/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2925/all en /newsroom/article/qa-phil-oxhorn-associate-provost-international <p>Since stepping into the newly created role of Associate Provost (International) in the fall of 2016, Phil Oxhorn has been hard at work developing plans to strengthen 91ÉçÇø’s international reach. In late May, he will lead a team to participate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum in Paris. The annual event brings together high-level government representatives, CEOs, leaders from civil society and trade unions as well as prominent members of academia and media to discuss key economic and social challenges on the international agenda.</p> Tue, 29 May 2018 20:03:34 +0000 Cynthia Lee 41976 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/brazil-2016-politics-olympics-games-and-zika-261105 <h4><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/oxhorn">Philip Oxhorn</a>, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91ÉçÇø</h4> <p>Professor Oxhorn is an expert in democracy, economic development and Latin American Comparative Politics. He can comment on social, political, and economic angles.</p> <p><a href="mailto:philip.oxhorn%40mcgill.ca"><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">philip.oxhorn</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span></span></a> (English, Spanish)</p> Wed, 01 Jun 2016 19:46:42 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25932 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-obama-cuba-259810 <p>"President Barack Obama is in Cuba for a historic three-day visit to the island and talks with its communist leader." (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35856126">BBC</a>)</p> Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:46:20 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25531 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/zika-virus-258147 <p>"A new virus invading parts of Central and South America and now the Caribbean is causing concern among people living in and travelling to infected countries. Transmitted by the aggressive Aedes mosquito, the Zika virus has spread to at least 23 countries and will likely infect tens of millions of people in a few short years." (<a href="http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/zika-virus-and-birth-defects-pregnant-women-warned-against-travelling-south-1.2753473">CTV News</a>)</p> Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:07:06 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25164 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/protests-brazil-254574 <p> Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:08:28 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 24413 at /newsroom