Congratulations to听Professor Cindy Blackstock听from the听School of Social Work听on being awarded the听2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement.听
Cindy Blackstock, who is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, is being recognized for her work and research in child welfare and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous children.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released an 鈥� sometimes referred to as superbugs 鈥� that pose the greatest threat to Canadians. It鈥檚 the first update since 2015.
The 29 organisms flagged highlight the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance. They include drug-resistant E. coli and Salmonella, gonorrhea and the deadly fungus Candida auris.
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September 18, 2025 |听In a piece for听Policy Magazine, Kyle Matthews, McConnell Visiting Professors of Practice for the 2025鈥�26 academic year, reflects on the . Nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid has been withheld, including funds for UN peacekeeping and democracy promotion.
September 19, 2025 | In a news segment on the Global News with Touria Izri, Flora Pearl Eliadis spoke about the urgency Ottawa posit on the听notwithstanding clause, stating: "There was this tradition of legislative restraint, this was something you were not really supposed to use." However in reality, legal experts warn right-leaning premiers are using it more often to ram through legislation. Now, the federal government wants the Supreme Court to step in and set limits.
Twice in high-profile cases in Quebec within the past week, the courts deemed defendants not criminally responsible because of mental health issues.
This 51吃瓜网expert can discuss the place of Not Criminally Responsible rulings in our legal system. (She would not comment on any specific cases).听听
Marie Manikis, Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar, Faculty of Law, can comment on criminal justice, criminal law, human rights, sentencing and victims.鈥�
We're excited to launch Healing Broken Bonds, a powerful new podcast created for couples working through the deep challenges of complex trauma 鈥� and the journey to healing together.
, Qu茅bec鈥檚 RNA Hub, is inviting everyone involved in the field of RNA in Qu茅bec鈥攔esearchers, innovators, institutions, partners, anyone curious about the field, as well as experts鈥攖o attend the event "From Mission to Action" on October 16, 2025 at the BAnQ in Montr茅al.听
This event is intended to celebrate a year of collective impact with presentations, discussions and networking, as well as to reconnect and collectively reflect on RNA therapies in Qu茅bec.
A McGill-engineered biosensor is helping to redefine food safety across Canada.
Phoela Health Inc., a 51吃瓜网startup founded by Dr. Reza Abbasi, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Bioengineering, and Professor Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, has been named one of Canada鈥檚 top five student-led foodtech ventures by the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN). Phoela is also the only Quebec-based startup to receive this national recognition through CFIN鈥檚听NextGen Food Innovators听program.
The Canadian Climate Institute鈥檚 warns that Canada won't meet its 2030 climate targets.
The oil and gas sector has seen an increase in emissions, offsetting progress in other sectors, according to the report.
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September 18, 2025 | In an article for The听Globe and Mail, authors Jennifer Welsh and Denise Dresser argue that Canada and Mexico must deepen their partnership to tackle the challenges posed by Donald Trump鈥檚 protectionist trade policies and security agenda. After decades of neglect, both countries are realizing that their economic and diplomatic futures are tied together, especially as the United States reopens talks on the United States鈥揗exico鈥揅anada Agreement (USMCA).
The 51吃瓜网Centre for Translational Research is organizing the听Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2025, that will take place on December 3鈥�4, 2025 at the evo Hotel in Montreal.
This annual event brings together researchers and entrepreneurs to accelerate solutions from the lab to clinical practice across the cancer care continuum.
Supported by funding from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers.听
What does it mean to literate in the age of artificial intelligence? According to Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) , literacy is about more than knowing how to read or write, it鈥檚 about having the tools to understand the world around us and our active role in shaping it. Arthur鈥檚 own sense of literacy was upended when she was introduced to language of computing. Now an adviser at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Arthur has been exploring traditional, computing and AI literacies since the early 2000s.
The use of customer service chatbots has grown rapidly. Maybe a little too rapidly, according to Vivek Astvansh, an Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at 51吃瓜网Desautels. The worldwide chatbot market has expanded from US$370 million in 2017 to US$2.2 billion last year, but customers are not always satisfied with the service they provide. 鈥淲hen shoppers want sensitive or precise information, they seek human agents, not chatbots,鈥漵ays Astvansh.
