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Melzack Lecture Series - Junie Carri��re ��Exploring the determinants and impact of recovery expectations in musculoskeletal pain conditions��

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:34:13 +0000

Junie Carri��re is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Sherbrooke (Longueuil campus) and J2 FRQ research scholar.

Angela Vanhaelen granted the Faculty of Arts Award for Distinction in Research

admin — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:10:18 +0000

The Arts Award for Distinction in Research is presented annually to faculty members who have made outstanding research contributions to their field.

Ya Hsuan (Wendy) Lin, Recipient of the 2026 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize

admin — Thu, 14 May 2026 19:07:52 +0000

The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Wendy Lin, recipient of this year��s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Wendy is a Joint Honours International Development Studies and Cultural Studies graduate with a minor in East Asian Language and Literatures. She received the award for her honours thesis, ��ȥȥ �C Coming and Going: A Qualitative Study on First- and 1.5-Generation Taiwanese Return Migration.��

�鶹��ý��վ��s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

admin — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening.

�鶹��ý��վ 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.

Provost honours 31 �鶹��ý��վ professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000

The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James �鶹��ý��վ Professors, James �鶹��ý��վ Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ��the very best of our academic community��.

Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 �鶹��ý��վ professors as Distinguished James �鶹��ý��վ Professors, James �鶹��ý��վ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

�鶹��ý��վ awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

admin — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000

From fundamental physics to child well-being, �鶹��ý��վ researchers advance discovery across disciplines?

�鶹��ý��վ has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs �C six new and 10 renewed.

Five scholarly journals at �鶹��ý��վ receive SSHRC funding

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:05:35 +0000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five �鶹��ý��վ journals spanning disciplines from law to religion??

Killam Seminar Series: The role of BDNF in hormonal regulation of seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:24 +0000

Supported by the generosity of the Killam Trusts, The Neuro's Killam Seminar Series invites outstanding guest speakers whose research is of interest to the scientific community at The Neuro and �鶹��ý��վ.

Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:30:10 +0000

�鶹��ý��վ Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.

A Look Back at "Remembering Homelands, Rebuilding Lives: On the Lived Experiences of the Cambodian Diaspora in Canada��

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:40:45 +0000

In early February 2026, the �鶹��ý��վ Southeast Asia Lecture Series hosted a two-day conference on the Cambodian diaspora. Professor Erik Kuhonta, from Department of Political Science and the Institute for the Study of International Development, offers some reflections on the conference's success.

Workshop examines leadership and lessons from internal displacement in Ukraine

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:33:54 +0000

Researchers, policymakers and displaced Ukrainian leaders gather in Warsaw to discuss action, advocacy and durable solutions to address the displacement crisis in Ukraine

Professor Keita Christophe Named APS Rising Star!

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:50:00 +0000

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Big congratulations to Professor Keita Christophe, newly named an APS Rising Star��a well?deserved recognition of outstanding research and impact in psychological science!

New APS Rising Stars �C Association for Psychological Science �C APS

Two �鶹��ý��վ professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:40:28 +0000

Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively?

Colourism might help explain health inequities suffered by dark-skinned Black Americans, researchers say

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:24:38 +0000

A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health.

Researchers found that Black Americans who are, or perceive themselves to be, dark skinned show clear markers of cellular aging associated with immune-system damage and also score lower on a measurement of self-worth. Cellular aging and low self-worth are both associated with relatively poor health outcomes.

Birks Annual Lecture Series

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:35:05 +0000

Lectures by Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies,?Marlboro Institute

First talk on October 22: