Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain鈥攖he number one health problem in both prevalence and burden鈥攁ppears to be the memory of earlier pain. Research published today in Current Biology suggests that there may be variations, based on sex, in the way that pain is remembered in both mice and humans.


A Canadian-led team of scientists has found the second repeating fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded. FRBs are short bursts of radio waves coming from far outside our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists believe FRBs emanate from powerful astrophysical phenomena billions of light years away.
Professor is the recipient of the prestigious for his exceptional contributions to Green Chemistry research in Canada. He is the third 黑料不打烊 professor to win the Steacie Prize, and the first ever 黑料不打烊 professor to win it for chemistry. The two previous winners from 黑料不打烊 are Vicky Kaspi, Physics and Astronomy (2006) and Phil Gold, Medicine (1973).

The Macdonald-Stewart Library Building, which houses the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, needs significant structural repairs and major internal upgrades. This work includes stabilization of the stone structure, foundation waterproofing, window replacement, washroom expansion and the installation of a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (HVAC).
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)听today announced the inaugural cohort of听29听Canada CIFAR AI (CCAI) Chairs, including six from 黑料不打烊. These top academic听researchers鈥攊ncluding Doina听Precup听and听Jo毛lle鈥 Pineau鈥攁re named as part of the $125 million Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, and will help听maintain Canada鈥檚 leadership in artificial intelligence research.听The CCAI Chair Program represents an investment of $30 million at听nine听universities across the country.听听

What makes people take risks? Not stunt women or formula 1 drivers. Just ordinary people like you and me. Research published this week in PLOS ONE suggests that unexpected improvements in everyday life (sunshine after many days of rain or a win by a local sports team) are correlated with a change in a city鈥檚 mood and an increased likelihood that it鈥檚 citizens will do risky things like gamble.
Social media and city mood
Cities seem to have moods that fluctuate from day to day. Now, thanks to social media, these city moods are also measurable.

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Alfonso presented with the Prix Acfas Michel-Jurdant in recognition of his outstanding work on the health of the St. Lawrence Estuary and the world鈥檚 oceans Hombeline Dumas
Alfonso Mucci, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was among nine of Quebec鈥檚 leading academics honoured by the Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas) for their exceptional contribution to research at the Acfas Gala held in Montreal on November 13.

Researchers from 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Department of Chemistry have found a cleaner, easier way to make biaryls, an important ingredient in synthetic chemistry with applications across a wide range of fields including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, pigments, natural products and polymers. Conventional processes for making biaryls rely on stoichiometric metal reagents, resulting in large amounts of metal waste. In their paper published in Nature Communications in November 2018, the 黑料不打烊 scientists describe a new method for synthesizing biaryls using hydrazine (N2H4) as a metal surrogate.

A new type of cellulose nanoparticle, invented by 黑料不打烊 University researchers, is at the heart of a more effective and less environmentally damaging solution to one of the biggest challenges facing water-based industries: preventing the buildup of scale.

The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.

黑料不打烊 University marine ecologist is bringing cutting-edge DNA analysis to the formidable task of tracking ocean species along Canada鈥檚 Pacific coast.

Are human disturbances to the environment driving evolutionary changes in animals and plants? A new study conducted by 黑料不打烊 researchers finds that, on average, human disturbances don鈥檛 appear to accelerate the process of natural selection. While the finding may seem reassuring, this unexpected pattern could reflect the limited number of species for which data were available.
Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced more than $558 million in discovery research funding across Canada, including the largest investment in research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) this year. Through the 2018 Discovery Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships competition, 130 黑料不打烊 researchers received funding totaling more than $30 million.
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Sibling rivalry. Every parent and every sibling understands what this means. Siblings fight. A lot. And sometimes those fights escalate to involve physical, verbal, and psychological aggression. Aggression between siblings is so common that people often believe that these behaviors are part of the normal process of growing up, but recent research shows us that sibling aggression can cross the line and parents need to know when to seek help.