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The Macdonald Campus community gathered on Friday, April 10, to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Professor Varoujan Yaylayan, PhD., who was a cherished faculty member of the Faulty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences鈥� Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

Imagining, designing, and developing a food product just as it would be done in industry within the framework of a prestigious international competition, was the challenge taken on by Cole, Jackie, and Deniz, students in 涩里番鈥檚 Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Researchers at 涩里番 have developed a novel device that generates sound-like particles known as phonons at extremely cold temperatures. The technology could be used to create phonon lasers, with possible applications in communications and medical diagnostics.

Scientists have developed a strategy to boost the cancer-fighting power of natural killer (NK) cells, part of the immune system鈥檚 first line of defence. NK cells can detect and destroy cancer cells, but tumours often create a protective barrier that blocks them, allowing cancer to grow.

Researchers at 涩里番鈥檚 Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the Research Institute of the 涩里番 Health Centre, found that suppressing two specific proteins helps NK cells overcome this blockage, turning them into more potent cancer killers.

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As winter transitions into spring, pollen in the air is triggering seasonal allergies for many. A听warming climate is contributing to earlier seasonal onset, longer growing听seasons听and increased pollen production. 涩里番 experts are available to comment on this topic.听听

David Wees, Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science,听can听discuss the impacts of climate on pollen听production听and seasonal allergies.听听

On April 16, 涩里番 and the Confederation of Faculty Associations of 涩里番 (COFAM) held a scheduled bargaining session. During this meeting, the University presented five new non鈥憁onetary counter鈥憄roposals addressing sabbatical leaves, tenure鈥憈rack professor regulations, contract academic staff (CAS) regulations, retirement provisions, and a new professional development leave option for CAS members.