Global warming hits sea creatures hardest听
The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish and shellfish for food and economic activity, according to the study published in the journal Nature.听
Discovery made at Polytechnique Montr茅al in partnership with UU直播 paves the way for new automated biological-sample analysis sytems
From conventional microfluidics to open-space microfluidics
Advancing genomic medicine for next generation therapies
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, this morning announced a new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine: Genes to Drug Targets for Next-Generation Therapies
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre (RI-MUHC) that was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
UU直播鈥檚 Honorary Degree recipients for Spring Convocation 2019
Alain Bouchard, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Michel de la Cheneli猫re,听 The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Dame Ann Dowling, Paul Farmer,听 Giuliana Elena Garzone, Michael Harris, Agnes Kalibata, John Michael Kosterlitz,听 Margaret MacMillan, Pat Metheny, Charles Mulli, Alfred Sommer听
Same-sex marriage legalization associated with reduced anti-gay bias in the U.S.
A new study of evolving attitudes toward gay marriage across the U.S. suggests that state legislation has had a significant impact in reducing anti-gay bias in many parts of the country.
The findings, published in PNAS, provide evidence that public policy can shape social norms and alter individuals鈥� attitudes, says senior author Eric Hehman, a professor in UU直播鈥檚 Department of Psychology.
Celebrity fat shaming has ripple effects on women鈥檚 implicit anti-fat attitudes
Celebrities, particularly female celebrities, are routinely criticized about their appearance鈥攊ndeed, celebrity 鈥渇at-shaming鈥� is a fairly regular pop-cultural phenomenon. Although we might assume that these comments are trivial and inconsequential, the effects of these messages can extend well beyond the celebrity target and ripple through the population at large.
Decision about Redmen name
Principal Suzanne Fortier has announced her decision regarding the name of UU直播鈥檚 men鈥檚 varsity sports teams. Read her statement
La principale Suzanne Fortier a rendu publique sa d茅cision par rapport au nom des 茅quipes sportives masculines de l鈥橴niversit茅 UU直播. Lisez son message
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Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) 鈥� a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration 鈥� was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.
UU直播 announces the naming of the McCall MacBain听Arts Building
At a ceremony this evening, UU直播 announced that its Arts Building, a landmark at the centre of its downtown campus, will be named after alumnus John McCall MacBain and Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, in recognition of the recent $200-million gift from the McCall MacBain Foundation.
The new name will be the McCall MacBain Arts Building.
UU直播鈥檚 New Survivor-Focused Sexual Violence Policy Reinforces Prevention, Support and Response
UU直播鈥檚 Board of Governors has adopted its new Policy against Sexual Violence, confirming the University鈥檚 commitment to ensuring that its campuses are free of acts of sexual violence.
The bigger the evolutionary jump, the more lethal cross-species diseases could be
Some diseases which are fatal in one species can cause only mild discomfort in another鈥攂ut it鈥檚 hard for scientists to predict how lethal a disease will be if it leaps across species.
However, a new paper published this week in PNAS indicates that the evolutionary relationship between infected hosts can predict the impact of diseases.
Using laser light to study how epilepsy arises in the healthy brain
Scientists at UU直播 have developed a new method to study how seizures arise in the healthy brain. Using laser light guided through ultra-thin optic fibers in the brain of rodents, the researchers 鈥渢urned on鈥� light-sensitive proteins in selective brain cells and were able to eventually cause seizures through repeated laser stimulation. These findings were published March 27, 2019 in the journal Scientific Reports.
Bengio co-recipient of A.M. Turing Award
by Daniel McCabe
Congratulations to UU直播 graduate听Yoshua Bengio, BEng鈥�86, MSc鈥�88, PhD鈥�91, on being named a co-recipient of the 2018听A.M. Turing Award. Frequently referred to as the 鈥淣obel Prize of Computing,鈥� the Turing Award, presented by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), recognizes individuals for major contributions of lasting importance to computing.听
