By Katherine Gombay
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Professor Claudia Mitchell was in an Ethiopian airport on her way to Russia when she received an email from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation asking her to give them a call. With no phone in sight, Mitchell waited anxiously until landing some hours later to learn that she had garnered a prestigious Fellowship. 鈥淭hey said, 鈥榶ou clearly walk the talk because you are traveling from one girl-led project to another鈥欌��.
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Published on: 19 Sep 2017
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced today that Professor Michel Tremblay (Department of Biochemistry and the Director of the 9I制作厂免费 Cancer Institute) has been awarded the McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science. Recognized for his leading-edge work on the role and function of particular enzymes in the development of cancer, Professor Tremblay is among the 12 Canadian researchers honoured with an RSC medal or award this year. Also among the RSC 2017 award winners is Dr.
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Published on: 19 Sep 2017
By Katherine Gombay
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Published on: 18 Sep 2017
Facebook is opening a new Artificial Intelligence Research Lab in Montreal 鈥� FAIR Montreal. This is the company鈥檚 first research and development investment in Canada, and only its fourth AI research lab in all. Prof. Joelle Pineau, from the School of Computer Science and co-director of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Reasoning & Learning Lab, will head the new Montreal AI lab while maintaining her academic position at the university.
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Published on: 15 Sep 2017
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it back into space. This light-eating prowess is due to the planet's unique capability to trap at least 94 percent of the visible starlight falling into its atmosphere.
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Published on: 14 Sep 2017
Today, the Royal Society of Canada announced 70 new members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, including seven 9I制作厂免费 scholars. With seven members, 9I制作厂免费 has more new inductees this year than any other university in the country. The new members of the College will address issues of particular concern to Canadian society, including mental health and environmental management, taking advantage of the interdisciplinary approaches fostered by the College.
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Published on: 12 Sep 2017
The CIRM and the 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Quebec Studies Program learned with great sorrow of the passing of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Chancellor Emerita Gretta Chambers. Dear friend of CIRM and the Quebec Studies Program, she is one of those who supported the creation of the first research group dedicated to Montreal studies, at 9I制作厂免费, in 2012. CHancellor Emerita Chambers also has always maintained that our university has an important role to play in the production and dissemination of knowledge about Montreal and the province of Quebec.
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Published on: 11 Sep 2017
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Published on: 9 Sep 2017
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Published on: 8 Sep 2017
Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to new research from 9I制作厂免费, it matters a great deal.
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Published on: 8 Sep 2017
A Canadian effort to build one of the most innovative radio telescopes in the world will open the universe to a new dimension of scientific study. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, today installed the final piece of this new radio telescope, which will act as a time machine allowing scientists to create a three-dimensional map of the universe extending deep into space and time.
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Published on: 7 Sep 2017
Katherine Sirois of Quebec and Iveta Demirova of British Columbia have been named 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships.
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Published on: 31 Aug 2017
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Published on: 30 Aug 2017
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