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Woyesa Worana on Ethiopia's Looming Election | Policy Magazine

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 19:40:11 +0000

May 27, 2026 | MPP'26 Woyesa Worana examines the conditions surrounding Ethiopia's June 1st national election in a new piece for Policy Magazine. Worana argues that while electoral institutions remain formally intact, ongoing conflict and narrowing civic space have weakened the substantive conditions that give an election democratic meaning, leaving "the question of process… decoupled from the question of democratic credibility."

Experts: Effects of Quebec’s school cellphone ban

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 17:57:04 +0000

A cellphone ban has been in effect in Quebec schools since last fall. As the school year wraps up, these ɬ�﷬ experts are available to comment on the ban’s impact:

Adam Dubé, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Director, Technology, Learning and Cognition Lab (TLC), specializes in cognitive development and learning technologies. He can discuss the issues surrounding cellphones in schools as they relate to learning.

Prof. Bendixen Receives President's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 16:21:43 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Mette Bendixen, recipient of ɬ�﷬'s President's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers! This prestigious award recognizes early-career researchers who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in scholarship, international leadership, and public engagement. We are delighted to celebrate this well-deserved honour for Professor Bendixen.

Prof. Knox Receives CGU Early Career Scientist Award

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:21:32 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Knox on receiving the Canadian Geophysical Union's Early Career Scientist Award! This competitive honour recognizes outstanding research contributions by an early career CGU member. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition. The award will be presented at the CGU Annual Meeting in Halifax.

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for June is now available!

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:57:37 +0000

Claudio Bussandri will Inspire as Education's 2026 Honourary Doctorate

webfull — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:31:22 +0000

Claudio Bussandri  will be conferred with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.)  at the Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony on June 1st.

Ajitha Thanabalasuriar receives PATH award to advance lung disease research

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:39:47 +0000

Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund will open new avenues to preventing and treating pneumonia.

Desautels Professor Robert Nason to lead entrepreneurship and engagement at ɬ�﷬ Sustainability Park

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:32:05 +0000

The ɬ�﷬ Sustainability Park has announced new academic leadership appointments that will help shape its future direction. Among them is Robert Nason of the Desautels Faculty of Management, who will serve as Associate Academic Director of Entrepreneurship and Engagement.

Rise of AI deepfakes fuels urgent call for stronger protections

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:21:21 +0000

Canada is moving to criminalize non-consensual sexual deepfakes after recent court rulings exposed gaps in existing law, allowing perpetrators to avoid conviction despite clear harm to victims.

Oliver Abrams BCom’26 named Management Valedictorian

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:56:48 +0000

This year, we are proud to celebrate Oliver Abrams BCom'26, as Management valedictorian for the Class of 2026. Reflecting on his time at Desautels, Oliver found that the people around him played a defining role in his experience.

For Abrams, ɬ�﷬ was more than academics; it was a community that broadened his perspective and grounded him throughout his studies. “My peers have shown me what’s possible, my professors have shown me new ways of thinking, and my family has kept me grounded,” he said. In moments of uncertainty, their support remained constant.

Professor Emerita Laurette Dubé receives ɬ�﷬’s highest academic honour

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:11:27 +0000

Desautels Professor Emerita Laurette Dubé has been awarded the ɬ�﷬ Medal for Exceptional Academic Achievement, the University's highest academic honour, in recognition of a career spent bridging science, policy and real-world impact.

Special Seminar - Noriyuki Isobe: Deep-sea plastic pollution and marine-friendly fully biomass-based materials

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:27:54 +0000

Abstract | Recent studies have revealed that the deep sea is heavily contaminated with plastic waste, particularly from packaging materials. To address this issue, this seminar will present our

What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 15:29:58 +0000

People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, ɬ�﷬ researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people’s perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own bodies are deeply connected.

Beyond deepening psychologists’ understanding of “embodied cognition,” the connection between our minds and our fundamental bodily awareness, the findings could have concrete applications regarding the treatment of certain psychiatric conditions, the researchers said.

B.A.(Ed) Internship Expo

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:38 +0000

Annual day of connecting, reflecting and networking with B.A.(Ed) students & interns, faculty and community partners.

Valedictorian Ryan Dvorak Featured in ɬ�﷬ Reporter

webfull — Thu, 28 May 2026 12:31:57 +0000

Meet Ryan Dvorak, Faculty of Education's valedictorian for this year's convocation. The Faculty's second valedictorian from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Ryan, who has earned his B.Sc. (Honours), will have a personal story to share with us and some words of wisdom the entire audience will be able to learn from. In an interview with the ɬ�﷬ Reporter, Ryan said support from family, professors and peers shaped both his academic and personal growth.