/desautels/channels_item/48 en /desautels/node/1066129 <p>Headquartered in Mumbai, the Tata Group is a multibillion-dollar conglomerate with operations in more than 100 countries. Their information technology services arm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expanding its operations in Montreal. They鈥檙e investing in a state-of-the-art IT services delivery facility that will provide TCS customers with a range of technology solutions, including AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and advanced analytics.</p> Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:43:15 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/553781 <p>平特五不中 Desautels graduate <strong>Avneet Bhabra</strong> (BCom鈥�23)鈥檚 research paper 鈥�23% and Counting, but Not 鈥極ne Size Fits All鈥�: Helping Canada鈥檚 Immigrants Strengthen Their Financial Knowledge鈥� has been published by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) on Canada.ca. Focusing on financial literacy amongst immigrants in Canada, the paper was selected as a finalist in the undergraduate category of the FCAC鈥檚 2023 Building Better Financial Futures Challenge.</p> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:33:59 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/88403 <p>One of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide, the agricultural food supply chain crosses international borders and reaches across industries and sectors. Reducing its environmental impact requires complex, high-tech solutions like artificial intelligence鈥攁nd the people to implement them at the right time, in the right places.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:21:59 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/88322 <p>Thousands of restaurants and retailers across Canada sell food and beverages, and the logistics of getting these products where they need to be are complex. A new platform is using data to make it all more efficient. Led by Professor <a href="/desautels/laurette-dube">Laurette Dub茅</a>, Scientific Director of the <a href="/desautels/mcche">平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)</a>, MiXR will optimize resources throughout the food and beverage sector.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:04:24 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/76577 <p>As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight weak points in global healthcare systems, Professor <a href="/desautels/laurette-dube"><strong>Laurette Dub茅</strong></a> identifies an opportunity for large-scale innovation with primary care at the centre.</p> <p><a href="https://policymagazine.ca/primary-care-as-the-nexus-of-post-covid-health-and-economic-convergence/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> <p>聽</p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:08:59 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/76547 <p>Professor <b><a href="/desautels/laurette-dube">Laurette Dub茅</a> </b>joins <i>The Future Economy </i>to discuss how convergence and innovation can work together to build Canada鈥檚 economy.</p> <p><a href="https://thefutureeconomy.ca/interviews/laurette-dube/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2020 20:10:46 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/76389 <p>The Quebec government is rolling out a new public health campaign featuring individuals who have first-hand experience with the severity of COVID-19. Professor <b><a href="/desautels/laurette-dube">Laurette Dub茅</a> </b>comments on the polarizing responses to fear campaigns.</p> <p><a href="https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/as-quebec-rolls-out-covid-19-ad-campaign-experts-wonder-if-it-will-reach-target-audience" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:30:06 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/76316 <p>Contrary to the prevailing model, a convergence economy emphasizes resilience over hyper-competitiveness, writes Professor <b><a href="/desautels/laurette-dube">Laurette Dub</a>茅</b> in an op-ed for the <i>Montreal Gazette</i>.</p> <p><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-toward-a-more-resilient-convergence-economy" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Fri, 04 Sep 2020 18:08:58 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/74219 <p>The Government of Canada has announced funding of $1.2 million for 17 projects to be led by researchers across the country that will analyze baseline data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:33:14 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/69113 <h4>Jo毛lle Rondeau, Research Assistant, 平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)</h4> <p>As part of <a href="https://www.c2montreal.com/" target="_blank">C2 Montreal</a>, the <strong><a href="https://www.c2montreal.com/menu/2018-montreal-summit-innovation-7th-edition/" target="_blank">2018 Montreal Summit on Innovation (MSI)</a></strong> showcased the social impacts of 10 collaborative research projects through an interactive circuit on May 23.</p> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:10:35 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68656 <h2>Distinguishing between healthy living and fitness fads</h2> <p>At this year鈥檚 Manulife Prize ceremony, hosted at Maison Manuvie in collaboration with the 平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), Manulife Prize winner Professor Jean-Pierre Despr茅s presented an overview of his research, emphasizing the prevailing gap between science and so-called healthy living practices. According to him, the difference between what we know and what we do is staggering.</p> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:50:15 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68554 <h2>$50,000 award recognizes research pioneer who screened for abdominal obesity and acted to prevent it</h2> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:13:11 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68549 <h2>Le prix, d'une valeur de 50聽000聽$, r茅compense le pionnier de la recherche pour la d茅tection et la pr茅vention de l'ob茅sit茅 abdominale</h2> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:06:26 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68548 <h2>$50,000 award recognizes research pioneer who screened for abdominal obesity and acted to prevent it</h2> <h3>Montreal - March 22, 2018</h3> <p><big>平特五不中, in association with Manulife and the 平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Pierre Despr茅s, Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine at Universit茅 Laval and pioneer in developing screening techniques for visceral obesity, is the winner of the 2018 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.