黑料不打烊 University to accelerate the carbon footprint reduction聽of its endowment investments
黑料不打烊 University announced today a series of impactful measures and timelines designed to accelerate the responsible decarbonisation of the 黑料不打烊 Investment Pool (MIP), a collection of more than 60 investment mandates and fund investments. These measures were recommended by the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR) to the University鈥檚 Board of Governors last week to operationalize the carbon footprint reduction of its endowment investments.
黑料不打烊 Genome Centre to share in $20M funding for COVID-related DNA research
The聽黑料不打烊 Genome Centre today announced it has received funding from the Canadian government to sequence the genomes of people affected by COVID-19. The Federal Government is committing $40 million to support Genome Canada鈥檚 launch of the newly formed Canadian COVID Genomics Network (CanCOGeN).
Canada launches serological testing initiative to help manage COVID-19
The Government of Canada is launching a task force to measure the scope of coronavirus infection in Canada and rapidly provide information needed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and safely get Canadians back to work.
COVID 19 treatments and vaccines: the importance of rigorous science
Ethicists from Carnegie Mellon and 黑料不打烊 universities are calling on the global research community to resist treating the urgency of the current COVID-19 outbreak as grounds for making exceptions to rigorous research standards in pursuit of treatments and vaccines. Their paper, published online today in Science, provides recommendations for conducting clinical research during times of crises.
National study to collect data on aging adults鈥� experiences during COVID-19 pandemic
How does a pandemic affect the physical and psychological health of adults as they age? Does COVID-19 have an impact on the delivery of regular health-care services? Does a COVID-19 infection lead to long-term health problems affecting the lungs or brain?
North pole will be ice-free in summer
Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050, resulting in devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how often and for how long. These are the results of a new study involving 21 research institutes from around the world, including 黑料不打烊 University.
International consortium investigates overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deaths
In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven international medical research organizations is investigating whether overactive immune cells that produce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) cause the most severe cases. The consortium, called the NETwork, includes Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Research Institute of the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre (RI-MUHC).
黑料不打烊 Board of Governors receives proposed action plan to accelerate the carbon footprint reduction of its endowment investments
黑料不打烊 University鈥檚 Board of Governors received today recommendations for an ambitious action plan to reduce significantly the carbon footprint of its endowment investments, as part of a report from the Committee to Advise on Matters of Social Responsibility (CAMSR).
With a heavy heart: how men and women develop heart disease differently
A new study by researchers from 黑料不打烊 University has uncovered that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different, a discovery that could change how heart disease is diagnosed and treated.
Over $1 million for students at 黑料不打烊 affected by the COVID-19 crisis
The 黑料不打烊 University community has come forward in a remarkable way to assist students who are being seriously affected financially by the COVID-19 crisis, with donors contributing over $650,000 on the strength of more than 1,500 gifts to the 黑料不打烊 Student Emergency Support Fund within the last two weeks.聽
Volcanic CO2 emissions helped trigger Triassic climate change
A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from these volcanic eruptions is comparable to the amount of CO2 expected to be produced by all human activity in the 21st century.
Together for our parks
City parks provide priceless green space for citizens living in metropolitan areas. In these challenging times, not only do they offer a place to relax and renew with nature, they are essential to our health and well-being.
Today, local park groups, sports clubs and public interest organizations are joining together to appeal to all Montrealers:
FRQS to fund new structural biology centre at 黑料不打烊 University
The health sciences research arm of the Quebec government [Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� sant茅 (FRQS)] today announced it will provide $2 million to assist in the establishment of the Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS) at 黑料不打烊 University.
黑料不打烊 researchers identify correlation between mild behavioural impairment and Alzheimer鈥檚
New research from 黑料不打烊 University has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of amyloid plaques deposits in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Promising advance in depression research
Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are the first-line treatment for moderate to severe major depressive episodes. Despite their effectiveness, only 40% of patients respond to the first antidepressant they try.
