/mssi/taxonomy/term/5/all en /mssi/channels/news/hbhl-funded-researchers-clinch-cihr-fall-2024-project-grant-363026 <p>The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's <a href="https://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54191.html?hsid=12ea4fc6-028e-4a94-8d38-d71240e406ab&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=cihr_irsc">Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition</a> has approved 453 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 131 projects funded in Quebec.</p> <p>HBHL is proud to announce that 16 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for eight projects, out of 23 grants awarded at 9I制作厂免费.</p> <p>HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:50:12 +0000 admin 8611 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-tackling-25-tariff-threats-policy-magazine-362561 <p>January 13, 2025 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an聽<a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/premiers-tear-down-these-internal-trade-walls/">article</a> as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.聽</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:42:27 +0000 admin 8599 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/anil-wasif-imf-and-world-bank-addressing-global-challenges-policy-magazine-360671 <p>October 22, 2024 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/at-the-imf-world-bank-annual-meetings-the-mood-is-for-reform/">article</a> about the IMF and the World Bank initiating to promote global economic stability. It has been 80 years since the establishment of these institutions and new challenges have sprung.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:40:19 +0000 admin 8600 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/aftab-ahmed-metas-dominance-policy-magazine-362893 <p>January 22, 2025 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing <a href="https://www.policymagazine.ca/when-meta-met-maga/">Meta's dominance in聽the digital economy</a> as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp聽command聽over three billion active monthly users worldwide. 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It aims to provide patients with safer and more effective therapeutic options, particularly for treating cancer, rare diseases, and preventing various infectious diseases.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:06:34 +0000 admin 8464 at /mssi /mssi/channels/news/event-workshop-precision-health-and-medicine-january-9-2025-361379 <h3>First Hybrid Workshop on Precision Health and Medicine</h3> <p><em><strong>Synergizing our strengths in new technologies in omics, digital sciences, and translational medicine to advance patient care.</strong></em></p> <p>This event is organized in partnership between University of Bern and 9I制作厂免费. 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