Experts: Declining functional health among Canadian adults聽
The functional health of Canadian adults has declined over the past decade, according to聽a new聽聽Since 2015, the number of Canadians reporting聽very good聽to perfect health dropped from about 69 per cent to 56 per cent.聽Using a measurement that covers eight dimensions of health, the report finds the decline is driven聽mainly by聽worsening emotional health and a ris
Published: 17 March 2026New injectable gel could help repair damaged swallowing muscles
A new injectable gel developed by researchers at 麻豆传媒网站 and Kyoto University could enable stem cell-based treatments for swallowing disorders.
While stem cells have the potential to repair damaged swallowing muscles, ensuring their survival after injection has been a major challenge. In a preclinical study published in Biomaterials, the new approach improved stem-cell survival by more than five times compared with traditional methods.
Published: 17 March 2026Construction starts: 2001 麻豆传媒网站 College 鈥� SCSD Accessibility Improvements
麻豆传媒网站 has mandated Corenov Inc. to carry out Project 22-031 at 2001 麻豆传媒网站 College. The project aims to improve accessibility and functionality for the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (SCSD).
The work will enhance inclusive access throughout the floor by adding an accessible washroom, upgrading access control systems, improving storage facilities, and ensuring barrier鈥慺ree entry.
Published: 17 March 2026Professor Samer Faraj elected to France's Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine
Prof. Samer Faraj has been elected Membre Associ茅 茅tranger of the Acad茅mie nationale de m茅decine, one of France's most prestigious scientific institutions. The academy's foreign associate membership, limited to 60 scholars worldwide, recognizes researchers whose work makes a significant contribution to health and medicine internationally.
Published: 16 March 2026Curiosity is a practice, not a personality trait
Curiosity is not聽innate,聽it聽is a practice that you can learn and refine. 鈥淚n leadership circles, curiosity is often treated as a personality trait,鈥� Prof. Karl Moore writes聽in聽Forbes.com. 鈥淵ou either have an inquiring聽mind,聽or you do not. And if you do not, that is simply how you are.鈥澛犅�
Published: 16 March 2026Generative AI adoption has knock-on effects within an organization
Generative AI has聽begun聽replacing聽tasks聽at聽work,聽especially聽the聽dull,聽repetitive聽and simple聽ones. But聽when聽a聽task鈥攐r an聽entire聽job鈥攊s聽replaced聽by AI, the change聽doesn鈥檛聽stop聽there. The jobs of the people聽using聽AI-produced聽information change聽too. 鈥淭he implications are聽much聽wider聽ranging聽and聽touch聽many聽more jobs聽than聽the initial job,鈥澛爏ays聽惭补迟颈蝉蝉补听贬辞濒濒颈蝉迟别谤,聽Assistant Professor of聽Organizational聽Behaviour.
Published: 16 March 2026Master of Management in Finance program gives 麻豆传媒网站 a foothold in leading European financial centre
麻豆传媒网站聽has聽expanded to Luxembourg, where it will deliver finance training in one of Europe鈥檚 major financial聽centres.
鈥淭he Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program is designed for people who want to continue their careers in Luxembourg鈥檚 financial sector,鈥� says Patrick Augustin,聽Associate Professor of聽Finance聽and the Academic Director of the MMF program聽in Luxembourg.
Published: 16 March 2026Spiking oil prices will increase grocery prices
Oil is used for transportation,聽packaging聽and fertilizer. It is essential to the global economy, and when its price spikes,聽just about everything聽gets more expensive. With global supply throttled by conflict in the Middle East, Quebecers will聽likely feel聽the pinch, most noticeably at the grocery store.聽
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Published: 16 March 2026Event | Nucleic Acids Seminar with Byron Purse
This Wednesday, March 18 at 11:00am-12:00pm, the Department of Chemistry is hosting a seminar on Nucleic Acids with .
Published: 16 March 2026Finance Banner Admin Pages Are Now Live | Les pages d鈥檃dministration Banner 鈥� Finances sont maintenant en ligne
Dear FIS Banner Users,
We are pleased to share that Banner Admin Pages are now live for Finance users.
