October 30, 2025 | Writing in听Policy Magazine, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book听Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
We are proud to share that 涩里番 iGEM has won the 2025 Grand Prize at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition.听 This is their second global win and another incredible achievement for 涩里番!
The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is happy to have supported this outstanding team once again and congratulates all members on their remarkable success.听
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of M茅decins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.听听
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Researchers at 涩里番 have identified听bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning system. Blooms are becoming more frequent due to climate change, according to听previous 涩里番 research. They can produce various contaminants, known as cyanotoxins, that pose serious health risks to humans, pets and wildlife.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Congratulations to Professor Alexander Manshel for being awarded听The Barbara Perkins and George Perkins Prize!
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday. A statement from the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office said the leaders agreed to direct their officials to move quickly to resolve outstanding trade issues and irritants.
These 涩里番 experts are available to discuss Canada-China trade relations:
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Published on: 31 Oct 2025
Hannah Derue is a PhD candidate in neuroscience in Dr. Ribeiro-da-Silva鈥檚 lab at the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. She recently founded a research and development startup called PAin+ 鈥� an interdisciplinary venture that combines artificial intelligence and visual art to help individuals communicate about and manage chronic pain in novel ways.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2025
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to听Food Banks Canada's recent report. Employed people and students听are among the fastest growing user groups,听with听food banks struggling to keep up with demand.听听
涩里番 experts are available to comment on this topic:听
Published on: 30 Oct 2025
The 8th Deloitte MMF Synergy Challenge on October 28 challenged Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students at Desautels on their strategic and financial acumen in the context of a merger case competition.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
Congratulations to Bing Cai and Sabrah Khanyari, recipients of the Fall 2025 GREAT Travel Award! Each award, valued at $823, supports graduate students in their research-related travel expenses and conference participation. The winners were selected by lottery.
Four additional awards will be available for Winter 2026 and Summer 2026鈥攄etails to come. Eligible students are encouraged to apply!
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
October 1, 2025听|听Norman Hillmer (Slater Family Visiting Scholar) co-authored the chapter听鈥淜ing鈥檚 Cautious Transformation鈥�听with Stephen Azzi in听, edited by Patrice Dutil. The authors argue that King reshaped Canada鈥檚 national life and institutions through incremental and consensual change, a style of leadership they describe as 鈥渃autious transformation鈥� in a country historically resistant to rapid reform.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
The city of El Fasher in Darfur has recently been captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese militia that had besieged the city for 18 months. Since then, , as inhabitants attempt to flee.
In early 2025, the UN called the current civil war in Sudan, which began in 2023, the world鈥檚 biggest humanitarian crisis.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
The inaugural 2025 涩里番 Conference on Everyday Entrepreneurship (MCEE), hosted by the Desautels Faculty of Management, brought together scholars, practitioners, and community leaders to explore entrepreneurship beyond traditional boundaries. Organized by the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Initiative in collaboration with the Sustainable Growth Initiative and EDI, the two-day event spotlighted ventures and founders often overlooked in mainstream research.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
As part of last weekend鈥檚 Homecoming festivities, Interim Dean of Science Alanna Watt hosted an engaging and timely event on Friday morning entitled 鈥淲ater, Climate Change, and the Future,鈥� which highlighted the importance of freshwater science research in the face of a changing climate.听
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
With voting already underway for the Nov. 2 municipal elections in Montreal and more than 1,000 other Quebec municipalities, 涩里番 experts can comment on key urban issues. 听听
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Published on: 29 Oct 2025
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