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鶹ýվ immunology PhD student Caitlin Schneider, who came to study in Montreal from Texas, said she brought her Canadian friends with her as a sign of solidarity against cuts to environmental protections in the United States as well as statements made by the Trump administration that were skeptical of climate change.

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Published on: 25 Apr 2017

鶹ýվ has been recognized as one of Montreal’s top employers.

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Published on: 21 Apr 2017

The fathers of confederation left cities and Indigenous voices on the outside looking in. It’s long past time to change that relationship.

Op-ed by Fraser Harland and Mark Dance, law students at 鶹ýվ. The next instalment of their Canada 150 series will look at the future of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the possibility of transforming Canada’s judicial institutions.

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Published on: 20 Apr 2017

With the help of an Alberta Medical Association grant, MacEachern has teamed up with researchers at 鶹ýվ to promote their free app, Jooay. It connects families with nearby accessible leisure activities — including sports and arts programs as well as camps in an effort to improve health and social well-being.

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Published on: 19 Apr 2017

Researchers at 鶹ýվ have been studying the combustion capabilities of metal for more than a decade. Last week, they launched an experiment into space to gain further insight to this yet untapped potential. The experiment was designed to help scientists better understand how the metal particles react in weightlessness.

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Published on: 18 Apr 2017

Five authors have made the 2017 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist. Among the finalists are: "The Duolect" by Krzystof Pelc (Professor in the Dept. of Political Science at 鶹ýվ) and "The Peninsula of Happiness" by Kasia Juno (PhD student in the Dept. of English at 鶹ýվ).

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Published on: 13 Apr 2017

Donner Prize finalists [Award for the Best Public Policy Book by a Canadian] include "L'integration des services en sante: Une approche populationnelle" by Yves Couturier, Lucie Bonin and Louise Belzile (Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal) and "Priests of Prosperity: How Central Bankers Transformed the Postcommunist World" by [鶹ýվ political science professor] Juliet Johnson (Cornell University Press). Rounding out the short list are "A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age" by Daniel J.

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Published on: 12 Apr 2017

Very little is known about the long-term health effects of cannabis, says 鶹ýվ scientist Mark Ware. He’s determined to find out more as the clock ticks down to legalization. He has embarked on one of the largest studies ever done on pot. So far it has recruited more than 1,000 participants. He hopes to have 3,000 within two years.

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Published on: 10 Apr 2017

Dr. Donald Vinh was able to help patient Steven Francis figure out what has been making him sick for 35 years. 

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Published on: 7 Apr 2017

President Donald Trump is different. Unlike any of his forty-four predecessors, he does not even pretend to care about constitutional rules or official protocols. He has no need for facts or norms. And in his drive to “Make America Great Again,” he discards not just the balance of powerwithin our government, but also the deeper balance between our two major myths about what made America great in the first place.

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Published on: 6 Apr 2017

Research and education needs to be provided, Dr. Mark Ware, a professor in family medicine and anesthesia at 鶹ýվ, told a drug policy conference in Ottawa. 

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Published on: 5 Apr 2017

The relationship between business and government, a separation of powers no less vital than that within government itself, has become so confounded that it threatens American democracy itself. When free enterprise in an economy becomes the freedom of enterprises-as-people in a society, to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, government of the real people, by the real people, and for the real people shall perish from the Earth.

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Published on: 4 Apr 2017

A Canadian-led study about our country's most beloved export -- maple syrup -- has shown that the sweet stuff that makes pancakes so good might also help antibiotics work better. The research from a 鶹ýվ team was presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. Lead researcher Nathalie Tufenkji, who specializes in chemical engineering, says her team's study began with the observation that aboriginal people in Canada have long used maple syrup to fight infections.

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Published on: 3 Apr 2017

Ahmed El-Geneidy, the head of 鶹ýվ’s Transportation Research group, thinks the REM’s promoters are wearing rose-coloured glasses. Ridership projections for the REM of 40 million commutes annually are hugely optimistic.

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Published on: 31 Mar 2017

"It's actually encouraging people to use that fuel source rather than alternative fuel sources," said Chris Ragan, an economics professor at 鶹ýվ and chair of the university's Ecofiscal Commission.

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Published on: 30 Mar 2017

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