Quebec - Press Releases | Canadian Cities
U of S-Led Partnership Launches Anxiety and Depression Research Initiative
University of Saskatchewan | November 17, 2006
Research into anxiety and depression at the University of Saskatchewan receives a $780,000 boost today to develop early diagnosis tools for these debilitating conditions and develop treatments to improve the quality of life of both patients and their caregivers....[continue]
High school students get chance to preview life at Western
University of Western Ontario | November 17, 2006
High school students from across the country will have a chance to sample Canada's best student experience when The University of Western Ontario hosts Fall Preview Day tomorrow, Saturday, November 18....[continue]
Lorne Trottier: The gift of passion for stars and sky
McGill University | November 15, 2006
High-tech entrepreneur increases support of science, engineering at McGill...[continue]
Augustana runners are National Champions!
Augustana University College | November 14, 2006
The Augustana Women’s Cross Country Running Team was marvelous on the weekend inwinning their second consecutive CCAA national school championship....[continue]
AUTHOR MADELEINE THIEN TO READ AT UNB SAINT JOHN
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | November 9, 2006
Author Madeleine Thien will read from her novel Certainty on Monday, November 20 at 7 pm at the Faculty-Staff Club, Ward Chipman Library Building as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick Saint John....[continue]
UNB PLACES THIRD AT APICS PROGRAMMING COMPETITION
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | November 7, 2006
The UNB Fredericton Reds computer programming team placed third at the Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences (APICS) programming competition held last month at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia....[continue]
Rethinking productivity: Turning the globalization debate on its head
University of Regina | November 7, 2006
Canadian journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis will screen his film, The Take, on Thurs., Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Education Auditorium at the University of Regina, followed by a lecture about the film at 8 p.m....[continue]
McGill wins national baseball championship
McGill University | October 23, 2006
Ace throws no-hitter...[continue]
It Takes a Society: Fighting Childhood Obesity
McGill University | October 18, 2006
The undisputed pandemic of childhood obesity worldwide threatens to be the major public health problem of the new century. We have created a modern society in which the first generation of children of the new millennium could be the first since the rise of the industrial revolution to have a shorter lifespan than its predecessors....[continue]
OVC Researchers Find Bacterium in Meat
University of Guelph | October 16, 2006
The University of Guelph researchers who earlier this month found a dangerous bacterium in food animals now have evidence that Clostridium difficile is in ground and processed meats sold in Canada....[continue]
CIHR funds 52 McMaster studies
McMaster University | October 13, 2006
The EpiDREAM study, one of the world's largest studies of genetic causes of diabetes in adults and led by McMaster's Dr. Sonia Anand, will be receiving more than $1.6 million in funding over the next three years from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)....[continue]
WORKSHOP: « CULTURAL DIVERSITY, IDENTITIES AND GLOBALIZATION » ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (IPSA)
Concordia University | October 11, 2006
On October 20th 2005, the 33rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions....[continue]
Same-sex marriage and parenting rights forums at York U
York University | October 11, 2006
Public forums on two vital national social policy issues – same-sex marriage and parental rights – will take place October 11 and 18 at York University....[continue]
OVC Study Finds Bacterium in Dairy Calves
University of Guelph | October 4, 2006
A bacterium that is the major cause of one of the most common hospital infections in the world has been found in Ontario food animals by researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College....[continue]
McGill top laureate in 2006 Forces AVENIR awards
McGill University | October 3, 2006
McGill University has once again distinguished itself, with awards in five of 12 categories at the 8th Forces AVENIR Gala....[continue]
Revenez Lundi tours Belgium in October
McMaster University | October 2, 2006
Revenez Lundi (Come Back on Monday), a play created through a creative collaboration between McMaster School of the Arts researcher Dr. Catherine Graham, the Theatre Parminou (Québec) and the Compagnie de Campus (Belgium) opened the Festival International du Theatre Action in Belgium on Wednesday, Sept. 27....[continue]
Future of music takes centre stage at McGill
McGill University | September 29, 2006
McGill University will host some of the music industry's most influential players when the Sixth Annual Future of Music Policy Summit comes to the Schulich School of Music, Oct. 5-7....[continue]
Mount Allison welcomes noted Israeli scholar, Oct. 2
Mount Allison University | September 29, 2006
On Monday, October 2, Mount Allison will welcome Dr. Danielle Schaub, professor of English, Canadian Studies, and Scholarly Writing at Oranium, University of Haifa, Israel to campus. Dr. Schaub will be give a public presentation entitled "Photographing Canadian Writers Reading" beginning at 12 noon in the Owens Art Gallery....[continue]
Dal music recruit wins national Hnatyshyn Foundation scholarship
Dalhousie University | September 26, 2006
Paul Medeiros, a first year violin student at Dalhousie University, has been awarded the Hnatyshyn Foundation scholarship in Classical Music (Orchestral Instrument)....[continue]
Dalhousie and SCIREQ Inc. form joint venture for asthma products
