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Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the 鶹ýվ Health Centre (The Institute) and 鶹ýվ points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Classified as: Research Institute of the 鶹ýվ Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Published on: 30 Jul 2025

Please be advised that 鶹ýվ has mandatedCORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS INC.under the supervisionofREDBOURNEto carry out the following project:24-040 SIM Center – Medicine Cohort increase.

Description:The project includes creation of a satellite facility in leased space, transformation of existing space, and the use of technology for multi-space connectivity.

Construction start date:August 4th, 2025

Planned construction end date:End of December 2025

Classified as: SIM Center, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
Published on: 29 Jul 2025

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in 鶹ýվ’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

Classified as: DNA analysis, External, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Guillaume Bourque, evolution, D2R
Published on: 29 Jul 2025

As (the will be August 10th), neighborhood churches are joining in. See below for some of theupcoming Pride-focused events!

Christ Church Cathedral:

Sunday, August 3, 4pm: Annual Pride Celebration. Join for music, readings, and prayers.

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Published on: 29 Jul 2025

Please be advised that 鶹ýվ has mandatedCORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS INC.to carry out the following project:21-053 Rutherford Physics - CFI IF 2023 Childress, Renovation of Room 419

Description:Room 419 is already an existing research laboratory. It has two smaller rooms inside of it but the walls will be demolished to create one large room. The room will be updated to meet the 鶹ýվ Design Standards for a research laboratory and it will be reconfigured to meet laser lab requirements as well.

Classified as: Rutherford Physics Building
Published on: 29 Jul 2025

Please be advised that 鶹ýվ has mandated general contractor SUTERA INC. to carry out the following project:20-069 Trottier Space Institute extension.

Classified as: Trottier Space Institute
Published on: 28 Jul 2025

July 24, 2025 | Chris Ragan is quoted in The Suburbanemphasizing the long-term economic benefits of cutting corporate taxes over relying on large-scale business subsidies. Nearly 25 years ago, Ragan argued that reducing taxes which inhibit investment—particularly corporate income taxes—would spur productivity, attract capital, and raise living standards. His perspective is resurfacing in current policy debates as concerns grow over the effectiveness of multibillion-dollar subsidies offered to major corporations, such as those in the electric vehicle sector.

Classified as: chris ragan, wealth tax, Business
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Published on: 28 Jul 2025

July 26, 2025 | Jennifer Welsh is quoted in Policy Magazine saying that “something cognitive has happened” to Western donor sensitivities to the misery of others. She notes that public outrage over the war in Gaza appears to be the exception rather than the rule, pointing to a broader decline in empathy and responsiveness from governments and publics alike toward global humanitarian crises.

Classified as: Jennifer Welsh, Humanitarian, EU
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Published on: 28 Jul 2025

Congratulations to Anabel Gratton (dz’23), Damiano Mini (dz’24), Delia Puiu (dz’24), George Zergiotis (BCom Concordia’23), Giulia Marandola (dz’24), Harley Belfer (dz’23), Jade Raynaud (dz’23), Joanie Marchand (dz’24), Sarah Green (dz’24), and Vincent Ducharme (BCom UOttawa’23) who were awarded the Arthur D Ruby Prizes in Management by the Graduate Cert

Classified as: Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni
Published on: 28 Jul 2025

Hugo Deslandes (BCom‘24, GCPA’25) and Veronica Hall (BCom‘24, GCPA’25), students of the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, have been selected among their graduating class as this year’s recipients of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for Academic Excellence.

Classified as: Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 28 Jul 2025

53 鶹ýվ research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced a total national investment of $411 million through the CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 444 grants led by 428 lead investigators. At 鶹ýվ, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

Classified as: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), CIHR, CIHR Project Grant Program
Published on: 24 Jul 2025

July 23, 2025 | Anil Wasif, MPP ’21, writes in Policy Magazine about the painful disconnect between high-level development discourse and lived tragedy, reflecting on the deadly crash of a military jet into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh that claimed 32 lives. Writing from the World Bank’s Annual Conference on Development Economics, where he was attending as a Government Analytics fellow, Wasif describes how the academic conversation on institutional decay and populist anger mirrored the catastrophic reality unfolding in his home country.

Classified as: Bangladesh, World Bank
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Published on: 24 Jul 2025

The International Court of Justice ruled today that countries must act on the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change. The advisory opinion, backed by all 15 of the court’s judges, potentially opens the door to further legal action by states that seek to hold other states accountable.

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Published on: 23 Jul 2025

Starting July 29th, 2025 , you will receive an award when you complete the “It Takes All of Us” course” in myCourses.

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Classified as: IT Announcements; myCourses updates
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025

For those wanting to learn more about Parkinson’s disease through a visual format, this graphic book is available at the Patient Resource Centres of the Neuro and the Royal-Victoria Hospital (Glen Site). The book touches on the history of the disease as well as its major symptoms and offers diverse testimonials from those who have learned to live with it. This resource is an invitation to better understand Parkinson's disease and its physical, psychological and social impacts.

Classified as: Parkinson Québec
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Published on: 23 Jul 2025

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