The Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (NPRC) has created reading lists about different health topics, including neurological disorders. These reading lists contain books from the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre's collection carefully curated by the library staff. Come borrow the books in room 354!
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From January 24th to 26th, 2025, four 91社区 students traveled to Chicoutimi to compete in the G茅olympiades, an annual provincial geography competition hosted this year by l鈥橴niversit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Chicoutimi (UQAC). Over the course of these three days, the students 鈥� Zachary Honsinger-Ruoff (B.A. Environment), Jamie Silverman (B.A. & Sc. SSS), Ethan Bird (M.A. Geography), and Coco Einarsen (B.A. & Sc. SSS) 鈥� represented 91社区鈥攐ne of eight participating universities and the sole English-language institution.
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A newly published dataset in Scientific Data highlights the results of a collaborative effort led by Prof. Bendixen and the 91社区 in 2022. During a workathon, 10 students contributed to gathering data along 250,000 km of Canada鈥檚 coastline, culminating in a significant contribution to coastal research.
91社区鈥檚 Department of Geography turns 80 this year!聽 聽This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble鈥檚 appointment as 91社区鈥檚 first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945.听
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Wetlands, often overlooked, play a crucial role in combating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide and mitigating flooding. Despite their importance, these ecosystems face threats from human activities and development. Protecting and restoring wetlands is essential for environmental health and climate resilience.听 Read more about the work that Professor Sara Knox and colleagues are doing in this area:
Earlier this month, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation held its 17th Annual Awards Ceremony for Planetary Health at the Monte-Carlo Opera House, attended by Sovereign Prince Albert II. PhD candidates Arunabha Dey and Wendy Ampuero Reyes, supervised by Dr. Gail Chmura, were honoured with the IPCC scholarship, which supports PhD students from developing countries in climate change research and strategy development. Both Wendy and Arunabha are studying how wetland management can impact climate.
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The department is saddened to hear about the passing of Professor Jack Ives.听聽Jack was a former PhD student and faculty member of the Department who went on to become a world renowned mountain specialist.听 .听
In continuing our commitment to providing a high-quality and intensive Master of Public Policy program and in recognition of an ever-increasing cost of living, the Max Bell School will be increasing our entrance scholarships to $15,000 each for eligible Canadian applicants (citizens and permanent residents) beginning in fall 2025. These scholarships are based on merit, and all applicants will be considered automatically unless otherwise specified. The funding will be awarded to accepted students during their year attending the MPP program.
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We are entering a 6-week period referred to as the "fall shoulder season", which runs from end of September to early November. It is during this period that we switch from cooling our buildings to heating them.听This transition does not affect the ventilation levels in the spaces, only the temperature.
Although the University is transitioning toward more flexible and adaptable systems, it remains difficult to maintain stable temperatures in some of our buildings at this time of the year, given the聽outdoor temperature fluctuations.
