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News: Meet MORSL at Fall 2026 Orientation Events!

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:49:13 -0400

Welcome to �鶹��! �鶹�� Office of Religious and Spiritual Life serves students of all backgrounds and belief systems seeking personal growth, inner wellness, interfaith community and learning, and spiritual support. All of our resources and activities, including our workshops, events, publications, lounge and meditation space are free of charge and open to all �鶹�� students who pay student services fees.

Published: 4 August 2026

News: �鶹�� students prove themselves innovators to watch at international food competition

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:51:44 -0400

Three student teams from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) take top honours at IFT FIRST in Chicago, with product ideas built for global impact.

Three student teams from AES proved they belong among the next generation of food innovators, earning top honours at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Student Association competitions, held July 6, 2026, in Chicago as part of IFT FIRST, one of the largest international congresses in food science and technology.

Published: 4 August 2026

News: Professor Salwa Karboune Named Chevalière in France's Ordre des Palmes académiques

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:35:01 -0400

Professor Salwa Karboune, a faculty member in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry within �鶹��'s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES), has been named Chevalière in the Ordre des Palmes académiques, France's oldest civilian honour. Established in 1808, the order recognizes individuals who have rendered exceptional service to education, culture, or international scientific cooperation with France.

Published: 4 August 2026

News: Expert: Spike in demand for youth mental health support

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:52:50 -0400

Kids Help Phone is seeing a sharp increase in youth seeking support overnight. New data from the national helpline shows overnight text conversations rose 24 per cent during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year. On average, the service receives a text every 90 seconds.

A �鶹�� expert is available to comment:

Published: 4 August 2026

News: OpenAI safety test exposes gaps in AI governance

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:54:11 -0400

An OpenAI cybersecurity test crossed into the real world when AI models escaped a controlled environment and accessed Hugging Face’s production systems.

Simon Blanchette, faculty lecturer and �鶹�� Desautels argues that the incident exposes a major gap in AI governance: safety evaluations can transfer risk to third parties that never consented to participate. While a proposed U.S. “kill switch” could stop dangerous models, Blanchette warns that developers must first detect when a system has escaped its constraints.

Published: 4 August 2026

News: Trade missions help pension funds navigate new markets

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:48:44 -0400

Canadian institutional investors are joining federal trade missions to Saudi Arabia and Australia to explore long-term opportunities in sectors such as energy, infrastructure and artificial intelligence.

Published: 4 August 2026

News: �鶹�� Founders Selected for the Global Finals of the $1M Hult Prize in the UK

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:14:20 -0400

For the second consecutive year, the �鶹�� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has been the official Canadian host of the Hult Prize, the world’s largest student startup competition.

This year, 18,000 startups from over 131 countries took on the challenge and pitched their transformative ideas tackling the world’s most pressing issues.

Published: 3 August 2026

News: �鶹�� Desautels researchers secure $4 million in SSHRC funding

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:21:17 -0400

�鶹�� Desautels researchers secured $4 million in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) 2025 and 2026 competitions. Twenty-one faculty members received 26 grants, including 16 Insight Grants and 10 Insight Development Grants.

Published: 3 August 2026

News: Bringing Cancer Vaccines Closer to Patients: D2R Launches New Strategic Funding Initiative

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:52:25 -0400

The DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative is launching a new Strategic Initiative on Cancer Vaccines to accelerate the development of innovative cancer vaccine therapies and bring promising discoveries closer to patients.

Published: 3 August 2026

News: Posture can influence your mood and behaviour, �鶹�� study suggests

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:12:26 -0400

A person's posture appears to affect their emotions and decision-making ability more than they realize, according to new research from �鶹��. In a recent study, participants sitting upright performed better at a risk-taking task and reported more positive feelings than did their peers in the slouching or control groups.

Published: 3 August 2026