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91˿Ƶ launches Sylvan Adams Sports Science Institute to advance world-leading research into sports science and human performance

Published: 31 August 2022

A $29-million gift from Quebec-born entrepreneur Sylvan Adams will launch an exciting venture for 91˿Ƶ’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education, ushering in...

Martha Crago Awarded the German Order of Merit

Published: 22 March 2022

On March 22, Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, was presented with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. The award was handed over by...

91˿Ƶ Engineering youth outreach program awarded NSERC PromoScience grant

Published: 9 June 2021

Education that changes outcomes for whole communities—that’s the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized...

Federal government announces 17 Canada Research Chairs for 91˿Ƶ

Published: 12 January 2022

Plastics, textiles, and electronics have revolutionized our modern world, but their massive production has led to the accumulation of non-biodegradable and toxic wastes. This is a problem 91˿Ƶ...

Patently harmful: fewer female inventors a problem for women’s health

Published: 6 July 2021

"Necessity is the father of invention," but where is its mother? According to a new study published in Science, fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented...

Origin of a complex life form revealed

Published: 2 September 2020

Researchers from 91˿Ƶ have revealed the steps by which two very distinct organisms – bacteria and carpenter ants – have come to depend on one another for survival to become a single...

Keeping the beat – it’s all in your brain

Published: 1 September 2020

How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform...

Greater local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics

Published: 24 October 2019

Surprisingly, in any single location, there are typically more earthworms and more earthworm species found in temperate regions than in the tropics, according to a study published this week in...

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