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Survey says: Canadians asking for better food systems and food sparked by COVID-19 access

Published: 18 December 2020

Shopping anxiety, higher food prices and individual income limitations are some of the factors making access to food challenging for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests....

Nurse practitioners bring big savings to long-term care facilities in Quebec

Published: 17 December 2020

Countries worldwide face challenges meeting the growing needs for long-term care services because of high costs. A study led by researchers from º«¹úÂãÎè and Université du Québec en...

Twenty-five Canada Research Chairs awarded to º«¹úÂãÎè

Published: 16 December 2020

In its twentieth year, the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) is awarding 25 º«¹úÂãÎè researchers with eleven new and fourteen renewed chairs. The projects supported by this round of CRC funding...

How the spread of the Internet is changing migration

Published: 16 December 2020

The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A º«¹úÂãÎè-led study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviours, suggesting that...

New use for an old drug: How does ketamine combat depression?

Published: 16 December 2020

A group of proteins called 4E-BPs, involved in memory formation, is the key to unlocking the antidepressant effect of ketamine in the brain, according to researchers from three Canadian...

When dinosaurs disappeared, forests thrived

Published: 15 December 2020

It’s known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass...

What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19?

Published: 3 December 2020

What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new study led by º«¹úÂãÎè researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved...

John McCall MacBain named 20th Chancellor of º«¹úÂãÎè

Published: 10 December 2020

The Board of Governors of º«¹úÂãÎè approved the nomination of John McCall MacBain, as the 20th Chancellor of º«¹úÂãÎè. Mr. McCall MacBain has been appointed for a three-year term,...

Big data offers promise of better groundwater management in California

Published: 9 December 2020

To ensure that California’s groundwater is sustainably managed in the future and over the long-term, current state definitions of what constitutes groundwater may need to be revised, according to...

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