Congrats Antoine Bouvier, Sean Clarke, Chloe Garzon, Anthony Iheonye, Kristina Mosdossy, and Sharvani Ram - our exceptional students who were awarded Gold Keys for leadership and excellence in the promotion and development of extracurricular activities at Macdonald at today's Founder's Day ceremony.
Learn more about their contributions to student life.
Congratulations to Macdonald Campus Farm Staffer Nancy Lavigne, the recipient of the 2022 Macdonald Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff! 鈥婼ays Farm Manager Paul Meldrum, "When Nancy throws herself into a job, it is full bore. There is no halfway with Nancy - it's go big or go home." 鈥�
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February 11, 2022 | As part of the聽Schwartz Reisman Institute's聽Seminar Series, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen delivered a presentation on the regulatory frameworks governments are putting in place to mitigate the potential negative impacts of digital ecosystems, including Big Tech social media platforms.
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February 11, 2022 | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust Canada's economy into an extraordinarily unusual state. To break down the issues, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan spoke to David Mann for an episode of the At a Crossroads podcast. Hear Ragan's perspective on inflation, pent-up demand, supply chain disruptions, the housing market, and more.
International Mother Language Day recognizes that languages and multilingualism can advance inclusion, and the Sustainable Development Goals鈥� focus on leaving no one behind.鈥疷NESCO鈥痓elieves education, based on the first language or mother tongue, must begin from the early years as early childhood care and education is the foundation of learning.聽
February 17, 2022 | In this edition of Politico's Ottawa Playbook, Max Bell School director Chris Ragan comments on Canada's recent history of low levels of inflation.
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Further to our last message on February 8th regarding changes to the approval process for the acquisitions of cloud services, Procurement Services are sharing with you the following developments, effective immediately:
On Delve鈥檚 The "New Normal" podcast series, Professor Warut Khern-am-nuai from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 黑料不打烊 University joins journalist Dave Kaufman to discuss the data behind pandemic buying and how retailers can use an Artificial Intelligence framework to react in real time to unexpected fluctuations in consumer purchasing.
Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola
Dr. Eric Latimer tells Sabrina about the potential benefits of researchers collaborating with existing shelters to find solutions to homelessness.
In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from 黑料不打烊 University.
Their findings, published in the , show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.
New research from 2021-22 CAnD3 Fellow Julia Nakamura聽and colleagues聽finds that higher satisfaction with aging could lead to improved health and well-being outcomes. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, a cohort of 13,752 US adults over 50 years old, the researchers used 35 indicators of physical, behavioral, and psychosocial health and well-being to capture a comprehensive suite of outcomes. Out of the 35 indicators, improvements in 27 were associated with better aging satisfaction.聽
Time for, Question 2 of 3 that we asked 10 students of the Redpath Museum on their research, career and general path in science.聽
This week, "What is a notable struggle you had that you overcame?"
Without further ado, here is the video:聽
Stay tuned and meet us on Facebook, YouTube or our website to know more on the last question we asked on February 23rd, always at noon!
Congratulations to Physiology Faculty Member Dr. Pouya Bashivan on receiving the William Dawson Scholar award.
This award recognizes a scholar developing into an outstanding and original researcher of world-class caliber who is poised to become a leader in his or her field. The award is similar to that of a Canada Research Chair Tier 2.聽
Great work, Pouya!
Congratulations to Physiology Faculty Member Dr. Gergely Lukacs on receiving the Distinguished James 黑料不打烊 Professor听补飞补谤诲.
February 15, 2022 | On聽Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel, and on Quebec AM, professor Pearl Eliadis discusses the criteria for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the聽Emergencies Act in response to the ongoing convoy protests across Canada.
