Japan /channels/taxonomy/term/7150/all en ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ team wins grant to study ‘trained immunity’ with Japanese researchers /channels/channels/news/mcgill-team-wins-grant-study-trained-immunity-japanese-researchers-327296 <p><i>Joint research program between the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research focuses on advancing technologies in epigenomics, deepening ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s relationship with Japan’s RIKEN institute. </i></p> <p>By Junji Nishihata</p> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:27:45 +0000 webfull 166433 at /channels Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes /channels/channels/news/seismic-biomarkers-japan-trench-fault-zone-reveal-history-large-earthquakes-321033 <p>In the aftermath of the devastating Tohoku-Oki earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March 2011, scientists were stunned by the unprecedented 50 meters of displacement along the fault, which ruptured all the way to the surface of the seafloor. This extreme slip at shallow depths exacerbated the massive tsunami that, together with the magnitude 9.1 earthquake, caused extensive damage and loss of life in Japan.</p> Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:53:08 +0000 webfull 159423 at /channels THE PIE | ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ & Kyoto University create joint PhD program /channels/channels/news/pie-mcgill-kyoto-university-create-joint-phd-program-284394 <p>Delegates from Montréal’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and Kyoto University, Japan, had much to celebrate this month after the establishment of a ground-breaking joint PhD between the institutions. The program marks the first time ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has entered into a joint PhD program with another university.</p> <p><a href="https://thepienews.com/partnerships/mcgill-and-kyoto-university-create-joint-phd-program/">The Pie News</a></p> <p> </p> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:37:38 +0000 webfull 134677 at /channels Economist Summit /channels/event/economist-summit-218831 <div>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ MBA Japan is the official Academic Sponsor of the Economist Japan Summit, 2012.</div> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:56:00 +0000 webfull 88159 at /channels ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ expert: Typhoon Neoguri /channels/news/mcgill-expert-typhoon-neoguri-237415 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:50:57 +0000 webfull 103484 at /channels Japan adopts negative interest rate /channels/news/japan-adopts-negative-interest-rate-258219 <p>"In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan has introduced a negative interest rate. <span>The benchmark rate of -0.1% means that commercial banks will be charged by the central bank for some deposits." (Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35436187">BBC</a>)</span></p> Fri, 29 Jan 2016 21:11:32 +0000 webfull 115633 at /channels Expert: Earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan /channels/news/expert-earthquakes-ecuador-and-japan-260449 <p>Earthquakes struck Japan and Ecuador just hours apart on Saturday April 16, 2016. Were the two earthquakes related?</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:24:23 +0000 webfull 118268 at /channels