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To all Banner Finance Users,

In support of the Year-End effort, the processing of journals, ٰ’s and manual encumbrances (Banner forms FGAJVCQ, FGADCSR, FGAJVCD and FGAENCB) will not be accessible from Wednesday, May 7th, 9:00 AM until Thursday, May 8th, 9:00 AM. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Published on: 2 May 2025
91˿Ƶ announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 91˿Ƶ Professors, James 91˿Ƶ Professors and William Dawson Scholars 

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 91˿Ƶ professors as Distinguished James 91˿Ƶ Professors, James 91˿Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
Published on: 1 May 2025

April 23, 2025 | For the Conference of Defence Associations Institute's Expert Series, Vincent Rigby compares the two major party platforms on defence and security issues, highlighting three crucial areas from both aspects of the Liberal and Conservative platforms: the commitment to 2% defence spending, sovereignty, and Canada’s foreign policy.

Classified as: Vincent Rigby, defence, foreign policy, NATO, Canadian elections
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Published on: 1 May 2025

Quebec is grappling with a significant infrastructure maintenance deficit, which has doubled since 2018, according to Quebec Treasury Board figures. The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec has raised concerns about public safety and is initiating a province-wide consultation to propose steps to be taken. These 91˿Ƶ experts are available to provide insights on this topic. 

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Published on: 1 May 2025

A 91˿Ƶ-led team of researchers has developed a new method that significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of large language models (LLMs) when generating computer code and other structured text.

Large language models (LLMs) are powerful AI tools that are capable of writing everything from essays to programming scripts in a wide range of languages. However, they often make mistakes when generating text that must conform to constraints, leading to errors or outputs that don’t work. Existing solutions to fix these issues are often unreliable or too slow.

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Published on: 1 May 2025

A team of 91˿Ƶ researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.

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Published on: 1 May 2025

Professors Richard King and Stephen McAdams of the Schulich School of Music have been awarded two of 91˿Ƶ’s most prestigious internal research distinctions: the James 91˿Ƶ Professor (JMP) and Distinguished James 91˿Ƶ Professor (DJMP) awards, respectively. 

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

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Dear 91˿Ƶ Finance Community Member,

The Procedures for Travel and Other Expenses have been updated:

  • P4 has been modified to indicate that when an amount is to be returned to the University, the method of payment is via Interac e-Transfer. Payments via personal cheques will no longer be accepted.

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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada. 

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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits—nearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News.

One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.

"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist Pascal Thériault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at 91˿Ƶ, told CBC.

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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

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To all Finance Users,

May 1, 2025 is the first day of Fiscal Year 26 (May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026). For your reference, attached are the FY26 Month End Deadlines for submitting financial transactions in Banner (including Finance Accounts Receivable and Feed File submissions).

These deadlines are posted on the Financial Services website.

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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

April 11, 2025 | In an interview, Pearl Eliadis critiques Quebec’s newly proposed Bill 94, which expands the province’s secularism rules by extending the ban on religious symbols to all school support staff and volunteers, mandating uncovered faces in educational institutions, and prohibiting religious accommodations across the education system.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, Quebec, charter
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

The Department of Bioengineering would like to congratulate Professor Sara Mahshid on being selected as the recipient of the 2025 

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

An international study co-authored by 91˿Ƶ psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don’t just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT). 

NRT maintains that rather than relying on learned expectations or prediction, musical experiences arise from the brain’s natural oscillations that sync with rhythm, melody and harmony. This resonance shapes our sense of timing, musical pleasure and the instinct to move with the beat. 

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

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