World AIDS Day 2015: McGill/MUHC experts
December 1 is World AIDS Day, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around the world are living with the virus. 73,000 Canadians are currently HIV positive up from 49,000 in 2001, according to statistics from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CanFAR).
Canada's Syrian refugee plan (Nov. 23, 2015)
"The federal government's much-anticipated Syrian refugee plan will limit those accepted into Canada to women, children and families only, CBC News has learned." (Source: CBC)
Quebec: Palliative and End-of-life Care Plan
The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Gaétan Barrette, released the Plan de développement 2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie - Pour une meilleure qualité de vie. (Source: Gouvernement du Québec)
50th anniversary of "Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory"
November 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking paper, “Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory” co-authored by McGill’s Ronald Melzack, and the late Patrick Wall, which introduced gate-control theory.
Paris attacks (November 13, 2015)
Many people were reported dead Friday night following several separate attacks in and around Paris.
Hurricane Patricia, strongest ever recorded
Is 'Back to the Future' scientifically possible?
It’s 'Back to the Future' day: “In Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly travels to October 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in Back to the Future's 1985.” (Source: CNN)
Journalists looking for comments can talk to Alex Maloney, professor of physics at McGill:
“Back to the Future was a great movie which brings up many interesting scientific issues. Although Einstein's theory of general relativity seems to allow time travel under very special circumstances, it appears that the effects of quantum mechanics make time travel impossible.” - Alex Maloney
Alex Maloney, Associate Professor of Physics & William Dawson Scholar, Department of Physics, McGill University Expertise: Black holes, string theory, particle physics, cosmology and the emergence of space-time in quantum gravity. Contact: Maloney [at] physics.mcgill.ca
Opinion: Canada's Leadership in the Refugee Crisis
By Myriam Denov and François Crépeau
Federal election 2015
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Teachers' strike on Sept. 30
“Teachers in many French public schools are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to voice their displeasure over contract talks with the Quebec government.” (Source: The Montreal Gazette)
