Three historians shortlisted for international Cundill History Prize
Montreal-based historian Christopher Goscha, US-based historian Walter Scheidel and British historian Daniel Beer听are the three contenders for the international Cundill History Prize. 听听
Transformative donation of $16 million establishes new autism research centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute
A new research centre in Montreal will help lift the shroud of mystery surrounding autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and lead to the development of better diagnostic tools and more effective therapies for people with autism.
Pollution linked to nine million deaths each year worldwide, equivalent to 1 in 6 deaths
Prof. Niladri Basu, 黑料不打烊 University, is one of the Commissioners on The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health which was released today.
Nil Basu鈥檚 research, mainly in Africa, is on:
1.听听听听 artisanal and small-scale gold mining (there are approximately 100 million people worldwide practicing mining like this in very unsafe conditions)
Latest gravitational-wave detection opens new era for astronomy
The discovery of a gravitational wave caused by the merger of two neutron stars, reported today by a collaboration of scientists from around the world, opens a new era in astronomy. It marks the first time that scientists have been able to observe a cosmic event with both light waves -- the basis of traditional astronomy -- and gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein鈥檚 general theory of relativity.
New mechanism detected in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease
By Chris Chipello
黑料不打烊 University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Take two: 黑料不打烊 duo named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars
By Meaghan Thurston 听 Landing your first faculty position isn鈥檛 easy, but the work has only just begun. Two 黑料不打烊 researchers have been chosen as CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars, a two-year appointment designed to support young investigators in the first five years of their careers.
黑料不打烊 to honour two trailblazing Canadian leaders
黑料不打烊 will confer honorary doctorates upon two remarkable women during the Fall 2017 convocation ceremonies. Heather Munroe-Blum and Heather Reisman will be awarded the University鈥檚 highest honour for their dedication to the advancement of education and literacy.
Predicting when a sound will occur relies on the brain鈥檚 motor system
By Shawn Hayward
Whether it is dancing or just tapping one foot to the beat, we all experience how auditory signals like music can induce movement. Now new research suggests that motor signals in the brain actually sharpen sound perception, and this effect is increased when we move in rhythm with the sound.
Q&A with Doina Precup
DeepMind, the AI company famous for its Go-playing AlphaGo program, is setting up an office in Montreal, making it the latest high-profile company to join the city鈥檚 artificial-intelligence research community. Doina Precup, an Associate Professor in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Computer Science, will lead DeepMind鈥檚 office here, while continuing to teach and do research at the University. We spoke with Prof.
RI-MUHC scientist takes HIV self-testing global with HIVSmart!鈩�
By Julie Robert
US$75,000 Cundill History Prize reveals longlist that spans the globe
Mitochondria drive cell survival in times of need
By Cynthia Lee
黑料不打烊 University researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body鈥檚 cells, play a role in preventing cells from dying when the cells are deprived of nutrients 鈥� a finding that points to a potential target for next-generation cancer drugs.
The research, published in Molecular Cell, builds on previous work by 黑料不打烊 professor Nahum Sonenberg, one of the senior authors of the new study.
Claudia Mitchell named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow
By Meaghan Thurston
