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Experts: Projected rise in Canadian food prices

katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:34:45 +0000

A new study suggests that food prices in Canada may increase by four to six per cent in 2026. This is primarily likely to be due to increases in the prices of beef and chicken, although the cost of canned goods is also expected to rise.

These ��ɫ��Ƶ experts can comment on the subject:

Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time

claire.loewen@mcgill.ca — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:35:17 +0000

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by ��ɫ��Ƶ researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.

Rees Kassen Appointed as Academic Director for the ��ɫ��Ƶ Sustainability Park

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:02:48 +0000

Rees Kassen was recently appointed as the Academic Director for ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Sustainability Park, which will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Pearl Eliadis on the Impacts of the CAQ's Bill 9 on Religious Freedom | CBC

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:54:22 +0000

Pearl Eliadis recently spoke to CBC’s Radio Noon on the potential implications of the CAQ’s recently tabled Bill 9, seeks to reinforce secularism in the province by restricting public religious expression.

Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:51:31 +0000

The 2025-2026 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series covers hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research. Speakers will include distinguished leaders and rising stars, with the goal of bridging basic research and clinical perspectives.

Researchers find link between psychosocial stress and early signs of heart inflammation in women

aurelie.boucher@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:28:58 +0000

Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.

The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.

Group therapy helps cancer survivors reclaim life after treatment

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:00:32 +0000

A program developed by a ��ɫ��Ƶ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada.

The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder Christine Maheu calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery.

Expert: GLP-1 therapies for obesity

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:11:14 +0000

The World Health Organization has issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies, such as Ozempic, to treat obesity, a chronic disease affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and projected to double by 2030.

A ��ɫ��Ƶ expert is available to comment:

Methane leaks from dormant oil and gas wells in Canada are seven times worse than thought, ��ɫ��Ƶ study suggests

claire.loewen@mcgill.ca — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:24:21 +0000

Methane emissions from Canada’s non-producing oil and gas wells appear to be seven times higher than government estimates, according to a new study led by researchers at ��ɫ��Ƶ. The findings spotlight a major gap in the country’s official greenhouse gas inventory and raise urgent questions about how methane leaks are monitored, reported and managed.

Navigating the dating world? It’s important to know what you want, researchers say

aurelie.boucher@mcgill.ca — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:01:32 +0000

Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers have found.

Experts: Dec. 6 and violence against women

aurelie.boucher@mcgill.ca — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:07:52 +0000

On Dec. 6, we will mark the 36th anniversary of the killing of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989.

The government of Canada has designated Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

��ɫ��Ƶ experts are available to comment on a variety of related issues, including gender-based violence, women in engineering and gun control:

Round-up: Coverage of New Research on Second-Stage Shelters for Women Fleeing Violence

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:44:44 +0000

Over the past week, Pearl Eliadis has joined multiple media outlets to discuss new research from the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Policy Collaborative on the province's delays in delivering second-stage shelters for women fleeing violence.

Scientists decode the full range of oat genomes, opening the door to more nutritious, climate-smart crops

claire.loewen@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:39:10 +0000

Researchers have cracked one of agriculture’s most complicated genomes, revealing long-hidden DNA rearrangements that could help scientists breed oats that are more resilient, nutritious and sustainable.

The study, by an international consortium that included researchers from ��ɫ��Ƶ and published in Nature, presents the first-ever “pangenome” and “pantranscriptome” of oats. These map all known oat genes and track how they behave across 33 varieties that grow around the world.

Experts: Violence on public transit

kay.pettigrew@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:20:38 +0000

Incidents of violence in public transit systems are on the rise across Canada, according to a collaborative report from CBC and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. The report says that between 2016–2024, transit systems in eight of the country’s 10 largest cities have seen the number of assaults double. Rates have tripled in Winnipeg. The highest number of assaults took place in Toronto.

��ɫ��Ƶ experts are available to comment on this topic:

��ɫ��Ƶ researchers develop stretchable, biodegradable battery using eco-friendly acids

kay.pettigrew@mcgill.ca — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:48:40 +0000

Researchers with ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design have developed a stretchable, eco-friendly battery suitable for use in wearable and implantable devices. The battery, which uses citric or lactic acid and gelatin to achieve flexibility and performance without relying on toxic materials, stands to reduce electronic waste.