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A new study demonstrates how universal genetic testing for breast cancer can ensure no patient is missed for advanced therapies.

Classified as: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Institute of the 鶹AV Health, William Foulkes, breast cancer
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024

Statistics Canada announced today that the unemployment rate reached 6.8 per cent in November, the highest level since January 2017, apart from during the pandemic years. 鶹AV has an expert who can share his insights on this subject: 

Fabian Lange, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Labour and Personnel Economics, Department of Economics. His expertise includes labour economics, earnings inequality and health and population economics.

Classified as: fabian lange, Department of Economics, Unemployment rate
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Published on: 6 Dec 2024

The Classroom A/V Instructions application is moving to the Browse Classrooms widget on the on December 13th, 2024.

Classroom audiovisual information will now be available on a platform the community is familiar with. You’ll also be accessing it more securely with single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).

Classified as: audiovisual, Classroom Audiovisual Support, Audiovisual Support, IT Announcements, IT Announcement, myCourses
Published on: 6 Dec 2024

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that the Quebec Division of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA-Quebec) has awarded its Paul-André-Crépeau Medal to Wainwright Professor Emeritus of Civil Law Pierre-Gabriel Jobin, Ad E. The medal was presented to him by Jonathan Pierre-Étienne, president of the CBA-Quebec, on 5 December, after an introduction by Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E.

Published on: 6 Dec 2024

Quebec’s Minister of Justice announced the province plans to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn a decision made by Quebec's Court of Appeal earlier this year banning random police traffic checks because they violate Charter rights and can lead to racial profiling.

鶹AV has experts who are available to share their insights on the subject:

Classified as: Tari Ajadi, marie manikis, police traffic checks
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Dr. Tina Montreuil, clinical (school) psychologist and associate professor in the department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, was called upon for her expertise in child and adolescent mental health to comment on the recent rapport issued by l’Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ). The report highlights the marked rise in mental disorders among high school students.

Dr. Montreuil provides expert opinion on what could explain these increases among children and teens, but also provides insights on prevention opportunities that can arise from these findings.

Published on: 5 Dec 2024

As part of their transition to the Libby app, OverDrive are retiring their legacy OverDrive app for Fire tablets on January 31, 2025.

After this date, the legacy OverDrive app sunset will be complete on all platforms. Users with Fire tablets running Android 9 or higher can install the Libby app instead.

Thank you for your understanding.

(Image credit: Trusted Reviews)

Classified as: Overdrive, E-books & e-audiobooks
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Experts: Protecting children from online harms

The Canadian government announced Wednesday it is splitting the online harms bill in two to speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators and other perils.

These experts from 鶹AV are available to share their insights:

Classified as: Expert alerts, children, online harm
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

鶹AV Libraries, in collaboration with Concordia Library and eConcordia are pleased to announce the launch of . This series of nine short micromodules (approximately 10 minutes each) introduces the basics of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), exploring its potential uses in teaching, learning, research, and everyday tasks. Additional modules address responsible use, privacy, and security considerations.

Classified as: Teaching, learning, Research, Resource, Artificial intelligence
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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

鶹AV, the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), and the U.S. State Department today teamed up to host a full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations to honour the 70th anniversary of 鶹AV’s acclaimed Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados and promote STEAM education to students in Barbados.

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Published on: 5 Dec 2024

Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards

In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region’s fish stocks.

“I’ve always wanted to work with something related to marine science,” said Ciafro. “This experience has helped me grow so much as a person.”

Classified as: Kyle Elliott
Published on: 4 Dec 2024

Hear from Manuela Gonzalez Barrantes, first-year Environmental Biology student and Canada Award recipient from New Brunswick, on why she chose 鶹AV, how the Canada Award made that dream into reality, and her big plans for the future.

Classified as: Canada Award
Published on: 4 Dec 2024

On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, HBHL hosted a Mentorship Lunch that brought together experienced industry professionals and over 40 鶹AV graduate students, postdocs and postgrads over coffee and lunch at the 鶹AV Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship. Mentors shared about their experience navigating the workforce and engaged in lively roundtable discussions with the mentees. Topics ranged from academia-industry collaborations and social innovation to technology transfer, medical affairs, scientific entrepreneurship and operational management.

Published on: 4 Dec 2024

On November 27, the Macdonald Campus Office of Student Academic Services hosted the annual Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an event open to master’s and doctoral students from all disciplines in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Classified as: Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS), Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative
Published on: 4 Dec 2024

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