Indigenous Pathfinders in AI is an enriching summer program designed to offer participants a unique opportunity to explore the world of AI. Through a series of workshops, activities and collaborative projects, participants delve deeper into the subject through an experience that emphasizes Indigenous approaches, perspectives and communities.
Running from late May to mid-August, it offers a flexible mix of in-person and virtual experiences, designed to fit a wide variety of schedules.
Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)more than $26 million in funding for听 through its program.
The 2024-2025 tentative schedule for the School of Information Studies has been added to Minerva and the university eCalendar.听
Please note that changes to the 2024-2025 schedule may occur, and students should regularly check their registration throughout the summer before the Fall term starts.
Registration for the 2024-2025 academic year will open for returning students on May 29th, 2024. You can find more details here:听/students/courses/add/when
Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)more than $26 million in funding for听 through its program.
Talk by Sandrine Richard听"The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics"
Friday, May 24th, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:00PM
Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building
3640 University Street, Room M/48
Montreal, Quebec,听H3A 0C7
Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024
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Over 300 attendees gathered on May 8 and 9 at the 黑料不打烊 University Centre for the HBHL Symposium 2024鈥攁 two-day event showcasing the latest advances in neuroscience and brain health research. The Symposium featured keynote addresses from Kate Webb (McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School), Alberto Cairo (University of Miami), Gillian Einstein (University of Toronto) and Noah Philip (Brown University), covering topics ranging from data visualization to health equity, PTSD and sex differences in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.听
Since 1993, l'Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas)听has been inviting up-and-coming scientists to popularize their research through an annual competition.
Open to master's, doctoral and post-doctoral students from all Canadian universities, the competition encourages the production of texts, audio and video files, and comic strips that shed light on subjects from all disciplines.
What started as a Mac alum and her husband's humble vegetable garden has grown into an Ottawa Valley agri-tourism destination offering everything from accommodation and dining to education and tours,
In April, Ottawa Valley Farm to Fork received the new tourism product award from the Ottawa Valley Tourism Association for the farm鈥檚 focus on agri-tourism, including its farm-to-table dining events.
Because healthcare is a calling, we must cease trying to run it like a business, according to 黑料不打烊 Professor Henry Mintzberg. In a new published in BMJ Leader, he discusses how the corporatization of healthcare is changing the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.听
A useful tool in protein research comes from the collaborative efforts of two bright 黑料不打烊 undergraduates, Jerry Gao and Maxwell Tong. Under the supervision of postdoctoral fellow Thibault Legal and Associate Professor Khanh Huy Bui, Jerry and Max developed the DomainFit program for the identification of protein domains in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) maps at intermediate resolutions.
It's MS Awareness Month!
The Neuro-Patient Resource Centre presents its books on multiple sclerosis. Some of these books are also available in digital format here:听
Patients, family members, staff and the community are welcome to browse and borrow books from the Centre's collection.
Don't hesitate to drop by and visit us at The Neuro, located in room 354. Email us at听infoneuro [at] muhc.mcgill.ca听or call us at 514-398-5358 if you have any questions.
May 9, 2024 | On a podcast episode of听Ideas with Nahlah Ayed, Professor Jennifer Welsh听delves into answering on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy.听Following the end of Cold War, the quest for peace, equality, and democracy didn't conclude; instead, it evolved into a multifaceted challenge. Greg Kelly, executive producer of IDEAS, discusses Jennifer Welsh's 2016 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Return of History," on the 60th anniversary of Massey College.
May 13, 2024 | The United Nations (UN) recently released its Agenda for Protection, a comprehensive document aiming to enhance protection as a collective responsibility across various UN components. It addresses previous shortcomings highlighted by inquiries into UN responses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. However, it faces challenges due to geopolitical dynamics undermining multilateral action and UN entities鈥� limited roles in ongoing conflicts.听
Wildfires have led Environment Canada to issue air quality advisories for parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, as forecasters warn the smoke could drift farther east. Wildfire-related haze could also move east into Ontario and Quebec, affecting areas from Georgian Bay to Quebec City ()听
Dairy producers know that the slightest change in the behavior of cows can give an indication of their state of health. But since they can't be everywhere at once, artificial intelligence could help improve and extend the lives of their livestock. In 黑料不打烊 University's Macdonald Campus farm, researchers are developing tools to detect problems before they occur.
