Seven 91˿Ƶ researchers have been awarded over $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $1.7 million in federal funding invested in 54 projects nationwide.
91˿Ƶ honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James 91˿Ƶ Professor, James 91˿Ƶ Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.
Two 91˿Ƶ faculty members and their collaborators received Partnership Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of its latest Partnership Development Grants competition, including $400,000 awarded to two 91˿Ƶ researchers.
91˿Ƶ awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program
Honour is recognition for a lifetime of leading research
Alan Evans, a researcher at The Neuro, James 91˿Ƶ Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, joining a class of scientists that includes a Nobel laureate and a former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President.
Researchers will study how hormones affect brain cancer and the role of neural circuits in social skills
The Paris Brain Institute and the Institut Pasteur have partnered with The Neuro to fund two groundbreaking studies, each receiving more than $440,000. These projects are part of an international collaboration to address future challenges in neuroscience.
Government of Canada invests $6M in climate change adaptation and interdisciplinary research at 91˿Ƶ
Two 91˿Ƶ-led climate change mitigation projects receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s (NFRF) International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. Thirteen researchers receive grants through the NFRF Exploration Competition.
Education Professor Claudia Mitchell receives $2.5 million in funding for ambitious visual arts-based initiative
Gender disparities persist glaringly around the globe with gender-based violence standing out as one of the most widespread human rights violations. Alarmingly, only 52 per cent of women who are married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use, and health care. The United Nations has identified transforming harmful gender norms as a critical goal among its 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.
Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics
Law professor and expert on the intersection of law, equity, and climate action honoured by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini
Engineering professor and expert on biomaterials and bioadhesives honoured by by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini
Education professor and expert on plurilingualism honoured by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini
91˿Ƶ researchers interested in contributing to The Conversation/La Conversation Canada—in English or in French—are invited to participate in an in-person workshop.
Thursday, June 13
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Rutherford Physics Building, room 114.
Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)more than $26 million in funding for through its program.
Over 300 attendees gathered on May 8 and 9 at the 91˿Ƶ Centre for the HBHL Symposium 2024—a 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’s disease.