John Bishop (BEng鈥�47) was ahead of his time. An environmentalist before most people knew the word, he was an active outdoorsman who took deliberate steps to protect and preserve the land. He got involved in upholding the things he believed in, living an engaged, productive and healthy 98 years.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2025
Montreal's public health authority is asking health professionals to be following the report of two highly contagious pulmonary tuberculosis cases in recent months.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2025
Each year a prize of $1,000 is awarded to a trainee who has published the best addictions-related paper. The recipient of this Leyton Addiction Research Prize will be announced at Student Research Day in the spring of 2025.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
The annual Research Day will be back this year! The event will take place in person at the Douglas Hall on Thursday, June 19th, 2025, from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.
This is an important event, which highlights the vital contributions of our students and postdocs. All graduate students and postdoctoral fellows currently working under the supervision of a principal investigator within the 91丝瓜视频 Department of Psychiatry are welcome to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Prizes will be awarded for the best presentations.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
It is with profound sadness that the School of Social Work announces the passing of our beloved colleague, Professor Sydney Duder.
A dedicated member of our community who made an immeasurable impact on our students, faculty, and the broader social work profession.听We invite you to take a moment to read the article in听, which beautifully captures the life and accomplishments of Professor Duder.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
April 3, 2025 | Professor听Vincent Rigby听and听Norman Hillmer, wrote about the lack of strategic approach of Canada to world affairs and how it has been slow to react to rapidly changing threats.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
D2R is pleased to launch the call for proposals for the Foundational and Research in Motion funding program.
This program integrates two previously separate funding programs - Foundational Projects and Research in Motion (RIM) - into a single, unified call. This program provides researchers with the flexibility to explore novel ideas and develop cutting-edge solutions that have the potential to lead to commercialization or clinical application.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
April 1, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen听spoke on the new social media regulations as the elections approaches closer. If social-media companies wanted to help improve election integrity, they could share what鈥檚 happening on their platforms with researchers, said Owen. X used to give researchers access to its application programming interface (API), or data, but now its most in-depth access level costs about $40,000 a month, mentioned Owen, which effectively shuts out Canadian researchers.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
April 1, 2025 |听Chris Ragan, explained that the end of carbon tax and how it will be affect Canadians in an news article at . Ragan says the drop in prices could be more gradual, though he agrees it is coming. "One of the less charming attributes of capitalism is that prices tend to fall more slowly than they rise," Ragan said.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created , Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.
'鈥淭oo often, queer and trans scholarship doesn鈥檛 make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that 鈥� I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.鈥�'
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
How disinformation, fake news and foreign interference threaten Canadian election | Montreal Gazette
March 31, 2025 |听Aengus Bridgman, director of the听听(MEO), spoke with The听Gazette about the threats of fake news, deepfakes and foreign interference infiltrating your social media feed have never been higher.听He cites an evolving geopolitical landscape, a reduction of safeguards by the main social media platforms and the advent of generative AI as game changers in the lead-up to election day on April 28.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
March 31, 2025 |听Aengus Bridgman, director of the听听(MEO), explains听about the state of the major platforms in Canada in 2025, how our information ecosystem is vulnerable to misinformation, and what we should be doing about it.听A contributor to听studies听on information issues in multiple federal and provincial elections, he is one of Canada鈥檚 leading experts on misinformation, digital activism, and the politics of digital media.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
March 26, 2025 | MPP Isabella Coronado Doria wrote about the growing tensions between Uber and traditional taxis in Columbia. "In some ways, hindering Uber鈥檚 activity in Colombia is comparable to telling people to abandon the internet and go back to encyclopedias. It highlights the perpetual tension between the status quo and disruptive technology," writes Isabella.听
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
March 30, 2025 | Professor听Jennifer Robson is the 2024-25 McConnell Visiting Scholar.听For the last 20 years, there has been no limit to how much you can invest outside of Canada in tax-preferred savings accounts like TFSAs and RRSPs. In a largely stable, rules-based, and tightly-integrated global market, that probably made sense for an open economy like ours (Canada).听
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Published on: 3 Apr 2025
A new study by 91丝瓜视频 researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in the journal Nature, not only upend a long-held belief among neuroscientists, but could pave the way for treatments.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
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