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ճclass had the incredible opportunity to visit HeadquartersatYUL Airport! From experiencing thesimulatorto exploring thehazardous goods departmentandaircraft hangar, students gained first-hand insights into airline operations.

Published on: 21 Mar 2025

Myostatin is a paracrine myokine that regulates muscle mass in a variety of species, including humans. In this work, they report a functional role for myostatin as an endocrine hormone that directly promotes pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and thereby ovarian function in mice. Previously, this FSH-stimulating role was attributed to other members of the transforming growth factor-β family, the activins. Their results both challenge activin's eponymous role in FSH synthesis and establish an unexpected endocrine axis between skeletal muscle and the pituitary gland.

Published on: 20 Mar 2025

March 18, 2025 | Chris Raganspoke on how removing carbon tax would be detrimental for Canada, in an interview published by . “The consumer carbon tax is not working, it’s become too divisive.” Mr. Mark Carney said on social media. Which is why the carbon tax has been canned.Mr.

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Published on: 20 Mar 2025

Professor Erik Martinez Kuhonta, ISID Associate Member and former Director, publishes an opinion piece on the recent arrrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. As Professor Kuhonta writes, "The International Criminal Court’s stunning arrest last week of former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, on charges of crimes against humanity was a powerful strike for human rights and justice. It was also a decisive move by the current President, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., against the Duterte family."

Published on: 20 Mar 2025

, released Thursday, ranks countries based on survey data measuring people's self-reported life satisfaction. Canada, once among the top 10, has dropped from 6th place in 2013 to 18th in 2025, mirroring a wider decline among industrial nations.

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Classified as: Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Happiness, Bieler School of Environment, Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy
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Published on: 20 Mar 2025

is a United Nations observance that raises awareness of the importance of fresh water and sustainable water management. This year’s theme is preserving glaciers, which are melting faster than ever due to climate change.

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Published on: 20 Mar 2025

Julius Alessandro Xanthoudakis (BCom'20, MMF’25) has been named the 2024 Peter Christoffersen MMF Award recipient, recognizing his academic excellence and contributions to the 91˿Ƶ Master of Management in Finance (MMF) program.

A Montreal native with a background in finance and data science, Xanthoudakis honed his skills in market analysis and risk management as a strategist for Desautels Capital Management (DCM)’s SRI Fund. He credits the London networking trip and MMF’s collaborative learning environment as key to his growth.

Classified as: Master of Management in Finance (MMF), MMF Alumni, BCom Alumni
Published on: 19 Mar 2025

Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship. The prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada’s National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.

The Dorothy Killam Fellowship provides researchers with up to two years of relief from teaching and administrative duties to focus on transformative research that has potential to positively improve Canadian lives.

Published on: 19 Mar 2025

The presence and concentration of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," infertilizing residual materialswill be monitored under new standards in Quebec through a management code, according to Quebec's Environment Ministry.

Quebec's code on the management of fertilizing residual materialssuch as sewage sludge,also known asbiosolids—which come from treating municipal or industrial wastewater—will take effect Nov. 1.

The codetakesinto account a total of13 types of substancesand includes monitoring guidelines.

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Published on: 19 Mar 2025

In a CBC Newsspoke to several experts who say U.S. tariffs on Canadian dairy products would have little effect on Canada's protectionist system.

The director of 91˿Ƶ's Farm Management and Technology Program agrees that these tariffs would have a "somewhat limited" impact on industry.

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
Published on: 19 Mar 2025

In the Hill Times, Saji George, Associate Professor in 91˿Ƶ's Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, argues that with the right investments in research, innovation, and farmer education,

Classified as: Saji George
Published on: 19 Mar 2025

Canadian grocery giant Loblaw is preparing to add labels to U.S. products affected by tariffs, allowing consumers to distinguish them from other products on shelves and understand why they cost more.

91˿Ƶ agronomist and economistPascal Thériault

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Published on: 19 Mar 2025

Honoring our incredible team members for their years of service and dedication! 💙👏 Your hard work and passion make all the difference. Here's to many more milestones ahead! ✨ #StaffAppreciation #MilestoneMoments #TeamExcellence

Published on: 19 Mar 2025

We're excited to announce that the annual BBMESS Symposium is coming up soon! This two-day event will take place in the SSMU Ballroom (3480 Rue McTavish) on May 5-6, 2025. For full details, including the schedule, registration fees, and keynote speakers, please click here.

Published on: 19 Mar 2025

A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a by 91˿Ƶ researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across species from Australia, Singapore and Barbados over nearly 400 million years of evolution, enables the slime’s transformation from liquid to fibre and back again. It’s a discovery that could inspire next-generation recyclable bioplastics.

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Published on: 19 Mar 2025

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