On March 27, 91丝瓜视频 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual听, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 91丝瓜视频 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 research contributions.
A new Netflix series, Adolescence, about a teenager accused of the murder of a classmate, is attracting a great deal of attention. It is not a true story but draws inspiration from news reports about misogynistic incels and about boys in the United Kingdom who are involved in knife crimes.
Congratulations to J茅r么me Waldisp眉hl and Attila Szantner (Computer Science), The Eclipse Task Force (Physics), and Andrew Gonzalez (Biology), who are among this year's winners of the President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media!
In announcing the winners and runners-up, President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini noted that they were among a strong field of applicants spanning all 12 Faculties.
鈥淭his is further evidence that the sharing of knowledge and a love of learning are core 91丝瓜视频 values,鈥� he said.
To help raise awareness, the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre is highlighting their collection of e-books and audiobooks on autism available for everyone.
This collection includes a variety of books, from practical guides and self-care tips, to personal narratives that offer deep insight into the experiences of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Check out our e-books and audiobooks online here:
March 11, 2025 |听Director听Jennifer Welsh听spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on .听Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate? And how independent can Canada really become from the USA?
Last week, HBHL hosted the third talk of the 2024-2025 Neurogenesis Speaker Series at the Neuro, featuring Dana Small and Yashar Zeighami.
Dana Small鈥檚 presentation,听"The Interoceptive Origins of Reward," explored how biological signals are integrated to determine food choice, while Yashar Zeighami鈥檚 talk, "Fine-Tuning Neuroimaging Analysis to Reveal Hidden Insights,"听highlighted his research into the development of multi-scale computational models of brain anatomy.
Several Schulich faculty members and alumni are among this year鈥檚 JUNO Award winners and nominees! We are so proud to see these talented artists honoured for their contributions to Canada鈥檚 vibrant music industry.听
Celebrating excellence in Canadian music, the 2025 JUNO Awards took place March 30 in Vancouver, British Columbia.听
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Director Jennifer Welsh听co-edited a special issue of听Global Studies Quarterly听on . Welsh co-edited the collection of articles and co-authored the introductory essay.听The article tackles four questions: (1) Why has localization become a focus of scholarly and policy attention? (2) What are the historical precursors of localization?
Universities are typically organized into silos 鈥� engineering, business, medicine 鈥� but sustainability requires collaboration across these fields. 鈥淔or example, solar energy involves policy, engineering, business,鈥� says Juan Camilo Serpa, an Associate Professor at 91丝瓜视频 Desautels.鈥� To foster cross-disciplinary collaboration among sustainability researchers, Serpa created the Sustainability Action Network鈥攐r SUSAN for short.
When OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, the hype around AI began building to a fever pitch. Big money poured in to big tech, sending the stock of companies like Microsoft and Nvidia soaring. But a December 2024 AI chatbot release from a much smaller Chinese tech firm is showing that generative AI can be built a much more modest budget. 鈥淒eepseek shows that smaller companies with more limited resources can compete with tech giants,鈥� Prof. Ruslan Goyenko told Benefits Canada.
The federal election campaign is well underway, and the leaders of the Liberal and Conservative parties are both proposing tax cuts for the lowest income tax bracket. Income up to $57,375 is currently taxed at a rate of 15%, and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed a 2.25% reduction to this rate. For his part, Liberal leader Mark Carney is proposing a 1% reduction. In either case, the tax savings do not just benefit the lowest income earners. Anyone who earns more the personal deduction amount -- $15,705 in 2024-- would save money on their taxes.
UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in India (MGIEP) recently hosted Faculty of Education Dean, Vivek Venkatesh, and Professor Joseph Levitan, DISE, for a dialogue on community based participatory action research, and pluralism and polarization.
Their visit was part of a research tour including a dialogue on these topics to foster collaboration and to exchange ideas on education and societal challenges.
Please be advised that, following a winter break, construction work will resume with Ceveco Inc. to carry out the following project:听19-016 Reconstruction of Upper Main Road, Downtown Campus.
Description:听Reconstruction of the Upper Main Road, from the Y intersection to the McCall MacBain Arts Building, including underground work.
Construction restart date: March 31, 2025
Planned construction end date: November 2025
Work schedule:听Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. /听Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
This new program is designed for founders working towards a successful launch to test, refine and validate their product-market fit.
Designed for early-traction ventures, this popular program helps founders scale their ventures and prepare for investor fundraising.
Many Canadians are increasingly choosing to buy Canadian products, especially at the grocery store. But identifying which foods are produced or made in Canada can be complicated. These experts can shed light on the subject:听
