Updated: Sun, 10/06/2024 - 10:30

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Important notice

Please note that the administrative teams for the McGill School of Population and Global Health will be working remotely on Monday, October 7, 2024.

 
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Calls persist for Canada to tighten travel measures amid COVID-19 variants. Advocates say there’s more to consider - Toronto Star, May 14, 2021

Published: 21 May 2021

Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health is among the experts quoted by the Toronto Star.

"…But focusing on variants as being the product of specific nations could create “dangerous” stereotypes and place blame on their communities, said Ananya Tina Banerjee, an assistant professor at McGill University. “When we’re calling a virus after the country it was first traced (to) or identified (in), it does lead to racism and xenophobia,” she said…"

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