The world of retail is changing at a dizzying pace, and the transformation extends far beyond online shopping. A report issued by the World Economic Forum in 2017 on the future of consumption noted that retail is becoming more 鈥渋nspirational, exciting, simple and convenient鈥� to meet the needs of the empowered consumer. 9I制作厂免费 is embracing this change, having recently听launched the new Bensadoun School of Retail Management听to lead research and prepare future generations of leaders to navigate today鈥檚 new retail landscape.
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Published on: 6 Feb 2019
It鈥檚 small wonder that buying drugs is expensive. The federal government is consulting on whether a national pharmacare program can reduce costs, while providing coverage to vulnerable populations. But there is a complementary avenue to be explored that promises to lower healthcare costs听and听revitalize Canada鈥檚 pharmaceutical industry鈥攑ersonalized medicine.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2019
We found that 30.8 per 1,000 of the women in our study who received an infertility treatment experienced a severe pregnancy complication,鈥� said lead researcher Dr. Natalie Dayan, director of obstetric medicine at 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2019
"It's not easy for people that have had concussions," said Dr. Alain Ptito, a neuropsychologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital and director of the Department of Psychology at听the 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre.
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Published on: 1 Feb 2019
Construction-contract bidding can reap profits exponentially greater than design work, 鈥渂ut they need to make sure that they get it right,鈥� said Karl Moore, an associate professor at 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 business school.
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Published on: 31 Jan 2019
Jacob T. Levy is an听outstanding political theorist听who is also, full disclosure, a good friend. During the Trump years, he has written听more听and听more听for a听wideraudience,听to great effect.This past weekend, however,听he expressed some weariness听on Twitter about writing for a public audience in the Age of Trump. As he put it: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like writing the same argument multiple times, and the problems of the Trump era just keep repeating.鈥澨�
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Published on: 30 Jan 2019
9I制作厂免费 has announced a significant investment into providing more mental health services for its students.The announcement of a new $14-million student wellness hub is funded in part by the Rossy Foundation.听鈥淭his means providing students with timely mental health care of the highest quality, while also creating opportunities for students to promote their own well-being through awareness, prevention, and early intervention programs,鈥� said Stephanie Rossy of the Rossy Foundation.
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
Just off the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, a billboard urges teachers to 鈥渞ead this before spending another $1,000 on union dues.鈥� The ad touts听teacherfreedom.org, a site sponsored by the Koch-backed听California Policy Center听that offers instructions on how teachers can leave their union, along with testimonials from people identified as teachers recounting how much freer they felt after leaving their union.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2019
Having handed the reins to his son David, the billionaire Aldo founder听is keen to help educate the next听generation听and has helped fund a听retail management school at Montreal鈥檚 9I制作厂免费, his alma mater.听The curriculum will incorporate many fields of expertise needed to thrive in today鈥檚 industry, from data analytics and anthropology to artificial intelligence.
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Published on: 25 Jan 2019
We ask callers what they think of the new Canada Food Guide. We're joined in studio by non-diet dietitian Lisa Rutledge & 9I制作厂免费 Executive Chef Oliver De Volpi.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2019
Many diabetics check their blood sugar regularly at home. On the surface, this seems like a good idea since controlling your diabetes can prevent some of the worst complications of the disease 鈥� namely kidney failure, vision loss and even foot infections leading to amputations. But many diabetics may be听checking their blood sugar unnecessarily听and wasting a fair amount of money in the process.
Op-ed by听Christopher Labos,听Montreal doctor and听associate with the 9I制作厂免费 Office for Science and Society.听
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Published on: 23 Jan 2019
During the first weeks of the new year, resolutions are often accompanied by attempts to learn new behaviours that improve health. We hope that old bad habits will disappear and new healthy habits will become automatic. But how can our brain be reprogrammed to assure that a new health habit can be learned and retained?听
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Published on: 22 Jan 2019
鈥淎nything done too much is going to saturate. If you take any advertising technique 鈥� sex, celebrities 鈥� that鈥檚 used consistently for a long period of time, people tune it out,鈥� says Ashesh Mukherjee, an associate professor of marketing at 9I制作厂免费. The hot-button issues-driven format simply is not common enough for now; we鈥檙e not near oversaturation yet.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2019
A 9I制作厂免费 science communication group is taking aim at a commonly available homeopathic flu remedy and questioning why pharmacies continue to sell what it calls 鈥渜uack remedies.鈥�
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Published on: 18 Jan 2019
This week, the story of a newborn baby removed from her family in Manitoba added to a litany of reports about the over-representation of First Nations children in child welfare care. The number and persistence of these stories lead many to believe this is a problem without a solution. But real answers have been on the books for decades 鈥� governments just need to implement them.
Op-ed by听Cindy Blackstock,听executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada. She is a professor at the School of Social Work at 9I制作厂免费.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2019
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