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

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:12:26 +0000

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.

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

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:52:25 +0000

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.

Pregnancy complications can signal heart disease risk years before traditional screening, study finds

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:11:56 +0000

�鶹�� researchers have developed a new tool to identify heart disease risk in women earlier in life.

Findings from a study published in JACC: Advances highlight gaps in existing approaches.

�鶹��’s Computer Science Camp brings learners and mentors together

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:05:15 +0000

From June 29 to July 3, the School of Computer Science hosted its 2026 �鶹�� Computer Science Camp for high school and CEGEP students from across Quebec, offering a week of immersive coding and learning.

The Inaugural Bergman/Pilon Lectureship in Aging: When Care Comes First

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:49:25 +0000

The Special Joint Grand Rounds in Medicine, Psychiatry and Family Medicine are an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Restored wetlands aren’t clear-cut wins against climate change, �鶹�� study suggests

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:57:28 +0000

Wetland restoration is often promoted as a definitive way to support wildlife, improve water quality and help store carbon. However, new research from �鶹�� suggests the overall climate picture is more complicated.

Adrian Liu appointed Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Equity

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:34:40 +0000

The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Adrian Liu as Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Equity.

He began his five-year term on July 15, succeeding Biology Professor Laura Nilson in this role following her recent appointment as Chair of the Department of Biology.

Call for Applications: Quality Improvement Funding Awards

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:56:43 +0000

The �鶹�� DOM is now accepting applications for funding to support Quality Improvement studies. Applications are due August 25, 2026.

SummerWorkshop on Proteomics

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:02:04 +0000

Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD

For �鶹�� and non-�鶹�� Scientists

Summer Workshop on Proteomics

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:57:00 +0000

Instructor: Kurt Dejgaard, PhD

For �鶹�� and non-�鶹�� Scientists

Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:53:24 +0000

A new study by a team of �鶹�� researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

CHIME collaboration helps identify location of "missing" matter in the universe

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:06:14 +0000

Estimates of ordinary matter in the universe exceed the amount observed in stars and galaxies, leaving much of it unaccounted for. Researchers from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)/Fast Radio Bursts Collaboration, including �鶹�� and MIT, have developed a new method to seek out this “missing” matter by combining galaxy locations with fast radio burst detections. A fast radio burst, or FRB, is an ultrabright, millisecond flash of radio waves emitted by extremely energetic phenomena in the distant universe.

�鶹�� researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.

Engine Internship Showcase

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:32:36 +0000

Interested in knowing what's it like interning for an Engine-supported startup or stimulating entrepreneurial mindset while interning for a Design Team?

TechAccel Showcase

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:08 +0000

Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by The �鶹�� Engine will be present to demo their projects and businesses!