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The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $14 million to 62 91˿Ƶ-led projects, including one Partnership Grant, four Partnership Development Grants, and 57 Insight Grants. Among the recipients of new Partnership Development grants is the Faculty of Education's Associate Dean, Strategy and Transformation and Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies, Prof. Joseph Levitan.

Published on: 23 Jul 2026

A new study by a team of 91˿Ƶ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in , provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

Classified as: Carolyn Baglole
Published on: 22 Jul 2026

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that our PhD student Pepper Wang's research project Navigating Personal Reflection and Self-Disclosure with Generative AI Chatbots in Later Life has been selected for 2026 BMO Responsible AI Fellowship.The BMO Responsible AI Fellowships, the result of a gift from BMO Financial Group in 2021,supports undergraduate and graduate studentsin all 91˿Ƶ facultiespursuing research in responsible artificial intelligence.

Congratulations Pepper!

Published on: 22 Jul 2026

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We are pleased to inform you that the issue affecting the 91˿Ƶ Marketplace (MMP) has been resolved and the system has been restored.

As communicated previously, several MMP functions were impacted, including requisitions, purchase order change orders, invoices, and receiving transactions.

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Published on: 22 Jul 2026

Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new from 91˿Ƶ.

“We found that something as simple as changing the light in refrigerated storage may help fresh produce stay fresher for longer,” said Shafieh Salehinia, lead researcher and affiliate member in the Biomass Production Lab, headed by Prof. Mark Lefsrud.

Published on: 22 Jul 2026

Estimates of ordinary matter in the universe exceed the amount observed in stars and galaxies, leaving much of it unaccounted for. Researchers from the (CHIME)/Fast Radio Bursts Collaboration, including 91˿Ƶ and MIT, have developed a new method to seek out this “missing” matter by combining galaxy locations with fast radio burst detections. A fast radio burst, or FRB, is an ultrabright, millisecond flash of radio waves emitted by extremely energetic phenomena in the distant universe.

Classified as: Victoria Kaspi, Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) telescope, CHIME telescope, fast radio burst, galaxies, missing matter
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

The Desautels Faculty of Management has been ranked first in Canada for research output in the 2026 CHART-Index, a new standardized benchmark developed by the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business. More than 20 schools, including University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, are included in the benchmark.

Classified as: rankings, desautels research, Research
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

New $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant launches global Timbre and Orchestration Network (TONE)

A major new international research collaboration led by 91˿Ƶ’s Schulich School of Music is set to transform how music is created, studied and experienced across cultures.

Classified as: SSHRC
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

Registration is now officially open for CTR Horizons 2026, taking place November 25–26, 2026, at Holiday Inn & Suites Montreal Centre-ville Ouest.

In its fourth consecutive year, Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2026 (CTR Horizons)continues to bring togetherinnovators, investigators, clinicians, trainees, and industry professionals working at the forefront of cancer translational research.
The two-day symposium is scheduled forNovember 25–26, 2026, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Montreal Centre-ville Ouest.

Classified as: CTRHorizons, CancerResearch, TranslationalResearch, Oncology
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

The Trump administration is threatening to impose new 50 per cent tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods, ranging from wine to hockey sticks, to come into effect in 30 days.

These 91˿Ƶ experts are available to comment:

, PhD candidate and course lecturer, Department of Political Science, can speak about:

Classified as: Diya Jiang, Preetika Joshi, Julian Karaguesian, Michael McAdoo
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Published on: 21 Jul 2026

When a child has been sexually abused by a family member, post-disclosure interventions prioritize the child who was victimized. Siblings who were not directly abused can also be deeply affected by the abuse. New research from 91˿Ƶ finds siblings are nevertheless routinely unable to access available supports.

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Published on: 21 Jul 2026

Canada’s two main workplace pension plans differ primarily in who bears investment and longevity risks.Sebastien Betermier, associate professor of finance at 91˿ƵDesautels, explains that defined benefit plans guarantee employees a predetermined income throughout retirement, while employers assume the associated risks.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

Bell’s dismissal ofnearly 50employees over alleged “swipe and go” attendance fraud has reignited debate over return-to-office mandates and how organizations measure productivity. Jean-Nicolas Reyt, associate professor at 91˿Ƶ Desautels, argues that attendance fraud isultimately asymptom of a larger issue: employers’ reliance on office presence as a proxy for performance.

Classified as: Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Organizational Behaviour
Published on: 21 Jul 2026

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As an update to our earlier communication, we have confirmed that the current issue extends beyond MMP requisitions and is also affecting Purchase Order Change Orders, Invoices, and MMP Receiving.

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Published on: 20 Jul 2026

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