/mssi/taxonomy/term/5/all en /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-humanitarian-aid-under-trump-administrations-policy-magazine-363602 <p>February 6, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/as-trump-targets-usaid-humanitarian-fallout-looms/">Trump Administration and the growing uncertainty of foreign aids</a>. "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab. He raises concerns about the cost of inaction becoming dreadful as public health and education systems will suffer in aid-dependent nations.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:42:21 +0000 admin 8631 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/six-principal-investigators-neuro-receive-cihr-grants-363535 <h2>Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia</h2> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:44:57 +0000 admin 8628 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/hbhl-funded-researchers-clinch-cihr-fall-2024-project-grant-363026 <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's <a href="https://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54191.html?hsid=12ea4fc6-028e-4a94-8d38-d71240e406ab&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=cihr_irsc">Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition</a> has approved 453 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 131 projects funded in Quebec.</p> <p>HBHL is proud to announce that 16 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for eight projects, out of 23 grants awarded at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù.</p> <p>HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:50:12 +0000 admin 8611 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-imf-and-world-bank-addressing-global-challenges-policy-magazine-360671 <p>October 22, 2024 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/at-the-imf-world-bank-annual-meetings-the-mood-is-for-reform/">article</a> about the IMF and the World Bank initiating to promote global economic stability. It has been 80 years since the establishment of these institutions and new challenges have sprung.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000 admin 8600 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-metas-dominance-policy-magazine-362893 <p>January 22, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/when-meta-met-maga/">Meta's dominance in the digital economy</a> as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp command over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:27:05 +0000 admin 8598 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-tackling-25-tariff-threats-policy-magazine-362561 <p>January 13, 2025 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/premiers-tear-down-these-internal-trade-walls/">article</a> as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem. </p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:42:27 +0000 admin 8599 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/macdonald-grad-studies-office-earns-silver-mcgills-sustainable-workplace-certification-program-362573 <p><i><small>From left to right: Academic Associate </small></i><small><i>Laura Wittebol, Graduate Program Coordinators Maude Bélanger, Erin Minnett, and Simone Clamann, and </i><em>Associate Dean (Graduate Education) Jean-Benoit Charron</em></small></p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:11:20 +0000 admin 8594 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/sedtalks-changemaker-showcase-362750 <h3>Date: March 18th, 2025 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (EST) | Free In-Person Event | Location: ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Faculty Club</h3> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:23:55 +0000 admin 8590 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/new-book-national-security-362565 <p>December 21, 2024 | Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby"><strong>Vincent Rigby</strong></a> co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named <em><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-67015-2">Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security</a>. </em>The book includes articles by <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/jennifer-welsh"><strong>Jennifer Welsh</strong></a> on <em>Choices for Canada in a New Geopolitical </em></p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:27:19 +0000 admin 8525 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/remembering-emil-skamene-1941-2024-pioneer-genetic-research-mcgill-university-362370 <p>It is with deep sadness that we remember Emil Skamene, a pioneer in genetic research at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù. <br /> <br /> His groundbreaking work on host genetic susceptibility to infections has shaped the field for over three decades.<br /> <br /> Skamene’s legacy continues to inspire scientists, including D2R’s Chief Scientific Officer, Philippe Gros, who, alongside Professor Erwin Schurr, honors him in a heartfelt eulogy published in Nature Genetics.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-02028-7</a></p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:13:51 +0000 admin 8516 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/d2r-announces-new-round-funding-investing-15-million-advance-research-rna-therapeutics-and-support-362236 <p><strong>Montreal – December 19, 2024</strong> – The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative is proud to announce the recipients of its latest round of funding, awarding a total of $1.5 million to four principal investigators and five ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Centres and Institutes. These awards are designed at advancing research in RNA therapeutics by facilitating industry collaboration and supporting the next generation of scientific leaders as well as research Centres and Institutes.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:21:58 +0000 admin 8513 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/open-solution-improving-research-reproducibility-362210 <h2><b>Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies</b></h2> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:12:19 +0000 admin 8512 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/cqdm-partners-d2r-enhance-collaborations-among-researchers-and-industry-rna-research-361502 <p><b>Montréal, November 28th</b> – CQDM is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù, aimed at funding translational research projects carried out through collaborations between researchers and industry. This alliance seeks to support and accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative RNA-based therapies. It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 8464 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù. This partnership between the universities aims to synergistically harness the power of new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</p> <p><strong>Event details: </strong></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:16:42 +0000 admin 8459 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-x-xprize-transdisciplinary-symposium-creating-societal-change-361361 <p>On February 3rd, 2025, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù and <a href="https://www.xprize.org/">the XPRIZE</a> will host a symposium at ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù in Montreal, Canada, celebrating ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù joining the XPRIZE’s Higher Education Network.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:25:47 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8458 at /mssi