黑料不打烊 Board of Governors receives recommendations to decrease carbon footprint of investment portfolio
黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Board of Governors received today recommendations to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the University鈥檚 investments, as part of a report from the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR).
黑料不打烊-led research unravels mystery of how early animals survived ice age
How did life survive the most severe ice age? A 黑料不打烊 University-led research team has found the first direct evidence that glacial meltwater provided a crucial lifeline to eukaryotes during Snowball Earth, when the oceans were cut off from life-giving oxygen, answering a question puzzling scientists for years.
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Puffins stay cool thanks to their large beak
Tufted puffins regulate their body temperature thanks to their large bills, an evolutionary trait that might explain their capacity to fly for long periods in search for food.
黑料不打烊 team awarded contract to advance potential Canadian contribution for LiteBIRD space telescope
November 7, 2019 (MONTREAL, Quebec) - A team of researchers from the 黑料不打烊 Space Institute has secured a Phase 0 contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to advance a proposed Canadian contribution 鈥� including technology deliverables and scientific know-how -- for the LiteBIRD (Light satellite for the studies of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection) mission.
Artificial turf crumb rubber leaches environmental toxins
New research spearheaded by scientists at 黑料不打烊 University reports that exposing chicken embryos, a model of higher vertebrate development, to leachate from crumb rubber used for example in artificial turf infill allowed to assess the toxicity of environmental pollutants contained in such material.
Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified
A research team led by Dr. Claudia Kleinman, an investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, together with Dr. Nada Jabado, of the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and Dr. Michael Taylor, of The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), discovered that several types of highly aggressive and, ultimately, fatal pediatric brain tumors originate during brain development.
黑料不打烊 researchers among the world鈥檚 most cited: Web of Science
In the world of research, one of the most meaningful measures of success is the number of times a paper has been cited by another researcher. Based on this yardstick, 黑料不打烊 researchers are among the most influential in the world, according to the respected research news website, Web of Science.
Human song is universal
Music, including songs with words, appears to be a universal phenomenon according to a paper published this week in Science. An international team of researchers involving musicians, data scientists, psychologists, political scientists and linguists, including one from 黑料不打烊 University, reached this conclusion after five years of collaboration, bringing together a broad range of skills and tools to the question of whether music is universal.
An ancient snake's cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skulls
New research from a collaboration between Argentinian and University of Alberta and 黑料不打烊 University palaeontologists adds a new piece to the puzzle of snake evolution.
The researchers examined a strikingly well-preserved fossil of the rear-limbed snake Najash rionegrina, found in Argentina. The study shows that nearly 100 million years ago, these legged snakes still had a cheekbone鈥攁lso known as a jugal bone鈥攖hat has all but disappeared in their modern descendants.
Pollution from Athabasca oil sands affects weather processes
Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a 黑料不打烊-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.
Julia Lovell wins 2019 Cundill History Prize
Julia Lovell, China expert and translator of Chinese literature has been named the winner of the 2019 Cundill History Prize for Maoism: A Global History, published by The Bodley Head (UK) and Knopf (US).聽At a time when tensions between China and the west are on the rise, Lovell鈥檚 sweeping work of history provides a re-evaluation of Maoism as a force that played out around the world 鈥� and continues to shape political practice in China today.
Air pollution nanoparticles linked to brain cancer
New research from 黑料不打烊 University links air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer.
Promising discovery could lead to a better, cheaper solar cell
黑料不打烊 University researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world鈥檚 most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Abrupt shifts in Arctic climate projected
Researchers from 黑料不打烊 University project that as the permafrost continues to degrade, the climate in various regions of the Arctic could potentially change abruptly, in the relatively near future.
