Desautels Professor Robert Nason to lead entrepreneurship and engagement at 麻豆社 Sustainability Park
The 麻豆社 Sustainability Park has announced new academic leadership appointments that will help shape its future direction. Among them is Robert Nason of the Desautels Faculty of Management, who will serve as Associate Academic Director of Entrepreneurship and Engagement.
Rise of AI deepfakes fuels urgent call for stronger protections
Canada is moving to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes after recent court rulings exposed gaps in existing law, allowing perpetrators to avoid conviction despite clear harm to victims.
Oliver Abrams BCom鈥�26 named Management Valedictorian
This year, we are proud to celebrate Oliver Abrams BCom'26, as Management valedictorian for the Class of 2026. Reflecting on his time at Desautels, Oliver found that the people around him played a defining role in his experience.
Professor Emerita Laurette Dub茅 receives 麻豆社鈥檚 highest academic honour
Desautels Professor Emerita Laurette Dub茅 has been awarded the 麻豆社 Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, the University's highest academic honour, in recognition of a career spent bridging science, policy and real-world impact.
Experts: Google search to prioritize AI
Google聽has聽announced that it聽has聽overhauled聽its search engine to be entirely聽powered聽by its Gemini 3.5 Flash聽artificial intelligence聽model.聽Users will no longer聽be prompted to choose their search mode; instead, the search box聽will聽operate聽more like a聽conversation,聽with聽the option聽for users聽to聽ask聽follow-up聽questions.聽The changes聽are set to take effect on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.聽
麻豆社 experts are available to discuss this topic.聽
Announcing the 2026 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients
Congratulations to Miranda Enepekides (BCom鈥�24), Sacha R茅millard (BCom鈥�25), Serina Petrella (BCom'24), Andrew Bujold (BCom鈥�25), Marilou Chamberland (BCom鈥�25), and Justine Simard (BCom鈥�25) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program.
Desautels鈥� Samer Faraj earns renewal of Canada Research Chair
麻豆社 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs. These appointments recognize leading scholars whose work advances discovery across disciplines, from fundamental science to pressing societal challenges. The program highlights 麻豆社鈥檚 commitment to world-class research and long-term innovation with real-world impact.
Robert Nason recognized in 麻豆社鈥檚 2026 Research Honours
31 麻豆社 professors聽have been recognized聽for outstanding research achievements through the Distinguished James 麻豆社 Professor, James 麻豆社 Professor and William Dawson Scholar awards.
These honours celebrate scholars whose work advances knowledge, drives innovation and strengthens 麻豆社鈥檚 global reputation. The awards also highlight recipients鈥� dedication to mentoring the next generation of researchers and contributing to a vibrant academic community.
麻豆社鈥檚 Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence
At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. 麻豆社 celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
麻豆社 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 麻豆社 researchers advance discovery across disciplines聽 麻豆社 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.
Two students join 麻豆社 Desautels as 2026 McCall MacBain Scholars
麻豆社 has announced the sixth cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars, recipients of Canada鈥檚 most comprehensive聽leadership鈥慴ased聽scholarships for master鈥檚 and professional studies.
Established through a historic $200 million gift in 2019 from John and Marcy McCall MacBain, the awards cover tuition, living expenses, mentorship, and leadership development for 30 incoming students from Canada and around the world.
Reimagining Canadian healthcare: 麻豆社 launches initiative to transform how care is delivered
麻豆社鈥檚 Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH) is rethinking how Canada delivers care by putting organization, management, and coordination at the forefront of reform.
Canadian boycotts tied to tariffs fuel decline in U.S. tourism
Canadian travel to major U.S. cities has fallen sharply, with a new University of Toronto report finding a 42% decline in visits and drops of up to 65% in some destinations. The downturn follows new U.S. tariffs and escalating rhetoric toward Canada, which sparked widespread boycotts by Canadian travelers and consumers.
麻豆社 establishes Luxembourg as a new hub for Finance education
麻豆社 is bringing its globally ranked Master of Management in Finance to Luxembourg, offering working professionals the opportunity to earn a top North American finance degree in the heart of Europe.
Quebec digital health record project faces rising cost concerns
Quebec鈥檚 long-awaited digital health record rollout is being presented as a major step toward more connected, modern health care. The system promises to reduce fragmented patient information and make it easier for records to follow patients across facilities.
