Graduate Students

Lin Centre RGTGM Workshop: "Prophetic States: Rethinking the Past and Present Entanglements of Religion and Politics"

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:28 +0000

Lin Centre RGTGM Workshop: "Prophetic States: Rethinking the Past and Present Entanglements of Religion and Politics"

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Workshop: The End of Extraction as We Know It: A Roundtable Discussion

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:57 +0000

Workshop: The End of Extraction as We Know It: A Roundtable Discussion

As work moves toward the metaverse, new concerns about employee monitoring emerge

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:10:28 +0000

As organizations explore new digital frontiers, Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at 91˿��Ƶ, urges caution.

On the Delve podcast, she examines the prospect of working in the metaverse—a future that may be closer than we think.

While immersive environments promise enhanced remote collaboration, they could also fundamentally change how employee performance is monitored and evaluated.

Canada Strong Fund Plan Raises Governance and Investor Alignment Questions

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:05:49 +0000

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to launch a $25‑billion Canada Strong Fund raises key governance and design questions, according to Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at 91˿��Ƶ’s Desautels Faculty of Management.

Betermier said the proposed sovereign wealth fund will need to be carefully coordinated with existing vehicles such as the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Canada Growth Fund to avoid overlap and inefficiency.

Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre hosts 5th Spring Finance Workshop

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:04:19 +0000

On April 19-21, 2026, 91˿��Ƶ Desautels’ Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre welcomed researchers from across North America and Europe for the 5th edition of the Spring Finance Workshop.

Stefano Rossi of Bocconi University in Italy won the best discussion award, while Jonathan Berk from Stanford University in the United States won the best paper award for his paper “A Unified Theory of Delegated Capital Management,” co-authored with Peter De Marzo.

High oil prices will push up grocery prices

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:01:56 +0000

Tensions in the Middle East have sent global oil prices soaring, and Canadians are already feeling the impact at the gas pump. Higher gasoline prices, however, may be only the first effect.

In the oil crisis, the price at the pump could be opportunistically high

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:16 +0000

The war in the Middle East has disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing gasoline prices higher worldwide. In Canada, prices have surged even though the country does not import oil that travels through the strait. The reason is that oil is traded on a global market, meaning prices rise and fall everywhere at the same time.

D2R awards $5.74 million in Translational Impact Research funding

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:49:13 +0000

Montreal – April 29, 2026 | 91˿��Ƶ’s DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) has invested nearly $6 million in funding to support four groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on April 23-24, 2026.

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:24:53 +0000

3-year Update on the Center for Precision Psychiatry – Quebec
By Dr. Simon Ducharme | Neuropsychiatrist and a clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro (MNI)

MMP unavailable April 24 - May 1 at 9 a.m.

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:15:34 +0000

Due to year-end activities, MMP will be unavailable from Friday, April 24, at 5:00 p.m. to Friday, May 1st, at 9:00 a.m.

ACB Seminar Series: Guojun Chen, PhD "Precision Drug Delivery: From Overcoming to Harnessing Biological Barriers"

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:22:35 +0000

Walmart is closing some Quebec locations, but also investing in new ones

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:16:05 +0000

In the face of stiff competition from retailers like Maxi and Super C, Walmart announced it is closing multiple Montreal-area stores. However, the closures don’t necessarily indicate that the company is struggling in Quebec, according to Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.

Walmart has also announced that it is investing $6.5 billion to open new stores in Quebec.

Danielle Prag: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:34:14 +0000

Danielle Prag, pianist

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Visit Danielle's website for more information.

Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) National Conference 2026

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:50:38 +0000

Join the IMHL and GCHM teams at the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) National Conference on June 15-16, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec.

Fedor Nazarov (Kent State University)

webfull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:37:34 +0000

✒️ TITLE / TITRE

Every weak type $L^1$ bound for the maximal function has an underlying covering lemma.

📄 ABSTRACT / RÉSUMÉ