Imagine a computer 300,000 times faster than a PC, and with 67,000 times more storage space. Such is Béluga, a supercomputer now serving , Québec, and Canadian researchers.

Classified as: supercomputer, , Calcul Québec
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Published on: 26 Apr 2019

Canadians expect that their official language should not be a barrier to accessing justice. This is why the Government of Canada is working to enhance the capacity of Canada’s justice system to offer legal services and information to French-speaking and English-speaking communities across the country.

Classified as: School of Continuing Studies, David Lametti, Translation
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Published on: 25 Apr 2019

Mutations in a gene involved in brain development have led to the discovery of two new neurodevelopmental diseases by an international team led by researchers at and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center.

The first clues about the rare disorder arose after doctors were unable to diagnose why two siblings from Québec City were experiencing seizures and neurodevelopmental deficits. Desperate, the children’s family turned to Carl Ernst at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal for answers.

Classified as: , health and lifestyle, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, neurodevelopmental diseases, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Carl Ernst, Philippe Campeau, brain development
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Published on: 25 Apr 2019

astrophysicist is the recipient of the 2019 Killam Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences.

The announcement was made today by the Canada Council for the Arts, which revealed this year'swinners of the prestigious Killam Program, composedof the Killam Prizes and the Killam Research Fellowships.

Classified as: Killam fellowships, Research, Matt Dobbs, Space Institute, Awards, Yoshua Bengio
Published on: 25 Apr 2019

The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish and shellfish for food and economic activity, according to the study published in the journal Nature.

Classified as: sea creatures, global warming, jennifer sunday, rutgers university, climate change
Published on: 24 Apr 2019

From conventional microfluidics to open-space microfluidics

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Published on: 18 Apr 2019

ByGillian Woodford

An innovative interdisciplinary PhD program will bridge the gap between the quantitative and biological domains to improve life sciences research.

Classified as: Quantitative Life Sciences
Published on: 18 Apr 2019

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, this morning announced a new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine: Genes to Drug Targets for Next-Generation Therapies

Classified as: faculty of medicine, Genomic medicine, Research, Canada Excellence Research Chair, Vincent Mooser, CERC, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
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Published on: 17 Apr 2019

Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the Health Centre (RI-MUHC) that was published in the .

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Published on: 16 Apr 2019

Alain Bouchard, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Michel de la Chenelière, The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Dame Ann Dowling, Paul Farmer, Giuliana Elena Garzone, Michael Harris, Agnes Kalibata, John Michael Kosterlitz, Margaret MacMillan, Pat Metheny, Charles Mulli, Alfred Sommer

Classified as: Convocations, Around Campus
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Published on: 16 Apr 2019

A new study of evolving attitudes toward gay marriage across the U.S. suggests that state legislation has had a significant impact in reducing anti-gay bias in many parts of the country.

The findings, published in PNAS, provide evidence that public policy can shape social norms and alter individuals’ attitudes, says senior author Eric Hehman, a professor in ’s Department of Psychology.

Classified as: Eric Hehman, gay marriage, same-sex marriage, anti-gay bias
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Published on: 15 Apr 2019

Celebrities, particularly female celebrities, are routinely criticized about their appearance—indeed, celebrity “fat-shaming” is a fairly regular pop-cultural phenomenon. Although we might assume that these comments are trivial and inconsequential, the effects of these messages can extend well beyond the celebrity target and ripple through the population at large.

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Published on: 15 Apr 2019

Principal Suzanne Fortier has announced her decision regarding the name of ’s men’s varsity sports teams. Read her statement


La principale Suzanne Fortier a rendu publique sa décision par rapport au nom des équipes sportives masculines de l’Université . Lisez son message

Classified as: Around Campus
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Published on: 12 Apr 2019

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.

Classified as: Space Institute, daryl haggard, black hole, event horizon telescope, EHT, cosmology, astronomy, Faculty of Science, science and technology
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019

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