Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs 鈥� ancient animals that look eerily like living swordfish.
$13 million in gifts will help transform 成人VR视频鈥檚 Leacock Building, support Indigenous research and knowledge
Donations totalling $13 million from 成人VR视频 alumnus Gerald Rimer and the Rimer family will support a major renovation of the University鈥檚 Leacock Building and build the foundation for a future Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges (IIRK) at 成人VR视频.
Marine species in St.Lawrence Estuary endangered by rapid drop in levels of oxygen
Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE) have dropped by over 50% over the past two years. The consequences for many marine species, who depend on oxygen to survive, are potentially very serious. A compilation of historical data reveals that dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary decreased by about 50% during the fifty years between 1934 and 1985.
Message from Principal and Vice Chancellor Suzanne Fortier on the importance of French at 成人VR视频
Following this week's media reports, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier would like to clarify the situation regarding the importance of French at 成人VR视频. Although 成人VR视频 is an English-speaking institution of higher education, French holds a special place and the majority of the University's roughly 50,000 students and employees speak French.
Dopamine plays key role in songbird mating
In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning.
成人VR视频 celebrates graduates and honorary doctorate recipients at fall convocation
This fall, 700 graduating students, who completed their programs at the end of Summer 2021 at 成人VR视频, will cross the stage for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2019. The four in-person fall convocation ceremonies will take place on November 25th and 26th, 2021 at Place des Arts, where graduates will celebrate together with family and friends.
Caucasian households in U.S. emit most carbon despite greater energy efficiency
Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by 成人VR视频 has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country.
The global ocean out of balance
Surprising as it sounds, all life forms in the ocean, from small krill to large tuna, seem to obey a simple mathematical law that links an organism鈥檚 abundance to its body size. For example, although small krill are individually only about one millionth of the weight of a large tuna, they also tend to be a million times more numerous throughout the oceans.
COVID-19 lockdowns deepened struggle for work-family balance
Around the world increasing mental health inequalities between women and men following the COVID-19 pandemic represent a major public health concern. According to a new study, the lockdown measures due to the pandemic profoundly and unequally disrupted the work-family balance for many graduate students, exacerbating mental health problems.
How to turn specific genes on and off
Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not 鈥渢urning on鈥� and 鈥渢urning off鈥� as they should.
Diet restricted size of hunter-gatherer societies
Short growing seasons limited the possible size of hunter-gatherer societies by forcing people to rely on meat, according to a recent study by a team of international researchers, including 成人VR视频 professor Eric Galbraith.
Revolutionary identity verification technique offers robust solution to hacking
A team of computer scientists, including Claude Cr茅peau of 成人VR视频 and physicist colleagues from the University of Geneva, have developed an extremely secure identity verification method based on the fundamental principle that information cannot travel faster than the speed of light. The breakthrough has the potential to greatly improve the security of financial transactions and other applications requiring proof of identity online.
Can inhaled corticosteroids alleviate early symptoms of COVID-19?
Despite high hopes, a new pan-Canadian study published today in The BMJ suggests that ciclesonide鈥攁n inhaled and nasal steroid drug commonly used for asthma and rhinitis鈥攚on鈥檛 be the treatment to change the course of the pandemic.
Advancing agriculture threatens the livelihoods of forest-dependent people
Satellite images reveal where forest-dependent people live inside the forests of the South American Gran Chaco, and how deforestation for cattle ranching leads to an erosion of their resource base. (Background photo: Google EarthTM / Inset photo: I. Gasparri).
成人VR视频 conferring honorary degrees to four exceptional individuals
成人VR视频 is proud to confer honorary degrees to highly talented and engaged individuals who serve as an inspiration for our community of students, professors, researchers and staff.
