/global-engagement/taxonomy/term/12/all en /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-2025-greenland-elections-364171 <p>A general election was being held Tuesday in Greenland, where questions of independence from Denmark and U.S.  President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the island loom large. </p> <p>This expert can share her insights into what is at play in this election: </p> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:10:20 +0000 admin 2596 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/blood-test-shows-promise-early-detection-dementia-364141 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>For people with a certain sleep disorder, a simple blood test could help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms appear, a new study indicates. </p> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:11:26 +0000 admin 2566 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-five-year-anniversary-covid-19-pandemic-364103 <p>March 11 marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The following 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ experts are available to share their insights on the lasting impacts and the lessons learned. </p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:49:30 +0000 admin 2481 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/ultra-thin-bismuth-holds-unexpected-promise-green-electronics-researcher-364018 <p>Electronic devices rely on materials whose electrical properties change with temperature, making them less stable in extreme conditions. A discovery by 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers that challenges conventional wisdom in physics suggests that bismuth, a metal, could serve as the foundation for highly stable electronic components.</p> <p>The researchers observed a mysterious electrical effect in ultra-thin bismuth that remains unchanged across a wide temperature range, from near absolute zero (-273°C) to room temperature.</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:12 +0000 admin 2477 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-ozempics-safety-efficacy-obesity-treatment-backed-new-research-362447 <p>New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic — to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:33:20 +0000 admin 2147 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-foreign-interference-canadian-elections-362961 <p>Canada’s commission on foreign interference in elections is expected to table its report today. The commission looked both at possible foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, and at whether Canadian institutions can detect and block future interference.</p> <p>This 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ expert can share his insights:</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:29:17 +0000 admin 2118 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/proactively-exposing-ecosystems-mild-environmental-stressors-appears-offer-protection-study-finds-363762 <p>Mild, proactive exposure to environmental stress can help biological communities resist severe disturbances and maintain genetic diversity, a <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00067-3">recent study</a> from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ has found.</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:32 +0000 admin 2090 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/study-links-alcohol-consumption-more-severe-nut-allergy-reaction-362237 <table> <tr></tr> </table> <p>Findings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead to quicker diagnoses in emergency care for people with all anaphylactic allergies.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:55:20 +0000 admin 2155 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-us-withdraws-word-health-organization-who-and-paris-climate-agreement-362780 <p>U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement.<br /> <br /> These experts from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ are available to share their insights:</p> <h3><b><u>Paris Accord</u></b></h3> <p> </p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:47:57 +0000 admin 2126 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-russian-ukrainian-war-update-363651 <p>President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is expected to meet with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference, which is underway. This comes after an announcement earlier this week that U.S. President Donald Trump had spoken with Vladimir Putin. </p> <p>These 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ experts are available to share their insights:</p> Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:26:36 +0000 admin 2098 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-reveal-how-life-saving-molecules-are-created-362080 <p>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers have discovered how certain microbes create potent drugs like antibiotics and anti-cancer therapies.</p> <p>Their surprising findings could change the way scientists approach drug discovery and pave the way to the designing of next-generation medications, explained Martin Schmeing, principal investigator and professor in 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ’s Department of Biochemistry and Centre for Structural Biology.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:11:01 +0000 admin 2164 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/child-undernutrition-may-be-contributing-global-measles-outbreaks-researchers-find-362588 <p>Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from food insecurity.</p> <p>A study involving over 600 fully vaccinated children in South Africa found those who were undernourished had substantially lower levels of antibodies against measles.</p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:54:05 +0000 admin 2135 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/experts-us-tariffs-steel-and-aluminum-363042 <p>U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced plans to impose tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum imports. Meanwhile, his plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on many other imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month.</p> <p>These 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ experts can share their expertise about the potential effects of these tariffs on the aluminum and steel industries in Canada:</p> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:50:37 +0000 admin 2106 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-access-personal-data-363958 <p>Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sought access to data from various U.S. government departments and agencies. This has caused concerns that DOGE will gain access to potentially sensitive data on millions of Americans.</p> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:37:10 +0000 admin 2080 at /global-engagement /global-engagement/channels/news/expert-2024-confirmed-hottest-year-record-362438 <p>The European Union’s <a href="https://www.copernicus.eu/en/copernicus-services/climate-change">Copernicus Climate Change Service</a> has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet’s atmospheric and oceanic systems. </p> <p>An expert from 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ is available to comment on this topic.  </p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:29:34 +0000 admin 2145 at /global-engagement