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ƽ��岻��’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and Welcome Hall Mission celebrate Jim Lund Dental Clinic expansion

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 07 May 2024 19:42:18 +0000

ƽ��岻��’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and the Welcome Hall Mission celebrated the completion of the Jim Lund Dental Clinic expansion project, which started in October 2023.

Established in 2011 in partnership with the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, the Jim Lund Dental Clinic at Welcome Hall Mission has long been recognized for its commitment to helping Montrealers in need with free dental care.

Study underscores new strategies to fight drug-resistant bacteria

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 07 May 2024 18:42:00 +0000

Several billion years ago, a genetic arms race began between bacteria and their viral killers. This seemingly eternal struggle continues today, with implications for diseases killing tens of thousands of people around the world each year.

Huit universités montréalaises s’unissent pour accélérer l'action climatique et renforcer la résilience de la métropole

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 07 May 2024 15:00:30 +0000

Montréal, 7 mai 2024 — Aujourd’hui, dans le cadre du Sommet Climat Montréal, huit institutions universitaires montréalaises — l’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), HEC Montréal, l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Polytechnique Montréal, l’Université ƽ��岻��, l’Université Concordia, l'Université de Montréal (UdeM) et l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) — s’engagent à collaborer pour accélérer l’action climatique de la collectivité montréalaise en partageant leurs savoirs et leurs pratiques, tout en faisant preuve d’exemplarité dans la réduction d

Eating the way we do hurts us and the planet, study finds

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 06 May 2024 14:48:42 +0000

In an age of abundance and variety in food options, are Canadians eating better than they were half a century ago? According to a recent paper by researchers at ƽ��岻�� and the International Food Policy Research Institute, those relying on Canada’s food supply for their dietary needs not only face deficiencies in healthier alternatives, but they also contribute to the disproportionate levels of environmental degradation caused by Canadian agricultural and food distribution policies.

McCall MacBain Scholars Announces Class of 2024

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:13:09 +0000

The McCall MacBain Scholarships at ƽ��岻�� today announced its fourth cohort of recipients, beneficiaries of a landmark $200 million gift made in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain. At the time, it was the largest single donation in Canadian history.

Weeding out the dealers in Canada’s cannabis market

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:44:03 +0000

It's been five years since Canada stepped into the forefront of cannabis legalization, setting a significant precedent in the realm of drug policy. With Canada and 24 US states now embracing recreational cannabis, the battle against the illegal market remains a key concern, one highlighted in the federal government's final report on the Cannabis Act.

Ehab Abouheif named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:11:25 +0000

Ehab Abouheif, James ƽ��岻�� Professor in the Department of Biology at ƽ��岻��, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the highest distinctions in the global science community, which recognizes contributions to science and technology, scientific leadership, and extraordinary achievements across disciplines.

Divisive diagnosis raised in George Floyd case under scrutiny

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:04:07 +0000

A movement to discredit a controversial medical diagnosis is being bolstered by a new study out of ƽ��岻��. Excited delirium describes a state of agitation, aggression, and distress and has become a common defense to counter charges of police brutality. In the case of George Floyd, the syndrome was initially used as a legal defense for the Minneapolis police officer charged in his death.

Clearing the air: wind farms more land efficient than previously thought

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:16:02 +0000

Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.

However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by ƽ��岻�� and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.

Millions of gamers advance biomedical research

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:01:01 +0000

Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology.

Campus garden initiatives can help grow the next generation of environmental change-makers

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:22:43 +0000

For many Canadians, one of the most visible climate impacts is on the availability and cost of the food we eat as climate change, global crises and profit-driven food companies have combined to drive food insecurity. Amid this crisis, students are sowing seeds of change on university campuses across the country, including at ƽ��岻��.

Student-led food initiatives such as campus gardens, food waste diversion projects, and community food security partnerships are on the rise and are a proven way of localizing climate action and transforming food systems.

Study finds weak link between adolescent media use and psychotic experiences in adulthood

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:00:27 +0000

As digital media becomes an increasing part of daily life for teens, the question of how heightened screen time will impact their brains in the future is becoming more pressing.

A group of researchers at ƽ��岻�� has set out to determine whether the use of video games, computers and other media during adolescence was associated with psychotic experiences in adulthood.

