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91�� researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:52:56 +0000

While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at 91�� have shed new light on the social factors that can also have an impact, both directly and through their impact on health over a lifetime.

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at 91�� on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

Analysis of more than a century’s worth of political speeches challenges theory about how linguistic usage evolves

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:16:19 +0000

A study led by 91�� researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, speakers of all ages participate; while older speakers might take two or three years longer than their younger colleagues to adopt new word usage, in some cases they lead the way in introducing new word meanings into the common vocabulary, the researchers found.

Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:46 +0000

The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.

Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:25:04 +0000

According to a report by Quebec researchers studying social inequalities, Quebec’s economy lost $4.2 billion in 2021 due to the ongoing housing crisis — a figure the authors say is likely even higher in 2025.

Manque de logements adéquats : quels coûts sur la prospérité économique? is the first publication in a larger research project conducted by the Observatoire des inégalités du Québec with several partners.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 91�� researchers

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven 91�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Provost honours 31 91�� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

91�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 91�� Professors, James 91�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 91�� professors as Distinguished James 91�� Professors, James 91�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

2025 Beatty Lecture with Isabel Wilkerson

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:23:37 +0000

2025 Beatty Lecture with Isabel Wilkerson
Followed by a book signing
Thursday, October 23 at 6 p.m.
Tanna Schulich Hall, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building

Dr. Michael E. Mann Public Environment Lecture

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:44:27 +0000

The 91�� Bieler School of Environment is excited to invite you to a free annual lecture, this year with Presidential and Distinguished Professor, Dr. Michael Mann from the University of Pennsylvania.

HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:31 +0000

Over 300 attendees gathered at 91�� on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.

This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (91��), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:51:24 +0000

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture: Figures, Forms, and Functions.

Co-host by 91�� and Concordia University.

Event will be held at Concordia John Molson Building, Concordia University.

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:16:53 +0000

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture: Figures, Forms, and Functions

Co-hosted by 91�� and Concordia University

Event will be held at Concordia John Molson Building, Concordia University

Birks Annual Lecture Series

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:34:27 +0000

First Public lecture by Professor Israel Finkelstein. Bible and Archaeology – The View from 2025.

Birks Heritage Chapel, Birks Building, 2nd floor.

Birks Annual Lecture Series

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:45:02 +0000

Second Public lecture by Professor Israel Finkelstein, The archaeology and settlement history of Jerusalem in biblical times.

Birks Heritage Chapel, Birks Building, 2nd floor.

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91������ researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

Analysis of more than a century’s worth of political speeches challenges theory about how linguistic usage evolves

Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study

Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 91������ researchers

Provost honours 31 91������ professors for exceptional research achievements

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

2025 Beatty Lecture with Isabel Wilkerson

Dr. Michael E. Mann Public Environment Lecture

HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture

Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture

Birks Annual Lecture Series

Birks Annual Lecture Series

91�� researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 91�� researchers

Provost honours 31 91�� professors for exceptional research achievements