/newsroom/taxonomy/term/609/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-are-mosquitoes-driving-you-crazy-298788 <p>It is a particularly bad mosquito season in Montreal. "More snow in winter, more floods in spring, you'll get more mosquitoes." (Source: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/prevent-mosquito-bites-repellent-1.5213916?cmp=rss">CBC</a>)</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:42:06 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 181708 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nafta-everything-you-wanted-know-269580 <p>Confused by NAFTA? You're not alone. 91社区 poli-sci professor <strong>Krzysztof Pelc</strong> joins host Rebecca Ugolini to take your questions and demystify the agreement, which is under renegotiation.<br /> <br /> Find out more: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/programs/radionoon/nafta-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask-1.4249809"><em>CBC News</em></a></p> Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:56:33 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32177 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/advocates-say-nova-scotia-has-some-highest-barriers-abortion-269512 <p><strong>Jennifer Fishman</strong>, associate professor in the biomedical ethics unit of the聽social studies of medicine department at 91社区, said the ethical problems that arise from making women wait for an abortion are enormous.</p> <p>"The idea that there is differential access to abortions across the provinces, given that abortion is funded and legal and a medical procedure covered under the Canada Health Act, which operates under principles of universality and accessibility, is incredibly problematic," Fishman said.</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:49:15 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32170 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-do-you-create-perennial-winner-ask-mcgills-baseball-team-263998 <p>"We've been lucky to have a lot of really good ball players, really good kids come through the program."聽Head coach <strong>Jason Starr</strong><br /> <span>Read more: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mcgill-baseball-winners-national-championship-1.3836442">CBC News聽</a></span></p> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:17:40 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26370 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/unregulated-internet-things-industry-puts-us-all-risk-263712 <p>"Back in the 1970s, for much of the 1980s, and even into the 1990s, it was hard to foresee just how integrated this far-flung global infrastructure would become with every aspect of our lives and thus have deep security implications." <strong>Gabriella Coleman</strong>, the Wolfe chair in scientific and technological literacy at 91社区.</p> <p>Read more:聽<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/internet-ddos-attack-analysis-1.3820297">CBC News</a></p> Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:35:56 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26327 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/election-campaigns-dishonest-monkeys-why-were-hard-wired-lie-263605 <p>According to 91社区's聽<strong>Victoria Talwar</strong>, there are two main categories of lies: deceptions聽that are motivated by self-interest聽and lies that are designed to benefit others. <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/from-election-campaigns-to-dishonest-monkeys-why-we-re-hard-wired-to-lie-1.3812243">CBC News</a></p> Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:19:12 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26308 at /newsroom