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Teens suffer more concussion during the World Cup
McGill professor Isabelle Gagnon and colleagues have recently shown that the number of teenagers in the Montreal area who were admitted to the emergency room because of injuries caused during an improvised soccer game had experienced peaks during World Cups organized between 1999 and 2014.
...Expert: World Cup and knee injuries in soccer
As the World Cup in Russia is ongoing, did you know that McGill hosts a Medical Centre of Excellence in partnership with CBI-Concordia Physio Sport?
...Expert: Hurricane Season 2018
The first named storm, Alberto had already passed through the gulf coast by the end of May....Expert: America may soon face its biggest labor strike in decades
The Teamsters and UPS could be heading toward the nation's largest strike in decades. Source CNN
Barry Eidlin, Professor of Sociology, McGill University
...Experts: Guatemala volcano eruption
“Rescuers scoured a lava- and ash-ravaged landscape in Guatemala for a third straight day on Wednesday in search of survivors and victims of Fuego volcano’s calamitous eruption, which has killed at least 99 people.” (Reuters)
...Experts: Federal government to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B
“The Liberal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and related infrastructure for $4.5 billion, and spend billions more to build the controversial expansion.” (CBC)
Sébastien Jodoin, Faculty of Law, McGill University
...Experts: G7
The 2018 G7 Summit will take place from June 8-9 in the Charlevoix, Quebec. The McGill experts who can comment on various issues related to the G7 meeting are:
Trade treaties & World Trade Organization (WTO)
Krzysztof Pelc, Department of Political Science, McGill University
...Experts: W.H.O. calls on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years
The World Health Organization is calling on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years. (Source CBC news)
Andre Krumel Portella, Postdoctoral fellow of nutrition and neuroscience at the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics
...Expert: May 17 – International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed on May 17 every year and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide.
Shannon Herrick, Master's student with the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University
...WHO says 19 dead, 39 infected so far in Congo Ebola outbreak
A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii's Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano's summit. (source Reuters)
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Expert: New volcanic lava fissure in Hawaii prompts more evacuations
A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii's Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano's summit. (source CTV News)
...Expert: Israel and Iran trade fire
Iran says it is ready to restart its nuclear program on an "industrial scale" in the wake of the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the deal that curbs the country's nuclear ambitions. (source CNN)
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Expert: Nursing shortages - National Nursing Week, May 7-13 2018
The Comité jeunesse of the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec believes that the clinical and academic milieu must individually and collectively ensure a better integration of new nursing graduates into the workforce.
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...Expert: Google Duplex / AI
Google’s AI fest offers an ominous glimpse of the robot future: Machines fooling humans into thinking they are people raise obvious ethical concerns (source: Financial Times)
...Expert : Trump pulls out of Iran Nuclear Deal
"Trump pulls U.S. out of 'disastrous' Iran nuclear deal, will restore sanctions; President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. will pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage." (CBC)
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