/centre-montreal/taxonomy/term/2596/all en /centre-montreal/channels/news/canada-us-defence-relations-turbulent-time-canadian-global-affairs-institute-360313 <p>August 2024 | Professor Vincent Rigby wrote a <a href="https://carleton.ca/npsia/wp-content/uploads/Canada-US-Expert-Group-Rigby_EN.pdf">Working Paper #4</a> for The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, with collaboration of Canadian Global Affairs Institute. The paper consists of four sections that delves with Canada-U.S. Defence Relations in a Turbulent Time, U.S. Administration, and  How to restore Canada's Military Credibility with the U.S., A Ten-Point Plan. </p> Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:02:56 +0000 admin 147177 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-practical-research-experience-first-nations-environment-field-health-and-social-services-360447 <h3>Practical research experience in First Nations communities in the field of health and social services evaluation</h3> <p><br /> <strong>December 20, 2024 | 12 h à 13 h<br /> Speaker: Cecilia Valdebenito, anthropologist</strong></p> <p>This webinar has two objectives:</p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:42:45 +0000 admin 147176 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/2024-interdisciplinary-research-development-ird-award-recipients-announced-358261 <p>Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Interdisciplinary Research Development (IRD) Award! As part of the <a href="/cdsi/">Computational & Data Systems Initiative</a>, these awards are presented by the <a href="/cdsi/mccais">º£½ÇÉçÇø Collaborative for AI & Society</a> (McCAIS) and encourage interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding and positively influencing the impact of AI on Society. The projects target a range of issues, from the enhancement of sustainable agriculture to supporting indigenous education. </p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:12:11 +0000 admin 147180 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/study-yields-new-insights-link-between-global-warming-and-rising-sea-levels-358307 <p style="text-align:center">Article by: Keila DePape</p> <p style="text-align:center">Media Relations, º£½ÇÉçÇø</p> <p>"A º£½ÇÉçÇø-led study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica’s impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. By the same token, if emissions continue on the current trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead to more future sea level rise than previously thought.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:22:16 +0000 admin 147179 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/treasures-beneath-ocean-floor-seawater-plays-role-gold-formation-358308 <p style="text-align:center">Article by Keila DePape, Media Relations º£½ÇÉçÇø</p> <p>"Understanding how gold forms is crucial for knowing where to find it and how to extract it sustainably. º£½ÇÉçÇø researchers have answered a long-standing question in geology that could lead to new ore discoveries.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:31:12 +0000 admin 147178 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-indigenous-perspectives-truth-and-reconciliation-post-secondary-education-sept-30-2024-359901 <p>In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, º£½ÇÉçÇø's School of Continuing Studies is organizing an online panel discussion on Truth and Reconciliation within the post-secondary education system.</p> <h3>About the event: </h3> <p><strong>Title:</strong> Indigenous Perspectives on Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Secondary Education</p> <p><strong>Date & Time: </strong>Monday September 30, 2024 from 12-1pm</p> <p><strong>Format: </strong>On Zoom</p> Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:30:44 +0000 admin 147170 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-diet-bodyweight-and-cancer-risk-2024-gci-gairdner-symposium-oct-17-18-2024-358747 <p>The 2024 Gairdner Symposium "Diet, Bodywieght and Cancer Risk", will be hosted by a world-leader in oncometabolism research, the <a href="/gci/">Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute</a>. This event will bring together approximately 150 biomedical and clinical researchers, clinicians, health professionals, and the public to broaden understanding, foster collaboration, and empower stake holders to address the challenges posed by obesity-related chronic diseases and cancer.</p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:42:33 +0000 admin 147174 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/research-new-trial-hopes-use-mrna-halt-devastating-progression-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-361983 <p>Prion diseases came to public attention during the 1980s and ’90s, when Mad Cow Disease was in the news. While transmission to humans from infected beef has largely been eliminated, other forms of these devastating diseases are unfortunately still around, like Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD). In fact, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, cases of CJD have been on the rise in the last two decades.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:50:20 +0000 admin 147162 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-mi4-6th-annual-scientific-symposium-december-4-2024-361255 <p>Join MI4 for the <b>6th Annual Scientific Symposium</b> on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 11:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the º£½ÇÉçÇø Faculty Club. This year’s theme, <i>"Microbiome: Decoding the Invisible World,"</i> promises an engaging lineup, including a keynote by Prof. Yasmine Belkaid, President of Institut Pasteur. Don’t miss this chance to hear groundbreaking insights from leading experts in the MI4 community.</p> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:17:47 +0000 admin 147165 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/event/olszewski-lecture-spatially-resolved-single-cell-genomics-cell-atlas-brain-361354 <p>The Neuro's Olszewski Lecture, established in 1986, honours Dr. Jerzy Olszewski (1913–1964), a pioneering neuroanatomist and neuropathologist. Invited to The Neuro by Dr.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:36:37 +0000 admin 147156 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/tracking-whale-calls-lower-st-lawrence-seaway-land-seismometers-359654 <p>A new paper led by the Earthquake Seismology group recently published, exploring spatial and temporal patterns of whale calls detected by land seismometers along the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway in Eastern Canada. </p> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:56:01 +0000 admin 147171 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/event/qls-seminar-series-re-mansbach-361384 <h2>Learning from Life: Lessons from ML and Biophysical Simulations</h2> <p>Re Mansbach, Concordia University<br /> Tuesday January 7, 12-1pm<br /></p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:54:08 +0000 admin 147144 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-seminar-power-first-impressions-using-viral-imprinting-broadly-reactive-vaccine-development-361584 <p>The Emerging Topics in Health (EToH) seminar series is cohosted by the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Physiology and Human Genetics, the Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI), the º£½ÇÉçÇø Research Centre on Complex Traits (MRCCT), and M[i]4. The organizers invite guest speakers to talk about their current research. This seminar series is part of the Current Topics & Seminars course and is open for attendance by MIMM students and all interested individuals.</p> <p><strong>Details about upcoming seminar: </strong></p> Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:59:30 +0000 admin 147163 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/news/event-practical-examples-research-indigenous-context-november-20-2024-361252 <p>D2R partner, <strong>Tahatikonhsontóntie' Quebec Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research,</strong> is organizing a webinar "Practical examples of research in Indigenous context" on November 20 from 12-1:30pm. </p> <p>Guest speakers include: </p> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:04:13 +0000 admin 147167 at /centre-montreal /centre-montreal/channels/event/ce-que-les-festivals-apportent-la-vie-culturelle-de-montreal-lecture-anouk-belanger-362140 <p>Our member and axis director <a href="/centre-montreal/list/members/anouk-belanger">Anouk Bélanger</a>, along with her colleague Martin Lussier (UQAM) and their UQAM research team (Hélène Legault (PhD), Lucile Ouriou (PhD), Lé</p> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:47:31 +0000 helene.laurin@mcgill.ca 147140 at /centre-montreal