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º«¹úÂãÎè-led researchers developed a model of the factors that go into citizens’ calculations about whether to bribe officials, information that can help authorities fight corruption.

Classified as: Faculty of Arts, department of political science, Aaron Erlich
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Published on: 10 Dec 2024

La version française suit.

Classified as: temporary closure
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

Prion diseases came to public attention during the 1980s and ’90s, when Mad Cow Disease was in the news. While transmission to humans from infected beef has largely been eliminated, other forms of these devastating diseases are unfortunately still around, like Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD). In fact, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, cases of CJD have been on the rise in the last two decades.

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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

To all Finance users,

The month of November 2024 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via

This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option.

Classified as: º«¹úÂãÎè Financial Statements, November 2024, États financiers de º«¹úÂãÎè, Mois de novembre 2024
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow after opposition fighters occupied the capital, Damascus, early on Sunday morning. º«¹úÂãÎè has an expert who can share his insights on this subject:  

Daniel Douek is Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Political Science.Ìý

Daniel.douek [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Classified as: Expert alerts, Syria, department of political science, Daniel Douek
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of º«¹úÂãÎè’s acclaimed Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados and to promote STEAM education to local students, º«¹úÂãÎè partnered with the , and the U.S. State Department for a full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations.

Classified as: STEM Outreach, Bellairs Research Institute
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

A new study demonstrates how universal genetic testing for breast cancer can ensure no patient is missed for advanced therapies.

Classified as: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Institute of the º«¹úÂãÎè Health, William Foulkes, breast cancer
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

Statistics Canada announced today that the unemployment rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since January 2017, apart from during the pandemic years.Ìý º«¹úÂãÎè has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: 

Fabian Lange, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Labour and Personnel Economics, Department of Economics. His expertise includes labour economics, earnings inequality and health and population economics.Ìý

Classified as: fabian lange, Department of Economics, Unemployment rate
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Published on: 6 Dec 2024

The Classroom A/V Instructions application is moving to the Browse Classrooms widget on the on December 13th, 2024.Ìý

Classroom audiovisual information will now be available on a platform the community is familiar with. You’ll also be accessing it more securely with single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).

Classified as: audiovisual, Classroom Audiovisual Support, Audiovisual Support, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, myCourses
Published on: 6 Dec 2024

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that the Quebec Division of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA-Quebec) has awarded its Paul-André-Crépeau Medal to Wainwright Professor Emeritus of Civil Law Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad E. The medal was presented to him by Jonathan Pierre-Étienne, president of the CBA-Quebec, on 5 December, after an introduction by Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E.

Published on: 6 Dec 2024

Quebec’s Minister of Justice announced the province plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a decision made by Quebec's Court of Appeal earlier this year banning random police traffic checks because they violate Charter rights and can lead to racial profiling.

º«¹úÂãÎè has experts who are available to share their insights on the subject:

Classified as: Tari Ajadi, marie manikis, police traffic checks
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Dr. Tina Montreuil, clinical (school) psychologist and associate professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was called upon for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health to comment on the recent rapport issued by l’Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ). The report highlights the marked rise in mental disorders among high school students.

Dr. Montreuil provides expert opinion on what could explain these increases among children and teens, but also provides insights on prevention opportunities that can arise from these findings.

Published on: 5 Dec 2024

As part of their transition to the Libby app, OverDrive are retiring their legacy OverDrive app for Fire tablets on January 31, 2025.

After this date, the legacy OverDrive app sunset will be complete on all platforms. Users with Fire tablets running Android 9 or higher can install the Libby app instead.

Thank you for your understanding.

(Image credit: Trusted Reviews)

Classified as: Overdrive, E-books & e-audiobooks
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.

These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè are available to share their insights:

Classified as: Expert alerts, children, online harm
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

º«¹úÂãÎè Libraries, in collaboration with Concordia Library and eConcordia are pleased to announce the launch of . This series of nine short micromodules (approximately 10 minutes each) introduces the basics of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), exploring its potential uses in teaching, learning, research, and everyday tasks. Additional modules address responsible use, privacy, and security considerations.

Classified as: Teaching, learning, Research, Resource, Artificial intelligence
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

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