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Stuck in traffic: Researchers identify cellular traffic jams in a rare disease

Researchers from 91˿Ƶ, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease. Their research, published in eLife, could pave the way to future treatments for the disease.

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Published: 10 Jan 2024

Secrets of a Hot Saturn and its Spotted Star Unlocked by 91˿Ƶ, Université de Montréal Astronomers

Exoplanets, planets located beyond our Solar System, captivate both scientists and the public, holding the promise of unveiling diverse planetary systems and potentially habitable worlds. Despite being very much not like our Earth, large gas giant planets found very close to their stars have proven to be ideal test targets for telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to refine astronomers’ methods of understanding exoplanets.

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Published: 9 Jan 2024

How does one species become many?

Evolutionary biologists have long suspected that the diversification of a single species into multiple descendent species – that is, an “adaptive radiation” – is the result of each species adapting to a different environment. Yet formal tests of this hypothesis have been elusive owing to the difficulty of firmly establishing the relationship between species traits and evolutionary “fitness” for a group of related species that recently diverged from a common ancestral species.

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Published: 8 Jan 2024

Does Canada’s food guide provide adequate guidance for older adults?

The latest Canada’s food guide recommendations are primarily aimed at reducing chronic disease risk, however how well does our national guide for healthy eating serve the nutritional needs of all Canadians?

Published: 8 Jan 2024

ICYMI: 2023 research round up

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Published: 21 Dec 2023

The stomach bug that may raise your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

A common stomach bacteria found in two thirds of the world population may be linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests.

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Published: 20 Dec 2023

91˿Ƶ launches Canada Award to offset tuition increase for Canadian undergraduate students

91˿Ƶ is launching a $3,000 Canada Award to offset tuition increases for Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec in certain disciplines. Approximately 80% of new Canadian students from outside Quebec coming to 91˿Ƶ will be eligible for the new award.

Published: 19 Dec 2023

91˿Ƶ divests from direct holdings in Carbon Underground 200 fossil-fuel companies; announces new socially responsible investment commitments

91˿Ƶ will divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 (CU200) for implementation in 2024 and completion in 2025 – one of eight commitments announced today in Phase 2 of the University’s results-driven socially responsible investment strategy.

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Published: 15 Dec 2023

91˿Ƶ calls on Premier Legault to reverse decision, citing devastating effects on Quebec and the University

91˿Ƶ is calling on Premier François Legault to immediately reverse the government measures released today and go back to the drawing board.

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Published: 14 Dec 2023

Tuition for Canadian students outside Quebec

Bishop’s, Concordia and 91˿Ƶ universities are submitting to the Quebec government an enhanced version of their proposal, Proposed improvements to the new tuition model for students outside Quebec

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Published: 10 Dec 2023

The John Peters Humphrey archive added to the Canada Memory of the World Register

To mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10, 1948), 91˿Ƶ and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO are pleased to announce the addition of the archives of John Peters Humphrey to the Canada Memory of the World Register.

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Published: 7 Dec 2023

What skin piercings can teach us about environmental change

In a new study from 91˿Ƶ, researchers bring science into an unexpected setting: a tattoo parlor. In this first characterization of the human piercing microbiome, the uniquely human cultural practice of piercing serves as a model system to help us better understand how biological communities (re)assemble after catastrophic environmental disturbances.

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Published: 4 Dec 2023

A first look inside Li-ion batteries

What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the same amount of time it takes to fill a tank of gas?

In a new paper published today in Joule, researchers from 91˿Ƶ and the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) announced the development of a novel method that enables researchers to peer inside Li-ion batteries and, for the first time, track the physical processes that take place in both the liquid and solid parts of the battery cells as they happen.

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Published: 4 Dec 2023

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon

91˿Ƶ researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.

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Published: 29 Nov 2023

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