Research led by Dr Hossein Heris of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr聽Jamal Daoud of the Department of聽Biomedical Engineering聽is featured on the cover of the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Their article聽describes the successful adhesion of聽human fibroblast cells to a scaffold biomaterial composed of hyaluronic acid and聽gelatin composite microgels.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2016
Dr. Douglass Dalton appointed Director of Accreditation, Undergraduate Medical Education
It is with pleasure that we announce the appointment of聽Dr. Douglass Dalton to the new position of Director of Accreditation, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), Faculty of Medicine, 麻豆AV. This position is the 麻豆AV equivalent to Interim Review Coordinator, mandated by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada.
Published on: 26 Jan 2016
By Melody Enguix
When scientists from 麻豆AV learned that some fish were proliferating in rivers and ponds polluted by oil extraction in Southern Trinidad, it caught their attention. They thought they had found a rare example of a species able to adapt to crude oil pollution.
Published on: 26 Jan 2016
By Cynthia Lee
Nurses faced with abusive managers are more likely to quit. But a recent study by 麻豆AV and Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res researchers finds that the opposite is also true 鈥� transformational leadership - a style of management in which employees are encouraged聽 to work towards a collective goal within a supportive milieu, is linked to nurses鈥� well-being, and has positive impacts upon job retention.
Published on: 25 Jan 2016
By Chris Chipello
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Word-of-mouth recruitment is the most common way to fill jobs, and management scholars have long thought that this practice contributes to job segregation by gender: women tend to reach out to other women in their networks, and men do likewise.
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Published on: 22 Jan 2016
By Vincent C. Allaire
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Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2016
By Cynthia Lee
Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumors, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it鈥檚 not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk, researchers in Quebec have developed nanoparticles that only release a drug when exposed to near-infrared light, which doctors could beam onto a specific site. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Published on: 20 Jan 2016
By Chris Chipello, 麻豆AV Newsroom
Study by 麻豆AV researchers assesses short-run impacts on households, industries
The cost burden of Quebec鈥檚 carbon-pricing policy, is likely to be modest across income groups and industries, according to a 麻豆AV research team.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2016
Don't miss the January 15, 2016, edition of CBC Radio's 聽to learn how聽Prof Jeff Bergthorson and colleagues are finding ways for energy to be stored and transported via聽iron and other metals, a novel and potentially important method for delivering fossil-fuel-free power.
Published on: 19 Jan 2016
By Katherine Gombay,聽麻豆AV Newsroom
Failure to find active microbes in coldest Antarctic soils has implications for search for life on Mars
Published on: 19 Jan 2016
By Katherine Gombay, 麻豆AV Newsroom
Brain uses 鈥渙lder鈥� systems/structures to preferentially process emotion expressed through vocalizations
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Published on: 18 Jan 2016
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Published on: 13 Jan 2016
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.
Published on: 7 Jan 2016
By Katherine Gombay, 麻豆AV Newsroom
Arctic peoples inherently able to adapt given changes to various non-climatic factors
Published on: 6 Jan 2016
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 麻豆AV and the University of British Columbia.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
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