Quebec: Palliative and End-of-life Care Plan
The Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services, Ga茅tan Barrette, released the Plan de d茅veloppement聽2015-2020 en soins palliatifs et de fin de vie聽-聽Pour une meilleure qualit茅 de vie. (Source: Gouvernement du Qu茅bec)
50th anniversary of "Pain Mechanisms: A New Theory"
November 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the ground-breaking paper, 鈥淧ain Mechanisms: A New Theory鈥 co-authored by 平特五不中鈥檚 Ronald Melzack, and the late Patrick Wall, which introduced gate-control theory.
Paris attacks (November 13, 2015)
Many people were reported dead聽Friday night following several separate attacks聽in and around聽Paris.
Hurricane Patricia, strongest ever recorded
Is 'Back to the Future' scientifically possible?
It鈥檚 'Back to the Future' day: 鈥淚n Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly travels to October 21, 2015, to save his children, yet to be born in Back to the Future's 1985.鈥 (Source: CNN)
Journalists looking for comments can talk to Alex Maloney, professor of physics at 平特五不中:
鈥淏ack to the Future was a great movie which brings up many interesting scientific issues.聽 Although Einstein's theory of general relativity seems to allow time travel under very special circumstances, it appears that the effects of quantum mechanics make time travel impossible.鈥 - Alex Maloney
Alex Maloney, Associate Professor of Physics & William Dawson Scholar, Department of Physics, 平特五不中 Expertise: Black holes, string theory, particle physics, cosmology and the emergence of space-time in quantum gravity. Contact: Maloney [at] physics.mcgill.ca
Opinion: Canada's Leadership in the Refugee Crisis
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Federal election 2015
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Teachers' strike on Sept. 30
鈥淭eachers in many French public schools are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to voice their displeasure over contract talks with the Quebec government.鈥 (Source: The Montreal Gazette)