Simultaneous heatwaves and droughts are becoming increasingly common in western parts of the United聽States, according to a new study led by researchers from 91丝瓜视频. Periods of dry and hot weather, which can make wildfires more likely, are becoming larger, more intense, and more frequent because of climate change.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2020
New research suggests that the impact of natural and vaccine-induced immunity will be key factors in shaping the future trajectory of the global coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19. In particular, a vaccine capable of eliciting a strong immune response could substantially reduce the future burden of infection, according to a study recently published in the journal Science.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2020
Surprisingly, university students without pre-existing mental health concerns seem to be suffering greater psychological distress during the pandemic than their peers with pre-existing mental health problems according to a study of close to 800 university students in Toronto carried out by researchers from 91丝瓜视频 and University of Toronto.
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Published on: 25 Sep 2020
Researchers at 91丝瓜视频 are part of a major international study to better understand the cause and effect of psychosis in adolescents and young adults who are at risk for this condition. The research, which is being led by the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University, will be funded by a $52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Published on: 24 Sep 2020
91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls are partnering to establish a transformative partnership - the CoLab. A first of its kind in Canada, the CoLab will integrate teacher training, classroom practice and cutting-edge pedagogical research under one roof.
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Published on: 23 Sep 2020
With the Bank鈥檚 mandate up for renewal next year, this conference will broaden the debate and explore the policy options facing the Bank.
MONTREAL:聽The Max Bell School of Public Policy at 91丝瓜视频 has re-launched Choosing the Right Target: Real Options for the Bank of Canada's Mandate Renewal. This conference, originally scheduled for the spring of 2020, is now being hosted online between September 22-25, where the six options facing the Bank of Canada will be debated.
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Published on: 21 Sep 2020
Initial results of study show that an estimated 250 independent events following spring break travel in March led to 60,000 people being infected
Published on: 21 Sep 2020
A group of scientists at University of Montreal, The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), and 91丝瓜视频 has been awarded a major research grant of over $12.5 million from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson鈥檚 (ASAP) initiative over the next three years to study Parkinson鈥檚 disease. ASAP鈥檚 implementation partner The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson鈥檚 Research issued the grant.
Published on: 18 Sep 2020
91丝瓜视频 professor Stephen Yue and Dr. Chen Liang, a researcher at the 91丝瓜视频 AIDS Centre and Lady Davis Institute, received an NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grant to produce a cost-effective, production-ready antiviral coating that could significantly reduce the rate of SARS-CoV-2 transmission on high-touch metallic surfaces in public spaces such as schools, office buildings, and clinics. The work will be carried out in collaboration with a team of researchers from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and industry partners Polycontrols, Hatch, and 5N Plus.
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Published on: 17 Sep 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport agencies across North America have made significant adjustments to services, including cutting trip frequency in many areas while increasing it in others. In many cases, these changes, especially service cuts, have disproportionately affected areas where lower-income and more vulnerable groups live, according to a new study from 91丝瓜视频.
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Published on: 16 Sep 2020
Four 91丝瓜视频 researchers are聽among the sixteen eminent Canadian scientists, scholars and researchers that have been by the聽Royal Society of Canada
Read their stories in聽The聽91丝瓜视频 Reporter:
Alfonso Mucci
Willet G. Miller Medal / M茅daille Willet G. Miller
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Published on: 15 Sep 2020
On September 8, the Royal Society of Canada announced 87 new Fellows and 50 new members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Amongst this year鈥檚 RSC cohort are ten 91丝瓜视频 researchers, including six scholars who will become RSC Fellows and four researchers who will become new members of the college. The 2020 cohort of RSC Fellows and members of the college will be officially inducted to the RSC at the annual RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on Friday, November 27.
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Published on: 8 Sep 2020
Researchers from 91丝瓜视频 have revealed the steps by which two very distinct organisms 鈥� bacteria and carpenter ants 鈥� have come to depend on one another for survival to become a single complex life form. The study, published today in , shows that the two species have collaborated to radically alter the development of the ant embryo to allow this integration to happen. Understanding how such grand unifications originate and evolve is a major puzzle for biologists.
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Published on: 2 Sep 2020
How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform team events such as rowing, has puzzled cognitive neuroscientists for years. A new study led by researchers at 91丝瓜视频 is shining a light on how auditory perception and motor processes work together.
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Published on: 1 Sep 2020
A record number of 91丝瓜视频 students have been named recipients of Canada鈥檚 largest scholarship program, Schulich Leader Scholarships. This year, the program has doubled in size from 50 to 100 annual scholarships. In total, six Schulich Leader scholars will begin their studies at 91丝瓜视频 in September (up from two last year) with the majority coming from high schools in Western Canada.
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Published on: 27 Aug 2020
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