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Dr. Roberta Palmour has been given the Lifetime Academic Achievement Award by the Department of Human Genetics. The award recognizes Prof. Palmour’s seminal contributions to genetic counselling education at 91˿Ƶ, including the establishment of the MSc in Genetic Counselling program. Congratulations Dr. Palmour!

Published on: 13 Feb 2025

Prof. Shelley Clark has co-authored an op-ed in the Washington Post on the sharp decline in traditional married families in rural America.

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Published on: 13 Feb 2025

Developing RNA-based vaccines has become a key focus in the fight against Mpox, which has spread to 116 countries, with over 100,000 confirmed cases worldwide, including more than 1,900 in Canada. The disease was once endemic to parts of Central and West Africa.

RNA-based vaccines offer the potential for better protection, adaptability to new strains, and faster production compared to existing vaccines.

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Published on: 13 Feb 2025

Montreal, February 13, 2025 – 91˿Ƶ’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) and 91˿Ƶ Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) have awarded $500,000 to fund five high-impact research projects aimed at advancing the understanding of Mpox through its Rapid Response for Mpox Research funding program.

Classified as: mpox, Research and Innovation, RNA therapeutics
Published on: 13 Feb 2025

February 6, 2025 |Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the . "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab. He raises concerns about the cost of inaction becoming dreadful as public health and education systems will suffer in aid-dependent nations.

Classified as: mpp perspectives, US politics
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Published on: 12 Feb 2025

A company founded by Department of Bioresource Engineering James 91˿Ƶ Professor Michael Ngadi has succeeded in developing HyperEye, a new technology that uses hyperspectral imaging and AI to quickly and non-invasively identify the sex of a chick before it hatches.

Classified as: Michael Ngadi
Published on: 12 Feb 2025

During Quebec’s Teacher Appreciation Week, Dr. Steven Shaw, ECP, joined host Shawn Apel on , to discuss the project "That One Teacher."

Steven and Shawn took phone calls and responded to listeners discussing that one teacher that made a difference. This event was in support of this year's Teacher Appreciation Week.

Published on: 12 Feb 2025

ѳҾ’s Office for Science and Society (OSS) has been awarded the 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Award. This award, totaling US$200,000, is given annually to people or organizations that encourage critical thinking and provide unbiased, fact-based answers to questions.

Published on: 12 Feb 2025

Please be advised that 91˿Ƶ has mandated Plomberie Charbonneau to carry out the following project:23-012 - Currie Gym - Replacement of the multistack chiller

Description:Installation of a new main chiller and its integration into the building control system.

Construction start date:February 17, 2025

Planned construction end date:May 30, 2025

Work schedule:Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Works outside of building hours will be coordinated in advance.

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Published on: 11 Feb 2025

According to a recent report, up to 800,000 people in Quebec are at risk of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence. It is a potential sea change for the economy and for the labour force, but it isn’t without precedent. “A similar scenario occurred in Europe at the end of the second world war,” says Rob Glew, Assistant Professor (teaching) of Operations Management.

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Published on: 11 Feb 2025

This message is sent on behalf of Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) and Fabrice Labeau, Vice-President (Administration and Finance) / Ce message est envoyé au nom de Christopher Manfredi, provost et vice-recteur principal aux études, et de Fabrice Labeau, vice-recteur à l’administration et aux finances

La version française suit.

Dear colleagues,

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Published on: 11 Feb 2025

Projects include important research on Parkinson’s, glioblastoma and dementia

Classified as: Xiaoqian Chai, Jérôme Fortin, Jean-Baptiste Poline, Adrien Peyrache, Austen Milnerwood, alain dagher, Neuro
Published on: 10 Feb 2025

Canada is experiencing a late-season surge in flu cases, with test positivity rates reaching 21.2 per cent last week, surpassing last season’s peak, according to Flu activity is considered widespread in several Quebec regions.

Here are experts from 91˿Ƶ who can comment:

Christopher Labos, MD, Associate, Office for Science and Society

Classified as: 91˿Ƶ experts, Christopher Labos, jesse papenburg, influenza virus
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Published on: 10 Feb 2025

Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm
Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West

Published on: 10 Feb 2025

In alignment with the and as announced in , the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml

Classified as: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and GPS – New & Current Students
Published on: 10 Feb 2025

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