As summer comes to a close and courses, syllabi, and three-hour lectures slap us all in the face, McGill first years are hit with yet another challenge: The “Frosh flu.” Frosh, four days of constant socializing, drinking, and partying, often leaves students mentally and physically burnt out. The Frosh flu[Read More…]
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Is vitamin B12 supplementation always good for you?
The global vitamin B12 supplement market is poised for significant growth in the upcoming years. Although daily oral vitamin B12 supplements typically contain doses far exceeding the recommended amount, the impact of such high levels of vitamin B12 on gut health remains unclear. In a recent paper, Samantha Gruenheid, Chair[Read More…]
Media Relations Office hosts press event with Associate Provost for Indigenous Initiatives
On Sept. 13, McGill’s Media Relations Office hosted a roundtable interview for student media with Celeste Pedri-Spade, the university’s first Associate Provost for Indigenous Initiatives and an Associate Professor of Anthropology. Pedri-Spade, who began her five-year appointment in September 2022, is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) and a member of the Lac[Read More…]
Separating facts from fiction: Unmasking pseudoscience in the world of sports
On Sept. 13, as part of the annual Trottier Public Science Symposium hosted by the McGill Office for Science and Society (OSS), Nicholas B. Tiller, a researcher at the Harbour-UCLA Medical Center, spoke about the prevalence of pseudoscience in sports. Joe Schwarcz, the director of the OSS, opened the conference[Read More…]
“A Disease of the Past”: Our lacklustre response to Tuberculosis
Lena Faust, a Ph.D. student in epidemiology at McGill, first became interested in tuberculosis (TB) while learning about another disease: COVID-19. What caught her attention, however, were not the diseases themselves, but the difference in global response to each. “With COVID-19, we quickly developed lots of different vaccines that are[Read More…]
AI’s transformative impact on radiology: Insights from the Feindel Brain and Mind Lecture
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world of healthcare by storm, revolutionizing the way physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminars featured radiology—an area that AI has impacted substantially—during its Sept. 13 event hosted at The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital. Saurabh Jha, Associate Professor of Radiology[Read More…]
McGill nutritionist shares sports nutrition tips at Trottier Symposium
McGill hosted the 2023 Trottier Public Science Symposium, “Ready, Set, Go! Use and Abuse of Science in Sport,” on Sept. 13-14 in Moyse Hall. The symposium featured talks by renowned experts who offered their perspectives on nutrition and the broader role of science in sports. One of the talks was[Read More…]
Summer fashion flings to spice up your wardrobe
If you’ve ever seen Confessions of a Shopaholic, you’ll know it’s the essential movie for anyone down-bad for fashion. I have always related to main character Rebecca, who has stashes of clothes littered around her room. This habit is not suitable for apartment life, but the ravenous trends of city[Read More…]
Ranking Montreal’s neighbourhood bookstores
Where does one go to find the perfect book? Maybe, you’re looking for a novella to read while waiting in line for ice cream at Frostbite, or maybe an anthology of poems to complement your English class. Either way, you can find any of these books at the following local[Read More…]
Along Party Lines: Language education rights being debated as Bill 40 returns to court
Following the Quebec Superior Court’s ruling that portions of Bill 40—an education reform meant to transform the governance of English school boards—were unconstitutional, Premier François Legault publicly announced on Sept. 8 that his administration intended to send the case back to court. As of Sept. 15, their request for appeal[Read More…]
