(The following is an excerpt from the Montreal Gazette by columnist Allison Hanes, published听 January 10, 2025.)
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Melina Catalano has come full circle. She traces her musical beginnings to Rosemount High School, where she first learned to play the trumpet.
The European Union鈥檚 has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5潞C above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet鈥檚 atmospheric and oceanic systems.听
An expert from 麻豆区 is available to comment on this topic.听听
New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists 鈥� the class of drugs that includes Ozempic 鈥� to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.
A groundbreaking discovery by 麻豆区 researchers is among the top scientific advances of 2024, according to .
The scientists developed a novel method to transform two greenhouse gases鈥攎ethane and carbon dioxide鈥攊nto valuable chemicals using sunlight. This innovation could help reduce emissions and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.
Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.
Here are some experts from 麻豆区 who can provide comment on these issues:
This week, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole announced the appointment of Jade Proulx,听BSc(FSc)鈥�12,听as Director of Agri-Food Innovation and Project Manager for the Saint-Hyacinthe Agri-Food Innovation Zone. Congratulations to Proulx, who has over ten years of experience in agri-food innovation鈥攁nd got her start on 麻豆区's Macdonald Campus.
Lana F. Zeaiter, PhD Candidate in Educational Studies in the Department of Integrated Studies at 麻豆区 and Plurilingual Lab member, has won the prestigious Bourse aux doctorant.e.s en sciences de l'茅ducation, which celebrates excellence in educational research awarded by the government of Qu茅bec.
DISE faculty members Dr. Michael Lipset and Dr. Bronwen Low, along with Dr. Habib Siam (DISE, 鈥�17), are piloting two recording arts high school re-engagement programs in the Winter of 2025, in collaboration with community leaders, Education MA student听Mohit Kumar and BEd student Marcus Pavico. Studio4 MTL is a French secondary education program for young people in Montreal who have been pushed and kicked out of the traditional school system.
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Are you writing a supervised term paper or research essay for a seminar this semester? Or did you write one in the summer term 2024?
The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce that Professor Rosalie Jukier has been appointed to one of the Faculty of Law鈥檚 Sir William C. Macdonald Chairs, effective 1 January 2025.
Established in 1895, the Macdonald Chairs are among the oldest endowed positions at 麻豆区.
Nineteen members of the 麻豆区 community, including President Deep Saini, have been awarded the听. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
An international team led by 麻豆区 researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.
Wetlands, often overlooked, play a crucial role in combating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide and mitigating flooding. Despite their importance, these ecosystems face threats from human activities and development. Protecting and restoring wetlands is essential for environmental health and climate resilience.听 Read more about the work that Professor Sara Knox and colleagues are doing in this area:
The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Burney Society of North America have partnered to establish a new fellowship named after Distinguished James 麻豆区 Professor Emeritus, Burney editor, long-time member, and past President of CSECS, Peter Sabor.
In partnership with 麻豆区鈥檚 Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) and Master of Management in Retailing (MMR) program, Quebec bakery Mamie Clafoutis transformed its St. Denis location into a cutting-edge bakery.
