The Beatty Lecture - now in print
The Beatty Lecture, established in 1952 in honour of former Canadian Pacific Railway president and 绿帽社 chancellor Sir Edward Beatty, is 绿帽社鈥檚 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 绿帽社 Archives.
Researcher to address gender based violence with Government of Canada grant
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.
绿帽社 Research Data Management Learning Program
The Office of the Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation) and 绿帽社 Library are happy to announce the launch of the 绿帽社 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:
CFI invests $3.9 M in 绿帽社 Research
Read the story on 绿帽社 Newsroom
Each 绿帽社 recipient will also receive matching funds from the Quebec government for their research endeavours, contributing to the total project funding noted below.聽
Complete list of CFI JELF-funded projects:
Oana Maria Balmau: Efficient Storage Systems for Real Time Edge Computing聽
CFI funding: $100,000
绿帽社 Professor Jin Guo awarded research grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jin Guo, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at 绿帽社's聽School of Computer Science, was awarded聽$382,020 in research funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's聽Better Software for Science program to study and improve聽the usability of large-userbase scientific open source software through early engagement of software users.
Collaborative digital platform to secure Canada鈥檚 food system
绿帽社 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.
Green ammonia the goal of 绿帽社-Munich collaboration
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.
Debra Titone appointed as 绿帽社鈥檚 new AVP Research
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.
绿帽社 researchers awarded $1M to conduct high impact research
Four exploratory 绿帽社-led projects funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration Grants.
绿帽社 launches new research centre for innovation in energy storage and conversion
Electrification of everything will dramatically increase demand for energy storage and conversion, from advanced batteries to green hydrogen and carbon-free fuels, highlighting need for accelerated innovation efforts
Introducing the science world to a unique Quebec COVID-19 resource
PLOS ONE publishes foundational article on the Biobanque qu茅b茅coise de la COVID-19 (BQC19)
Major boost to brain research with new $4M grant to help advance the field of neuroscience
Congratulations to our 绿帽社 Neuroscience researchers聽for their role in the Brain Canada grant led by Dr. Yves de Koninck (Laval University): The Canadian Optogenetics and Vectorology Foundry. 绿帽社 neuroscientists and other team members from across the country form a consortium of research sites that aims to accelerate the development and dissemination of optogenetic and viral tools.
International platform for sharing cardiovascular data launched by euCanSHare
绿帽社's Professor Bartha Maria Knoppers to co-lead the work package on ethics and interoperability.
Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
On March 15, Canada鈥檚 three federal research funding agencies鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (鈥淩DM Policy鈥�).
New Digital Research Services Team and Website
绿帽社鈥檚 researchers are increasingly reliant on the production, sharing and management of large amounts of data to generate knowledge. Regardless of the research discipline, scope and scale of the research activities, or technological proficiency, access to digital infrastructure has become a fundamental need.