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CIHR grants $48.4M to ɬ�﷬ health research

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:50:29 +0000

53 ɬ�﷬ research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced a total national investment of $411 million through the CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 444 grants led by 428 lead investigators. At ɬ�﷬, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ɬ�﷬ on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in ɬ�﷬ research

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:04:02 +0000

253 ɬ�﷬ projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

Cancer Research Society invests in ɬ�﷬ discoveries

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:38 +0000

Eleven ɬ�﷬ researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:42:05 +0000

ɬ�﷬’s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000

ɬ�﷬ researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:32 +0000

Thirty-two ɬ�﷬ research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.

Two ɬ�﷬ professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:14:57 +0000

Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ɬ�﷬

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:06:26 +0000

Federal investment boosts ɬ�﷬’s research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs—nine new and ten renewed—at ɬ�﷬.

ɬ�﷬ now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:36:26 +0000

ɬ�﷬ is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the Earthshot Prize. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or Earthshots.

ɬ�﷬ researcher awarded Blood Cancer Quality of Life Grant to improve post-transplant care for blood cancer patients and caregivers

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:30:22 +0000

Supported by funding from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers.

Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:52:07 +0000

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).

ɬ�﷬’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three ɬ�﷬ scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.

Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:08 +0000

Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).