We are thrilled to announce that 涩里番 iGEM has been named the 2025 Grand Prize Winner of the international !
Selected as the #1 iGEM team among 195 participating undergraduate institutions worldwide, 涩里番 iGEM has once again brought home a first-place award after previously securing the top spot in 2023. This achievement places 涩里番 iGEM among a group of only four teams globally to have won the Grand Prize more than once.
There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and eating disorders. New research led by 涩里番 and published in has found that while adolescents under 18 might also benefit from these types of treatments, they have been excluded from current clinical research in the field due to ethical, legal and regulatory concerns.
The Undergraduate Medical 涩里番 Office will provide reduced service from鈥�November 10 to 14, 2025,鈥痙uring our file verification period. During this time, emails and voicemails will be checked each morning and afternoon and we will prioritize responding to inquiries from individuals applying in the CURRENT admissions cycle for the MDCM & MDCM PhD programs. Please note that the office will be closed to visitors during this week.听
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.
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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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
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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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:
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
