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Dan Voicu (BEng鈥26), co-lead of the 2023 黑料不打烊 iGEM team, described last year鈥檚 experience as busy! Students formed the team at the end of 2022 and spent the first two months of 2023 ideating their proposal. Then 鈥 around their regular course loads 鈥 they worked in the lab until the end of the semester. During the summer months, they implemented plans to raise money, contacting stakeholders that a small finance sub team had brainstormed. Throughout, they held workshops with the Montr茅al biotech community as well as a two-day conference.

Classified as: Dean's Report
Published on: 1 May 2024

The purpose of the An Underrepresented, Undervalued Workforce: Understanding and Supporting Quality of Work Life in Long-term Care research project is to build evidence for the Atlantic Canadian long-term care sector to better understand, support and manage the Atlantic LTC workforce. The investigators want to understand how staff work changes their health and wellbeing and how they give residents the best quality of care.

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Published on: 1 May 2024

Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement about Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year鈥檚 1st place at the聽2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree.

Classified as: Dean's Report
Published on: 1 May 2024

With mixed feelings of pride and sadness, the Faculty of Law heartily congratulates Professor Genevi猫ve Saumier on her appointment as dean of the Facult茅 de droit, Universit茅 de Montr茅al. She will begin a five-year term on 1 August 2024.

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Published on: 1 May 2024

I am pleased to begin this issue celebrating a great achievement. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 iGEM team, which is made up of a large number of students from the Department of Bioengineering, won the 2023 iGEM Global Challenge. It鈥檚 the first time ever that this global prize has been won by a Canadian university, and the first time in 10 years that it has been won by a university in North America. A big congratulations to our students, and to our professors and grad students who mentored and supported the team! I invite you to peruse the lists below of those who have contributed to this project.

Classified as: Dean's Report
Published on: 1 May 2024

April 30, 2024 | A large part of implementing good public policy is understanding the effects on various sectors. With a focus on fostering dialogue and collaboration, this event on environmental, social, and governance measures explored effective strategies, identified challenges, and highlighted opportunities for enhancing sustainability efforts across industries. The event brought together prominent leaders from academia, private industry, and the public sector to discuss and exchange insights on developing and implementing robust sustainability practices within organizations.

Classified as: Sustainability, sustainable development goals
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Published on: 1 May 2024

The McCall MacBain Scholarships at 黑料不打烊 today announced its fourth cohort of recipients: 30 students who will pursue a funded master鈥檚 or professional degree combined with mentorship and leadership programming, as well as 117 who earned entrance awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each.

Classified as: McCall MacBain Scholars
Published on: 1 May 2024

Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 黑料不打烊 Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."

Classified as: Juan Serpa, Emmanuelle Vaast, Sabine Dhir, BCom Alumni
Published on: 30 Apr 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a big year for Fran莽ois Cauchon (BCom鈥22). Cauchon will be representing Canada at the summer Olympic Games in Paris. "It is a surreal feeling," Cauchon, who battled through knee, back and ankle injuries before being named to Canada鈥檚 14-member fencing team, tells CBC. "For every amateur and professional athlete, The Olympics is the holy grail of sports."

Classified as: BCom Alumni
Published on: 30 Apr 2024

Extroverted people often take naturally to leadership roles 鈥 but they don鈥檛 always do enough listening. Introverted leaders may listen more, but sometimes lack the ability to inspire. A combination of the two personality types could yield the best results, according to Associate Professor Karl Moore. 鈥淭he downside of extroverted leaders is that they often like to talk more than listen,鈥 says Moore in an article in Scientific American.

Classified as: Karl Moore
Published on: 30 Apr 2024

This April, 黑料不打烊 Desautels undergraduate students proudly showcased their contributions at the 2024 Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF) Showcase Day. Held at the 黑料不打烊 Faculty Club, the event highlighted the 2023-2024 cohort鈥檚 research and projects, all of which relate back to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Classified as: Integrated Management Student Fellowship (IMSF), Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), Sabine Dhir
Published on: 30 Apr 2024

黑料不打烊 University's McCall MacBain Scholarships has announced its fourth cohort of recipients, beneficiaries of a landmark $200 million gift made in 2019 by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 20th Chancellor John McCall MacBain and his wife Marcy. This year鈥檚 scholarships will enable 30 students to pursue a funded master鈥檚 or professional degree at 黑料不打烊 while participating in mentorship, coaching, and a leadership development program.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Management in Analytics (MMA)
Published on: 30 Apr 2024

Please be advised there will be a major electrical shutdown the weekend of May 3-4-5, 2024, at the below list of Macdonald Campus buildings. To facilitate this shutdown, all the buildings listed will be CLOSED starting Friday, May 3rd, at 00h01, until Sunday, May 5th, at 23h59.

Classified as: Macdonald Campus
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Published on: 30 Apr 2024

On the evening of March 19, more than 500 members of the 黑料不打烊 community gathered in celebration of student work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. Hosted each March by the聽, the Showcase invites students from across the University to share their scientific research, field work, in-class assignments, passion projects and more.

Published on: 30 Apr 2024

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