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Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.

Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.

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Pour réduire la transmission de la Covid-19 chez les enfants non vaccinés, les épidémiologistes s’appuient sur une approche à plusieurs niveaux avec, notamment, le port du masque, la ventilation, le regroupement en cohortes et la promotion de la vaccination auprès de toutes les personnes éligibles. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Retour en classe et Covid-19 : le variant Delta, la prévention, le dépistage, et quelques exemples d’ailleurs dans le monde

Joanna-Trees Merckx, McGill University; Dimitri Van der Linden, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), and Jay Kaufman, McGill University

Comme les enfants de moins de 12 ans ne sont pas encore vaccinés, la prévention de la Covid-19 dans les écoles passe par différentes mesures, dont la ventilation et le dépistage.
For children, the risks associated with school closures have surpassed the health risks associated with COVID-19. (Shutterstock)

COVID-19 back to school Q&A: Is it safe for unvaccinated children to go to school in person? Is the harm of school closures greater than the risk of the virus?

Joanna-Trees Merckx, McGill University; Catherine Haeck, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); Dimitri Van der Linden, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), and Jay Kaufman, McGill University

Amid uncertainties about what the pandemic will look like this fall, experts answer questions about risks of infection in unvaccinated children and the risks of missing in-person school.
To reduce the spread of COVID-19 in unvaccinated children, epidemiologists rely on a layered approach of interventions including masking, ventilation, cohorting and promoting vaccination for all eligible community members. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Back-to-school FAQs on children’s health & COVID-19: Delta variant, preventing infection, testing and international examples

Joanna-Trees Merckx, McGill University; Dimitri Van der Linden, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), and Jay Kaufman, McGill University

With no vaccination yet in children under 12, preventing COVID-19 spread in schools depends on fine-tuning policy interventions according to local epidemiology and vaccination rates.
Para karyawan sering terkejut saat mendapati pekerjaan impian mereka ternyata melibatkan tugas-tugas kasar dan pekerjaan yang membosankan. Meskipun mereka perlu mengelola harapan mereka, pengusaha juga harus lebih jujur ​​dalam menjelaskan apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di pekerjaan mereka. (Unsplash)

Saat pekerjaan impianmu ternyata sebuah mimpi buruk

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

Suatu saat Anda berhasil mendapat pekerjaan impian Anda. Namun ternyata ia menjadi mimpi buruk dengan berbagai tugas menjenuhkan. Maka, apa yang dapat karyawan dan pengusaha lakukan?
Des combattants talibans prennent le contrôle du palais présidentiel à Kaboul après la fuite du président afghan Ashraf Ghani. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi)

Les talibans réduisent les femmes et les jeunes filles en esclaves sexuelles et le monde ne peut se détourner les yeux

Vrinda Narain, McGill University

Forts de leur succès en Afghanistan, les talibans ordonnent désormais aux chefs religieux de leur fournir des listes de filles de plus de 15 ans à marier à des combattants talibans.
Combatientes talibanes hacen guardia en un puesto de control en la ciudad de Farah, capital de la provincia de Farah en el suroeste de Afganistán, en agosto de 2021. Varias de las 34 capitales del país han caído en manos de los talibanes, una noticia nefasta para las mujeres de Afganistán. AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan

El mundo no puede mirar hacia otro lado mientras los talibanes esclavizan sexualmente a mujeres y niñas

Vrinda Narain, McGill University

Envalentonados por su continuo éxito, la falta de resistencia de las fuerzas afganas y la mínima presión internacional, los talibanes han intensificado su violencia. Para las mujeres, su creciente poder es aterrador.
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace in Kabul after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. (AP Photo/Zabi Karimi)

The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls

Vrinda Narain, McGill University

Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, the Taliban is now ordering religious leaders to provide them with lists of girls over the age of 15 to enter into ‘marriages’ to Taliban fighters.
Concerns have been raised over grief being severely, negatively impacted by the pandemic. (Zackary Drucker/The Gender Spectrum Collection)

As COVID-19 restrictions lift, grief literacy can help us support those around us

Susan Cadell, University of Waterloo; Jacques Cherblanc, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC); Karima Joy, University of Toronto, and Mary Ellen Macdonald, McGill University

The negative impact of the pandemic on grief has raised concerns. Our study shows that 15 per cent of people dealing with grief are at risk of what’s known as complicated grief.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the connections between science and policy need to be reconsidered. (Shutterstock)

