/channels/taxonomy/term/4976/all en /channels/channels/news/twelve-mcgill-professors-honoured-royal-society-canada-359274 <p><em>Newest Fellows and Members to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists recognized for scholarly, research and artistic excellence</em></p> <p>Ten 69����Ƶ professors researching in such areas as child trauma, memory and cardiovascular diseases are among the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) newest Fellows. Another two early-career professors at the University have been named Members of the RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.</p> <p>They are among 104 new Fellows and 56 Members from across the country announced by the RSC on September 3, 2024.</p> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:01:19 +0000 webfull 202221 at /channels /channels/channels/event/10th-mcgill-annual-strategic-space-law-course-359018 &������;����;��&������;����;��&������;����;/��&������;����; Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:07:01 +0000 webfull 201838 at /channels /channels/channels/event/notwithstanding-clause-and-canadian-charter-358746 <p>A book launch/roundtable among contributors to the new collection <a href="https://www.mqup.ca/notwithstanding-clause-and-the-canadian-charter--the-products-9780228020202.php"><b><i>The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Refo</i></b></a></p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:46:13 +0000 webfull 201594 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sebastien-jodoin-honoured-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers-357453 <p><em>Law professor and expert on the intersection of law, equity, and climate action honoured by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini</em></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 14:18:46 +0000 webfull 200232 at /channels /channels/channels/news/seventeen-mcgill-researchers-announced-canada-research-chairs-356022 <p><em>From health and disability law to the emerging field of regenerative medicine, seventeen 69����Ƶ scholars named to new or renewed Canada Research Chairs positions across diverse fields </em></p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:40:23 +0000 webfull 198548 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-canadas-new-online-harms-bill-355847 <p>The Liberal government is proposing heavier sentences, new regulatory bodies and changes to a number of laws in new legislation to tackle online abuse. The Online Harms Act proposes to police seven categories of harmful content online. Those categories include content used to bully a child and content that encourages a child to harm themselves. They also include hate speech, content that incites violence or terrorism, content that sexualizes children or victims of sexual violence, and sexual content that is posted without consent.</p> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:16:05 +0000 webfull 198326 at /channels /channels/channels/news/can-hunger-be-eradicated-2030-355629 <p>World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem. In 2022, the World Food Programme helped a record 158 million people. On this trajectory, the United Nations’ goal to eradicate hunger by 2030 appears increasingly unattainable. New research at 69����Ƶ shines the spotlight on a significant piece of the puzzle: international food assistance.</p> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:10:18 +0000 webfull 198041 at /channels /channels/channels/event/housing-human-rights-and-public-health-whats-law-got-do-it-351860 <h2>Housing, Human Rights and Public Health</h2> <h3>What’s Law Got to Do With It?</h3> <p>Friday, November 3, 2023, from 11:00 to 12:30 p.m.</p> <p><b><i>Hybrid - </i></b>2001 69����Ƶ College Avenue, Room 1201 (12th floor) or Via ZOOM</p> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:11:51 +0000 webfull 193783 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-mounting-tensions-between-canada-and-india-351401 <p>Canada has updated its travel advisory for its citizens in India as tensions mount between the two countries over the murder of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. In a recent update, the Canadian government cautioned about the potential for demonstrations and “negative sentiments” toward Canada in the wake of allegations that Indian government agents may be linked to the killing of Nijjar. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9983176/canada-india-travel-advisory/">Global News</a>)</p> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:17:01 +0000 webfull 193242 at /channels /channels/channels/event/fall-2023-internship-program-recruitment-348702 <h2>The Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy <a href="/equity-ethics-policy/student-experiences/internship-program">Internship Program</a> is accepting applications for Fall 2023!</h2> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:57:03 +0000 webfull 190094 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sex-education-online-misinformation-347434 <p>69����Ƶ is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2023 <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/faculty-and-staff/principals-prize">Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the public and the media. This year, there were applicants from 10 of the 11 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning is becoming increasingly embedded in the 69����Ƶ DNA.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:18:55 +0000 webfull 188651 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-canada-and-us-reach-border-deal-irregular-migrants-347287 <p>The Trudeau government has reached a long-discussed deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border. The deal would close a loophole in the agreement, which came into force in 2004 and currently prevents Canadian law enforcement from turning back asylum seekers who enter Canada from the United States at border locations that are not official ports of entry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deal-roxham-road-migrants-biden-trudeau-1.6788358">CBC News</a>)</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:57:20 +0000 webfull 188490 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-putin-arrest-warrant-issued-over-war-crime-allegations-346981 <p>The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Moscow has denied allegations of war crimes during the invasion.</p> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:07:11 +0000 webfull 188217 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-respond-cop15-biodiversity-conference-344907 <p>The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference’s outcome agreement, known as “30×30” means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.</p> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:40:16 +0000 webfull 185995 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-report-recommends-rights-based-approach-tackle-intimate-partner-violence-homelessness-lawyers-344722 <p>January 4 2022 | The Quebec government should establish a comprehensive “made in Quebec” legal framework to tackle intimate partner violence by creating a specific right to adequate housing under the Quebec <em>Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms</em> and introduce comprehensive legislation that institutes a right to be free from domestic violence that includes legal recourses in civil matters, argues <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a>, Associate Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy. </p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 18:47:46 +0000 webfull 185794 at /channels