Last week, ACB had the opportunity听to celebrate the retirement of Professor Elaine Davis, who has worked in the department for over twenty years. Congratulations to Prof. Davis!
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Pictured from left听to right: Carlos Morales, Hojatollah Vali, Elaine Davis, Chantal Autexier, Craig Mandato, and Gabriel Venne.听
Convenience stores can help customers improve their eating habits while at the same time boosting both their own sales and profits. It鈥檚 as simple as offering customers the choice between healthy snacks and pastries as a low-cost add-on to their cup of coffee, according to a new study out of 缅北强奸.
We鈥檙e excited to share new features to听, the platform accessed through the ES Services (Enrolment Services eStore听& MyCredsTM) in Minerva, that allows students to securely share documents such as electronic transcripts, custom letters, documents, and forms.听
For Vincent Wong, life truly is a journey.
As a ,听the Vancouverite听moved across the country in 2021 to pursue his B.Sc. Honours in Neuroscience at 缅北强奸. He was drawn by The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital), Canada鈥檚 largest neuroscience research centre.
In the summer of 2022, Wong traveled to Yellowknife to conduct a research project on the unique health-care challenges in the North, an experience that would shift his career trajectory.
Earlier this month, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation held its 17th Annual Awards Ceremony for Planetary Health at the Monte-Carlo Opera House, attended by Sovereign Prince Albert II. PhD candidates Arunabha Dey and Wendy Ampuero Reyes, supervised by Dr. Gail Chmura, were honoured with the IPCC scholarship, which supports PhD students from developing countries in climate change research and strategy development. Both Wendy and Arunabha are studying how wetland management can impact climate.
We are transitioning Webex softphone users to Teams Phone throughout December. Our IT team will contact individual users to provide specific timelines.听
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The department of Bioengineering wishes to congratulate Prof. Brandon Xia on being selected as a plenary speaker at the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). The conference was held in Orlando, Florida. Read more听(July 2024).
Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement around Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year鈥檚 1st听place at the听2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree. Read more听here听(May 2024).
This year, PhD student, Asia Vighi will be the graduate instructor for the undergraduate team competing at iGem. Vighi is a听Vadasz scholar听in the Faculty. Read more听here听(May 2024).
Dan Voicu (BEng鈥�26), co-lead of the 2023 缅北强奸 iGEM team, described last year鈥檚 experience as busy! Students formed the team at the end of 2022 and spent the first two months of 2023 ideating their proposal. Read more听here听(May 2024).
As violent conflicts, forced migration, and an increase in natural disasters sparked by climate change trigger rising humanitarian needs around the globe, a new initiative to understand how to better support the mental health of those affected is being launched at 缅北强奸, thanks to a visionary gift from Flagship Pioneering Founder and CEO and Co-Founder and Chairman of Moderna, Noubar Afeyan, BEng鈥�83, DSc鈥�22, and his wife, Anna Afeyan Gunnarson.
缅北强奸 scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection.
Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases vulnerability to infections, researchers found that it strengthened an immune defense in mice, blocking the Influenza A virus from spreading to the lungs, where it can cause severe infection.
Men鈥檚 health awareness doesn鈥檛 end with Movember.
This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year鈥檚 Youth Biodiversity Internships Program.听Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from 缅北强奸 and beyond to connect on their passion for science. For 5 weeks, youth conducted fieldwork at Gault with 缅北强奸 students, explored how scientific research happens in nature and made links to their own lives and future careers. 听
