid at school. It turns out that it may have started over something as simple as not understanding ...

Treatment guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children should be reassessed, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Allergy and ...

May 1 is World Maternal Mental Health Day. Life changes around pregnancy make women more vulnerable to mental illness. The negative cycle of poverty and ...

The spirits of the dead appeared to be communicating at seances. Scientist James Faraday was skeptical, and found an explanation.

Studio 77, 271 Lakeshore Rd. in Pointe-Claire, presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Lisa Marie Boissonneau. Continues until July 3.

The transition from animal meat to plant-based alternatives will unleash a new era of agricultural productivity and Canada is well-positioned to benefit, Beyond ...

The Canadian government's foreign policy includes efforts to end child marriage abroad but one researcher says it's “insincere” because thousands of legal ...

Publication of checklist a product of collaborative initiative The procedure known as neurofeedback records brain activity and presents it back to participants in ...

The Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University is excited to announce that leading scholar of media, technology and public policy, Taylor Owen, will be ...

Is second time the charm? Hundreds of Raptors fans are lined up at Jurassic Park hours before Game 6 tip-off. Toronto is once again in a position to be crowned ...

Interdisciplinary teaching and research hub equips next generation of leaders to promote sustainable retail practices MONTREAL, Nov. 16, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ ...

In July 2018 Dr. Mark Ware took a leave of absence from his position as Associate Professor in the Departments of Anesthesia and Family Medicine at McGill ...

The McGill Reporter announced on Aug. 9 that McGill's Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office is being restructured to prioritize equity issues on ...

Plant sex relies on a combination of prodding and a lot of communication and guidance suggests a study published in the September 2018 issue of Technology.

Author: Madhukar Pai, Director of Global Health & Professor, McGill University “Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies,” wrote John Keats, in his ...

"Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador on Monday and froze "all new business" with Ottawa over its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's ...

Following the McGill administration's decision to list POLI 339 on Minerva, the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) claimed that it was working to revoke the move ...

McGill has received $1.8 million in funding from the Canadian federal government's Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF) for three projects aimed at lowering the ...

Reducing stigma may address cognitive impairment in this population A new study has drawn a direct link between the amount of stigma men with HIV report ...

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A newly-opened exhibition in the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building offers researchers, students, and members of the public the opportunity to explore a ...

In response to the overwhelming amount of stress students face in the final weeks of the semester, the McGill Students' Chapter of Jack.org hosted a Paint Party ...

Montreal scientists unveil a key mechanism that could improve brain function By Julie Robert, McGill University Health Centre A research team, led by the ...

The Quebec Cancer Consortium for Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers (QCC), a collaboration between six leading hospital and cancer research centre sites ...

A new type of cellulose nanoparticle, invented by McGill University researchers, is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to ...

Thousands of Montrealers are out on Peel Street Monday night doing the unthinkable: cheering for a Toronto sports team.

The federal health minister, alongside co-chairs from Baycrest and the Alzheimer Society of Canada, released a national strategy to guide the country's next...

McGill University marine ecologist Jennifer Sunday is bringing cutting-edge DNA analysis to the formidable task of tracking ocean species along Canada's ...

A gap year for us is really just being patient and waiting for the right opportunity and really setting up the right measures so that we can succeed,” said Melanie ...

SEDE program helps meet the needs of student parents.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Timothy Evans as the Inaugural Director and Associate Dean of the School of Population and Global ...

"With Opal, patients better understand their disease and ask more pertinent questions. That helps us focus the clinical visit on their needs," explains project ...

Source: Cell Metabolism New research suggests that higher-level brain functions have a major role in losing weight. In a study among 24 participants at a ...

A forthcoming study of over a hundred new cities being built around the world suggests developers and planning authorities are doing very little to make their ...

By Matthew Brett. Following a retreat in October 2018 that brought close to 200 clinicians, educators, administrators and academic leaders from McGill's ...

On Wednesday, Mayor Valérie Plante announced the city will be closing streets again Thursday night — this time, both Peel and Crescent streets — as the ...

An article in The Plumber's Faucet recently confirmed what McGill's student body has long suspected: Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier is not, ...

In a message to the McGill community, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Christopher Manfredi announced the selection of a new Deputy Provost (Student ...