A 鈥榩rinting press鈥� for nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.
Overcoming hurdles to Arctic climate change adaptation
By Katherine Gombay, UU直播 Newsroom
Arctic peoples inherently able to adapt given changes to various non-climatic factors
Droughts hit cereal crops harder since 1980s
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from UU直播 and the University of British Columbia.
Qu茅bec Science honours three UU直播 discoveries
By Chris Chipello
$5M for Malaria, Tuberculosis Drug-discovery Research
University of Toronto and UU直播 scientists are leading an international partnership to discover new and improved drug treatments for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases聽 -- thanks to a contribution from Merck Canada Inc., as well as an additional $5 million supplement to a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new funding brings the total investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to nearly US $12 million since 2012.
Divorce: on the decline in sub-Saharan Africa
With education, employment and income levels all rising for women in sub-Saharan Africa, many observers have speculated that divorce rates would follow suit 鈥� as they have in much of the developed world.聽 But a new study by UU直播 researchers finds that divorce rates across 20 African countries over the past 20 years have remained stable or declined.
What is your memory style?
Why is it that some people have richly detailed recollection of past experiences (episodic memory), while others tend to remember just the facts without details (semantic memory)?
A research team from the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health Sciences has shown for the first time that these different ways of experiencing the past are associated with distinct brain connectivity patterns that may be inherent to the individual and suggest a life-long 鈥渕emory trait鈥�. 聽
Cleaning wounds: saline water trumps soap and water
Now, an international team of researchers led by McMaster University in collaboration with the Research Institute of the UU直播 Health Centre has found that soap and water is actually less effective than just using saline water.
The findings, which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, could lead to significant cost savings, particularly in developing countries where open fractures are particularly common.
Quebec ecology student scoops trio of BES photo prizes
PhD candidate Kiyoko Gotanda聽captured the award-winning photos on her Canon 7D Mark II camera while on a research trip to Santa Cruz Island in the Gal谩pagos in January 2015.
The Gal谩pagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin鈥檚 theory of evolution almost 150 years ago and have since been crucial to evolutionary biology, including to Gotanda鈥檚 own research on Darwin鈥檚 Gal谩pagos finches.聽
There鈥檚 More Than Meets the Eye When Making Choices
If you鈥檙e pondering whether to buy a Galaxy smartphone or an iPhone this holiday season, a part of the brain called the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (PFC) might ultimately determine your choice. Results of a new study by Avinash Vaidya and Dr. Lesley Fellows, researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), suggest that this region of the brain plays a critical role in making choices.
H. Arnold Steinberg, Chancellor Emeritus (1933-2015)
Dear members of the UU直播 community:
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of H. Arnold Steinberg, UU直播 Chancellor Emeritus. Mr. Steinberg died suddenly this morning in Montreal. He was 82 years old.
On behalf of the UU直播 community, I send my deepest condolences to his wife, Professor emerita Blema Steinberg, their three children, Margot, Donna and Adam, and their families.
Inside UU直播 Inside My Head
芦 La demande 茅tait pas mal corpo au d茅but,聽禄聽says Alain Farah with a laugh. He is anything but. Farah teaches in the department of French languages and literature at UU直播. He鈥檚 also the author of a novel called Pourquoi Bologne that came out in French in 2013 and appeared in English in 2015 under the title Ravenscrag. The work tells a fractured, spinning kind of story about a writer called Alain Farah who works at UU直播 in 1962 and in 2012.
Could metal particles be the clean fuel of the future?
Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?
Lottery Tickets Aren鈥檛 Child鈥檚 Play
Lottery tickets are fun-filled and exciting presents, but they are not suitable gifts for minors.聽 Studies suggest that gambling is a popular yet risky activity among youth. Additionally, researchers have reported a correlation between age of gambling onset and problem gambling later in life. Lottery play is sometimes an initial introduction to gambling activities for minors.
Treatment for dry eye disease based on UU直播 research
The discovery that tavilermide聽 induces the production of mucin, a crucial lubricant in tears, offers hope of relief to people who suffer from chronic dry eye disease. The invention and the development of a drug based on this small molecule was made by the team of Dr. H. Uri Saragovi, Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital and Professor of Pharmacology at UU直播.
