Education
Groundbreaking discovery in deadly childhood cancer
A new study by Canadian researchers may pave the way for more effective treatment of an aggressive and deadly type of brain tumour,...
December 11, 2013
2012-13 Douglas Mental Health University Institute Annual Report
The year 2012-2013 was one filled with many highlights at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. They celebrated the 10th anniversary of the...
December 7, 2013
An Integrated Innovative Self testing strategy for HIV for engagement, expanded access and impact
Dr Nitika Pant Pai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine (Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases), at McGill University...
December 5, 2013
McGill’s performance ‘remarkable,’ says Principal
McGill University Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier appeared today before the Committee on Culture and Education at the National Assembly of Québec. Reviewing...
December 4, 2013
New direction for McGill’s Global Health Programs
By Jason Clement The paradigm for global health is shifting away from a service-based model towards a multidisciplinary approach that will have a...
November 28, 2013
McGill investigator receives Gates Foundation and Grand Challenges Canada grants to study the quality of Tuberculosis care in India
Dr. Madhukar Pai, an associate professor of epidemiology at McGill University, a researcher at the MUHC-RI and the associate director of the McGill...
November 27, 2013
A brain reward gene influences food choices
Study links genetic predisposition to childhood obesity Research has suggested that a particular gene in the brain’s reward system contributes to overeating and...
November 26, 2013
Mental health: McGill tackles a widespread community issue
By McGill Reporter Staff The case studies – students and staff, people from abroad, people from here – are sobering. “Relies too much...
November 23, 2013
Awards piling up for McGill medical student and football player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
Click here to read the cover story on Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the November 5, 2013 edition of the Medical Post. Duvernay-Tardif tops...
November 21, 2013
QS best student cities 2013-2014
Montreal (at #9) is in the Top Ten of the "Best Student City" rankings (Second to Boston of North American cities). To be...
November 20, 2013
Neuroscientist establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and substance abuse
Veronique Bohbot, PhD, neuroscientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, found that the region of the brain involved in stimulus-response learning is...
November 10, 2013
Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, JGH Chief of Surgical Services, appointed Executive Director
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), President Rick Dubrovsky is pleased to announce the appointment of...
November 6, 2013