External /smerg/taxonomy/term/4/all en Seminar with Dr Eric J Nelson MD /smerg/channels/event/seminar-dr-eric-j-nelson-md-368706 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:42:16 +0000 admin 11684 at /smerg Karen Yeats (University of Waterloo) /smerg/channels/event/karen-yeats-university-waterloo-368700 <p><br /> ✒️ <strong>TITRE / TITLE</strong></p> <p>Combinatorics of causal set theory</p> <p> </p> <p>📄 <strong>RÉSUMÉ / ABSTRACT</strong></p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:21:24 +0000 admin 11683 at /smerg Experts: Social prescribing /smerg/channels/news/experts-social-prescribing-368699 <p>As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of Médecins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.  </p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:34:12 +0000 admin 11682 at /smerg Tianshu Yu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) /smerg/channels/event/tianshu-yu-chinese-university-hong-kong-shenzhen-368694  Title: Towards Efficient and Reliable Generative and Sampling Models Abstract: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:38:34 +0000 admin 11680 at /smerg Catherine Pfaff (Queen's University) /smerg/channels/event/catherine-pfaff-queens-university-368691 <p><b><u>Title:</u></b> A "cubist" decomposition of the Handel-Mosher axis bundle</p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:24:55 +0000 admin 11678 at /smerg Vincent Painchaud (91) /smerg/channels/event/vincent-painchaud-mcgill-university-368692 <p><strong>Title</strong>: Operator level edge to bulk transitions in beta-ensembles via canonical systems.</p> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:29:06 +0000 admin 11679 at /smerg New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management /smerg/channels/news/new-resource-early-childhood-emotion-regulation-and-anxiety-management-368072 <p>The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with 91 EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, <strong><a href="https://www.education4resilience.project.mcgill.ca/goldcentreresources">"Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood”</a>.</strong>  These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emotion regulation and anxiety management, which can be hard to find.</p> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:27:12 +0000 admin 11646 at /smerg Limin Jao (DISE) Appointed as 91's Ombudsperson for Students /smerg/channels/news/limin-jao-dise-appointed-mcgills-ombudsperson-students-365996 <p>As the Ombudsperson for Students, <a href="/education/limin-jao">Dr. Limin Jao</a> (she/her) provides an independent, impartial, and confidential service through which students may seek equitable and informal resolution of any University-related concern. The Ombudsperson may also, where appropriate, review University policies, guidelines, and procedures affecting students, make recommendations for change, and promote discussion of student-related concerns across the University. </p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:57:16 +0000 admin 11654 at /smerg Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers/ Perception du bilinguisme chez les travailleurs de première ligne au Québec /smerg/channels/news/perception-bilingualism-pob-among-quebec-frontline-workers-perception-du-bilinguisme-chez-les-367141 <b>Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers</b> (Funded by FRQSC Team Grant to Montréal Bilingualism Initiative, <a href="/mobi/">MoBI</a>) <p>(REB# 25-04-118)</p> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:52:46 +0000 admin 11666 at /smerg Kiana Kishiyana Explores Adoptee Identity as an SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Finalist /smerg/channels/news/kiana-kishiyana-explores-adoptee-identity-sshrc-storytellers-challenge-finalist-365674 (The following is an excerpt from the 91 Reporter. Article by Katherine Gombay.) <p> </p> <p>Kiana Kishiyama remembers feeling scared when, at the start of her first undergraduate class in beginner’s Mandarin, her teacher looked at her and said, “You need to speak to me after class.”</p> <p>“And I’m like, what, I’m in trouble already?”</p> <p>It turned out that the teacher believed that Kishiyama, who was adopted from China by a Canadian couple, was just being modest about her language skills.</p> Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:02:03 +0000 admin 11655 at /smerg A novel approach to educating future teachers about the environment and sustainability /smerg/channels/news/novel-approach-educating-future-teachers-about-environment-and-sustainability-366711 <p>91’s Faculty of Education is pioneering a new approach to sustainability education that goes beyond traditional teaching methods. Led by Associate Professor Blane Harvey, with contributions from PhD candidate Stephanie Leite, the initiative uses a<strong> </strong><strong>co-design and co-teaching model</strong> where students, schoolteachers, and community members collaborate to develop and deliver courses.</p> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:52:41 +0000 admin 11650 at /smerg $268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 91 researchers /smerg/channels/news/268000-awarded-support-outreach-activities-mcgill-researchers-365469 <p>Seven 91 researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). </p> Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000 admin 11676 at /smerg Media Reacts to AI Early Detection of Respiratory Tract Infections Research /smerg/channels/news/media-reacts-ai-early-detection-respiratory-tract-infections-research-366233 <p>On July 30, 91 and the MUHC put out the story, <a href="/education/channels/news/montreal-researchers-use-ai-and-wearable-sensors-detect-inflammation-symptoms-appear-366163">"Montreal Researchers use AI and Wearable Sensors to Detect Inflammation Before Symptoms Appear"</a>, featuring ground-breaking collaborative research by Dennis Jensen, PhD, Dr. Emily McDonald, and Amir Hadid, PhD.  The study shows that by analyzing biometric data from wearable technology (i.e.</p> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:02:13 +0000 admin 11668 at /smerg Congratulations to Rachelle Aucoin for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /smerg/channels/news/congratulations-rachelle-aucoin-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-366065 <p>Rachelle Aucoin successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on July 14, 2025.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "<i>Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease</i> "</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Dina Brooks, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl and Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.</p> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:14:19 +0000 admin 11670 at /smerg CBC Radio Interviews Sheryl Smith-Gilman about the Proposed Bill 21 Expansion /smerg/channels/news/cbc-radio-interviews-sheryl-smith-gilman-about-proposed-bill-21-expansion-367759 <p><strong>Bill 21, </strong>Québec’s law banning public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, is at risk of being expanded in a way that would extend the restrictions further into areas that may affect early childhood education and daycare settings. CBC's Sean Henry of Daybreak Montreal looks at the potential impacts on staffing and children’s educational environment, including an interview with 91 Education's Dr.</p> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:07:53 +0000 admin 11648 at /smerg