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QLS Seminar Series - Matthew Akamatsu

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:42:53 +0000

Mechanisms of load adaptation by endocytic actin networks

Matthew Akamatsu, University of Washington
Tuesday March 24, 12-1pm

InterZone firewall upgrade: Saturday, March 14

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:36:48 +0000

IT Services will be upgrading ɬ�﷬’s InterZone firewall on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

This change should not impact access to Internet or any ɬ�﷬ Data Center services. Users may experience a brief interruption when accessing some ɬ�﷬ systems that are not hosted in the ɬ�﷬ Data Center.

This upgrade is part of an ongoing project to replace firewalls that are end of support, providing users with better and more secure access to ɬ�﷬ applications and systems.

Melzack Lecture Series - Gabrielle Pagé “Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Neuroplastic Pain: Clinical and Empirical Updates”

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:13:16 +0000

Lecture will be in-person here:

MGH A5.131

Service Restored: REDCap System is back online

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:35:13 +0000

Update:

The REDCap system (Administration & Research) is now back online and fully operational.

The necessary updates and security measures have been completed, and service has been restored. We continue to monitor the system to ensure stability and security.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Original message posted yesterday:

The REDCap system (Administration & Research) has been temporarily shut down following the identification of critical vulnerabilities by the vendor.

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:43:49 +0000

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

Session 2 – Transmasculine sexuality in film, the archive, and the bathhouse (Film Screening: Desire Lines, 2024)

QLS Seminar Series - David McLeod

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:50:45 +0000

Epistasis and eco-evolutionary dynamics

David McLeod, Universite de Montreal
Tuesday March 17, 12-1pm
Zoom Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87078928687

QLS Seminar Series - Paul Bogdan

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:47:31 +0000

Theoretical Foundations of NeuroAI: A Modeling Framework Motivated by Living Neuronal Network Dynamics

Paul Bogdan, USC
Tuesday March 31, 12-1pm

27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:22:49 +0000

The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.

Rees Kassen on The Endless Frontier | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:05:54 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Rees Kassen, Academic Director for ɬ�﷬'s new Sustainability Park and the director of TISPP. His article traces today’s tension around the post‑WWII “social contract” for publicly funded basic research (shaped by Vannevar Bush’s Science: The Endless Frontier). He argues the contract is straining as governments demand faster, more visible returns, even though long-run payoffs (like mRNA vaccines) show why basic research matters.

Ruth Morgan on rethinking the social contract for science | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:37 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Ruth Morgan, the 2024-25 TISPP visiting fellow, argues that trust between science and society depends on sustained, open dialogue. She highlights that knowledge is disruptive and uncertain, and that progress starts with asking better questions especially in an era of misinformation.

Barbara Koremenos on International Scientific Collaboration | Frontiers Policy Labs

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:17:10 +0000

January 14, 2026 | Barbara Koremenos, the 23-24 McConnell Visiting Scholar at ɬ�﷬'s Max Bell School of Public Policy, argues that international scientific collaboration can build trust and help solve global problems, even amid geopolitical rivalry. She focuses on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) research that represents a new frontier akin to the Antarctic Treaty in its ability to foster international scientific collaboration.

TB Centre Research Day 2026

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:37:58 +0000

Join us for TB Research Day 2026! What is Tuberculosis? From pathogenesis to public health action.

Challenges for urban climate action - Labo Climat Montréal (Hélène Madénian, Institut national de la recherche scientifique)

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:34:32 +0000

Cities are multiplying initiatives to become resilient to climate change. However, the impacts of adaptation choices and priorities are not always explicitly discussed.

Competing land-use regimes and social-ecological transformation in the Gran Chaco (Yann Polain de Waroux, ɬ�﷬)

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:37:07 +0000

Transport Poverty, Suppressed Participation, and Sufficiency in Canada (Steve Farber, University of Toronto)

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:37:51 +0000