Dalhousie University | September 25, 2006
Dalhousie University and SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc. (Montreal) announced today that they have agreed on terms for a new collaborative venture in the area of Asthma....[continue]
UW president shares vision of Waterloo Region as knowledge capital by 2010
University of Waterloo | September 21, 2006
David Johnston, president of the University of Waterloo, today outlined 10 goals to make Waterloo Region Canada’s knowledge capital by 2010 and invited the community to develop the next 10....[continue]
Unusual island evolution happens faster than thought
McGill University | September 19, 2006
In evolutionary circles, giant rats and miniature elephants have long been accepted as the products of accelerated evolution in isolated environments such as islands, but McGill paleontologist Virginie Millien has been the first to establish just how quickly these odd-shaped animals got that way....[continue]
Our Future: A Public Dialogue
McGill University | September 18, 2006
"Everyone must ask what they can do, in their field and as a citizen, in order to give Quebec the momentum it needs to tackle the challenges of the future."...[continue]
Rhodes Scholarships for 2007
St. Thomas University | September 15, 2006
Eleven Rhodes Scholarships are now open for Canadian students and will be awarded in early December....[continue]
Condolence Notice
University of Lethbridge | September 14, 2006
The University of Lethbridge community wishes to express its most sincere condolences to the families, friends and student colleagues of the individuals affected by the recent shootings at Dawson College in Montreal, Quebec....[continue]
One-day powwow at Education Centre
Nipissing University | September 14, 2006
Nipissing University and Canadore College are hosting a one-day powwow on Friday, September 15, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. beside the pond area at the Education Centre....[continue]
Edna Staebler passes away
Wilfrid Laurier University | September 13, 2006
Edna Staebler, a long-time friend of Wilfrid Laurier University and one of Waterloo Region’s most beloved residents, died Tuesday night in her 101st year....[continue]
Casual Work Trends to be Explored in UNBC Workshop
University of Northern British Columbia | September 12, 2006
The changing structure of the workplace will be explored at a workshop that will be held at UNBC this coming Friday and Saturday. In particular, the workshop will focus on casual work and include perspectives from British Columbia, Canada, and the world. Casual work describes temporary jobs that normally last no more than six months....[continue]
Former track star Emilie Mondor remembered
Simon Fraser University | September 11, 2006
Former Simon Fraser University track and field star and Olympian Emilie Mondor was killed in a car accident east of Ottawa on Sept. 9....[continue]
Biography of Dr. Frank Chalk
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Professor Frank Chalk (Ph.D., History, University of Wisconsin) is the co-author, with Prof. Kurt Jonassohn, of The History and Sociology of Genocide: Analyses and Case Studies (Yale University Press, 1990)....[continue]
Letter from Tara Tavender
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
My name is Tara Tavender and I am the organizer for the upcoming September 17th ‘Rally for Darfur’ in Montreal, an event coinciding with the ‘Global Day for Darfur’ (www.dayfordarfur.org) and sister rallies around the world....[continue]
Biography of Roméo A. Dallaire
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire is recognized as an advocate of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in the world’s most war-torn regions....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 6, 2006
Kathy Brock’s (Policy Studies) opinion piece about political instability between Quebec and the rest of Canada appears in the Ottawa Citizen....[continue]
Ontario voters gain opportunity to review electoral process
University of Waterloo | September 5, 2006
Voters in Ontario will have an opportunity to contribute to an innovative process aimed at reforming their electoral system, says a University of Waterloo political scientist....[continue]
Governor General’s Award winner joins Mount A
Mount Allison University | August 24, 2006
Mount Allison University is excited to welcome Canadian Studies scholar Dr. Christl Verduyn to campus....[continue]
Dalhousie and Michelin Announce Joint Research Projects
Dalhousie University | August 23, 2006
Dalhousie University and Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. announced today an agreement to conduct three joint research projects intended to assist Michelin’s Nova Scotia manufacturing plants on a range of scientific and technical issues....[continue]
McGill Athletics sets national record with 147 Academic All-Canadians
McGill University | August 22, 2006
McGill University established a Canadian record for academic prowess among its intercollegiate sports programs in the 2005-06 school year....[continue]
McGill Athletics sets national record with 147 Academic All-Canadians
McGill University | August 22, 2006
McGill University established a Canadian record for academic prowess among its intercollegiate sports programs in the 2005-06 school year....[continue]
Too early to judge truthfulness of JonBenet Murder Confession
University of Western Ontario | August 22, 2006
John Mark Karr, the suspect in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey, will be extradited to Boulder, Colorado to face charges in her murder....[continue]
UBC-Led Team Uncovers Faintest Stars Ever Seen in Ancient Star Cluster
University of British Columbia | August 17, 2006
An international team of astronomers led by UBC professor Harvey Richer has uncovered the faintest stars ever seen in any globular star cluster, bringing scientists closer to revealing the formation time of one of the earliest generations of stars in the Universe....[continue]
