/mssi/taxonomy/term/1029/all en /mssi/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-build-best-light-powered-room-temperature-computer-yet-371326 <p>海角社区 and Queen鈥檚 University researchers have built an improved version of a computer that uses light to solve extremely hard problems more quickly and at larger scale than existing systems, without the need for cryogenic cooling.</p> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:07:36 +0000 admin 16524 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/vincent-rigby-arctic-appetites-donald-trump-policy-magazine-370700 <p>January 29, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Vincent Rigby, writing with Lawrence L. Herman, warns that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland signals a bigger risk to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. They argue that renewed U.S. expansionist rhetoric alongside American rejection of Canada's claim that the Northwest Passage constitutes internal waters raises the prospect of future U.S. military or naval incursions in the region.</p> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:28:13 +0000 admin 16505 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/rna-therapy-may-be-solution-infant-hydrocephalus-370687 <b>For the first time, drug targeting genetic mutation shown to have positive impact in mice models </b> <p>Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study offers hope of preventing hydrocephalus before it even occurs.</p> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:57:57 +0000 admin 16504 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/woyesa-worana-ethiopias-shrinking-civic-space-policy-magazine-370653 <p>January 26, 2026 | MPP student Woyesa Worana wrote for the Policy Magazine on Ethiopia's rapidly shrinking civic space as the country approaches its June elections. He argued that the rollback of press freedom and civil society protections marks a sharp reversal from the optimism of the 2018 reforms. He further added that citizens are increasingly being excluded from decisions actively shaping their lives.</p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:39:31 +0000 admin 16502 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-mark-carneys-davos-speech-policy-magazine-370590 <p>January 23, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about Mark Carney's Davos speech detailing the international system's rules-based order being near its end. He highlighted several key messages from the speech, which detail the weaponization of economic interdependence, the rise of isolationism, the collective bargaining of middle powers, and Canada's strategic position.聽</p> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:41:12 +0000 admin 16500 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/interview-thomas-duchaine-vaccine-fights-covid-19-and-cancer-369830 <p>D2R's funded-researcher <a href="/dna-to-rna/thomas-duchaine">Thomas Duchaine</a> recently sat down with聽Radio-Canada聽to discuss emerging research suggesting that RNA vaccines developed for COVID-19 may also enhance the effectiveness of certain cancer treatments.聽</p> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:23:03 +0000 admin 16403 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/friends-parks-and-brain-wiring-predict-whether-people-exercise-after-cardiovascular-diagnosis-368449 <b>Findings could help tailor interventions to encourage physical activity in older people with heart and blood flow conditions </b> <p>A diagnosis is often a cue for people to change the way they live. For people diagnosed with cardiovascular conditions such as heart disease or diabetes, it is often a motivator to get more physical exercise, which can improve long-term health. However, the rate of physical activity increase after diagnosis varies widely depending on the individual.</p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:32:32 +0000 admin 16348 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/norman-hillmer-mackenzie-kings-cautious-transformation-368642 <p><strong>October 1, 2025</strong><strong>聽|</strong>聽Norman Hillmer (Slater Family Visiting Scholar) co-authored the chapter聽<em>鈥淜ing鈥檚 Cautious Transformation鈥�</em>聽with Stephen Azzi in聽<a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/the-enduring-riddle-of-mackenzie-king"><em>The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King</em>聽(UBC Press, 2025)</a>, edited by Patrice Dutil. The authors argue that King reshaped Canada鈥檚 national life and institutions through incremental and consensual change, a style of leadership they describe as 鈥渃autious transformation鈥� in a country historically resistant to rapid reform.</p> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:21:10 +0000 admin 16346 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/mssi-x-xprize-transdisciplinary-symposium-creating-societal-change-361361 <p>On February 3rd, 2025, 海角社区 and聽<a href="https://www.xprize.org/">the XPRIZE</a>聽will host a symposium at 海角社区 in Montreal, Canada, celebrating 海角社区 joining the XPRIZE鈥檚 Higher Education Network.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:25:47 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8458 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/anthropocene-human-epoch-screening-director-jennifer-baichwal-361297 A cinematic meditation on humanity鈥檚 massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier a Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:08:42 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8453 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/multifunctional-future-concrete-356855 On the Multifunctional Future of Concrete <p>Featuring a talk by Admir Masic, Associate Professor of Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering at MIT.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:21:57 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8059 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-conversation-about-cross-disciplinary-collaborations-340442 <strong>Please note this event has been cancelled.</strong> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:34:57 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3930 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-bridging-gap-between-bench-level-innovation-and-readiness-vc-investment-340440 <p>Learn about the commercialization of research and the process of bringing ideas to market during a panel discussion featuring innovation industry experts from Anges Qu茅bec, Cycle Capital, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, and the 海角社区 O</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:55:26 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3926 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-community-plant-giveaway-340438 <p>Back by popular demand! In collaboration with 海角社区鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, the Bicentennial Office is once again gifting thousands of potted plants, grown on the Macdonald campus farm, to the 海角社区 and Montreal community.</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:47:32 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3925 at /mssi /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-tree-giving-initiative-340436 <p>On Monday, Sept. 12, to welcome the new school year, elementary and high聽schools across Montreal and neighbouring聽cities聽will plant a tree聽(or two).</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:37:40 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3924 at /mssi