/newsroom/taxonomy/term/5/all en /newsroom/channels/event/national-day-remembrance-and-action-violence-against-women-361367 <p>On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were killed at École Polytechnique. They were killed because they were women, because most were students in an engineering program.</p> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:30:41 +0000 guillaume.cossette2@mcgill.ca 314848 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/chris-ragan-canadas-productivity-challenge-calgary-productivity-summit-2024-361549 <p>Nov. 13, 2024 | Chris Ragan was on a panel at the 2024 Calgary Productivity Summit entitled "Canada's Productivity Challenge: Why It Matters". The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJbTkDVRsI10iuPftbCkT1GnaHDXY4G5_">two-day event</a> included perspectives from notable and respected leaders, economists, professors, and business leaders.</p> <p>Chris shared three points in his remarks on the panel, including "it all starts with per capita GDP" and "Canadians should work better, not harder."</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:20:14 +0000 admin 314864 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 314846 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/open-science-project-funded-15m-361131 <h2><b>YCharOS antibody characterization platform addresses the “reproducibility crisis” in research</b></h2> <p>An innovative research project led by researchers at The Neuro has been awarded $1.5M by the Government of Quebec through CQDM.</p> <p>YCharOS is an innovative platform led by neuroscientists Peter McPherson and Carl Laflamme that validates antibody reagents for human proteins.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:51:24 +0000 admin 314820 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/home-neurological-disorder-diagnosis-project-receives-major-funding-361075 <h2><b>$1M grant from The Weston Family Foundation will pave the way for earlier intervention in REM sleep behaviour disorder and Parkinson’s disease</b></h2> <p>REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is an often debilitating condition that causes people to act out in their sleep, sometimes violently. What’s worse, people with the disorder often go on to develop Parkinson’s disease.</p> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:24:33 +0000 admin 314811 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-major-global-conflicts-sunday-magazine-cbc-news-358633 <p>August 19, 2024 | Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Arif Lalani and <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh">Jennifer Welsh</a> in <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6484336">The Sunday Magazine podcast</a>, about the current political upheaval in the Middle East in the latest round of ceasefire negotiations in Qatar. Concurrently, touching upon the new narrative in the Russia-Ukraine war after a surprise Ukrainian incursion in Russia's Kursk region.</p> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:43:44 +0000 admin 314786 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-carbon-tax-got-alberta-coal-and-could-reduce-future-wildfires-sierra-club-canada-357626 <p>Jun 4, 2024 | The Environment in Canada Podcast <a href="https://www.sierraclub.ca/carbon-tax-coal-wildfires/">Episode 19</a> on the Carbon Tax, Alberta Getting off Coal, and Future Wildfires underscores the emergent need for a comprehensive understanding of carbon pricing and its benefits. Far from being mutually exclusive, Canada can implement a robust carbon pricing system while addressing inflation and paving the way for a green future.</p> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:13:28 +0000 admin 314794 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/chris-ragan-carbon-taxes-bnn-bloomberg-360673 <p>October 18, 2024 | A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/chris-ragan">Chris Ragan</a> spoke about the carbon pricing in his conversation with Amanda Lang on <a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/taking-stock/2024/10/18/weighing-the-impact-of-carbon-taxes/">BNN Bloomberg</a>.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:20 +0000 admin 314777 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/current-state-canada-us-defence-relations-canadian-global-affairs-institute-360286 <p>September 9, 2024 | Vincent Rigby was a guest on <a href="https://www.cgai.ca/the_current_state_of_canada_us_defence_relations" title="The CGAI Podcast Network">The CGAI Podcast Network</a> where he spoke about the The Current State of Canada-US Defence Relations. </p> Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:49:37 +0000 admin 314779 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vincent-rigby-strained-canada-india-diplomatic-relationship-globe-and-mail-360675 <p>October 15, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> wrote an article about the <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-india-crossed-a-red-line-canada-had-to-respond-decisively/">straining diplomatic relationship of Canada and India</a> in The Globe and Mail. The Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the High Commissioner, brought India-Canada relations to their lowest ebb in 40 years.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:28:35 +0000 admin 314776 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/alumna-henna-hundal-climate-activity-357697 <p>Our alumna, Henna Hundal, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, has been making significant contributions to climate change advocacy. Henna has been featured prominently in the media, addressing urgent environmental issues. As a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conferences, she recently discussed the influence of Big Oil on climate policy in an <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/06/world/video/un-climate-heat-hell-warning-hundal-vause-intv-060612aseg2-cnni-world-fast">interview with CNN's John Vause</a>, following the U.N.</p> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:56:12 +0000 admin 314793 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/public-inquiry-foreign-interference-enters-final-phase-canada-india-relations-national-post-360682 <p>October 25, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> along with professor Thomas Juneau wrote an article on the recommend strategies for Canada to ease the relationship with India in the<a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-ottawa-has-failed-to-make-national-security-and-its-transparency-a-priority"> National Post</a>.  The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) is in its final phase, with a report due in December 2024 that will recommend strategies to counter future threats to Canada's democrac</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:11:43 +0000 admin 314775 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/sciences-po-mccall-macbain-scholarships-programme-357698 <p>Sciences Po has partnered with the <a href="https://mccallmacbainscholars.org">McCall MacBain Scholarships</a> programme to promote purposeful leadership. This scholarship recognizes the academic excellence and leadership potential of our current and former students, offering them the opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary leadership programme while pursuing a fully funded master’s or professional degree at 91����. Sciences Po graduates Suhanya Joseph de Saram and Anna Legault, both of whom earned McCall MacBain Finalist Awards this past year.</p> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:17:26 +0000 admin 314792 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-sunday-magazine-cbc-news-357711 <p>June 9, 2024 | Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Arif Lalani and <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh">Jennifer Welsh</a> in The Sunday Magazine podcast, about the national security committee's allegation that some parliamentarians helped foreign governments meddle in Canadian politics, the latest developments in the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's weaker-than-expected election victory in <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6417800">the week in global affairs</a>.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:27:31 +0000 admin 314791 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/tackling-negative-implications-less-cash-society-cbc-news-357867 <p>June 30, 2024 | The digital brigade, powered by e-transfers, PayPal and Apple Pay, has gained unprecedented momentum. This is leading towards a cashless society, as Canadians tend to embrace electronic methods of payments. However, cash holds many significance in the social and economic realm. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7248846">CBC News</a> featured one of our MPP alum, Aftab Ahmed for their news article about the harm of leaping towards the cashless Canadian economy. </p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:52:55 +0000 admin 314790 at /newsroom