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Anna Henley and Simona Bene Watts have been named º«¹úÂãÎè’s 2014 Schulich Leaders, each receiving a Schulich Leader Scholarship for students entering undergraduate studies in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).

Classified as: Seymour Schulich, Anna Henley, Schulich Leaders, Simona Bene Watts, STEM
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Published on: 15 Sep 2014

Four innovative projects led by º«¹úÂãÎè researchers have been selected to receive major grants under the Canada Brain Research Fund.

Classified as: brain, neurological, Montreal Neurological Institute, The Neuro, MNI, Alan Evans, Mogil, Brain Canada, Ruthazer, brain diseases, Paul W. Wiseman, Ptito, Shmuel, Turecki
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Published on: 12 Sep 2014

A study just published in the prestigious Nature Neuroscience journal by, Sylvain Williams, PhD, and his team, of the Research Centre of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and º«¹úÂãÎè, opens the door towards better understanding of the neural circuitry and dynamic mechanisms controlling memory as well of the role of an essential element of the hippocampus – a sub-region named the subiculum.

Classified as: brain, Alzheimer's, memory, Douglas Mental Health, hippocampus, Sylvain Williams
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Published on: 3 Sep 2014

Water scarcity is not a problem just for the developing world. In California, legislators are currently proposing a $7.5 billion emergency water plan to their voters; and U.S. federal officials last year warned residents of Arizona and Nevada that they could face cuts in Colorado River water deliveries in 2016.

Classified as: climate change, Nature Geoscience, recycling, Gleeson, desalination, irrigation, water scarcity, water stress
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Published on: 29 Aug 2014

Three innovative research partnerships at º«¹úÂãÎè have received significant long-term investments from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) partnership grants program, totaling more than $6.8 million. Each project will use novel approaches to advance knowledge and understanding on critical issues of intellectual, social, economic and cultural significance -- from teaching computers to recognize musical symbols in images, to deepening understanding about text mining and the place of information technology within society.

Classified as: partnerships, Research, SSHRC, interdisciplinary, Andrew Piper, Ichiro Fujinaga, Peter G. Brown, text mining
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Published on: 27 Aug 2014

The Mayday Fund has selected Jeffrey Mogil to be a fellow under the Mayday Pain & Society. He is one of six experts in pain management to receive the honour.

Classified as: pain, Jeffrey Mogil, Mayday fellowship
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Published on: 20 Aug 2014

Statistical analysis of average global temperatures between 1998 and 2013 shows that the slowdown in global warming during this period is consistent with natural variations in temperature, according to research by º«¹úÂãÎè physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.

Classified as: global warming, climate change, climate, lovejoy, carbon dioxide, cooling, fluctuation, Geophysical Research Letters, greenhouse gas, pause
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Published on: 21 Jul 2014

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