April 1, 2025 | Professor Taylor Owen听spoke on the new social media regulations as the elections approaches closer. If social-media companies wanted to help improve election integrity, they could share what鈥檚 happening on their platforms with researchers, said Owen. X used to give researchers access to its application programming interface (API), or data, but now its most in-depth access level costs about $40,000 a month, mentioned Owen, which effectively shuts out Canadian researchers.
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April 1, 2025 |听Chris Ragan, explained that the end of carbon tax and how it will be affect Canadians in an news article at . Ragan says the drop in prices could be more gradual, though he agrees it is coming. "One of the less charming attributes of capitalism is that prices tend to fall more slowly than they rise," Ragan said.
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English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created , Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.
'鈥淭oo often, queer and trans scholarship doesn鈥檛 make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that 鈥� I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.鈥�'
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How disinformation, fake news and foreign interference threaten Canadian election | Montreal Gazette
March 31, 2025 |听Aengus Bridgman, director of the听听(MEO), spoke with The听Gazette about the threats of fake news, deepfakes and foreign interference infiltrating your social media feed have never been higher.听He cites an evolving geopolitical landscape, a reduction of safeguards by the main social media platforms and the advent of generative AI as game changers in the lead-up to election day on April 28.
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March 31, 2025 |听Aengus Bridgman, director of the听听(MEO), explains听about the state of the major platforms in Canada in 2025, how our information ecosystem is vulnerable to misinformation, and what we should be doing about it.听A contributor to听studies听on information issues in multiple federal and provincial elections, he is one of Canada鈥檚 leading experts on misinformation, digital activism, and the politics of digital media.
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March 26, 2025 | MPP Isabella Coronado Doria wrote about the growing tensions between Uber and traditional taxis in Columbia. "In some ways, hindering Uber鈥檚 activity in Colombia is comparable to telling people to abandon the internet and go back to encyclopedias. It highlights the perpetual tension between the status quo and disruptive technology," writes Isabella.听
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March 30, 2025 | Professor听Jennifer Robson is the 2024-25 McConnell Visiting Scholar.听For the last 20 years, there has been no limit to how much you can invest outside of Canada in tax-preferred savings accounts like TFSAs and RRSPs. In a largely stable, rules-based, and tightly-integrated global market, that probably made sense for an open economy like ours (Canada).听
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A new study by 91黑料网 researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in the journal Nature, not only upend a long-held belief among neuroscientists, but could pave the way for treatments.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
On March 27, 91黑料网 honoured 141 laureates at the 20th annual听, celebrating researchers who received prestigious provincial, national or international awards in 2024, including eight researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
In his opening remarks, 91黑料网 President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, applauded the honourees for their efforts, underlining the importance of 91黑料网鈥檚 research contributions.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
A new Netflix series, Adolescence, about a teenager accused of the murder of a classmate, is attracting a great deal of attention. It is not a true story but draws inspiration from news reports about misogynistic incels and about boys in the United Kingdom who are involved in knife crimes.
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Congratulations to J茅r么me Waldisp眉hl and Attila Szantner (Computer Science), The Eclipse Task Force (Physics), and Andrew Gonzalez (Biology), who are among this year's winners of the President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media!
In announcing the winners and runners-up, President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini noted that they were among a strong field of applicants spanning all 12 Faculties.
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
To help raise awareness, the Neuro-Patient Resource Centre is highlighting their collection of e-books and audiobooks on autism available for everyone.
This collection includes a variety of books, from practical guides and self-care tips, to personal narratives that offer deep insight into the experiences of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Check out our e-books and audiobooks online here:
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Published on: 2 Apr 2025
March 11, 2025 |听Director听Jennifer Welsh听spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on .听Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate? And how independent can Canada really become from the USA?
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Published on: 1 Apr 2025
Last week, HBHL hosted the third talk of the 2024-2025 Neurogenesis Speaker Series at the Neuro, featuring Dana Small and Yashar Zeighami.
Dana Small鈥檚 presentation,听"The Interoceptive Origins of Reward," explored how biological signals are integrated to determine food choice, while Yashar Zeighami鈥檚 talk, "Fine-Tuning Neuroimaging Analysis to Reveal Hidden Insights,"听highlighted his research into the development of multi-scale computational models of brain anatomy.
Published on: 1 Apr 2025
Several Schulich faculty members and alumni are among this year鈥檚 JUNO Award winners and nominees! We are so proud to see these talented artists honoured for their contributions to Canada鈥檚 vibrant music industry.听
Celebrating excellence in Canadian music, the 2025 JUNO Awards took place March 30 in Vancouver, British Columbia.听
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