Leading 缅北强奸 scholars celebrated for sharing their work with the media
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier has announced the 2022 winners of the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media. The prize was created to recognize exceptional scholars who share their knowledge with the media and the public, whether about sustainability, politics, music, science and engineering or COVID-19.
Meet the second class of McCall MacBain Scholars
Aspiring policy-makers, health innovators, entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders are among the 20 newly selected McCall MacBain Scholars at 缅北强奸, Canada鈥檚 comprehensive leadership scholarship program for master鈥檚 and professional studies.
Hard to change minds when it comes to vaccine willingness
In the fall of 2020, before vaccines were readily available, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) surveyed nearly 24,000 middle-aged and older adults to test their willingness to get vaccinated.
$2.9 million from the Government of Canada for 缅北强奸 research
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive effect on 缅北强奸鈥檚 research activities, particularly community and field-based research. The pandemic has also provided a unique opportunity to explore new directions in research methodologies. 缅北强奸鈥檚 researchers have developed creative solutions and harnessed science to solve national and global challenges.
CHIME Outrigger telescopes boost search for fast radio bursts
In the quest to identify the origins of one of astronomy鈥檚 biggest mysteries 鈥� fast radio bursts (FRBs) 鈥� Canada鈥檚 world-renowned telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), is getting backup.
缅北强奸 joins Moderna in battle against global health threats
缅北强奸 has joined Moderna鈥檚 mRNA Access program, which aims to accelerate innovation and enable new vaccines and medicines for emerging and neglected infectious diseases through collaborative research and preclinical development. 缅北强奸 is the first university in Canada to join this program as it ramps up its international rollout.
One in four women experience domestic violence before age 50
Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis led by researchers from 缅北强奸 and the World Health Organization. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries.
Martha Crago Awarded the German Order of Merit
On March 22, Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, was presented with the Knight鈥檚 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The award was handed over by Germany鈥檚 Ambassador to Canada, Ms. Sabine Sparwasser, at a special ceremony at 缅北强奸.
缅北强奸's New Vic Project moves to next level with support from Quebec government
缅北强奸 welcomes the Quebec government's renewed commitment to its New Vic project as part of the 2022-2023 budget documents.
Amid war and disease, World Happiness Report shows bright spot
In this troubled time of war and pandemic, the World Happiness Report 2022 shows a bright light in dark times. According to the team of international researchers, including 缅北强奸 Professor Christopher Barrington-Leigh, the pandemic brought not only pain and suffering but also an increase in social support and benevolence.
LSD, a future anti-anxiety pill?
The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness and explaining their mode of action in treating mental health disorders is still very thin. A new study led by Dr.
More than half of students who took part in survey on Law 21 say they will leave Quebec to find work
Researchers from 缅北强奸 and Concordia universities have teamed up to examine how Quebec's secularism law, Law 21, is affecting the career choices and experiences of discrimination of students, particularly in the province's faculties of law and education. The law, which bans some public servants, including teachers in the public system and prosecutors, from wearing religious symbols at work, was implemented in June 2019.
Compulsive exercise is a socially acceptable prison cell
Compulsive exercise (CE) gets little attention, despite being a fairly common and serious condition. There is no universally recognized definition of compulsive exercise, though it involves being obsessed and all-consumed by exercising, and those who suffer from it often describe themselves as being miserable, in pain, or depressed all the time.
Soci茅t茅 des Alcools du Qu茅bec (SAQ) & Bensadoun School join forces
Consumer behaviour has changed dramatically during the pandemic. Public health restrictions have played a major role, but a trend toward e-commerce and omni-channel retail was already underway. It has only accelerated.
Stemming the tide of invasive species
Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control aquatic invasions have met with mixed success in general.
