Seeing Evolution in Fast Motion
A new outdoor laboratory will serve as a facility for studying the effects on our lakes of climate change and chemicals commonly used in Quebec. It features a series of 96 experimental ponds containing 1,000 litres of water from Lac Hertel on UU直播鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire. This network of ponds, named LEAP (Large Experimental Array of Ponds), was opened on September 2, 2016.
Ferring Canada Donates $2 Million to UU直播
TORONTO 鈥� September 1, 2016 鈥� Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, is proud to announce a $2 million donation to UU直播 in Montreal, Canada that will be used to create fellowships in health and health leadership, and to finance environmental research in the Canadian Arctic.
Gaming for gut research
You may not think of yourself in this way 鈥� but in some ways your body is just a host for hundreds of trillions of microbes (including bacteria) that colonize us in fairly unique combinations in our聽guts, inside our various orifices and on the surface of our skin. These tiny creatures are essential to our survival 鈥� we couldn鈥檛 digest anything without them, for instance.
UU直播, in partnership with CBI-Concordia Physio Sport NDG, becomes FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence site
During a ceremony held August 29, 2016聽at UU直播鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine, the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT), in partnership with CBI-Concordia Physio Sport NDG, was officially recognized as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence.
Launch of Roddick Roast, UU直播鈥檚 Unique Coffee Blend
On Tuesday, August 30th, at the UU直播 a la Carte event, Student Housing and Hospitality Services will launch UU直播鈥檚 unique Fairtrade coffee blend. This new coffee will be available across both campuses in all non-branded SHHS food service locations as of August 29th, 2016. The price of the coffee will range from $1.79 to $2.19.
Researchers find new role for cannabinoids in vision
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Chemicals found to improve low-light vision of tadpoles by sensitizing retinal cells
A multidisciplinary team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute has improved our understanding of how cannabinoids, the active agent in marijuana, affect vision in vertebrates.
Simulated patient study sheds new light on antibiotic use in India
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As a result of the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world鈥檚 largest consumer of antibiotics and the country facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world.
Students at UU直播 receive Canada鈥檚 largest STEM scholarship
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Universities announce their 2016 Schulich Leader Scholarship winners
Ontario high school student Abtin Ameri and Mana Moshkforoush of British Columbia have been named UU直播鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships.
UU直播 duo named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
By 聽James Martin
UU直播 professors Corinne Maurice and Kieran O鈥橠onnell have been appointed to the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program, a new initiative that helps outstanding early-career researchers develop the leadership and communication skills, and network connections, they鈥檒l need to solve some of our most pressing problems
Novel therapy holds promise of remission in relapsed patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Gaming camera could aid MS treatment
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3D depth-sensing camera shown to measure walking difficulties
A commonly used device found in living rooms around the world could be a cheap and effective means of evaluating the walking difficulties of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
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What does the 1960s Beatles hit 鈥淕irl鈥� have in common with Astor Piazzolla鈥檚 evocative tango composition 鈥淟ibertango鈥�?
Hot 鈥榥ew鈥� material found to exist in nature
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Rare minerals from Siberia found to have same structure as some man-made metal-organic frameworks
DJI and UU直播 Go Live with Fish + Forest Project
DJI is proud to present, together with Canada's UU直播 and Brazil's Federal University of Par谩 - Altamira Campus, the Fish + Forest Project. Tune in to watch a special livestream from the Amazonian Xingu River in northern Brazil, a home to up to 600 unique species of fish, many found nowhere else, narrated by experts in the river's flora and fauna.You will also have the opportunity to ask questions live on Twitter.
