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Fri, 05/29/2026 - 08:57
Published: 29 May 2026

Claudio Bussandri will Inspire as Education's 2026 Honourary Doctorate

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 08:31

ClaudioBussandri  will be conferred with aDoctor of Laws,honoris causa(LL.D.)  at the Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony on June 1st.

Published: 29 May 2026

Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:39

Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia.

Published: 28 May 2026

Desautels Professor Robert Nason to lead entrepreneurship and engagement at 91˿Ƶ Sustainability Park

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:32

The 91˿Ƶ Sustainability Park has announced new academic leadership appointments that will help shape its future direction. Among them is Robert Nason of the Desautels Faculty of Management, who will serve as Associate Academic Director of Entrepreneurship and Engagement.

Published: 28 May 2026

Rise of AI deepfakes fuels urgent call for stronger protections

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:21

Canada is moving to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes after recent court rulings exposed gaps in existing law, allowing perpetrators to avoid conviction despite clear harm to victims.

Published: 28 May 2026

Oliver Abrams BCom’26 named Management Valedictorian

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:56

This year, we are proud to celebrate Oliver Abrams BCom'26, as Management valedictorian for the Class of 2026. Reflecting on his time at Desautels, Oliver found that the people around him played a defining role in his experience.

For Abrams, 91˿Ƶ was more than academics; it was a community that broadened his perspective and grounded him throughout his studies. “My peers have shown me what’s possible, my professors have shown me new ways of thinking, and my family has kept me grounded,” he said. In moments of uncertainty, their support remained constant.

Published: 28 May 2026

Convocation 2026 at Macdonald Campus: The Big Day Starts Long Before June 4

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 14:23

As convocation ceremonies continue across 91˿Ƶ, preparations are reaching their final stage at the Macdonald Campus, where celebrations will begin on June 4. While graduating students prepare to mark the completion of their studies, teams across the campus are focused on ensuring the environment is ready to welcome them and their families.

Published: 28 May 2026

Professor Emerita Laurette Dubé receives 91˿Ƶ’s highest academic honour

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 13:11

Desautels Professor Emerita has been awarded the 91˿Ƶ Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, the University's highest academic honour, in recognition of a career spent bridging science, policy and real-world impact.

Published: 28 May 2026

Webinar: Unlocking the Guggenheim, How to Build a Competitive Application

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 12:11

Interested in the Guggenheim Fellowships?

In this one-hour session, hear from Laura Auricchio, Vice President and Secretary of the Guggenheim Foundation and Dr. Angela Esterhammer, 2025 Guggenheim Fellow as they share perspectives on the application process, what defines excellence across disciplines, and the impact of the fellowship experience.

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST

Cost: Free

Published: 28 May 2026

What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 11:29

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, 91˿Ƶ researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people’s perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own bodies are deeply connected.

Beyond deepening psychologists’ understanding of “embodied cognition,” the connection between our minds and our fundamental bodily awareness, the findings could have concrete applications regarding the treatment of certain psychiatric conditions, the researchers said.

Published: 28 May 2026

Valedictorian Ryan Dvorak Featured in 91˿Ƶ Reporter

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 08:31

Meet Ryan Dvorak, Faculty of Education's valedictorian for this year's convocation. The Faculty's second valedictorian from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Ryan, who has earned his B.Sc. (Honours), will have a personal story to share with us and some words of wisdom the entire audience will be able to learn from.In an interview with the 91˿Ƶ Reporter, Ryan saidsupport from family, professors and peers shaped both his academic and personal growth.

Published: 28 May 2026

Pearl Eliadis on Enshrining a Right to Housing in Quebec

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 16:51

May 27, 2026 |Pearl Eliadis, chair of the Quebec Homelessness Prevention Collaborative's legislative reform project, joined CBC's Daybreak Montreal to discuss the coalition's new push for legal reform on homelessness in Quebec. Eliadis argues that adding the right to housing to the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms would give it "quasi-constitutional status," underpinning every Quebec law that touches housing.

Published: 27 May 2026

Experts: Skin cancer prevention

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 10:27

As warmer weather draws morepeopleoutdoors, 91˿Ƶ dermatologists are available to speak on sun safety and skin cancer prevention.

Skin cancer is the mostcommon formof cancer, andmostcases are caused by UV exposure.MostCanadiansdon’tuse sunscreen regularly,or at all,and onein threereport havinghadsunburn in the past year.

Published: 26 May 2026

Blood proteins flag multiple sclerosis years before diagnosis, opening a window for prevention

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 10:12
Of more than 2,500 blood proteins screened, a small group may drive MS and signal who will develop it

A new study has revealed a group of blood proteins, that are altered in people who go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), in some cases more than a decade before diagnosis. The findings offer hope that a simple blood test could one day identify people at high risk of MS in time to act before damage occurs.

Published: 26 May 2026

2026 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 09:41

Ann Jack (Clerical), Diti Anastasopoulos (Management), and Maxime Leroux (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.

These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 20th, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.

Published: 26 May 2026

Jennifer Welsh Co-Authors Article on the Risks of Supporting Civilian Self-Protection

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 15:51

June 9, 2025 |Jennifer Welshhas co-authored a new article, "Risky Business: Organizational Challenges in International Support for Civilian Self-Protection", in Perspectives on Politics, with E. Paddon Rhoads and J. Masullo. The article argues that international support for "bottom-up" civilian self-protection, while often seen as less costly and more legitimate than direct intervention, carries its own significant risks for the communities it aims to protect.

Published: 25 May 2026

Jennifer Welsh New Chapter on Responsible Sovereignty and the 1990s

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 15:49

September 22, 2025 |Jennifer Welshhas contributed a chapter, "Responsible Sovereignty and Individual Accountability: Liberal Internationalist Aspirations from the 1990s", to the new volume Rethinking the 1990s: Liberal World Order Building in the Aftermath of the Cold War. The chapter revisits how post-Cold War liberal internationalism advanced new aspirations around state sovereignty and individual accountability, offering historical perspective on today's debates over the future of the liberal international order.

Published: 25 May 2026

EDI Lunch & Learn | Accessibility in Research Labs

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 14:41

This event is open to everyone who wants to contribute to creating accessible research environments.

In honour of Quebec’s Week for Persons with Disabilities, D2R - in collaboration with the Quebec Interuniversity Network in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with and the Equity Team at 91˿Ƶ - invites you to a Lunch & Learn to present the new Practical Toolkit for Research Teams to foster Accessibility in Research Labs.

During this event we will present a few key elements of this toolkit, including:

Published: 25 May 2026

Caitlin Atkinson, PhD Student (KPE) Interview with 91˿Ƶ D2R

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 12:30

Caitlin Atkinson, a PhD student in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) and a student of Prof. Benoit Gentil, is also a 91˿Ƶ D2R Doctoral Scholar.

Published: 25 May 2026

Research findings challenge long-held assumptions about how we learn or regain speech

Mon, 05/25/2026 - 12:06

Learning to speak a new language,orregaining speech,depends more onareas ofthe brainthatprocesssound and physical sensation than ontheparts of thebrain thatgovernmotor control,accordingto new research findings.

Thestudy,byresearchers at91˿Ƶ and the Yale School of Medicine,hasimplications for speech-learning theory andforthedevelopment ofspeech processing and recognition technologies.

Published: 25 May 2026

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