A promising discovery in a rare neurodegenerative disease

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:13:27 +0000

Imagine being middle aged and starting to feel that you are off balance a lot and that you are having a hard time coordinating your movements. Those are among the symptoms of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, known as SCA6, a rare neurodegenerative disease which typically appears in adulthood and worsens over time. Over time, other problems such as slurred speech and difficulty seeing or seeing double, may also appear. It is estimated that fewer than 5,000 people in the US have the condition, which is the result of genetic mutations in the cerebellum.

Using pulp and paper waste to scrub carbon from emissions

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:05:56 +0000

Researchers at ƽ��岻�� have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they’ve pioneered using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan not only reduces the energy required to convert carbon into useful products, but also reduces overall waste in the environment.

A roadmap to improving healthcare disparities in northern Quebec

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:48:12 +0000

Indigenous communities in northern Quebec face significant hurdles to healthcare access. The Nunavik region is remote, with limited transportation options and extreme weather conditions. As a result, its population faces lower life expectancy and poorer health outcomes.

New findings from ƽ��岻�� provide a blueprint to address Nunavik’s urgent healthcare needs by offering concrete evidence for discussions with policymakers.

More than 2M Quebecers don’t have access to primary care: OurCare report

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:28:58 +0000

More than two million people in Quebec don’t have access to primary care, the front door to the healthcare system, according to the newly released OurCare report on Canada. This is among the worst rates in the country, the report states.

To address a medical system that’s facing an aging and growing population, the OurCare report – developed in collaboration with ƽ��岻�� researchers – focuses on the public’s expectations when it comes to defining good primary care and what policy changes they recommend to shape the system.

Prize-winning scholars advocate for immigrant women, killer whales and a balanced society

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:01:26 +0000

ƽ��岻�� is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in ƽ��岻��’s DNA.

Species diversity promotes ecosystem stability

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:36:04 +0000

What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does diversity do the exact opposite, and lead to instability, as modern theory predicts?

ƽ��岻�� becomes oldest university in Canada to receive Platinum STARS sustainability rating

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:49:53 +0000

Thanks to the efforts of the ƽ��岻�� community, the University has become the oldest in Canada, in terms of infrastructure, to receive a Platinum STARS rating for sustainability. The achievement is the highest rating available from one of the most broadly recognized programs to measure sustainability performance in higher education.

ƽ��岻�� researchers awarded over $12 million in NSERC Alliance grants

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:41:18 +0000

Federal funding program supported 59 research projects in cleantech, astrophysics, medtech, and more.

Seventeen ƽ��岻�� researchers announced as Canada Research Chairs

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:40:23 +0000

From health and disability law to the emerging field of regenerative medicine, seventeen ƽ��岻�� scholars named to new or renewed Canada Research Chairs positions across diverse fields

$107.5 million for eight innovative research projects led by ƽ��岻��

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:33:06 +0000

The Government of Canada makes major investment in research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund competition.

Today at the Université de Montréal, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the results of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) 2023 competition.

A model for the evolution of intelligence

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:17:50 +0000

When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence.

In the largest experimental study ever conducted on this topic, a team of researchers from Rockefeller University headed by postdoctoral fellow Jean-Nicolas Audet have shown, in collaboration with ƽ��岻��’s Louis Lefebvre, that foraging problems requiring overcoming obstacles, such as removing the lid off a container of food, are the only predictors of brain size and innovative behaviour in the wild.

Small dietary changes can cut your carbon footprint by 25%

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:05:30 +0000

The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups, including meat and dairy, and stressing the importance of plant-based proteins. Yet, the full implications of replacing animal with plant protein foods in Canadians’ diets are unknown.

Study sheds light on how neurotransmitter receptors transport calcium, a process linked with origins of neurological disease

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:54:07 +0000

A new study from a team of ƽ��岻�� and Vanderbilt University researchers is shedding light on our understanding of the molecular origins of some forms of autism and intellectual disability.

ƽ��岻�� launches legal challenge against government measures

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:34:28 +0000

Following a unanimous vote at a special Board meeting on February 15, ƽ��岻�� today launched a legal challenge against two measures announced by the Government of Quebec on December 14, 2023:

Is it possible to predict when prejudice will occur?

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:28:09 +0000

What if it were possible to use a scientific model to predict hate crimes, protests, or conflict? Researchers at ƽ��岻�� and University of Toronto have begun the groundwork to develop a formal predictive model of prejudice, similar to meteorological weather predictions.

Can hunger be eradicated by 2030?

