December 7, 2022 | The independent and non-partisan office that administers Alberta's provincial elections is recommending legislative changes to address misinformation and disinformation. Mathieu Lavigne, a senior researcher at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy has been researching misinformation during elections and stated that better education about how elections work is crucial in reducing the spread of misinformation and increase trust in the election process.聽
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Published on: 12 Jan 2023
At a research-intensive university like 9I制作厂免费, laboratories play a critical role both in advancing solutions for a sustainable future and making its campuses environmentally responsible places to study and work. In fact, 9I制作厂免费 cannot hope to reach its goals of becoming zero-waste by 2035 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 without collaboration from the faculty, staff, and students who use these spaces.
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Published on: 11 Jan 2023
According to new research co-authored by 9I制作厂免费's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology),聽older adults鈥� ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often viewed through a lens of decline, reveals much about what is preserved and prioritized in cognitive aging.
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Published on: 10 Jan 2023
Discovery will improve diagnosis and open treatment possibilities for thousands of people with this debilitating neurodegenerative condition worldwide
A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will improve diagnosis and open new treatment avenues for this progressive condition.
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Published on: 15 Dec 2022
Researchers classify Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and subtypes for a personalized approach to the disease
Alzheimer鈥檚 disease is a disorder characterized by abnormalities in several different biological areas.
A study carried out by HBHL-funded researcher Yasser Iturria-Medina and his research group, in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at The Neuro, represents the first and largest multimodal data collection effort to date for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
This work represents the most significant effort so far to classify Alzheimer's disease from a multi-level molecular perspective.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2022
Thermoelectrics can generate electrical power from waste heat and could make an important contribution to sustainable energy production if their efficiency is improved. Engineering efficient thermoelectrics, however, requires a sophisticated understanding of the fundamental interdependencies between electrical and thermal transport, for which improvements in our understanding of how charge carriers are coupled to lattice vibrations (phonons) is needed.
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Published on: 14 Nov 2022
November 11, 2022 |聽In the face of an increasingly bellicose China buttressed by its mighty economic and military strengths, Washington鈥檚 鈥渟trategic ambiguity鈥� has become insufficient to pre-empt China鈥檚 ambitions. A shift towards "strategic clarity" could pave the way to deter Chinese aggression in the region, provided it remains subtle and is carefully managed, Pangying Peng says.聽
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Published on: 11 Nov 2022
November 3, 2022 | The article, written by MPP Candidate Jack Burnham, was based on a discussion held in 9I制作厂免费 which focused on " The future of national security in the world of the "n-block war." Panelists included Jennifer Welsh, Ali Dizboni and Vincent Rigby, while the panel was moderated by Andrew Pot
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Published on: 11 Nov 2022
Neurotransmitters are chemicals brain cells use to communicate. They work together with matching receptors on the cell surface to drive brain activity. However, we don鈥檛 fully understand how the distribution of these receptors varies region by region throughout the brain, nor what effect they have on brain function.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2022
October 3, 2022 | Researchers from 9I制作厂免费, including Professor Taylor Owen, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process.聽
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
Software tool brings together multiple brain maps in one place
The brain is a complex organ, and no one imaging mode can catch everything that鈥檚 going on inside it. Over the years, multiple 鈥渂rain maps鈥� have emerged, each focusing on different brain processes, from metabolism to cognitive function. While these maps are important, using them in isolation limits the discoveries researchers can make from them.
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Published on: 6 Oct 2022
Purpose is to understand post-COVID symptom evolution and impact on patients鈥� lives
As of Sept. 20, 2022, there have been more than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 in Quebec. It is estimated that 10 to 30 per cent of cases will have lingering symptoms after the acute illness. This means that as many as 330,000 Quebecers may experience what鈥檚 become known as long COVID, or post-COVID-19 syndrome.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2022
Student funding available
Dialogue 9I制作厂免费 is launching a call to fund students who are researching access to health care and social services for the English-speaking community in Quebec. This funding call is for a 1-year stipend to support undergraduate and graduate students completing a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher.
Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,500 (undergraduate level) or $5,000 (graduate level).
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Published on: 15 Sep 2022
August 4, 2022 | In an ongoing conversation about the role of energy transition in addressing climate change since the end of Kevin Page's Complexity Seminar, MPP alumnus Umer Farooq wrote this op-ed in collaboration with Page.聽Umer is a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 9I制作厂免费. He has a Doctorate in Engineering.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2022
Today, 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 9I制作厂免费 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 9I制作厂免费 cohort will join 238 9I制作厂免费 researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College and 2400 Canada-wide.
Published on: 6 Sep 2022
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