Canadian ethicists recognize the critical importance of science and research

Judy Illes, University of British Columbia; Bartha Knoppers, McGill University; Eric M. Meslin, University of Toronto; Jennifer Chandler, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Ross Upshur, University of Toronto; Steven J. Hoffman, York University, Canada; Tania Bubela, Simon Fraser University, and Vardit Ravitsky, Université de Montréal

A new standing committee will ensure that Canadian federal policy is based on science. The committee should consider critical ethical thinking, scholarship and action, as well as legal frameworks and sociocultural values.
Une femme pleure en assistant à un rassemblement communautaire à Los Angeles pour sensibiliser à la violence et aux attitudes racistes à l'encontre des Asiatiques, en réponse à la série d'attaques dont ils ont été victimes pendant la pandémie. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Dommages indirects de la Covid-19 : augmentation des cas de violence familiale et sociale

Vivek Venkatesh, Concordia University; Cécile Rousseau, McGill University; David Morin, Université de Sherbrooke , and Ghayda Hassan, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

La pandémie de Covid-19 a non seulement augmenté les facteurs de risque de violence, mais a aussi simultanément diminué la résilience des individus et des communautés.
People across Canada, including this scene in Edmonton, have left shoes and candles at public displays in recognition of the discovery of children’s remains at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

No longer ‘the disappeared’: Mourning the 215 children found in graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School

Veldon Coburn, McGill University

Ground-penetrating radar located the remains of 215 First Nations children in a mass unmarked grave, revealing a macabre part of Canada’s hidden history.
Apprendre à interagir uniquement par réseaux interconnectés, à distance, voilà la réalité qu'a imposée aux étudiants universitaires la pandémie de Covid-19. Alexandra_Koch/Pixabay

Étudiants en temps de pandémie : comment organiser un événement multidisciplinaire sans jamais se voir ?

Arnaud Francioni, McGill University; Alexia Pilon Diabaté, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Fèmy Fagla, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

En pleine pandémie, des étudiants universitaires ont organisé un évènement virtuel et multidisciplinaire. Il a été ainsi possible de casser certaines barrières physiques et institutionnelles.
Les employés sont souvent choqués de découvrir que le travail de leurs rêves consiste à effectuer des tâches subalternes et pénibles. Si les employés doivent apprendre à gérer leurs attentes, les employeurs devraient quant à eux être plus honnêtes sur la véritable nature des emplois qu’ils ont à offrir. (Unsplash)

Quand l'emploi de vos rêves tourne au cauchemar

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

Vous avez décroché le job de vos rêves. Et il s'est rapidement transformé en cauchemar, rempli de tâches banales et de corvées. Que peuvent faire les employés et les employeurs ?
Heat and dryness are leaving high mountain areas more vulnerable to forest fires. David McNew/Getty Images

Western fires are burning higher in the mountains at unprecedented rates – it’s a clear sign of climate change

Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, McGill University

As the risk of fires rises in areas once considered too wet to burn, it creates hazards for mountain communities and for downstream water supplies.
In this March 2019 photo, Afghan artists work on a barrier wall of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs marking International Women’s Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Women negotiators in Afghan/Taliban peace talks could spur global change

Vrinda Narain, McGill University

Without women’s inclusion and meaningful participation, any peace agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban will lack legitimacy.
Employees are often shocked to find their dream job involves menial tasks and drudgery. While they need to manage their expecations, employers should also be more honest about the true nature of the jobs they’re hiring for. (Unsplash)

When your dream job is a nightmare

Lisa Cohen, McGill University and Sandra E. Spataro, Northern Kentucky University

So you snagged your dream job. And it quickly became the stuff of nightmares, filled with mundane tasks and drudgery. What can employees and employers do?
As for-profit corporations, should dating apps be taking care of us? Should they act as health authorities? (Shutterstock)

Relationships during a pandemic: How dating apps have adapted to COVID-19

Christopher Dietzel, Dalhousie University; David Myles, McGill University, and Stefanie Duguay, Concordia University

Dating apps were created to help people connect online, then meet in person… How have they responded to the pandemic? And what role do they play in helping people adjust to this new dating reality?
South Carolina Rep. Justin Bamberg, a Democrat, spoke out against a proposal to add firing squads to the state’s methods of execution. AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina aims to bring back the firing squad

Jason Opal, McGill University

The legislature of South Carolina recently voted to allow death row prisoners to choose a firing squad over electrocution and lethal injection.

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