HBHL is proud to announce the recipients of the CONNECT Expertise Matchmaking competition. This third cycle was focused on elevating the real-world impact of cognitive neuroscience by promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. In that spirit, HBHL has funded 14 different projects! Read more about them here.
Professor David Ifeoluwa Adelani (School of Computer Science) is 成人VR视频鈥檚 newest Chair, as Professors Joelle Pineau and Reihaneh Rabbany have their appointments renewed
Five 成人VR视频 researchers have been awarded more than $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $2.5 million in federal funding invested in 85 projects nationwide.
The Connection Grants program aims to realize the potential of social sciences and humanities research to influence, benefit, and impact society, within and beyond postsecondary institutions. Grants can be used to support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term knowledge mobilization initiatives.
While it is commonly understood that a difficult childhood can lead to mental health issues, research has now exposed deeper, more troubling impacts of early life adversity: that these experiences can reshape the brain and body at a cellular level. Physiological effects like these are at the core of the 成人VR视频-Douglas-Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health (AMH Initiative).
Registration for the 10th and final HBHL Graduate Student Fellowships Program is now open!
Since 2017, HBHL has awarded over $6.7M to fund 321 Fellowships across nine competitions. The HBHL Graduate Student Fellowships Program seeks to attract, train and retain top graduate students from diverse disciplines and around the world to participate in interdisciplinary research training opportunities in brain and mental health research, knowledge translation/mobilization and innovation.
Approximately 32 fellowships (PhD and Master's combined) will be awarded:
Research + Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Lara Khoury of the Faculty of Law as Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR). Professor Khoury鈥檚 three-year term began on January 1, 2024. She succeeds Professor Debra Titone, Full Professor in the Department of Psychology and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Language & Multilingualism, who has served in the role of AVPR since 2021.
RE$EARCH Infosource Inc., a research, consulting, and publishing firm specializing in policy, research, business intelligence and analysis on science, technology, innovation in Canada, recently released Canada's Top 50 Research Universities List and the Research Universities of the Year (RUY) lists for 2023. 成人VR视频 is among the three top Medical/Doctoral Research Universities of the Year, in second place behind the University of Toronto and ahead of McMaster University. Research Infosource Inc.
On December 12, 2023, the changes in title for senior leadership positions at 成人VR视频 from Principal to President and Vice-Principal to Vice-President became official.
On October 5, 成人VR视频鈥檚 Board of Governors, following consultations with the Senate, approved amendments to the University Statutes to modify the titles. The change was then communicated to the Governor General to comply with the University鈥檚 statutory requirements.
Professor Dominique B茅rub茅 has been appointed the next Vice-President (Research and Innovation). Professor B茅rub茅鈥檚 five-year renewable term will begin on July 1, 2024.
The Advisory Committee for the Selection of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) conducted an extensive search within Canada and internationally, which benefitted from regular input from the 成人VR视频 community. The Board of Governors accepted the Committee鈥檚 recommendation at its meeting on December 14, 2023.
On December 12, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, announced an investment of $41 million for genomics research under Genome Canada's Genomics Applications Partnership Program (GAPP). Over $23 million will be invested in genomics in Qu茅bec, including $5.4 million through G茅nome Qu茅bec.
Agreement will accelerate the launch of tech-based companies
成人VR视频 and Innovobot today announced they have reached an agreement to accelerate the commercialization of technologies based on research undertaken by 成人VR视频 professors.
成人VR视频 team funded as part of a $4.5 million national investment dedicated to identifying genomic solutions to counter antimicrobial resistance and prepare for future pandemics
The Prix Acfas L茅o-Pariseau was awarded to Alain Brunet, full professor in the Department of Psychiatry. "La Preuve par l'Image" Jury Prize, sponsored by NSERC, was awarded to Anja Geitmann, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Sixteen 成人VR视频 researchers have been included on the聽聽(HCRs) list, as published by Clarivate. To be included in the prestigious list, researchers must rank in the top 1 per cent worldwide for their fields and publications in the Web of Science index. In being named to this list, these investigators join a cohort of 6,849 individuals around the world who have been recognized for their academic contributions.
Annual list includes 16 researchers among the world鈥檚 most cited, Canada retains 6th place overall in global ranking
