Â鶹ԼÅÄ

Â鶹ԼÅÄ’s standing as a leading global research institution is under threat, writes Professor Anthony C. Masi in a Montreal Gazette op-ed. The Government of Quebec is undermining the university by reducing transfers for construction and renovation. These cuts will affect STEM disciplines, says the Professor of Industrial Relations and Organizational Behaviour and Special Advisor to the Dean.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, Anthony Masi
Published on: 27 Aug 2024

Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol, founded by five Â鶹ԼÅÄ graduates, supplies fresh, organic produce to about 700 families, and, with its seed business and planning tools, is giving a boost to fellow farmers and gardeners

By François Shalom for the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Reporter

“We’re a Quebec business, we feed Quebecers. About 700 Quebec families eat well thanks to us. They eat organic, locally grown food—healthy food—and that’s important.â€ÌýÌý

Published on: 27 Aug 2024

MORSL’s Mysticism Discussion Group is a place to learn and converse about spiritual practices and experiences across traditions. Each session will feature a different topic of interest that will be explored through readings, music, meditations, and most of all through sharing your thinking and experiences. Students of all religious, spiritual and secular backgrounds are welcome to join in and enrich these conversations.

Category:
Published on: 27 Aug 2024

Alan Evans, PhD, was among the 85 new Fellows of theÌý, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, announced May 14, 2024. Candidates were nominated for their substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge.

Read the full story from Naghmeh Shafiei and the Ludmer Centre.Ìý

Ìý

Classified as: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), Distinguished James Â鶹ԼÅÄ Professors
Published on: 27 Aug 2024

La version française suit

Please note that all libraries except for the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (McLennan-Redpath Complex) will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, Labour Day.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Library will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for study only. No services will be offered.

For information on the hours of the libraries, please consult our hours listing.

Questions? Ask us!

Classified as: statutory holidays, library closures, holiday closures, temporary closure
Category:
Published on: 27 Aug 2024

A finding by a Â鶹ԼÅÄ-led team of neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine pathways.

Classified as: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, dopamine, brain research, Bruno Giros, Douglas Hospital Research Institute
Category:
Published on: 27 Aug 2024

The reports that a nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in Victoria, BC, where penthouse owner Fred Welter has set up a nesting box complete with cameras poised to stream any action.

Classified as: David Bird
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, . A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced to 1.36 liters.

Will other brands follow in Tropicana's footsteps?

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

The price of food has been increasing since the pandemic.ÌýEven poutine is not immune to inflation: the price of sunflower oil used in fryers has doubled, and even the price of potatoes has risen.

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Metro announced a 14.6% drop in its net profit for the third quarter, ending July 6, 2024, compared to the same period last year. Its turnover increased by 3.5% to reach 6.65 billion.

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Trains began to trundle along the tracks of Canada’s two major railways on Monday after the federal labour board ended a four-day work stoppage that snarled supply chains and upended commutes. Amid a bitter labour dispute, the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday ordered Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. to resume operations and 9,300 workers to return to their posts at 12:01 a.m. ahead of binding arbitration set to begin this week. The union has vowed to fight the labour board’s decision in court, framing the outcome as a win for big business.

Classified as: Railway strike, barry eidlin, John Gradek, Department of Sociology, School of Continuing Studies
Category:
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Victoria Anson, a fourth-year materials engineering student, won The Lord Bagri Scholarship, the highest award granted by The Copper Club. Endowed in honor of Lord Bagri, the longest serving chairman in the history of the London Metal Exchange, this competitive Canada-USA award recognizes an exceptional undergraduate or graduate student who has excelled in studies essential to the copper industry’s future.

Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Victoria Anson, a fourth-year Materials Engineering Co-op Program student, received the Lucy Rosato Undergraduate Scholarship in Science and Engineering at the 63rd Annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM 2024) in Halifax. This is the highest undergraduate student award granted by the Hydrometallurgy Section of the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) under the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).

Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Congratulations to Â鶹ԼÅÄ Plant Science ProfessorÌýValerio Hoyos-Villegas, 2024 winner of theÌýNorth American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN)'s Early Career Scientist Award!ÌýThis award recognizes an early career scientist making important contributions to plant phenotyping.

Classified as: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Interdisciplinary Research Development (IRD) Award, announced earlier this month! As part of theÌýComputational & Data Systems Initiative, these awards are presented by theÌýÂ鶹ԼÅÄ Collaborative for AI & SocietyÌýand encourage interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding and positively influencing the impact of AI on society through projects targeting a range of issues.

Classified as: Shangpeng Sun, Philippe Seguin
Published on: 26 Aug 2024

Pages

Back to top