On Sunday, February 2, 2025, the 28th Annual Prix Opus and 67th Grammy Awards were held. Congratulations to all the nominees!听
The Prix Opus was created in 1996 by the Conseil qu茅b茅cois de la musique (CQM) to highlight the excellence, vitality, and diversity of Qu茅bec鈥檚 thriving music scene and to celebrate artists within the community. The awards highlight outstanding achievements in concert music, compositions, productions, and recordings.听
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There鈥檚 a lot that AI can do鈥攁nd quite a bit that it can鈥檛. And the mix of numbers and letters on a spreadsheet is one thing that AI has struggled to make sense of. Prior Labs wants to change that by developing machine learning models optimized to understand spreadsheets, which host an enormous amount of critical information in many firms.
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The Faculty of Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) has unveiled its new Indigenous space, named the Onkwanakt铆:io lab, which aims to provide a supportive environment for Indigenous students and encourage Indigenous-focused research.
The space features a mural highlighting Indigenous athletes and a hand-carved wooden table depicting traditional Indigenous sports, underscoring the connection between culture, movement, and community.
Yesterday, HBHL hosted the first Neurogenesis Speaker Series talk of 2025 at The Neuro, featuring Paul Masset听and Pouya Bashivan.
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The D2R (DNA to RNA) Initiative has awarded more than $6 million to support eight Core Platforms at 91丝瓜视频 and one at the University of British Columbia through its Core Platform Sustainability funding program. This program supports state-of-the-art Core Platforms that are essential for advancing research and development and facilitating technology uptake and transfer in fields relevant to RNA therapeutics.
Join 91丝瓜视频 to celebrate the joys of science with Science Literacy Week! From February 22nd to 28th, delve into this year's theme, From Lab to Life and explore science in the everyday. Events include a study on the ancient Egyptian animal mummies in the Redpath Museum, a tour of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, Science History Treasures in 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Rare Books and Special Collections, and much more. .听
US tariffs will hit the Canadian economy hard, but individual industries will experience unique effects. In the case of aluminum production, much of Canada鈥檚 3.2 million metric tons of aluminum that Canada produces each year could be re-routed to Europe. But some communities could still be hit hard and other places that harvest natural resources won鈥檛 be able to find other buyers so easily. 鈥淭here are a lot of towns where the whole town will be impacted,鈥� says Saibal Ray, Professor of Operations Management.
Buying clothing, wearing it once or twice, and then returning it is not a new practice, but online shopping has amplified the issue. To stay competitive with e-commerce giants, retailers have had to simplify their return processes, making them more vulnerable to abuse. 鈥淎mazon puts pressure on speed of delivery and the customer always being right,鈥� says Charles de Brabant, Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.
Canada鈥檚 Maple 8 pension funds are globally respected for strong returns and independence from government influence. However, recent political moves threaten this model. The federal government has encouraged more domestic investment, while Alberta鈥檚 government fired AIMCo鈥檚 board, raising fears of political interference. 鈥淲hen you start investing based on political objectives, you risk compromising returns,鈥� warns Associate Professor of Finance Sebastien Betermier.
Despite BlackRock鈥檚 exit from the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), climate action remains a key priority for financial institutions, says Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance. He notes that asset managers are shifting their strategies to focus on helping firms transition to net zero rather than maintaining strictly net-zero portfolios. While GFANZ is adapting to these needs, Betermier warns that moving away from alliances could weaken collective action.
91丝瓜视频 Desautels Faculty of Management congratulates Professor Alain Pinsonnault on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his contributions to Canada's international scientific recognition. The medal, awarded to individuals making significant community, national, and global impacts, was presented at a ceremony on January 29, 2025, at Laval鈥檚 Centre de congr猫s Palace.
Please be advised that 91丝瓜视频 has mandated CORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS to carry out the following project:听21-007 Parasitology Building 鈥� JELF Lu and Liu
Description:听Renovation of lab P039 on the first floor of the Parasitology Building.
Construction start date: March 3rd, 2025
Planned construction end date: March 28th, 2025
Work schedule:听Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Any additional hours will be coordinated.
