Newly created Jean B茅liveau Award recognizes achievements and community leadership of UU直播 athletes
A new athletic financial award -- known as the Jean B茅liveau Award -- has been established at UU直播 to recognize outstanding student-athletes and honour the memory of the legendary Montreal Canadiens captain and inspirational community leader.
Prof. Claudia Mitchell receives SSHRC鈥檚 top research honour
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) today awarded its 2016 Gold Medal to Prof. Claudia Mitchell of UU直播鈥檚 Department of Integrated Studies in Education, in recognition of her work to聽strengthen聽HIV/AIDS聽education and prevention.聽
Men have a lot to learn about their own fertility
The first large-scale study of its kind has revealed that Canadian men generally lack knowledge about the risk factors contributing to male infertility. Research led by Dr. Phyllis Zelkowitz, head of psychosocial research at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, found that men could only identify about 50% of the potential risks and medical conditions that are detrimental to their sperm count and, thus, their prospects to father children.
The Work of the Dead wins Cundill Prize in Historical Literature
The winner of the 2016 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at UU直播 was announced tonight at a gala awards dinner held in Toronto. Now in its ninth year, the Cundill Prize is one of the world鈥檚 most lucrative international awards for a nonfiction book. The Work of the Dead/ The Invention of Science/ The Invention of Nature took home the top prize of US$75,000.
International Human Epigenome Consortium studies mark major step forward for epigenetics research
One of the great mysteries in biology is how the many different cell types that make up our bodies are derived from a single cell and from one DNA sequence, or genome. We have learned a lot from studying the human genome, but have only partially unveiled the processes underlying cell determination.
Montreal universities unite to host the 2017 Conference of the Americas on International Education
Montreal, November 15, 2016 鈥� The Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al (UQAM), Concordia University, UU直播, Universit茅 de Montr茅al and 脡TS (脡cole de technologie sup茅rieure) will host the Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) in Mont
Keeping our balance - a tale of two systems
The transition from being sea creatures to living on land, even if it happened over 300 million years ago, seems to have left its traces on the way we keep our balance today.
Measuring protection of the world鈥檚 rivers
To 聽what extent are the world鈥檚 rivers protected? 聽
Towards better hip replacements
By Katherine Gombay Some potentially good news for aging Baby Boomers: researchers believe that they have developed a hip replacement that will last longer and create fewer problems for the people who receive them than those currently in use. The secret? An implant that 鈥渢ricks鈥� the host bone into remaining alive by mimicking the varying porosity of real bones.
Murray Humphries named UU直播 Northern Research Chair
Institut nordique du Qu茅bec (INQ)鈥檚 founding partners have unveiled the first foundational elements of the Institute鈥檚 scientific program by simultaneously announcing three northern research chairs and introducing its newly recruited director of science and innovation, Louis Fortier.聽
Researchers identify gene associated with intracranial aneurysm in French-Canadian population
Scientists have identified a gene in the French-Canadian population that predisposes them to the development of intracranial aneurysm (IA), a potentially life threatening neurological condition that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide per year, half of which occur in people less than 50 years of age.
AMUSE/Casuals plan to strike Saturday
UU直播 has received an official notice from the Association of UU直播 Support Employees (AMUSE/Casuals)/Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) indicating that the union has called a five-day strike effective Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 a.m. until Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 11:59 p.m.
It鈥檚 what's underneath that counts
To the naked eye, ancient rocks may look completely inhospitable, but in reality, they can sustain an entire ecosystem of microbial communities in their fracture waters isolated from sunlight for millions, if not billions, of years. New scientific findings discovered the essential energy source to sustain the life kilometres below Earth鈥檚 surface with implications for life not only on our planet but also on Mars.聽
UU直播 tops Maclean鈥檚 ranking for 12th straight year
UU直播 once again ranked first in the 鈥渕edical-doctoral鈥� category in scholarships and bursaries for students, as well as in social sciences and humanities grants relative to faculty size. Maclean鈥檚 published the results online Wednesday evening.
