Internationally renowned neuroscientist earned career award for sustained scientific contributions to knowledge of the brain
成人VR视频鈥檚 Research and Innovation announces the publication of With the World to Choose From: Celebrating Seven Decades of the Beatty Lecture at 成人VR视频. This anthology of Beatty Lectures is published for Research and Innovation by 成人VR视频 Queens University Press (MQUP). The Beatty Lecture, established in 1952 in honour of former Canadian Pacific Railway president and 成人VR视频 chancellor Sir Edward Beatty, is 成人VR视频鈥檚 most anticipated annual event.
Today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 89 new Fellows and 51 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the 2021 RSC cohort are ten 成人VR视频 researchers, including seven RSC Fellows and three Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, hosted by 成人VR视频 on Friday, November 19, 2021. The new 成人VR视频 cohort will join 228 成人VR视频 researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College.
The Beatty Lecture, established in 1952 in honour of former Canadian Pacific Railway president and 成人VR视频 chancellor Sir Edward Beatty, is 成人VR视频鈥檚 most anticipated annual event. Some of the series鈥 greatest lectures, delivered by Nobel Prize laureates, world leaders, and cultural icons, had been forgotten, carefully stowed away in the 成人VR视频 Archives.
On August 6, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development announced agreements that will see almost $200 million over two years flow to shelters, sexual assault centres and organizations supporting women and children experiencing violence. This will ensure these critical front-line organizations can continue to provide life-saving services and supports to those who need it most.
The Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) and 成人VR视频 Library are happy to announce the launch of the 成人VR视频 Research Data Management (RDM) Learning Program. This program focuses on building knowledge and skills to meet your RDM needs during your day-to-day research activities.
The initial program has 6 modules:
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Each 成人VR视频 recipient will also receive matching funds from the Quebec government for their research endeavours, contributing to the total project funding noted below.听
Complete list of CFI JELF-funded projects:
Oana Maria Balmau: Efficient Storage Systems for Real Time Edge Computing听
CFI funding: $100,000
Total project funding: $317,032
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成人VR视频鈥檚 researchers will soon acquire the highly specialized tools they need to innovate in their fields thanks to funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)鈥檚 John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the announcement today of $77 million across 50 institutions in Canada听through the program. In total, twenty-one 成人VR视频 research projects have received a combined $3.9 million in federal grants through three rounds of JELF.
, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at 成人VR视频's听School of Computer Science, was awarded听$382,020 in research funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's听 program to study and improve听the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users.
成人VR视频 is the academic lead of a $2.7 million consortium project to build the first national food supply chain data platform with Canada鈥檚 food and beverage associations.
Applications for the Accelerate Grants are now open for those HBHL-funded researchers whose projects have successfully completed the Ignite Phase of the Neuro Commercialization Grants. The NeuroSphere team will be in touch with researchers whose projects have been determined by the HBHL Innovation Committee to be ready to move on to the Accelerate phase.
Canada and Germany produce a combined 6.3 million tons of ammonia annually. Used primarily in the fertilizer, textile, and pharmaceutical industries, conventional ammonia production is energy-intensive and accounts for up to two per cent of primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Researchers at 成人VR视频 and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), recently received a funding boost to undertake a collaborative project with the goal of producing renewable, 鈥済reen鈥 ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen by means of an innovative plasma-catalytic process.
Research + Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Debra Titone of the Department of Psychology as Associate Vice-Principal, Research (AVPR).
Prof. Titone is a Full Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Language & Multilingualism. She is also an Associate Member of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders.
Dear Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives community,
A new $1.7M collaboration between 成人VR视频, Raya Therapeutic (Montreal) and听 (Cambridge, Massachusetts) will enable researchers to听conduct clinical trials to assess the efficacy of six听different drug candidates for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).