</big></p> Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:05:24 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68238 <h3>By <a href="/desautels/nii-addy">Nii Addy</a> and Jo毛lle Rondeau</h3> <p>The<strong> <a href="/desautels/mcche" target="_blank">平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://lesalon1861.com/en/impact-hub-montreal/" target="_blank">Impact Hub Montreal (IHM)</a></strong> supported <strong><a href="https://enactusmcgill.wordpress.com/events/" target="_blank">Enactus 平特五不中</a></strong> to organize the first Food Convergent Innovation Forum on November 30, 2017.</p> Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:22:34 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68209 <h2>Are you leading research that promotes Active Health?</h2> <h3>Apply for a chance to be recognized</h3> <p>平特五不中鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management and the <strong>平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE)</strong> are pleased to announce the call for applications for the <strong>2018 Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health</strong>.</p> Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:45:07 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/68153 <p>Rapid technological advancement is disrupting the status quo across numerous domains, including in agriculture and food markets.</p> <p>In response, the <strong>平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics</strong> <strong>(MCCHE)</strong> and the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) are hosting a series of relevant executive development programs from December 5-6.</p> Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:30:22 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/67432 <h3>The Pulse Innovation Platform of the 平特五不中 Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) brings new methods of food production and marketing to India.</h3> Thu, 11 May 2017 13:39:25 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/65787 <p>To discover new ways of promoting pulses like lentils and peas to tackle obesity and undernutrition, the Desautels Faculty of Management at 平特五不中 has launched a platform that enables companies and institutes to work together towards improving the nutrition of food products.</p> <p>The Global Pulse Innovation Platform (PIP) aims to boost consumption of protein-rich pulses, a sustainable food product that helps prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes.</p> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:08:45 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/64872 <p>You鈥檙e late getting out the door and your six-year-old isn鈥檛 co-operating. You know it isn鈥檛 the best parental decision you鈥檝e ever made but you offer him a treat if he agrees to obediently put on his shoes and get into the car. What鈥檚 the harm in that?</p> <p>A study co-authored by <strong>Laurette Dub茅</strong> of 平特五不中鈥檚 Desautel Faculty of Management suggests there could be long-term consequences to these types of actions, especially if they become a regular routine.</p> Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:33:36 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/64553 <p>Almost eight million children in India are severely malnourished and have nine times higher risk of death compared to normal children. These children deserve to live. In January 2015 over 100 organisations and individuals collectively urged the government to take action and save the lives of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) through the Generation Nutrition Campaign. </p> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:15:32 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/63702 <p>Depuis 30 ans, les approches m茅dicales et di茅t茅tiques ont montr茅 leurs limites.</p> <p>... "Derri猫re chaque ob猫se, il y a un individu, et cet individu ne peut 锚tre dissoci茅 de l'茅cosyst猫me dans leque il se trouve.", ajoute <strong>Laurette Dub茅</strong>, professeure 脿 la facult茅 de Management Desautels et pr茅sidente et pr茅sidente fondatrice et directrice scientifique du Centre de la convergence en sant茅 et 茅conomie de l'Universit茅 平特五不中.</p> Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:14:07 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/62813 <p><span>Organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, the 20</span>^th<span>聽edition of the Conference of聽</span><span>Montreal</span><span>聽will begin on聽</span><span>June 9, 2014</span><span>, under the theme of 鈥�</span><span>Economy, Governance and Pension</span><span>鈥�.</span></p> Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:30:39 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/59219 <p>To view the article, please click聽<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/07/20/0912951109.full.pdf+html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p>With widespread hunger continuing to haunt developing nations, and obesity fast becoming a global epidemic, any number of efforts on the parts of governments, scientists, non-profit organizations and the business world have taken aim at these twin nutrition-related crises. But all of these efforts have failed to make a large dent in the problems, and now an unusual international collaboration of researchers is explaining why.</p> Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:18:12 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/58406 <p>Professor<strong> Laurette Dub茅</strong> has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for her dedication to her peers, her community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to this country. At the same time, it serves to honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians.</p> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:41:58 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/45294 <p>Addressing the World Health Summit in Berlin in October, Professor <strong>Laurette Dub茅</strong> warned that the current dominant approach to combating an exploding global epidemic of diabetes and heart disease is too narrowly focused to succeed.</p> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:02:06 +0000 平特五不中 /desautels/node/60248 <p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:11:35 +0000 平特五不中