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Mac community spirit celebration

charly.blais@mcgill.ca — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:50:07 +0000

Come down to the Ceilidh to celebrate the end of winter semester and our vibrant Mac community! All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Bridging the Gaps | Microbiota manipulation to control pathogens

charly.blais@mcgill.ca — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:31:07 +0000

The Macdonald Campus community is invited to a speaker series featuring our faculty researchers presenting their research in tandem: informing and bridging the gaps towards innovative research synergies.

Celebrate ��ɫTVl24 with free coffee and muffins at Macdonald Campus

charly.blais@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:04:52 +0000

On Wednesday, March 12th, ��ɫTV marks its 10th annual day of giving—

2024 John Abbott-Macdonald Remembrance Day Ceremony

admin — Wed, 29 May 2024 15:02:37 +0000

“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.

Exploring the power of research at the 2025 Lister Science Chats

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 13:23:28 +0000

On May 2, 2025, over 60 people gathered in the John Abbott College Library for the Lister Science Chats, where four Macdonald Campus graduate students presented their research and shared how past events as well as the discoveries, sometimes unintentional, and techniques of previous scientists made their work possible.

Climate science, community wellness, and career inspiration at the 2025 John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium

admin — Wed, 07 May 2025 21:19:18 +0000

On April 11, 2025, over 60 people gathered at the annual John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium to hear how the research of three Macdonald Campus graduate students contributes to a more sustainable future. Honours and science students from John Abbott College, as well as members of ��ɫTV's Macdonald Campus community, were inspired by short talks followed by a panel discussion on the students' university experience and their chosen career paths.

Advising (compulsory) for new students in Engineering, including Architecture students. See the...

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:21:23 +0000

Advising (compulsory) for new students in Engineering, including Architecture students.

Airbus-��ɫTVl Strategic Partnership Announcement

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:20:00 +0000

The ��ɫTVl Institute for Aerospace Engineering is pleased to announce a new strategic collaboration between ��ɫTV and AIRBUS, a global leader in aviation and aerospace based in Europe. This partnership reflects a mutual commitment to advancing innovation, education, and research in critical areas shaping the future of the industry. These include sustainable aviation, urban air mobility, artificial intelligence, and alternative fuels— key focus areas where ��ɫTVl continues to lead through pioneering research and academic excellence.

Prescribing anti-swelling drug reduces immune response weeks after last dose

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:58 +0000

Mapping immune cell diversity reveals dexamethasone’s impact on brain cancer immunotherapy

Swelling caused by brain cancer is a problem that can lead to serious side effects and even death. While controlling swelling is important, a new study shows that a commonly prescribed anti-swelling drug suppresses the immune system for weeks after dosage, inhibiting the body’s ability to fight the cancer.

Jennifer Welsh's Special Issue on 'Localization in World Politics' | Oxford Academic

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:13:26 +0000

Director Jennifer Welsh co-edited a special issue of Global Studies Quarterly on Localization in World Politics. Welsh co-edited the collection of articles and co-authored the introductory essay. The article tackles four questions: (1) Why has localization become a focus of scholarly and policy attention? (2) What are the historical precursors of localization?

HBHL-funded researchers clinch CIHR Fall 2024 Project Grant

admin — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:50:12 +0000

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Project Grant: Fall 2024 competition has approved 453 research grants for a total investment of approximately $411M, with 131 projects funded in Quebec.

HBHL is proud to announce that 16 HBHL-funded researchers will receive support for eight projects, out of 23 grants awarded at ��ɫTVl.

HBHL-funded PIs are bolded in the following table:

Project to create AI model for ALS receives Génome Québec funding

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:17 +0000

$400,000 will fuel public-private collaboration to discover new disease biomarkers

A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from Génome Québec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

Expanding access to specialized healthcare across Quebec: ECHO Superhub at The Neuro

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:37:02 +0000

Free, online training program strengthens training and brings specialized care to communities across Quebec

A healthcare telementoring program housed at The Neuro and supported by the Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC) is expanding its reach after achieving designation as an ECHO Superhub. Under the direction of Julie Scorah, PhD, this milestone ensures that specialized knowledge reaches underserved communities.

Aftab Ahmed on Meta’s dominance | Policy Magazine

admin — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:27:05 +0000

January 22, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing Meta's dominance in the digital economy as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp command over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.

New publication in Science from the Bernard lab with former and current Cell Biology graduate students Emilie Brûlé and Hailey Schultz

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:32 +0000

Myostatin is a paracrine myokine that regulates muscle mass in a variety of species, including humans. In this work, they report a functional role for myostatin as an endocrine hormone that directly promotes pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and thereby ovarian function in mice. Previously, this FSH-stimulating role was attributed to other members of the transforming growth factor-β family, the activins. Their results both challenge activin's eponymous role in FSH synthesis and establish an unexpected endocrine axis between skeletal muscle and the pituitary gland.