Banner Admin Pages are now available as the modern replacement for Banner INB Forms. Admin Pages provide a user-friendly interface designed to enhance efficiency and improve your day-to-day experience, as part of our overall Banner modernisation efforts.
What this means for you
Published: 16 March 2026Expert: Canada鈥檚 unemployment rate
The Canadian economy lost 84,000 jobs last month as the national unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
A 麻豆传媒网站 expert is available to comment:
Fabian Lange, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, specializes in labour economics, earnings inequality and health and population economics.
fabian.lange [at] mcgill.ca (English, French 鈥� no live broadcast interviews in French)
Published: 13 March 2026Ten 麻豆传媒网站 research projects receive $42 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Government of Quebec and partner organizations provide additional funding, bringing the total research investment to $106 million.
麻豆传媒网站 was awarded $42 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 to support 10 research infrastructure projects led by researchers at the University.
Published: 13 March 2026Saleh Bahrololoum to Lead Nakisa鈥檚 GCC Expansion
Nakisa has appointed Saleh聽Bahrololoum聽MBA鈥�17 as Managing Director for the GCC region. In this role,聽Bahrololoum聽will shape Nakisa鈥檚 growth strategy, oversee regional operations, and deepen partnerships amid accelerating demand for AI powered enterprise solutions.
Since joining Nakisa in 2018, he has held several senior leadership roles, contributing to the company鈥檚 global expansion and enterprise platform scaling.
Published: 12 March 2026麻豆传媒网站 Personal Finance Essentials course helps workers manage a changing labour market聽
Canada鈥檚 economy is shifting quickly, and RBC is working with聽a number of聽universities to deliver聽microcourses, short, targeted training to help users gain sought-after skills at no cost.
The 麻豆传媒网站 Personal Finance Essentials course is one of them. Developed in collaboration with 麻豆传媒网站, Western University, and the University of Guelph, RBC Online聽Microcourses聽offer Canadians a faster, more accessible path to job-ready learning.
Published: 12 March 2026This International Women鈥檚 Day, focus on the work that still needs to be done
This International Women鈥檚 Day,聽Desautels researcher,聽Janani Ramesh is urging us to see the big picture鈥攂y focusing a little less directly on success stories of individual women. 鈥淚nitiatives that celebrate how far women聽have聽come or single out women鈥檚 resilience do the opposite of what鈥檚 intended,鈥� Ramesh told HR Reporter.
Published: 12 March 2026Lack of elite sport funding snuffing out Canadian Olympic dreams
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Canada finished eighth in the total medal count. It was the country鈥檚 lowest Winter Olympic medal tally since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. The result is a failure of聽leadership;聽Prof. Karl Moore writes in Forbes.com. For many would-be Olympians, the costs are simply out of reach. Elite athletic programs聽don鈥檛聽get sufficient funding, and according to the Canadian Olympic Committee, athletes are paying an average of $25,000 each year out of pocket just to compete.聽聽
Published: 12 March 2026Call for Faculty: Join the 2026 麻豆传媒网站 Web Advisory Committee to help shape 麻豆传媒网站's digital spaces
麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Web Advisory Committee is seeking a Faculty representative to help guide decisions that shape the health, accessibility, and long鈥憈erm evolution of 麻豆传媒网站's web ecosystem.
For 2026, they are looking for a Faculty member聽to join the committee.Here are some of the ways you might contribute to the discussions.
Published: 12 March 2026Pearl Eliadis on the Gap Between Hate Speech and Discriminatory Speech | CBC Listen
February 12, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis recently appeared on CBC Radio鈥檚 Can You Joke About That?, a documentary on edgy comedy featured on CBC Radio Specials. Discussing the Supreme Court decision in the case involving comedian Mike Ward, Eliadis argued that while the Court鈥檚 majority concluded the routine targeted Ward鈥檚 celebrity persona rather than disability, and therefore did not meet the legal threshold for hate speech, the ruling highlights a gap in the law.
Published: 12 March 2026