/ihdw/taxonomy/term/3/all en /ihdw/channels/news/mohit-kumar-dise-featured-building-21-video-363023 <p>McCall MacBain Scholar (2023), Mohit Kumar, is an M.A. Educational Leadership student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). He is working to devise curricula for Eklavyas (have-nots), for primary school students which aims to catalyze quality education and larger behavioral changes regarding learning, educational awareness, and opportunities.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:29:48 +0000 admin 6244 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/call-research-participants-does-breast-reduction-surgery-change-way-you-breathe-move-363016 <p>The <a href="/cerpl">Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL)</a> and the Movement Technologies and Innovation (MOTION) Laboratory, in collaboration with <a href="https://lululemon.com">Lululemon</a>, are seeking female volunteers for a research study investigating whether breast reduction surgery impacts breathing and biomechanics during exercise.</p> <p>The study is looking for 16 healthy women who are planning to undergo breast reduction surgery and are able to walk, jog, and run on a treadmill.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:44:56 +0000 admin 6243 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/dises-paul-zanazanian-releases-new-book-and-podcast-series-362946 <p><a href="/education/paul-zanazanian">Professor Paul Zanazanian</a> from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education is very pleased to announce the publication of his new book and the release of his new podcast series.</p> <p>Paul's new book, <a href="https://historyinthenow.com"><em><strong>Historical Consciousness and Practical Life: A Theory and Methodology</strong></em></a>, published by University of Toronto Press (2025), introduces a novel approach to examining how people construct and employ historical knowledge for navigating their daily lives.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:07:33 +0000 admin 6240 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/participate-exciting-study-focusing-running-asymmetry-and-fatigue-362940 <p><strong>Who?</strong></p> <p>Any recreational, competitive, or elite-level runners can participate.</p> <p><strong>You must be/you:</strong></p> <ul> <li>aged between 18 to 40 years</li> <li>run at least 20 km per week and regularly participate in running for 3-6 months</li> <li>have not had any musculoskeletal injuries in the past 6 months, any neurological or cardiovascular and respiratory conditions or pregnancy</li> <li>should not be under any medications or rehabilitation programme</li> </ul> <p><strong>What?</strong></p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:00:24 +0000 admin 6239 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/mcgill-education-named-3rd-canada-38th-globally-362892 <p>According to <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The University placed third in Canada in  in Education Studies and six other domains. THE’s subject rankings evaluate 11 disciplines based on five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and Industry. </p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:07:35 +0000 admin 6238 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/celena-scheede-bergdahl-comments-prehab-impact-patient-recovery-362847 <p>The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education's <a href="/education/celena-scheede">Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl </a>was interviewed by CBC for an article, "Prehab' before surgery speeds up patient recovery, review suggests" regarding how pre-op exercise, nutritional changes, and psychological support could reduce complications.  Dr. Scheede-Bergdahl commented she sees high rates of participation in prehab at Montreal General Hospital's surgery program. "We're capturing them in a teaching moment," Scheede-Bergdahl said.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:33:36 +0000 admin 6220 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/event/deans-speaker-series-professor-manu-kapur-productive-failure-and-rethinking-how-we-learn-362751 <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/x/w9h">RSVP for the Dean's Speaker Series</a></div> <h6 class="bl-tpl">(You may choose to attend a single session or both.)</h6> <h4><br /></h4> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:40:12 +0000 admin 6213 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/event/spring-2025-faculty-education-convocation-362721 <p>The Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony will take place <strong>Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 PM</strong>.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:34:38 +0000 admin 6210 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/breathing-under-mechanical-load-during-exercise-join-study-362697 <p><strong>Are you a healthy non-smoking adult interested in contributing to cutting-edge research on breathing, breathlessness, and exercise?</strong></p> <p>Researchers at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s <strong>Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL)</strong> are seeking participants for a study examining how breathing mechanical loads affect inspiratory muscle activation and breathlessness during exercise.</p> <p>The study involves three lab visits, including lung function tests, cycling exercise, and safe, controlled breathing challenges, all in downtown Montreal.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:01:58 +0000 admin 6209 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/participate-research-study-parents-preschool-children-attention-problems-362622 <p>Are you a parent in Quebec who is struggling with mental health and parenting challenges? Consider joining our research study for parents of preschool children.</p> <p>The Building Regulation In Dual Generations (BRIDGE) is a program designed to support the mental health and parenting needs of mothers with depression who are parenting a 4 to 6-year-old child with attention problems. This program brings together Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Groups with therapeutic techniques to support positive parent-child interactions.</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong></p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:56:18 +0000 admin 6208 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/event/black-history-months-mcgill-black-community-gathering-362489 <p>2025's ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Black Community Gathering, taking place on February 19 from 12 PM to 3 PM and organized by the Equity Team in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) in collaboration with the Black Students' Network of McGi</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:06:29 +0000 admin 6206 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/event/black-history-month-opening-ceremony-keynote-shane-laptiste-362487 <p>This year's Black History Month will launch with an Opening Ceremony on February 6 and keynote delivered by <b>Shane Laptiste</b>, principal and co-founder of the award-winning Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA).</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:47:39 +0000 admin 6205 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/black-history-month-opening-ceremony-keynote-shane-laptiste-362485 <p>This year's Black History Month will launch with an Opening Ceremony on February 6 and keynote delivered by <b>Shane Laptiste, </b>principal and co-founder of the award-winning Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA).</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:21:25 +0000 admin 6204 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/music-education-alum-melina-catalano-featured-montreal-gazette-362470 <p>(The following is an excerpt from the Montreal Gazette by columnist Allison Hanes, published  January 10, 2025.)</p> <p> </p> <h2>Rosemount High music teacher is helping ‘fantastic human beings’ flourish</h2> <p>Melina Catalano has come full circle. She traces her musical beginnings to Rosemount High School, where she first learned to play the trumpet.</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:12:44 +0000 admin 6203 at /ihdw /ihdw/channels/news/lana-f-zeaiter-wins-bourse-aux-doctorantes-en-sciences-de-leducation-du-ouvernement-du-quebec-362408 <p><a href="/plurilinguallab/lana-zeaiter">Lana F. Zeaiter</a>, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies in the Department of Integrated Studies at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and Plurilingual Lab member, has won the prestigious <strong>Bourse aux doctorant.e.s en sciences de l'éducation</strong>, which celebrates excellence in educational research awarded by the government of Québec.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:33:43 +0000 admin 6201 at /ihdw