LORENZ LÜTHI, co-ordinator of the Research Group on Transitions and Global Modernities, contributed an articlein the Globe and Mail on September 3rd: What’s Afghanistan’s future? The history of U.S. state-building offers some clues.
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Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks
A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.
Study uses sugar to make and deliver pudding-like brain implants that reduce foreign body response
Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening.
Max Bell School professor Jennifer Welsh has been elected to theAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences. A renowned expert on the intersection ofinternational relations and public policy, Welsh serves as the director of theCentre for International Peace and Security Studies, in addition to her joint appointment between the Max Bell School and 91˿Ƶ's Department of Political Science. Read the 91˿Ƶ Reporter article to learn more about Welsh's impressive career.
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Doctor has dedicated his life to improve diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases and disorders
The Neuro’s director, Dr. Guy Rouleau, is being recognized with Canada’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada, for his outstanding contributions as a clinician-scientist and as a leader in health care.
Brain Canada program supports paradigm-shifting neuroscience that improves the lives of Canadians
Four researchers at The Neuro — Boris Bernhardt, Yasser Iturria-Medina, Jean-Francois Poulin, and Jo Anne Stratton — have received grants to support their work in the early-career stage, after being chosen from 150 talented applicants.
Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Program, anchored by a $5M gift from the Azrieli Foundation, enables paradigm-changing research of the brain to improve the lives of all Canadians.
Our Virtual Tours are talked about in an article on The 91˿Ƶ Tribune!
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Created by Ingrid Birker of the Redpath Museum and Meghomita Das of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, this tour will take you on an exploration of the fossils found in Montreal on and around the campus.
Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease
Two researchers from The Neuro, with collaborators from the StoP-AD Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, will lead a research program centered on an emerging field of neuroscience thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging (NIH/NIA) in the USA.
The Max Bell School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the creation of its Working Group on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The EDI Working Group will be tasked with making recommendations to the School and it represents the first concrete step to meeting the commitments in the School’s July 7 Statement on systemic racism and public policy.
The Max Bell School of Public Policy is thrilled to announce that Ken Boessenkool will be joining the School as the J.W. McConnell Professor of Practice in Public Policy at 91˿Ƶ.
During his time with the Max Bell School, Boessenkool will leverage his public policy experience to enhance the exposure of the School’s students to the workings of the policy process.
Dr. Miguel Burnier has been appointed the Interim Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the 91˿Ƶ Health Centre (RI-MUHC), beginning on June 15, 2020. In this capacity Dr. Burnier will work closely with RI-MUHC, MUHC and 91˿Ƶ leaders, as well as each of the MUHC associated foundations, to ensure continuity in the Institute’s research activities.
The Policy Scholars program is welcoming three exceptional members of the Max Bell School MPP class of 2020 to complete research fellowships with prominent Canadian policy think tanks.
The Canada West Foundation has partnered with 91˿Ƶ’s Max Bell School of Public Policy as a participating organization in the Policy Scholars program, a series of new research fellowships awarded annually to promising Max Bell School Master of Public Policy (MPP) students.
Call for applications, Postdoctoral researcher in rural demography
Applications are invited for a position as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre on Population Dynamics, 91˿Ƶ, Québec, Canada, under the supervision of Shelley Clark, James 91˿Ƶ Professor of Sociology. The initial appointment will be for one year but the appointment may be renewed for a second year based on performance.
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