In 2024, the European Union's Horizon Europe Programme officially extends its funding to Canadian researchers, marking a pivotal moment for scientific advancement in both Canada and the EU. As the world's largest funding program for scientific research and engineering, this will be a significant boost for many Canadian institutes and facilities.
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Published on: 7 Mar 2024
Cell division is a fundamental process for growth and repair in our bodies. It relies on the beautiful and complex machinery of the mitotic spindle to ensure the accurate distribution of genetic material. The spindle is made up of tiny structures called microtubules, which act like molecular cables to move chromosomes to the right places. When these microtubules don't work properly, cells can end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, a condition known as aneuploidy, which is linked to cancer.
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Published on: 28 Feb 2024
February 14, 2024 | The Government of Canada lacks comprehensive strategy for evaluating international science, technology, innovation, and knowledge partnerships. Navigating Collaborative Futures, a new report from the Council of Canadian Academies, presents key elements of an evidence-based, data-enabled framework to evaluate new and existing international STIK partnership opportunities for Canada.
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Published on: 20 Feb 2024
Professor David Ifeoluwa Adelani (School of Computer Science) is 海角社区鈥檚 newest Chair, as Professors Joelle Pineau and Reihaneh Rabbany have their appointments renewed
Published on: 13 Feb 2024
New paper argues that Large Language Models can reveal breakthroughs humans alone cannot
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Published on: 9 Feb 2024
Researchers propose a new model for classifying Parkinson鈥檚
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One of the things that makes developing effective treatments for Parkinson鈥檚 disease so challenging is its complexity. While some forms are caused by genetics, others have environmental factors, and patients can show a wide range of symptoms of varying severity. Diagnosis of Parkinson鈥檚 is also currently made very late, after the disease may have been in the brain for a decade or more.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2024
While it is commonly understood that a difficult childhood can lead to mental health issues, research has now exposed deeper, more troubling impacts of early life adversity: that these experiences can reshape the brain and body at a cellular level. Physiological effects like these are at the core of the 海角社区-Douglas-Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health (AMH Initiative).
Published on: 11 Jan 2024
December 6, 2023 | This op-ed by recent MPP graduate, Aftab Ahmed, is based on the policy titled听鈥淓nhancing Access to Diagnostic Imaging: A Proposal for a Pan-Canadian and Interoperable Teleradiology Network鈥澨�written by our MPP graduates Aftab Ahmed, Anmol Gupta and Harshini Ramesh.听
This op-ed delves into the potential of expanding and coordinating teleradiology services across Canadian provinces and territories to shorten wait times for diagnostic imaging services like CT scans and MRIs,听
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Published on: 7 Dec 2023
Humour, Hate and Harm: Rethinking Dignity, Equality and Freedom of Expression in Ward v Quebec | PKI
December 1, 2023 | Humour, Hate and Harm: Rethinking Dignity, Equality and Freedom of Expression in Ward v Quebec is听new publication on what is and what isn't discrimination and hate speech鈥� issues that figure among the most volatile social challenges facing us today.听
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Published on: 5 Dec 2023
November 21, 2023 | Raihana S. Kamal, a Master of Public Policy student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, was a co-author published on Elsevier. Her research paper conducted a comprehensive analysis of health-sector corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh using print media sources from March 2020 to March 2021. The study revealed corruption in every aspect of the health system during COVID-19. The media's role in uncovering these issues emphasized the urgency for transparency to ease the plight of patients and healthcare providers.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2023
Annual list includes 16 researchers among the world鈥檚 most cited, Canada retains 6th place overall in global ranking
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Published on: 15 Nov 2023
Severe kidney dysfunction in sialidosis mice reveals an essential role for neuraminidase 1 in reabsorption
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Published on: 7 Nov 2023
CEP104/FAP256 and associated cap complex maintain stability of the ciliary tip
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Published on: 6 Nov 2023
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Published on: 31 Oct 2023
October 27, 2023 | COVID-19 triggered the biggest global crisis of the 21st century. For some, the repercussions were swift and dramatic, with the pandemic pushing tens of millions of people into poverty and extreme food insecurity. For others, the transformations are still bubbling under the surface, and questions remain as to whether the societal changes it has brought about will be sustained.听
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Published on: 31 Oct 2023
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