/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1432/all en /newsroom/frank-elgar Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:20:29 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254345 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/trust-and-income-inequality-fueling-spread-covid-19-325184 <p>Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries. Greater economic inequality is also associated with COVID-19 mortality.</p> Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:56:50 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 242191 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/we-need-talk-about-school-start-times-265256 <p> Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:52:09 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26638 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canada-children-back-pack-among-rich-nations-260446 <p>A <a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">new report released today</a> by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child well-being in the world’s most affluent nations, including Canada. While progress in reducing child well-being gaps has been modest overall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom third when measured against other rich nations. (<a href="http://www.unicef.ca/en/unicef-report-card-13-fairness-for-children">UNICEF</a>)</p> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:54:52 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25731 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/youth-violence-global-scale-256857 <p>Most comprehensive look at youth violence on a global scale Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:38:47 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 24796 at /newsroom