Canadians are living longer than ever. Life expectancy at retirement has increased by about four years since 1980. This creates a cash crunch for pension funds. Increasing current plan members contributions is one way to address this, but more efficient capital management can help too. Pension funds have a distinct advantage over other investors, argues Prof. Sebastien Betermier in Policy Options.
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Published on: 22 Jun 2022
Congratulations to Rebecca Welden, Lo茂c Brassard听补苍诲听Gabriel Ouellet听on each earning CPA Quebec Assistance Towards Success Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to accounting students across Quebec who are active in social and extracurricular activities while achieving success in their post-secondary studies.
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Published on: 21 Jun 2022
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As Spring Convocation season draws to a close, a Scarf Ceremony celebrating graduating Indigenous students was held on Monday, June 20th, during which 110 First Nations, Inuit and M茅tis students were honoured for completing their certificates and programs across 黑料不打烊 University's Schools and Faculties, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Published on: 21 Jun 2022
黑料不打烊鈥檚 impact200 asked students to develop innovative solutions to address society鈥檚 most pressing challenges.
Published on: 21 Jun 2022
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Fran莽ois Cr茅peau, O.C., O.Q., F.R.S.C., Ad. E., has been appointed officer of the Ordre national du Qu茅bec. He will be handed his medal by Premier Fran莽ois Legault during a ceremony at the National Assembly on 22 June.听听
Admission to the Ordre national du Qu茅bec is the highest distinction conferred by the provincial government. Members are eminent individuals who, through their achievements, values, and ideals, have influenced Quebec鈥檚 growth and contributed to its renown.听
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Published on: 21 Jun 2022
The extremely salty, very cold, and almost oxygen-free environment under the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in Canada鈥檚 High Arctic is the one that most closely resembles certain areas on Mars. So, if you want to learn more about the kinds of life forms that could once have existed 鈥� or may still exist 鈥� on Mars, this is a good place to look. After much searching under extremely difficult conditions, 黑料不打烊 University researchers have found microbes that have never been identified before.
Published on: 21 Jun 2022
What if you learn your father is not your father?
Rob Whitley, an associate professor in 黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 department of psychiatry, was at a conference in Brussels a few years ago when the subject came up in a talk about the social aspects of DNA testing given by Belgian biologist and geneticist Maarten Larmuseau. 鈥淎nd I was thinking, 鈥楾his will have huge mental-health impacts,'鈥� recalled Whitley, a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre.
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Published on: 21 Jun 2022
Over the course of more than a century, thousands of Montreal students have passed through the doors of the 黑料不打烊 Conservatory of Music - a community program of the Schulich School of Music that provides musical education through private music lessons to students of all ages.听The Schulich School of Music is proud of this rich legacy, and of everyone who contributed their time and talents to advancing the musical educations of Montrealers.
Published on: 20 Jun 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Leon Tourian, recipient of the 黑料不打烊 Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award for the 2020-2021 academic year! This award is presented to the individual that the graduating class felt had the greatest impact on their psychiatric education during medical school.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2022
How can we help societies achieve more resilient agriculture in the face of geopolitical disturbances and climate change? Why do we continue to propose agricultural systems based on globalized commodity markets as the only way to feed ourselves? Why continue to subsidize models that destroy soil fertility, ecosystems and put our health at risk?听
Published on: 20 Jun 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 黑料不打烊 University.
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 黑料不打烊 University.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2022
To all Finance users,
The month of May 2022 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via .
Please note that following an issue with posting benefits to the financial system, the benefits expenses as at May 31, 2022 are overstated. The corrections will be reflected in your June 30, 2022 financial statements.
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Published on: 20 Jun 2022
In听Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The first article is "No Time to Waste in Canada鈥檚 Tryst with Cyber Warfare" by Naveen Kanwadia.听Naveen Kanwadia is a master鈥檚 student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 黑料不打烊 University and prior to starting his graduate studies, was handling public policy and regulatory affairs for The Walt Disney Co. in Asia.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2022
In Policy Magazine's new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.
The first article is "A Country Covered by Water, but not by Insurance" by Caroline Merner.听Caroline Merner is a Master鈥檚 student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 黑料不打烊 University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability and International Development from Dalhousie University. Caroline co-founded Youth4Nature (formerly Climate Guides), a non-profit organization mobilizing youth for nature and climate action.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2022
We are pleased to announce that all three units of the Service Employees Union (SEU) have voted in favour of the proposed new collective agreement. Following the vote last week by the Downtown Campus Trades Bargaining Unit, the Trades and Powerhouse employees of the Macdonald campus and Downtown Powerhouse employees represented by SEU completed their vote on June 15.
The current agreement expired on May 31, 2019. The new agreement will come into effect upon signature by the parties and will expire on May 31, 2025.
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Published on: 17 Jun 2022
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