A Canadian-led study about our country's most beloved export -- maple syrup -- has shown that the sweet stuff that makes pancakes so good might also help antibiotics work better. The research from a 9I制作厂免费 team was presented this weekend at the听annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. Lead researcher Nathalie Tufenkji, who specializes in chemical engineering, says her team's study began with the observation that aboriginal people in Canada have long used maple syrup to fight infections.
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Published on: 3 Apr 2017
Ahmed El-Geneidy, the head of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Transportation Research group, thinks the REM鈥檚 promoters are wearing rose-coloured glasses. Ridership projections for the REM of 40 million commutes annually are hugely optimistic.
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Published on: 31 Mar 2017
"It's actually encouraging people to use that fuel source rather than alternative fuel sources," said Chris Ragan, an economics professor at 9I制作厂免费 and chair of the university's Ecofiscal Commission.
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Published on: 30 Mar 2017
But Erin Strumpf, who researches public health at 9I制作厂免费 in Montreal, says it is not so simple. With so many factors affecting health, such as lifestyle and genetics, it can be difficult to draw broad conclusions about why Canadians live longer. Rates of obesity and smoking, and socioeconomic factors may all impact the different outcomes we see in the US.听"People like the explanation of universal health coverage; people like the explanation of more redistributive social programmes," she says.
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Published on: 29 Mar 2017
Dr Robert Hess, from 9I制作厂免费 in Canada, who ran the study said: "Using head-mounted video goggles we were able to display the game dichoptically, where one eye was allowed to see only the falling objects, and the other eye was allowed to see only the ground plane objects."
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Published on: 28 Mar 2017
Professor Jill Hanley, from 9I制作厂免费, is the Montreal lead on the "live" study which will track the results of the humanitarian program, and the efforts of ordinary Canadians who've been part of the private sponsorship program.
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Published on: 27 Mar 2017
You need to hit all the high notes if you want to get in to听9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Schulich School of Music. The program receives more than 1,000 applicants a year 鈥� but only a couple hundred are admitted. 鈥淭here is, has been a steady and perhaps increasing number of young people who are interested in classical music,鈥� said St茅phane Lemelin, chairperson for 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 music department of performance.
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Published on: 24 Mar 2017
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Published on: 23 Mar 2017
Montreal is celebrating its 375th anniversary, but very few vestiges of its early history remain. (A multimedia piece with an interactive map showing some of Montreal鈥檚 oldest iconic buildings, including the Arts building. 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Annmarie Adams provided input for the article.)
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Published on: 22 Mar 2017
Jessica Coon discusses how humans would make contact with extraterrestrials, whether emoji听can replace written words听and how the internet is putting some languages at risk.
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Published on: 21 Mar 2017
We should never forget how much prices matter. Most of us like saving money, and so we seek out the lowest-cost options, whether we鈥檙e shopping for food or clothing, or making a new product or offering a new service. With carbon pricing, we will seek out new ways to do things, new ways to save money 鈥� and it will help even more if our governments send some of the money back to us.
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Published on: 20 Mar 2017
Two years ago, second-year bachelor of commerce student Leilani Lee jumped at the chance to sign up for a new interdisciplinary specialization in sustainability offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management at 9I制作厂免费.
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Published on: 17 Mar 2017
There might be a way to repair axons which, when damaged, lead to brain damage and disabilities. MNI neurology and neurosurgery professor Alyson Fournier was interviewed.
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Published on: 16 Mar 2017
9I制作厂免费 students Erin Yong Ping and Amy Luce join Global鈥檚 Laura Casella to talk about 9I制作厂免费 24, the university鈥檚 biggest digital fundraising campaign.
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Published on: 16 Mar 2017
A Montreal startup is counting on technology sparked by a casual conversation between two brothers pursuing PhDs at 9I制作厂免费.
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Published on: 14 Mar 2017
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