91丝瓜视频 launches Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Education
91丝瓜视频 launches its Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education, mandated by Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Christopher Manfredi, with a public event to be held on September 22 at the new site of the Hochelaga Rock. The Task Force will propose initiatives aimed at integrating indigenous perspectives into the academic curriculum and research, as well as the retention and recruitment of Indigenous students and faculty members.
Canada Foundation for Innovation provides $1.1M for CBRAIN computing platform at 91丝瓜视频
91丝瓜视频 will receive more than $1.1 million for CBRAIN, one of the world鈥檚 most advanced computing platforms for brain research, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) Cyberinfrastructure Initiative. 聽 Marc Miller, Member of Parliament for Ville-Marie 鈥� Le Sud-ouest 鈥� 脦le-des-s艙urs, made the announcement at 91丝瓜视频 on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, the Minister of Science. 聽 CBRAIN, a national
Could quality of sleep have to do with sex differences?
You may have noticed that women are more prone to sleep disturbances than men. They are, for instance, up to twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men. Could there be a link between the body clock that regulates sleep and being a female or a male? Yes, according to an original study conducted by Dr. Diane B. Boivin of 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.
Campus-wide consultation launched on sexual-violence policy
Sexual violence on campus is a matter of preeminent importance, meriting a clear response and commitment to action.91丝瓜视频 welcomes Martine Alfonso as Interim President and Executive Director of the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (MUHC).
In the context of the MUHC鈥檚 recent announcement regarding Ms. Alfonso鈥檚 appointment and the MUHC鈥檚 strategic direction, 91丝瓜视频 is very supportive of any proposal that has as its primary goals to improve patient care and strengthen the academic mission in its affiliated health network.
Critical information missing in fight to save wildlife
With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, predictions for the impact of climate change on plants and wildlife must improve to give scientists a clearer picture of which species are most at risk of extinction.
Mammals, spiny plants and the savanna story
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The evolution and distribution of spiny plants holds clue to spread of African savanna
Medication against schizophrenia inhibits pancreatic cancer
A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at 91丝瓜视频 and the German Cancer Research Center.
Aerosol emissions in East Asia driven by consumption in developed countries
Much of the influence on climate from air pollution in East Asia is driven by consumption in the developed countries of Western Europe and North America, according to research co-led by 91丝瓜视频 atmospheric scientist Yi Huang.
91丝瓜视频 maintains its position as top Canadian university in QS rankings
91丝瓜视频 remains Canada鈥檚 top university according to the QS World University Rankings 2016/17, which were released yesterday.
91丝瓜视频 wins $84 million grant for neuroscience
91丝瓜视频 will launch an ambitious effort to advance understanding of the human brain and ease the burden of neurological and mental-health disorders, thanks to an $84 million, seven-year grant announced today under the federal government's Canada First Excellence Research Fund (CFREF).
91丝瓜视频 moving forward with Faculty of Medicine satellite medical campus in Outaouais
The funding, announced by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, who was joined by Minister of Health and Social Services Ga茅tan Barrette, Minister of Higher Education H茅l猫ne David and Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region St茅phanie Vall茅e, is earmarked to develop the operational plan for the 91丝瓜视频 satellite medical campus and to break ground on construction of the required infrastructure.
Seeing Evolution in Fast Motion
A new outdoor laboratory will serve as a facility for studying the effects on our lakes of climate change and chemicals commonly used in Quebec. It features a series of 96 experimental ponds containing 1,000 litres of water from Lac Hertel on 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire. This network of ponds, named LEAP (Large Experimental Array of Ponds), was opened on September 2, 2016.
Ferring Canada Donates $2 Million to 91丝瓜视频
TORONTO 鈥� September 1, 2016 鈥� Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, is proud to announce a $2 million donation to 91丝瓜视频 in Montreal, Canada that will be used to create fellowships in health and health leadership, and to finance environmental research in the Canadian Arctic.
Gaming for gut research
You may not think of yourself in this way 鈥� but in some ways your body is just a host for hundreds of trillions of microbes (including bacteria) that colonize us in fairly unique combinations in our聽guts, inside our various orifices and on the surface of our skin. These tiny creatures are essential to our survival 鈥� we couldn鈥檛 digest anything without them, for instance.
