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News: Interview with Dr. Gorka Espiau, 2026–2027 Holder of the Etxepare Basque Institute Elbira-Zipitria Chair

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:04:05 -0400

Published: 28 July 2026

News: Adrian Liu appointed Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Equity

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:34:40 -0400

The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Adrian Liu as Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Equity.

He began his five-year term on July 15, succeeding Biology Professor Laura Nilson in this role following her recent appointment as Chair of the Department of Biology.

Published: 28 July 2026

News: Supporters of losing political parties express less trust in fellow citizens, study says

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:29:53 -0400

Supporters of losing parties express more distrust of their fellow citizens after elections than do supporters of winning parties, a new study has found, with voters who more strongly disliked rival parties showing even greater distrust.

Published: 28 July 2026

News: Anna Jahn on Why Universities Need to Stop Policing AI | The Globe and Mail

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:48:48 -0400

July 26, 2026 | Anna Jahn argues in a Globe and Mail op-ed that Canadian universities are failing students by treating AI as a cheating problem rather than a defining redesign challenge. She calls for a deliberate split between "cloister" courses that shield deep learning from AI and "starship" courses that teach students to use the most capable systems well. Without broader institutional leadership, Jahn warns, only wealthy universities will make the shift, turning deep thinking into "a luxury good."

Published: 27 July 2026

News: Nicholas King Co-Authors BMJ Article on AI as a Commercial Determinant of Health

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:42:16 -0400

July 21, 2026 | Nicholas King has co-authored a new BMJ article, "Artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health," led by Itai Bavli (UBC). The paper proposes a new analytical framework to help identify how commercial actors are using AI to shape health behaviours and the flow of health information. The authors argue that AI is making commercial influence more targeted and harder to detect, from personalised chatbots to algorithm-driven social media feeds.

Published: 27 July 2026

News: ɬ�﷬ researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:18 -0400

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $14 million to 62 ɬ�﷬-led projects, including one Partnership Grant, four Partnership Development Grants, and 57 Insight Grants. Among the recipients of new Partnership Development grants is the Faculty of Education's Associate Dean, Strategy and Transformation and Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies, Prof. Joseph Levitan.

Published: 23 July 2026

Communiqués: Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:53:24 -0400

A new study by a team of ɬ�﷬ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

News: Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:53:24 -0400

A new study by a team of ɬ�﷬ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

Published: 22 July 2026

News: SIS PhD Student Pepper Wang awarded the BMO Responsible AI Fellowship

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:58 -0400

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that our PhD student Pepper Wang's research project Navigating Personal Reflection and Self-Disclosure with Generative AI Chatbots in Later Life has been selected for 2026 BMO Responsible AI Fellowship. The BMO Responsible AI Fellowships, the result of a gift from BMO Financial Group in 2021, supports undergraduate and graduate students in all ɬ�﷬ faculties pursuing research in responsible artificial intelligence.

Congratulations Pepper!

Published: 22 July 2026

Nouvelles du campus: Des chercheurs et chercheuses de ɬ�﷬ obtiennent 14 M$ du CRSH pour 62 projets portant sur des enjeux de société

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:05:52 -0400

Parmi les thèmes abordés : l'autonomisation des jeunes par les jeux vidéo et l'éducation à l'entrepreneuriat en Inde

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