Got an itch for knowledge? The Canal Savoir network will be broadcasting features from several 成人VR视频 outreach and public lecture series, including聽the 2014 Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium: Are we alone? Searching for life out there and Mini-Science 2014: The Science of Music. Refer to those schedules to find out when to tune in, and to find out more about each episode.
Published on: 9 Dec 2014
Learning from others and innovation have undoubtedly helped advance civilization. But these behaviours can carry costs as well as benefits. And a new study by an international team of evolutionary biologists sheds light on how one particular cost 鈥� increased exposure to parasites 鈥� may affect cultural evolution in non-human primates.
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Published on: 3 Dec 2014
A growing number of academic researchers are mining social media data to learn about both online and offline human behaviour. In recent years, studies have claimed the ability to predict everything from summer blockbusters to fluctuations in the stock market.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2014
Weather, which changes day-to-day due to constant fluctuations in the atmosphere, and climate, which varies over decades, are familiar. More recently, a third regime, called 鈥渕acroweather,鈥� has been used to describe the relatively stable regime between weather and climate.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2014
聽Bobbing your head, tapping your heel, or clapping along with the music is a natural response for most people, but what about those who can鈥檛 keep a beat?
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Published on: 10 Nov 2014
Two renowned 成人VR视频 researchers are among the 14 winners of the 2014 Prix du Qu茅bec. Professor Michael Meaney, acclaimed for his achievements in the biology of child development, will be awarded the Wilder-Penfield prize. Professor Paul Lasko, a celebrated developmental biologist, will receive the Armand-Frappier award. The Prix du Qu茅bec is considered the most prestigious award attributed by the Government of Qu茅bec in cultural and scientific fields.
Published on: 4 Nov 2014
Researchers at 成人VR视频 have succeeded in simultaneously observing the reorganizations of atomic positions and electron distribution during the transformation of the 鈥渟mart material鈥� vanadium dioxide (VO2) from a semiconductor into a metal 鈥� in a time frame a trillion times faster than the blink of an eye.
Published on: 27 Oct 2014
<p>It鈥檚 a scene that plays out every day in Montreal. On the bus, in schools, in the office and at home, conversations weave seamlessly back and forth between French and English, or one of the many other languages represented on this multicultural island. It鈥檚 increasingly common to hear not two, but three different languages spoken in one short conversation.</p>
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Published on: 24 Oct 2014
Spanning two days, the Annual Trottier Public Science Symposium 鈥淎re We Alone?鈥� took the audience to the moon, Mars, and beyond. Focusing on the origin of life in our solar system, the series explored the where and how of alien life.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2014
The Faculty of Science extends congratulations to alumnus John O'Keefe who was named co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his contribution to the discovery of cells that constitute the brain鈥檚 鈥榠nner GPS,鈥� which makes it possible to orient ourselves in space. Dr. O鈥橩eefe worked under the supervision of Professor Ron Melzack (Department of Psychology) and received his PhD from 成人VR视频 in 1967. Read more:
- 成人VR视频 grad John O鈥橩eefe wins Nobel Prize in medicine (成人VR视频 news release)
- (成人VR视频 Reporter article)
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Published on: 6 Oct 2014
Dr. Robin Rogers, one of the world鈥檚 most renowned green chemists, will become Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Green Chemistry and Green Chemicals at 成人VR视频. Rogers comes to Canada from The University of Alabama, where he was Robert Ramsay Chair of Chemistry and director of the Center for Green Manufacturing.
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Published on: 29 Sep 2014
Starting today, August 19, 成人VR视频 students have free access to the latest version of Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Office apps. You may download and install it on up to five compatible personal devices, including PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Android smartphones and tablets.
As long as you鈥檙e a student at 成人VR视频, you鈥檒l be able to continue to use Office 365 ProPlus at no charge, and will receive automatic software updates.
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Published on: 19 Aug 2014
Don't forget to join us October 6 and 7 for the 2014 Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium "ARE WE ALONE?"
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Published on: 7 Aug 2014
I spent quite some time talking with the reporter who wrote this story about the Food Babe. She did quote me correctly but as far as having lots of fans and "some" critics goes...well those "some" consist of members of the scientific community who know a lot more about food science than the "fans."
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Published on: 18 Jul 2014
All of 成人VR视频鈥檚 central IT systems have been evaluated for vulnerability to Heartbleed and updates were applied where needed. If you are a 成人VR视频 staff member, you are required to change your password. For others, we strongly encourage you to change your 成人VR视频 Password without delay.聽
To reset your 成人VR视频 Password:
- Faculty, staff, & students: log into Minerva, and go to the Personal Menu > Password for 成人VR视频 Username.聽
- Affiliates:聽go to Reggie聽and click on Change Account Information, then select 成人VR视频 Password.聽
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Published on: 14 May 2014
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