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.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2022
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.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2022
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.
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Published on: 22 Feb 2022
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.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2022
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."
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Published on: 17 Jan 2022
12 janvier听2021 |听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.
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Published on: 17 Jan 2022
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.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including 9I制作厂免费's Scott Weichenthal, an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health,听has听been awarded t听from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Published on: 17 Nov 2021
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment fast radio burst (CHIME/FRB) team, which discovered more than 500 new fast radio bursts in the first year of the detector鈥檚 operations, will receive the 2022 .
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Published on: 17 Nov 2021
Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases
Hanadi Sleiman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has transformed the field of DNA nanotechnology and revolutionized precise medical treatments for major diseases, like cancer 鈥� and she has just earned national recognition for her research.
Published on: 17 Nov 2021
Over the last year, the Max Bell School's听听been building out a research program on kids & tech to explore a range of policy implications related to data governance and children's rights, ed-tech, school surveillance, targeted ads, kids content, gender and mental health.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021
Innovative food production technologies for edible crickets and microalgae launch two 9I制作厂免费 student-led projects into the semifinals of the NASA/CSA Deep Space Food Challenge.
Published on: 11 Nov 2021
Multidisciplinary unit to focus on rise of 鈥榮uperbugs鈥� identified by WHO as a leading threat to global health, responsible for 700,000 annual deaths worldwide
October 20, 2021 (Montreal, Quebec) 鈥� Globally, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) causes approximately 700,000 deaths annually, a number projected to reach over The prevalence of AMR in Canada is projected to reach 40% by this time, a plausible scenario if no interventions successfully curb their rise.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2021
International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder
People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball, or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50 to 80 per cent chance of developing a serious neurodegenerative disease within a decade of diagnosis.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2021
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