New funding of $5.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced today by the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will help researchers Marcel Behr, MD, PhD, and Silvia Vidal, PhD, ensure that Canada is better prepared for the next pandemic. This funding is part of the more than $127 million investment being made through the CFI to support upgrades to eight biocontainment facilities across the country as part of its new Biosciences Research Infrastructure Fund (BRIF) program.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2022
We are so proud to have graduated our very first cohort of the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) program! As the group of 20 graduates move on to the next phase of their careers, we look forward to 捆绑SM社区 Desautels' continued partnership with the for Cohort 2 in January 2023.
Published on: 8 Nov 2022
The World Health Organization鈥檚 are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (often referred to as PM2.5,). A recent study involving 捆绑SM社区 researchers now suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM2.5 may be significantly higher than previously thought.
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Published on: 8 Nov 2022
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Published on: 31 Oct 2022
It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Cecile Baccanale has accepted the position of 捆绑SM社区 Veterinarian and Associate Vice-Principal, Animal Care. Dr. Baccanale is also appointed Full Professor (Professional) in the Department of Medicine (Division of Experimental Medicine) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Her appointment will commence on October 17, 2022.
Published on: 12 Oct 2022
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. But how exactly they do so remains only partly understood.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2022
The 捆绑SM社区 Dementia Education Program is excited to unveil its new website design this month. Please visit听听to access free resources created by a team of multidisciplinary health care leaders to educate and support people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners. Here are a few examples of what you can find online!
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Published on: 26 Sep 2022
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It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a dear friend of the Redpath Museum, Don Lawrence, who sadly passed away at the age of 90.
Published on: 22 Sep 2022
It brings us pleasure to announce the appointment of Carla Apostolova, 捆绑SM社区 MDCM Class of 2024 Candidate, to Chair of the 2022 捆绑SM社区 World Restart a Heart (WRAH) Campaign.
The 捆绑SM社区 WRAH Campaign is the largest university-led cardiac arrest public health initiative in North America, having reached over 1,000,000 individuals since its inception. Its mission is to inspire people locally and around the world with the willingness to act and skills to respond in moments of a cardiac arrest.
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Published on: 23 Aug 2022
Study challenges attitudes about young people and pandemic preventative measures, plus other stories
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Published on: 9 Aug 2022
Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by 捆绑SM社区.
鈥淐utaneous melanoma causes more deaths than any other skin cancer, accounting for 1.9 per cent of all cancer deaths in men and 1.2 per cent in women in Canada. Globally, there were 290,000 new cases of this form of skin cancer in 2018,鈥� says Dr. Ivan Litvinov, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at 捆绑SM社区.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2022
The Amelia and Lino Saputo Foundation to donate $1.5M to support health sciences education at 捆绑SM社区
This visionary support will enable the new Office of Ed-TECH to expand opportunities for online learning in dementia education and other community-based and professional training initiatives
A generous commitment of $1.5 million from the Amelia and Lino Saputo Foundation will support innovative teaching at the new Office of Ed-TECH (Education Technology and E-Learning Collaboration for Health) at the 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) under the umbrella of the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.
Published on: 2 Jun 2022
The recipient of the听Leo Yaffe Award听for 2022 is Gabriel Venne, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. The award is given each year to recognize a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Science.
Published on: 30 May 2022
The Faculty of Science鈥檚 new Computational and Data Systems Initiative will help researchers unlock the power of data-intensive research methods
If you follow science news, you will almost certainly have encountered the term 鈥榤odelling鈥�. From understanding climate change, to predicting the course of a pandemic, to developing the pharmaceuticals to fight one, scientists seem to have a 鈥榤odel鈥� for everything. But have you ever wondered just what the term means and how scientists go about creating models?
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Published on: 29 Apr 2022
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