/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11229/all en /newsroom/channels/news/sex-education-online-misinformation-347434 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2023 <a href="/newsroom/faculty-and-staff/principals-prize">Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the public and the media. This year, there were applicants from 10 of the 11 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning is becoming increasingly embedded in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ DNA.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:15:36 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 297888 at /newsroom /newsroom/maria-popova Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:53:18 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 271895 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-belarus-faces-sanctions-over-ryanair-hijacking-331257 <p>Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist’. In a video posted online, the detained blogger, Roman Protasevich, 26, said he was in good health, being held in a pretrial detention facility in Minsk, and acknowledged having played a role in organizing mass disturbances in the capital last year. The comments were immediately dismissed by his allies, including his father, as having been made under duress.</p> Fri, 28 May 2021 20:30:21 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 267989 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-2019-european-parliament-election-297291 <p>Between 23 and 26 May 2019, the EU’s citizens will elect a new European Parliament. Polls are showing a rise of euroskeptic but also green parties in most countries, while the party groups that are traditionally best represented in the European Parliament seem to be on the losing end.</p> <p>To discuss the election, a public forum will be held with four EU experts who will discuss the current key issues of EU integration and engage in an open debate with the event’s participants.</p> <p>For interviews:</p> Thu, 16 May 2019 18:50:18 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 163110 at /newsroom