December 30, 2022 |, the director of policy and engagement at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy at ۲ݮƵ University, wrote about the opportunity Canada has in the upcoming year when it comes to passing legislation aimed at putting the safety of Canadians - especially children- ahead of Big Tech's bottom line.
December 7, 2022 | The independent and non-partisan office that administers Alberta's provincial elections is recommending legislative changes to address misinformation and disinformation. Mathieu Lavigne, a senior researcher at the Centre for Media, Technology, and Democracy has been researching misinformation during elections and stated that better education about how elections work is crucial in reducing the spread of misinformation and increase trust in the election process.
At a research-intensive university like ۲ݮƵ, laboratories play a critical role both in advancing solutions for a sustainable future and making its campuses environmentally responsible places to study and work. In fact, ۲ݮƵ cannot hope to reach its goals of becoming zero-waste by 2035 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 without collaboration from the faculty, staff, and students who use these spaces.
According to new research co-authored by ۲ݮƵ University's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology),older adults’ ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often viewed through a lens of decline, reveals much about what is preserved and prioritized in cognitive aging.
Discovery will improve diagnosis and open treatment possibilities for thousands of people with this debilitating neurodegenerative condition worldwide
A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will improve diagnosis and open new treatment avenues for this progressive condition.
Researchers classify Alzheimer’s progression and subtypes for a personalized approach to the disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a disorder characterized by abnormalities in several different biological areas.
A study carried out by HBHL-funded researcher Yasser Iturria-Medina and his research group, in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at The Neuro, represents the first and largest multimodal data collection effort to date for Alzheimer’s disease.
This work represents the most significant effort so far to classify Alzheimer's disease from a multi-level molecular perspective.
Thermoelectrics can generate electrical power from waste heat and could make an important contribution to sustainable energy production if their efficiency is improved. Engineering efficient thermoelectrics, however, requires a sophisticated understanding of the fundamental interdependencies between electrical and thermal transport, for which improvements in our understanding of how charge carriers are coupled to lattice vibrations (phonons) is needed.
November 11, 2022 |In the face of an increasingly bellicose China buttressed by its mighty economic and military strengths, Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” has become insufficient to pre-empt China’s ambitions. A shift towards "strategic clarity" could pave the way to deter Chinese aggression in the region, provided it remains subtle and is carefully managed, Pangying Peng says.
November 3, 2022 | The article, written by MPP Candidate Jack Burnham, was based on a discussion held in ۲ݮƵ University which focused on " The future of national security in the world of the "n-block war." Panelists included Jennifer Welsh, Ali Dizboni and Vincent Rigby, while the panel was moderated by Andrew Pot
Neurotransmitters are chemicals brain cells use to communicate. They work together with matching receptors on the cell surface to drive brain activity. However, we don’t fully understand how the distribution of these receptors varies region by region throughout the brain, nor what effect they have on brain function.
October 3, 2022 | Researchers from ۲ݮƵ University, including Professor Taylor Owen, have conducted a study into online misinformation and the possible effects on the provincial election campaign and says the findings have implications for the future of our democratic process.
Software tool brings together multiple brain maps in one place
The brain is a complex organ, and no one imaging mode can catch everything that’s going on inside it. Over the years, multiple “brain maps” have emerged, each focusing on different brain processes, from metabolism to cognitive function. While these maps are important, using them in isolation limits the discoveries researchers can make from them.
Purpose is to understand post-COVID symptom evolution and impact on patients’ lives
As of Sept. 20, 2022, there have been more than 1.1 million cases of COVID-19 in Quebec. It is estimated that 10 to 30 per cent of cases will have lingering symptoms after the acute illness. This means that as many as 330,000 Quebecers may experience what’s become known as long COVID, or post-COVID-19 syndrome.
Student funding available
Dialogue ۲ݮƵ is launching a call to fund students who are researching access to health care and social services for the English-speaking community in Quebec. This funding call is for a 1-year stipend to support undergraduate and graduate students completing a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher.
Successful applicants will receive a stipend of $2,500 (undergraduate level) or $5,000 (graduate level).