/channels/news_feeds/all/term/%2A/rss en /channels/channels/news/woyesa-worana-ethiopias-looming-election-policy-magazine-373184 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>May 27, 2026 | MPP'26 Woyesa Worana examines the conditions surrounding Ethiopia's June 1st national election in a new piece for Policy Magazine. Worana argues that while electoral institutions remain formally intact, ongoing conflict and narrowing civic space have weakened the substantive conditions that give an election democratic meaning, leaving "the question of process… decoupled from the question of democratic credibility."</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/policy_magazine_banner.png?itok=1GokkFs5" width="160" height="23" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 19:40:11 +0000 webfull 218444 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-effects-quebecs-school-cellphone-ban-373183 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A cellphone ban has been in effect in Quebec schools since last fall. As the school year wraps up, these ����VR��Ƶ experts are available to comment on the ban’s impact:</p> <p><a href="/education/adam-dube" target="_blank"><b>Adam Dubé</b></a><b>, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Director, Technology, Learning and Cognition Lab (TLC),</b> specializes in cognitive development and learning technologies. He can discuss the issues surrounding cellphones in schools as they relate to learning.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1342141117-16-9.jpg?itok=2boCDJDT" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 17:57:04 +0000 webfull 218442 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prof-bendixen-receives-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers-373182 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Professor Mette Bendixen, recipient of ����VR��Ƶ's President's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers! This prestigious award recognizes early-career researchers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in scholarship, international leadership, and public engagement. We are delighted to celebrate this well-deserved honour for Professor Bendixen.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 16:21:43 +0000 webfull 218441 at /channels /channels/channels/news/prof-knox-receives-cgu-early-career-scientist-award-373153 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Prof. Knox on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union's Early Career Scientist Award! This competitive honour recognizes outstanding research contributions by an early career CGU member. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. The award will be presented at the CGU Annual Meeting in Halifax.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 13:21:32 +0000 webfull 218412 at /channels /channels/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-june-now-available-373152 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/JUNE%202026%20calendar%20Info-Neuro%20Cart.png?itok=DZFk_ngN" width="160" height="124" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 12:57:37 +0000 webfull 218410 at /channels /channels/channels/news/claudio-bussandri-will-inspire-educations-2026-honourary-doctorate-373136 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Claudio Bussandri  will be conferred with a Doctor of Laws, <i>honoris causa</i> (LL.D.)  at the Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony on June 1st. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/claudio_bussandri.jpg?itok=Xn3Bm-F-" width="160" height="160" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 29 May 2026 12:31:22 +0000 webfull 218404 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ajitha-thanabalasuriar-receives-path-award-advance-lung-disease-research-373146 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><em><strong><span><span>Award from the <span>Burroughs <span>Wellcome<span> Fund will open new avenues to <span>preventing<span> and <span>treating<span> pneumonia.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em><br /> <br /></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/ajitha_thanabalasuriar_mcgill.png?itok=hGE84-m1" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:39:47 +0000 webfull 218403 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-professor-robert-nason-lead-entrepreneurship-and-engagement-mcgill-sustainability-park-373145 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The ����VR��Ƶ Sustainability Park has announced new academic leadership appointments that will help shape its future direction. Among them is <a href="/desautels/robert-nason">Robert Nason</a> of the Desautels Faculty of Management, who will serve as Associate Academic Director of Entrepreneurship and Engagement.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:32:05 +0000 webfull 218402 at /channels /channels/channels/news/rise-ai-deepfakes-fuels-urgent-call-stronger-protections-373144 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Canada is moving to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes after recent court rulings exposed gaps in existing law, allowing perpetrators to avoid conviction despite clear harm to victims.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 May 2026 20:21:21 +0000 webfull 218401 at /channels /channels/channels/news/oliver-abrams-bcom26-named-management-valedictorian-373142 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This year, we are proud to celebrate Oliver Abrams BCom'26, as Management valedictorian for the Class of 2026. Reflecting on his time at Desautels, Oliver found that the people around him played a defining role in his experience.</p> <p>For Abrams, ����VR��Ƶ was more than academics; it was a community that broadened his perspective and grounded him throughout his studies. “My peers have shown me what’s possible, my professors have shown me new ways of thinking, and my family has kept me grounded,” he said. In moments of uncertainty, their support remained constant.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">28 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 28 May 2026 19:56:48 +0000 webfull 218399 at /channels