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McGill conferring honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals

Oct 22, 2021

McGill University is proud to confer honorary degrees to highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for our community of students, professors, researchers and staff. Additional honorary...

NHMRC Synergy Grants - keys to greater discoveries

Oct 22, 2021

NHMRC Synergy Grants worth $5 million each awarded to address significant health and medical issues. Four University of Melbourne researchers and their collaborators have been awarded $5 million each over...

Caroline’s ode to a feuding town, a missing man and a pub with a croc

Oct 22, 2021

“We‘ve had people get in touch with us who met him one night at the pub 20 years ago. He’s just a really, really memorable person.”Alongside long-time friend and fellow...

Predicting better

Oct 21, 2021

PREDICT Breast is now used in more than 200 countries and has had over 1.25 million visits since 2014. NICE recommend the use of PREDICT Breast for all patients with...

Bitcoin jumps to new high above $66,000 after landmark U.S. ETF launch

Oct 21, 2021

Bitcoin notched a fresh all-time high Wednesday as investors cheered the successful launch of the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund. "If we can, the classic Q4 crypto rallies we've...

Improving management everywhere

Oct 21, 2021

The first step in the collaboration was a rigorous empirical assessment of how much the platform has increased prices for farmers. The analysis revealed that although prices increased significantly for...

Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods

Oct 21, 2021

“The high and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods in the 21st century may be a key driver of the obesity epidemic.”Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured, ready-to-eat or heat, include additives,...

How cultural differences shape responses to COVID-19

Oct 21, 2021

As the pandemic unfolded, we aimed to explore cross-cultural differences in fear, knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19. However, we did not find a link between knowledge and fear, meaning...

Why Do Humans Dance? New Research Fellowship Explores the Evolution and Neuroscience of Dance

Oct 21, 2021

It might be that the motor circuit responsible for rhythmic movement in these species evolved as a prerequisite for vocal learning,” said Theofanopoulou. Thus, it is plausible that vocal learning...

How Expanding Medicare Could Start Closing the Medical-Dental Divide

Oct 21, 2021

Why is dental insurance separate from medical or health insurance? How accessible, and important, is dental care for those who rely on Medicare? Older adults often face a reduction in...