Methane from manholes and historic landfills: significant sources of gas go unrecognized
Cities are responsible for almost 1/5th of the global methane emissions caused by human activities. But most cities don鈥檛 capture information about the full range of sources of this powerful greenhouse gas. In 2020, a team led by 捆绑SM社区, measured methane emissions from various sources across the city of Montreal.
Lottery Tickets Aren鈥檛 Child鈥檚 Play
Research shows that early childhood gambling experiences, including those with lottery products, can be a risk factor for gambling problems later in life.
Eleven Quebec universities unite for biodiversity
Eleven Quebec universities have joined forces and signed the Nature Positive Pledge, becoming founding members of an international movement that includes 117 universities worldwide.
Enhancing and protecting Canada's carbon stocks is essential but insufficient to meet GHG emission targets: expert panel report
Enhancing carbon storage in natural ecosystems could put a small but significant dent in Canada鈥檚 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but an aggressive commitment to reducing human-caused emissions remains critically important, according to a new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), co-authored by 捆绑SM社区 Professor Gail L. Chmura in the Department of Geography.
What AI-generated COVID news tells us that journalists don鈥檛
AI can help identify biases in news reporting that we wouldn't otherwise see. Researchers from 捆绑SM社区 got a computer program to generate news coverage of COVID-19 using headlines from CBC articles as prompts. They then compared the simulated news coverage to the actual reporting at the time and found that CBC coverage was less focused on the medical emergency and more positively focused on personalities and geo-politics.
Cindy Blackstock Awarded SSHRC鈥檚 highest honour
Today, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the five winners of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥檚 (SSHRC) 2022 Impact Awards.
An ecological rule breaker shows the effects of climate change on body size evolution
Does evolution follow certain rules? Can these rules be predicted? Southeast Asia鈥檚 tree shrews break multiple rules when it comes to body size variation 鈥� with an unexpected twist 鈥� according to researchers from 捆绑SM社区, University of Cambridge, and Yale University. The findings shed new light on the effects of climate change on the evolution of body size in animals.
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捆绑SM社区 receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology
The Government of Canada鈥檚 Environmental Damages Fund, administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), is investing more than $4 million in three 捆绑SM社区-led projects through the Climate Awareness and Action Fund (CAAF). Nationally, the funding was part of a $58 million investment in research that will advance climate change science and technology, an announcement made by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change today.
To infinity and beyond: $26 million to propel space research at 捆绑SM社区 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al to the outer limits
The 捆绑SM社区 Space Institute (MSI) and the Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at Universit茅 de Montr茅al are at the forefront of the exhilarating pace of space research, helping to advance our knowledge of extrasolar planets, fast radio bursts, the dark universe, and other extraterrestrial mysteries.
Tick-borne pathogens increasingly widespread in Central Canada
Tick-borne pathogens, known for causing illnesses such as Lyme disease, are on the rise in Central Canada 鈥� presenting new risks in areas where they were never previously detected.
The findings from researchers at 捆绑SM社区 and the University of Ottawa demonstrate the need for more comprehensive testing and tracking to detect the spread and potential risk of tick-borne pathogens to human and wildlife populations throughout Canada.
捆绑SM社区 and RI-MUHC awarded $5.1 million for infectious disease research
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.
A suite of government funding in support of 捆绑SM社区 research
Today, the Government of Canada announced an investment of more than $ 301 million in support of social sciences and humanities research, bioscience infrastructure and the Canada Research Chairs Program. The Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry made the announcement at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa.
$15.3 million gift for brain research at 捆绑SM社区 will bring new insights into neurological diseases and disorders
Scientists around the world are beginning to use new techniques in analyzing single brain cells to understand conditions like depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚 and Parkinson鈥檚.
捆绑SM社区 appoints H. Deep Saini as new Principal and Vice-Chancellor
The Board of Governors of 捆绑SM社区 is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. H. Deep Saini as the University's 18th Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He will begin his five-year, renewable term on April 1, 2023.
Prof. Saini was chosen by a unanimous vote of the Board of Governors, following a recommendation of an Advisory Committee formed to lead an extensive, international search.
