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Health - Life Sciences - 25.03.2025
Schulich student brings the buzz to kidney stone research
Tucked in the back of the Microbiome and Probiotic Research Lab at St. Joseph's hospital sits the fly room - a small space that houses even smaller insects whose microscopic innards could hold clues into the link between antibiotic use and the formation of kidney stones.
Innovation - Economics - 25.03.2025

Health - Economics - 25.03.2025

Politics - 25.03.2025
Recruiting women as candidates: an electoral opportunity
People who believe that female candidates are at a disadvantage in elections are mistaken, according to two studies conducted by political scientist André Blais.
Health - Agronomy & Food Science - 24.03.2025

In an international study led by an UdeM nutritionist, healthy eating in midlife is found to be linked to overall healthy aging. Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of animal-based foods and less of ultra-processed foods, is linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging, a new international study led by an Université de Montréal nutritionist suggests.
Health - 24.03.2025

Nathalie Labrecque and her colleagues have discovered that NOTCH signaling is essential for the differentiation of CD8+ T lymphocytes, optimizing their immune response to infections. Ten years of substantial work by Université de Montréal immunologist Nathalie Labrecque's team at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center have shed new light on the mechanisms governing an effective immune response to infections.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 21.03.2025

In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new insights into the future of Antarctica's melting ice that may change the way climate scientists predict the effects of a warming planet.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 21.03.2025
Exploring the future of frozen water
Understanding ice dynamics in the Yukon's St. Elias Mountains to prepare for sea level rise and protect water resources As the world focuses on glacier preservation this UN World Water Day , re
Health - Environment - 21.03.2025

Politics - Law - 21.03.2025
Roundtable: what future for the 49th Parallel?
Health - Pharmacology - 21.03.2025

Paleontology - Environment - 20.03.2025

Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts.
Economics - Innovation - 20.03.2025

Career - Health - 20.03.2025
Exploited: temporary foreign workers in Canada are vulnerable
Blandine Emilien and Patrice Jalette paint a troubling picture of the conditions faced by labourers brought in to this country on federal work permits.
Social Sciences - 20.03.2025
Canada the happiest G7 country: International report edited by SFU expert
Canada is the happiest country in the G7, according to the World Happiness Report edited by a Simon Fraser University professor.
Agronomy & Food Science - Environment - 20.03.2025

Astronomy & Space - Physics - 19.03.2025

Music - History & Archeology - 19.03.2025

Astronomy & Space - 19.03.2025

Science The first batch of survey data released by the Euclid mission gives us a glimpse into hundreds of thousands of galaxies reaching back 10.5 billion light years - and it's only the beginn
Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 19.03.2025

UCalgary researchers reveal biological differences between the sexes when it comes to chronic pain A new study led by University of Calgary Tuan Trang , PhD, may help to explain why there is an over-representation of women experiencing chronic pain compared to men.
Health - Computer Science - 18.03.2025

Dr. George Shaker has huge hopes for a small radar device he developed with a team of researchers at the University of Waterloo. An engineer who has pursued the possibilities of radio waves for more than 20 years, Shaker envisions the installation of the silent, unobtrusive system almost everywhere people sit to help detect heart problems before they become life-threatening.
Health - Social Sciences - 18.03.2025
Detransitioning: those who’ve done it feel misunderstood
In a new Canadian study, 25 teens and young adults who've gone back to the gender they were assigned at birth or now identify differently say they don't think the media represent them fairly.
Astronomy & Space - Physics - 18.03.2025

Low-orbit satellites may soon be able to dodge space debris, thanks to a collaboration between scientists from the University of Calgary and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Economics - Innovation - 18.03.2025
Biomechanics entrepreneur chooses UCalgary to grow startup Mokapp
Health - Economics - 18.03.2025

Danika Kelly realized there was a lack of data regarding female physiology when she tried to research brain injuries in female alpine athletes.
Campus - 18.03.2025

Environment - Sport - 17.03.2025

Environment - Event - 17.03.2025

Health - 17.03.2025

Physics - Campus - 17.03.2025

Health - Pedagogy - 17.03.2025

Health - Pharmacology - 17.03.2025

Environment - Social Sciences - 14.03.2025

Environment - Innovation - 14.03.2025

Information Science - 14.03.2025
Preschoolers can reason better than we think
Education researcher Sarah Dufour explores how young children sort, classify and group the toys they play with.
Veterinary - Art & Design - 14.03.2025

Campus - Life Sciences - 14.03.2025

Environment - Social Sciences - 13.03.2025
SFU announces 2025 honorary degree recipients
Earth Sciences - Environment - 13.03.2025

Psychology - Health - 13.03.2025

Campus - 13.03.2025

As a new assistant professor in UdeM's School of Psychoeducation, she wants to make her research findings accessible and, as she puts it, "be helpful to others.
Health - 12.03.2025

Health - Life Sciences - 11.03.2025

Imagine a painless patch that continuously sends your health status to your phone. A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo is on a mission to deliver just that by developing next-generation technologies that can monitor and dispatch personalized medicine.
Art & Design - Health - 11.03.2025

Health - Social Sciences - 11.03.2025
Time lost, ’time for me’, time suspended: life in the COVID years
Health - Pharmacology - 11.03.2025

Psychology - Health - 11.03.2025
Social media use amplifies delusional disorders: SFU study
A new study from Simon Fraser researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions, such as narcissism and body dysmorphic disorder.
Computer Science - Pedagogy - 11.03.2025

Student team gains national recognition for their technology-driven ideas to make education more accessible Since Anupriya Dubey began her studies at Ontario Tech University in 2021, she has been foc
Career - 10.03.2025
Ivey prof studies ’idea theft’ and how to stop it
It happens all the time. You're in a meeting, brainstorming with your team to uncover the next big idea.
Social Sciences - Innovation - 10.03.2025

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Social Sciences - May 21
Class of 2025: Undergrad's research sheds light on LGBTQ+ newcomers' journey to Calgary
Class of 2025: Undergrad's research sheds light on LGBTQ+ newcomers' journey to Calgary