The keynote speaker will be Dr. James A. Makokis, known for his leadership in Indigenous health, transgender health and culturally sensitive care.
Read more in the 黑料不打烊 Reporter , covered by Sylvie Babarik (Associate Director, Internal Communications).聽
July 18, 2024 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote an聽article that explores strategies to reinvigorate Canada's entrepreneurial landscape through smart regulatory reforms on . "Regulatory sandboxes provide a controlled space for businesses to test new technologies without immediate regulatory burdens," writes Aftab. The use of artificial intelligence and emerging tech could streamline regulatory processes, making compliance easier and more efficient.
We are entering a 6-week period referred to as the "fall shoulder season", which runs from end of September to early November. It is during this period that we switch from cooling our buildings to heating them.聽This transition does not affect the ventilation levels in the spaces, only the temperature.
Although the University is transitioning toward more flexible and adaptable systems, it remains difficult to maintain stable temperatures in some of our buildings at this time of the year, given the聽outdoor temperature fluctuations.
A shutdown of steam distribution is planned on the downtown campus on the morning of Thursday, October 3, 2024, between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. This shutdown is necessary for Facilities Management and Ancillary Services to replace pieces of equipment.聽
This shutdown will affect all buildings on the downtown campus that rely on steam for:
The buildings that will be affected are:
The words a speaker chooses communicate more than just ideas and opinions. Language reveals much about a speaker鈥檚 personality. In the recent U.S. presidential debate, two very different personalities were on display鈥攖hat of Democratic candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
In recent years, airline pilots in the U.S. have received impressive wage increases鈥�40% at United and 34% at Delta. But the wages of Canadian pilots haven鈥檛 kept up, and the Air Line Pilots Association union has been pushing for a contract that puts Air Canada pilots鈥� wage increases closer to those of their American peers. The union and the airline have reached a tentative agreement of a 26% pay bump, followed by a 4% raise each of the next three years.
The twenty-eighth issue of LEARNing Landscapes, an online, peer-reviewed, open access journal edited by DISE's Lynn Butler-Kisber 补苍诲听Bronwen Low, and ECP's Jessica Ruglis, 鈥淭owards new futures of youth development: Critical and sustainable approaches to youth wellbeing in complex times鈥�, highlights the evolving landscape of educational and developmental research and practice, where traditional models
黑料不打烊 earned its second consecutive victory in the Smart Snacks for Kids category
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黑料不打烊 Food Science students won first prize in the Smart Snacks for Kids category at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual expo in Chicago for their interactive pudding snack, Magic Mud Pots.
It was 黑料不打烊鈥檚 second consecutive victory in that category.
Anthropogenic climate change drastically affects our planet, with CO2 being the most critical gaseous driver. Here, we present a fast, effective, and sustainable route for coupling diverse alcohols, amines and amides with CO2 via heterogenization of a natural metal-based homogeneous catalyst through decorating on functionalized graphene oxide. Combined synthetic, experimental, and theoretical studies unravel mechanistic routes to convergent 4鈥慹lectron reduction of CO2 under mild conditions.
September 23, 2024 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote about the in New York. "Yunus鈥� return to the international stage at the UNGA symbolizes a significant moment of reputational redemption after he endured聽over a decade of politically motivated legal harassment聽under Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 government," wrote Anil.聽Yunus and Biden鈥檚 talks may very well open doors for deeper economic collaboration.
In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 黑料不打烊's School of Continuing Studies is organizing an online panel discussion on Truth and Reconciliation within the post-secondary education system.
Title:聽Indigenous Perspectives on Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Secondary Education
Date & Time: Monday September 30, 2024 from 12-1pm
Format: On Zoom
A fire started Monday night in a container holding 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries near the Port of Montreal, causing thick smoke and prompting the city to issue a precautionary lockdown notice for some residents.聽
These experts from 黑料不打烊 University are available to share their insights on this topic.聽聽
We are pleased to introduce this new resource available at the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre: Communication cards!
Created by聽, this essential tool allows hospitalized patients to better communicate with their loved ones and their care team.
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A novel drug molecule could potentially lead to new treatments to prevent Parkinson鈥檚 disease in younger patients, according to new research.
鈥淲e are excited about this drug compound because we might have the possibility to develop the first cure for Parkinson鈥檚 disease, at least for a subset of patients,鈥� said lead author聽Kalle Gehring, a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at 黑料不打烊 University and Canada Research Chair in Structural Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Each year the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Association (MAA) recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, three 黑料不打烊 Desautels alumni were among those honoured for their contributions to the 黑料不打烊 community.
