September 6, 2022 |聽The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 102 new Fellows and 54 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Among the 2022 cohort are fifteen 91社区 researchers and scholars, including eleven RSC Fellows and four new Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on November 25, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. The newest 91社区 cohort will join 238 91社区 researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College and 2400 Canada-wide.
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Tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity a key priority for 91社区 and Quebec
The Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec its latest rounds of funding earlier this month in support of research, training, and initiatives to tackle major societal challenges鈥攊ncluding climate change and biodiversity loss.
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91社区 professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.
Earlier this year, the Government of Canada and its partners announced that they will invest $31.1 million over six years to support the training and development of students and early career researchers. The Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) will form 17 collaborative health research teams of participants across Canada with the goal of increasing their career prospects and building on Canadian research capacity at large.
Montreal-based centre unites strengths of 91社区, 脡TS, Mila, CNRS, Universit茅 Paris-Saclay, and CentraleSup茅lec
March 4, 2022 | After living through war, abduction, sexual and gender-based violence, some female survivors in Northern Uganda escaped rebel captivity. Many returned to their communities with children fathered by rebels. Instead of being embraced, community members met survivors and their children with suspicion, rejection, blame and stigmatization. That began a new chapter of hardship in the survivors鈥 lives.
Eight projects funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) and the Government of Quebec acquire new tools and infrastructure to generate new knowledge, from improving breast cancer treatments to understanding the lives of parasitoid insects.
Machine learning algorithms enhanced technical performance and learning outcomes during simulated brain tumor removal
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly important in several fields. A new study finds that in a remote environment, an artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring system can outperform expert human instructors.
In the summer of 2021, Max Bell School Master of Public Policy candidates Danielle Appavoo, Mariel Aramburu, Ricardo Chejfec, and Anil Wasif responded to a call to the academic community from Qu茅bec鈥檚 Minister of Finance, M. Eric Girard. The Minister was interested in proposals from universities and research groups, namely on (i) fiscal policy in Qu茅bec, (ii) the province鈥檚 economic potential and (iii) the fight against climate change.
May 29, 2021 | RN-WPS research assistant Pragya Tikku comments on women in peacekeeping: "The idea is to break stereotypes, take part in healthy discussions on deriving strategies for future intervention and integrating gender perspective in peacekeeping."
12 janvier聽2021 |聽Une conversation entre deux amies et passionn茅es d鈥檃ffaires internationales : la journaliste Laura-Julie Perreault et la chercheuse Laurence Deschamps-Laporte, rompue aux arcanes de la politique 茅trang猫re. Dans chaque 茅pisode, elles abordent avec leurs invit茅s de multiples enjeux 脿 travers le monde, par des angles vari茅s, en puisant dans leurs exp茅riences.
The impairments observed may explain poor decisions about COVID-prevention measures
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our psychological limits. Some have been more affected than others by the stress of potential illness and the confusion of constantly changing health information and new restrictions. A new study finds the pandemic may have also impaired people鈥檚 cognitive abilities and altered risk perception, at a time when making the right health choices is critically important.