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:10:18 +0000

World hunger is growing at an alarming rate, with prolonged conflicts, climate change, and COVID-19 exacerbating the problem. In 2022, the World Food Programme helped a record 158 million people. On this trajectory, the United Nations’ goal to eradicate hunger by 2030 appears increasingly unattainable. New research at ƽ��岻�� shines the spotlight on a significant piece of the puzzle: international food assistance.

Fighting the flu: The surprising power of a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:53:05 +0000

As Canada’s flu season collides with record strep A cases and ongoing COVID-19 concerns, a new study is shedding light on our understanding of respiratory immune responses. Scholars from the Research Institute of the ƽ��岻�� Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a surprising facet about a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG).

ƽ��岻�� researcher receives 2024 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:07:48 +0000

Today, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the selection of 126 extraordinary early-career researchers as recipients of the 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. Amongst the recipients is Courtney Y. Paquette, (Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics). Candidates are nominated by their colleagues, and winning fellows are selected by independent panels of senior scholars on the basis of a candidate’s research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become a leader in his or her field. Winners receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship to further their research.

Energy poverty in Canada

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:48:03 +0000

As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from ƽ��岻��. Energy poverty occurs when households cannot afford or access the levels of energy necessary to meet their daily needs, live decent lives, and maintain healthy indoor temperatures all year round. More Canadians potentially suffer from energy poverty than from food insecurity.

Uncertainty in measuring biodiversity change could hinder progress towards global targets for nature

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:41:59 +0000

More than ever before, there is a growing interest in dedicating resources to stop the loss of biodiversity, as recently exemplified by the

Pierre Boivin named 21st Chancellor of ƽ��岻��

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:07:20 +0000

The Board of Governors of ƽ��岻�� approved the nomination of Pierre Boivin as the University’s 21st Chancellor. Mr. Boivin has been appointed for a three-year term, beginning on July 1, 2024. He will succeed Chancellor John McCall MacBain, whose current term will end on June 30, 2024. His nomination stems from a rigorous process that was launched last summer by the Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee.

New understanding of avian eggshell attachment

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:50:47 +0000

A new era in wound care

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:24:08 +0000

Hydrogels are engineered materials, which absorb and retain water and are currently used in various medical treatments, including dressing wounds. The problem with current hydrogels is that they adhere indiscriminately to all surfaces, which means that wound dressing can potentially damage delicate tissue as it is healing.

Making AI a partner in neuroscientific discovery

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:55:25 +0000

New paper argues that Large Language Models can reveal breakthroughs humans alone cannot

Surprising new evidence on happiness and wealth

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:41:09 +0000

Global polls typically show that people in industrialized countries where incomes are relatively high report greater levels of satisfaction with life than those in low-income countries.

But now the first large-scale survey to look at happiness in small, non-industrialized communities living close to nature paints quite a different picture.

Looking at happiness in non-industrialized settings

Are environmental toxins putting future generations at risk?

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:10:39 +0000

In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers from ƽ��岻��, the University of Pretoria, Université Laval, Aarhus University, and the University of Copenhagen, have concluded that fathers exposed to environmental toxins, notably DDT, may produce sperm with health consequences for their children.

The decade-long research project examined the impact of DDT on the sperm epigenome of South African Vhavenda and Greenlandic Inuit men, some of whom live in Canada’s North.

‘LOVE’ is all you need: How play can help break the cycle of violence

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:57:17 +0000

In Canada, only 1 in 5 children who need mental health services receive them. Clinical and psychiatric programs, while effective, can involve long wait times and prohibitive costs. A new study involving ƽ��岻�� researchers points to a solution to fill the gap: a low-cost, community-based program that has seen inspiring results.

ƽ��岻�� study finds that some Canadians may still be at risk of Genetic Discrimination despite new federal law

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:16:07 +0000

As Canadians share more and more genetic data with service providers such as insurance companies or databases like Ancestry.com, the potential for discrimination based on this data is growing. Known as Genetic Discrimination (GD), this practice is broadly defined as the differential treatment of an individual compared to the rest of the population based on actual or presumed genetic information.

A neurological disease paradigm shift

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:26:38 +0000

Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson’s

One of the things that makes developing effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease so challenging is its complexity. While some forms are caused by genetics, others have environmental factors, and patients can show a wide range of symptoms of varying severity. Diagnosis of Parkinson’s is also currently made very late, after the disease may have been in the brain for a decade or more.

AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:03:14 +0000

A new project led by ƽ��岻�� researchers seeks to understand one of humanity’s oldest practices and most powerful tools—storytelling. From ancient oral traditions to modern-day literature and digital narratives, storytelling is an essential part of the lived experience that is not yet fully understood. ‘The Lives of Literary Characters’ is a first-of-its-kind initiative, harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and the collective wisdom of readers worldwide to explore the question: why do we tell stories?

What can today's architects learn from a lost ventilation system used in 19th century building design?

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:54:21 +0000

As the COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about efficient ventilation and the climate crisis threatens to exacerbate extreme temperatures, efficient building design is front of mind for today’s architects. But what can we learn from architectural techniques that were developed more than 100 years ago?

M87* One Year Later: Proof of a persistent black hole shadow

ƽ��岻�� — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:49:01 +0000

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, including Professor Daryl Haggard at ƽ��岻��, has released new images of M87*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, using data from observations taken in April 2018. With the participation of the newly commissioned Greenland Telescope and a dramatically improved recording rate across the array, the 2018 observations give us a view of the source independent from the first observations in 2017.

What Zebra mussels can teach us about combatting invasive species, developing sustainable materials

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:04:38 +0000

A recent study from researchers in Canada and Germany has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago played an important role in shaping one of Canada’s most damaging invasive species. Zebra and quagga mussels, belonging to the Dreissenid family, are widespread freshwater invasive species throughout North America that present a significant danger to native ecosystems by competing for resources. Using a fibrous anchor called a byssus, Dreissenid mussels contribute to biofouling on surfaces and obstruct intake structures in power stations and water treatment plants.

How does owning a mobile phone impact infant health?

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:50:59 +0000

Every year an estimated 20 million babies worldwide are born with low birth weight, according to the World Health Organization, leading to a wide range of significant short- and long-term consequences. And though you may think the obvious answer is greater emphasis on food and nutrition for pregnant women, leading ƽ��岻�� researchers are proposing an unexpected solution: the cellphone.

Discovery unravels the mystery of a rare bone disease

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:46:54 +0000

A ƽ��岻��-led team of researchers have made an important discovery shedding light on the genetic basis of a rare skeletal disorder. The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that a defect in a specific gene (heterozygous variants in the matrix Gla protein, or MGP) may cause a disorder that affects the structure of connective tissues that supports the body.

New paper explores four nearby fast radio burst sources

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:51:21 +0000

Fleeting blasts of energy from space, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), are a cosmic enigma. A Canadian-led international team of researchers has published new findings suggesting that supernovae are the predominant contributors to forming sources that eventually produce FRBs.

Stuck in traffic: Researchers identify cellular traffic jams in a rare disease

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:26:26 +0000

Researchers from ƽ��岻��, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease. Their research, published in eLife, could pave the way to future treatments for the disease.

Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by ƽ��岻��, Université de Montréal Astronomers

ƽ��岻�� — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:02:20 +0000

Exoplanets, planets located beyond our Solar System, captivate both scientists and the public, holding the promise of unveiling diverse planetary systems and potentially habitable worlds. Despite being very much not like our Earth, large gas giant planets found very close to their stars have proven to be ideal test targets for telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to refine astronomers’ methods of understanding exoplanets.

How does one species become many?

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:39:45 +0000

Evolutionary biologists have long suspected that the diversification of a single species into multiple descendent species – that is, an “adaptive radiation” – is the result of each species adapting to a different environment. Yet formal tests of this hypothesis have been elusive owing to the difficulty of firmly establishing the relationship between species traits and evolutionary “fitness” for a group of related species that recently diverged from a common ancestral species.

Does Canada’s food guide provide adequate guidance for older adults?

ƽ��岻�� — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:48:53 +0000

The latest Canada’s food guide recommendations are primarily aimed at reducing chronic disease risk, however how well does our national guide for healthy eating serve the nutritional needs of all Canadians?

ICYMI: 2023 research round up

ƽ��岻�� — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:42:14 +0000

Childhood trauma increases risk of chronic pain in adulthood

ƽ��岻�� — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:08:38 +0000

Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to new research. The findings from an international team of experts, including several ƽ��岻�� researchers, underscore the urgency of addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) – potentially traumatic events that occur before 18 years of age – and taking steps to mitigate their long-term impact on people’s health.

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ƽ���岻��’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and Welcome Hall Mission celebrate Jim Lund Dental Clinic expansion