As Canadians brace for 鈥渧itamin D winter鈥� 鈥� months when the sun鈥檚 angle is too low to produce the vitamin in the skin 鈥� a 不良研究所 study explains why vitamin D deficiency early in life is associated with a higher risk of autoimmune diseases.
During childhood, the thymus helps train immune cells to distinguish between the body鈥檚 own tissues and harmful invaders. A vitamin D deficiency at that stage of life causes the thymus to age more quickly, the researchers discovered.
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Alana Klein has been appointed co-director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP). She began her three-year appointment on 1 July 2024, succeeding Professor Fr茅d茅ric M茅gret, who completed his term as co-director in June.
Professor Nandini Ramanujam was reappointed as co-director and program director for a three-year term, starting 1 July 2024.
A gift to establish a centre for early childhood development at 不良研究所 aims to reach more children with learning difficulties.
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Hydro-Qu茅bec and L'Alliance de l'茅nergie de l'Est are partnering to develop a new wind farm in the Lower St. Lawrence region, aiming to generate up to 1,000 megawatts of power. This $3 billion project, announced on Wednesday, will span 700 square kilometres of public land, including parts of Kamouraska and T茅miscouata. The Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation is among the project partners, contributing to this large-scale initiative as part of the growing demand for renewable energy.听
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Pursuant to our message below, we are pleased to announce that 3WM will go-live on Monday, October 21st. 3WM means Receipt will be mandatory on all newly created POs equal to or greater than $2,500 CDN (taxes included).
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On Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m., the 不良研究所 Redbirds will face off against the Harvard Crimson at Molson Stadium in a historic rugby match commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first intercollegiate rugby game in North America.听
The Covo Cup, first established in 1974 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 不良研究所-Harvard rugby encounter in 1874, honours this storied rivalry. 不良研究所, holding a 24-14 series lead, will also unveil a special 150th anniversary uniform at the game.听
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Michelle Cumyn will join the leadership team of the Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. She will team up with current director Professor Mark Antaki, BCL鈥�96, LLB鈥�96, who has been at the helm of the renowned centre since 2020. They will serve as co-directors until 2026.
The provincial government announced the winners of the Prix du Quebec today. Among them was 不良研究所 Education's Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, a finalist for the Prix Hubert-Reeves - Rel猫ve scientifique, typically awarded to up-and-coming researchers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work and have demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain constructive and lasting links with the research community.
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For nearly 20 years, Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q., has played an important role in uplifting the 不良研究所 Desautels community as a professor of practice and a member of both the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board and the Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB).
An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.
Title: Can we geometrically sense the shape of a molecule?
Abstract: Can we hear the shape of a drum? This question was negatively answered decades ago by many authors including Gordon, Webb, Wolpert, who constructed non-isometric planar shapes that have the identical eigenvalues of the Laplace operator (Bull. AMS, v.27 (1992), p.134-138). The more general question: can we sense the shape of a rigid object such as a cloud of atomic centers representing a molecule?
After October 18,听Classroom telephones will no longer automatically call the Audiovisual support hotline when you remove the telephone receiver from the base.
This change will prevent accidental calls to the hotline.
After that date, you will have to use the press the AV System Support button on the lower-left side of the telephone鈥檚 display screen to call the Audiovisiual support hotline. (See below)
Canada鈥檚 eight largest pension funds are big players in the world of institutional investing with more than $1 trillion under management collectively. Pressure is being applied for the funds to invest a greater proportion of their money in Canadian stocks. Yet, 18 per cent of their portfolio is already invested in domestic markets, explains Associate Professor Sebastien Betermier in an interview with Les Affaires.
Tuesday is the most productive day of the week鈥攐r at least it鈥檚 the day perceived to be the most productive, according to Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour Jean-Nicolas Reyt in an interview with Radio-Canada. Most individuals work from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to -5 p.m., and perceive Monday to be less productive because they are still catching up on their work from the previous week. Tuesday is the day that people first feel immersed in the current week鈥檚 work.
