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To address the growing problem of overprescribing for seniors, a new Canadian guideline is calling for routine medication reviews.

In Canada, roughly two in three adults age 65 or older . While often necessary, complex drug regimens can increase the risk of side effects and affect quality of life.

Classified as: Emily McDonald, Department of Medicine
Published on: 3 Jun 2026

Dear 91˿Ƶ Finance Community Member,

We would like to inform you that the Payment Request Policy & Procedures have been updated, specifically section PR2.8 (Moral Damages). This is to ensure alignment with the applicable legislative framework.


Thank you.

Chère membre de la communauté financière de 91˿Ƶ,

Classified as: Update: Payment Request Policy & Procedures / Modifications : Politique et procédures relatives aux demandes de paiement
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Published on: 3 Jun 2026

Robert F. Engle, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics, is a leading expert in time series analysis and the creator of autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH), a method for the statistical modelling of time-varying volatility. His work revolutionized financial econometrics and is widely used in asset pricing and risk management. He is Co-Director of the NYU Stern Volatility Institute and co-founded the Society for Financial Econometrics.

Classified as: Awards
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Published on: 3 Jun 2026

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Fernando Saltiel has been granted tenure. Professor Saltiel joined 91˿Ƶ in 2020 and has established himself as a leading researcher in labour and education economics. His work examines how cognitive and non-cognitive skills affect labour market outcomes, the role of firms in shaping skill development, and the impact of business cycles on labor market outcomes. We congratulate Professor Saltiel on this well-deserved recognition of his contributions to research, teaching, and service.

Classified as: Appointment News
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Published on: 3 Jun 2026

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Fabian Lange delivered the Harold Innis Lecture at the 60th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association, held at Simon Fraser University in May 2026. The Innis Lecture, established in 1974 in honour of the great Canadian economist Harold Adams Innis, is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to economics in the broad sense in which Innis construed the subject.

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Published on: 3 Jun 2026

The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Kensuke Sakamoto will be joining our faculty as an Assistant Professor in August 2026. Dr. Sakamoto earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2026. He is an expert in network econometrics and its applications.

Classified as: Appointment News
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Published on: 3 Jun 2026

To mark Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month, we are pleased to present a new educational brochure on myasthenia gravis for newly diagnosed individuals and their loved ones.

The idea for this resource arose from a discussion between a patient with myasthenia gravis and Maxime Grenier, a master’s student in physical therapy at 91˿Ƶ, during which Maxime noted a lack of resources and support for people living with this condition.

Classified as: Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (NPRC)
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Published on: 2 Jun 2026

The department is delighted to announce that three faculty members: professors Codruta Ignea, Natalie Reznikov and Carolie Wagner, have been awarded tenure and promoted to the rank ofAssociate Professor, effectiveJune 1, 2026.

Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Congratulations to Adrian Liu (Physics), who received the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision!

The Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching, awarded by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, acknowledges outstanding contributions to promoting graduate student excellence through supervision and teaching by a faculty member who has been supervising for 10 years or less.

Classified as: Department of physics
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Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Canada is positioning itself as a more compelling destination for global capital, and Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance at 91˿Ƶ Desautels, says the shift reflects both necessity and opportunity. As geopolitical tensions and U.S. trade pressures mount, Betermier argues Canada must attract more private investment, particularly in infrastructure and energy transition assets.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance
Published on: 2 Jun 2026

As the Bank of Canada highlights AI’s promise to boost productivity, Simon Blanchette, a faculty lecturer at 91˿Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says Canada risks overestimating the impact of time savings alone.

Even as workplace efficiencies improve, he argues thereal challengelies in turning those gains into higher-value outcomes. “Today is the day that AI will be the least powerful in our lifetime,” he says, warning that organizations need to move faster.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, AI at 91˿Ƶ Desautels, artificial intelligence (AI)
Published on: 2 Jun 2026

As OnlyFans enters a new era under owner Yekaterina “Katie” Chudnovsky,professorEmmanuelleVaast says much about the platform’s directionremainsunclear. With Chudnovskyremaininglargely outof the public eye, questionsremainabout how the company may evolve.

Classified as: Emmanuelle Vaast, information session
Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Students from across North America came together for an intense, fast-paced challenge at the fourth annual Business Ethics Case Competition, hosted by 91˿Ƶ’s Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity.

Classified as: Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity
Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Congratulations to Jasmin Chahal (Microbiology and Immunology) for winning the 2026 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching!

Presented annually, the Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching celebrates a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level within the Faculty of Science.

Read below the announcement of the award from the Spring 2026 Science A convocation program:

Classified as: dept. of microbiology and immunology
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Published on: 2 Jun 2026

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