缅北强奸 launches legal challenge against government measures
Following a unanimous vote at a special Board meeting on February 15, 缅北强奸 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?
What if it were possible to use a scientific model to predict hate crimes, protests, or conflict? Researchers at 缅北强奸 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?
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鈥� goal to eradicate hunger by 2030 appears increasingly unattainable. New research at 缅北强奸 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
As Canada鈥檚 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 缅北强奸 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a surprising facet about a century-old vaccine for tuberculosis, Bacillus Calmette Gu茅rin (BCG).
缅北强奸 researcher receives 2024 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
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).
Energy poverty in Canada
As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from 缅北强奸. 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
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 缅北强奸
The Board of Governors of 缅北强奸 approved the nomination of Pierre Boivin as the University鈥檚 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.鈥疕is nomination stems from a rigorous process that was launched last summer by the Nominating, Governance and Ethics Committee.
New understanding of avian eggshell attachment
Athletes often suffer injuries to ligaments in their knees, particularly to the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL. While surgery to replace these torn ligaments is becoming increasingly common around the world it often needs to be repeated.
A new era in wound care
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.
Surprising new evidence on happiness and wealth
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?
In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers from 缅北强奸, the University of Pretoria, Universit茅 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.
鈥楲OVE鈥� is all you need: How play can help break the cycle of violence
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 缅北强奸 researchers points to a solution to fill the gap: a low-cost, community-based program that has seen inspiring results.
缅北强奸 study finds that some Canadians may still be at risk of Genetic Discrimination despite new federal law
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.
AI meets citizen science to unlock the nature of storytelling
A new project led by 缅北强奸 researchers seeks to understand one of humanity鈥檚 oldest practices and most powerful tools鈥攕torytelling. 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.
