At the University of New Brunswick this morning,听The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced $51,968,051 for 223 projects at 39 universities across the country, including over $4.5 million across 14 projects at 9I制作厂免费, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund. The Fund was established to help universities like 9I制作厂免费听innovate, as well as to attract and retain top research talent, by giving them access to cutting-edge research equipment, laboratories and tools.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2017
The risk of acute myocardial infarction for the elderly living in and around small cities is increased by air pollution caused by biomass burning from woodstoves. 听
It is well documented that air pollution in big cities causes heart and lung problems. But what are its consequences on people in smaller urban centres?
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Published on: 27 Feb 2017
A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.
Published on: 23 Feb 2017
During an announcement at the University of Ottawa today,听94 research projects in universities across the country were awarded funding from the NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants program. Nine 9I制作厂免费 projects are together receiving more than $4.1 million from the funding envelope to partner with a supporting organization on strategic research, including highly innovative research in green energy storage.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2017
Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Department of Psychiatry.
Published in the journal BMC Biology, these results show for the first time that directly targeting the biological clock in a cancerous tumour has an impact on its development.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2017
Montreal has ended Paris鈥檚 five-year stint as the world鈥檚 best student destination, according to global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds.听听of the听QS Best Student Cities听ranking, featuring a 鈥楽tudent View鈥� indicator for the first time, provides further evidence of Canada鈥檚 increasing popularity and desirability as a student destination, particularly following recent political events in the United States and United Kingdom.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2017
9I制作厂免费 was one of 12 recipients of a mini-grant awarded today by the American Association of Universities (AAU) to support reform in undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education.听
9I制作厂免费 was the only Canadian institution to receive an award and, in addition to being one of only two Canadian members of the AAU Network, will now join the AAU鈥檚 STEM Education Network along with such peer American universities as Yale University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology, and Cornell University.
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Published on: 14 Feb 2017
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The community received a message last week from Provost Christopher Manfredi regarding a disturbing communication on social media that was sent by one of our students. I was shocked to read that Twitter post and want to make it clear that the University condemns all expressions of hatred and attempts to incite violence, including any that have been made in reaction to the post.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2017
9I制作厂免费 recently became aware of a disturbing communication on social media by a student. The University strongly condemns expressions of hatred or incitement to violence against any individual or group. Such statements do not represent the views or the values of the University and we believe they violate a number of our policies, including the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures.
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Published on: 9 Feb 2017
The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex, recreational drugs, and food is also critical to experiencing musical pleasure, according to a study by 9I制作厂免费 researchers published today in the Nature journal Scientific Reports.
Published on: 8 Feb 2017
9I制作厂免费 is responding to U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 Executive Order restricting travel to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Christopher Manfredi said Tuesday, Feb. 7.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2017
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has awarded an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship to Prof. Tomislav 贵谤颈拧膷颈膰, to support his work in an innovative branch of chemistry that aims to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to solvent-based chemical processes. 听
NSERC awards up to six of these two-year, $250,000 fellowships annually to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising scientists and engineers.
Published on: 7 Feb 2017
One of the big mysteries in the scientific world is how the ice sheets of Antarctica formed so rapidly about 34 million years ago, at the boundary between the Eocene and Oligocene epochs.
There are 2 competing theories:
The first explanation is based on global climate change: Scientists have shown that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels declined steadily since the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, 66 million years ago. Once CO2 dropped below a critical threshold, cooler global temperatures allowed the ice sheets of Antarctica to form.
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Published on: 31 Jan 2017
Standards for authorizing first-time trials of drugs in humans are lax, and should be strengthened in several ways, 9I制作厂免费 researchers argue in a paper published today in Nature.
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Published on: 30 Jan 2017
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