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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 18h
3D-printed lungs could improve disease prevention and treatment.

Model developed by USask researchers at VIDO, College of Engineering shows promise for improving study of tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis. news.usask.ca/articles/res... #CdnPSE @usask.ca
3D-printed lungs could improve disease prevention and treatment - News
Model developed by USask researchers at VIDO, College of Engineering shows promise for improving study of tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 1d
Canada’s prosperity and security depend on turning research excellence into sovereign capabilities.

U15 Canada CEO, Robert Asselin, set out how leading research universities can help make research the foundation of Canada's success at the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology:
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 1d
Researchers discover new antibiotic for IBD — and AI correctly predicts how it works.

“This work shows that we’re still just scratching the surface as far as AI-guided drug discovery goes.” news.mcmaster.ca/researchers-... #CdnPSE
Researchers discover new antibiotic for IBD — and AI correctly predicts how it works
Researchers at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made two scientific breakthroughs at once: They not only discovered a brand-new antibiotic that targets…
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 2d
À une époque où la sécurité économique et la sécurité nationale sont indissociables, le Canada doit mieux relier sa recherche de calibre mondial à son industrie. Les grandes universités de recherche jouent un rôle central dans cette mission.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 2d
Le Comité permanent de l'industrie et de la technologie (#INDU) tient des audiences sur la Stratégie de défense industrielle, et Robert Asselin, chef de la direction de U15 Canada, y participe.

Lisez l'intégralité de sa déclaration d'ouverture : u15.ca/fr/publicati...
Allocution d'ouverture devant le comité permanent de l'industrie et de la technologie - le 8 octobre 2025 - U15 Canada
Monsieur le Président, mesdames er messieurs les députés, Je vous remercie de m’avoir invité à témoigner aujourd’hui. Je m’appelle Robert Asselin et je suis
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 2d
In a moment when economic and national security are inseparable, Canada must better connect its world-leading research with Canadian industry. Leading research universities are central to this mission.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 2d
The Standing Committee on Industry and Technology #INDU is holding hearings on the Defence Industrial Strategy and Robert Asselin, @U15ca CEO, is appearing.

Read the opening remarks in full: u15.ca/publications...
Opening remarks to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology - October 8, 2025 - U15 Canada
Chair, Members of the Committee,
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 2d
Mapping the universe just got easier.

With new emulator, cosmologists can explore data faster than thought possible. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/m... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Mapping the universe just got easier | Waterloo News
As the study of the universe evolves and the data sets get larger and more complex, a new breakthrough means researchers can analyze huge data sets with just a laptop and a few hours. Dr. Marco…
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 3d
Learning a foreign language—before you’re born!

A study shows that newborn babies respond differently to a language if they were exposed to it briefly in the womb. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2... #CdnPSE @umontreal.ca
Learning a foreign language—before you’re born!
Une étude montre qu’une brève écoute prénatale d’une langue étrangère suffirait à la rendre familière à la naissance.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 3d
Apprendre une langue étrangère… avant même d’être né!

Une étude montre qu’une brève écoute prénatale d’une langue étrangère suffirait à la rendre familière à la naissance. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025... #EPSCdn @umontreal.ca
Apprendre une langue étrangère… avant même d’être né!
Une étude montre qu’une brève écoute prénatale d’une langue étrangère suffirait à la rendre familière à la naissance.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 4d
Study identifies way to optimize natural carbon capture in water.

Scientists have long known that Earth removes carbon through rock weathering, but it’s a slow process. New research offers insight for how to make it more efficient. www.ualberta.ca/en/news/spot... #CdnPSE
Study identifies way to optimize natural carbon capture in water
Scientists have long known that Earth removes carbon through rock weathering, but it’s a slow process. New research offers insight for how to make it more efficient.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 7d
How a blood test can aid spinal cord injury recovery.

Waterloo study shows routine blood samples may give doctors early insights into injury severity and patient survival after spinal cord damage. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/h... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
How a blood test can aid spinal cord injury recovery | Waterloo News
Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an injury and even provide insights into mortality after spinal cord damage,…
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 8d
Alors que le gouvernement cherche à renforcer la souveraineté et la sécurité économique du pays, les grandes universités de recherche représentent des atouts stratégiques pour le Canada. Elles forment les talents, stimulent l’innovation et génèrent un impact concret.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 8d
Ce matin, le président de U15 Canada, Daniel Jutras, et le chef de la direction, Robert Asselin, ont rencontré le ministre des Finances, François-Philippe Champagne, dans le cadre des consultations prébudgétaires.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 8d
Smart textiles may soon be able to control devices or monitor health.

Interactive fabrics with stitched-in sensors could soon make cars safer and easier to use. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE
Smart textiles may soon be able to control devices or monitor health | Queen's Gazette
Researchers are weaving touch-sensitive fabrics that could make cars, homes and even health care smarter and safer.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 8d
This morning, U15 Canada met with Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne, ahead of the upcoming federal budget.

As the government looks to strengthen sovereignty, leading research universities can be national assets, developing talent, driving innovation & delivering impact for Canadians.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 9d
Le Canada traverse une période difficile qui met à l’épreuve notre sécurité économique et notre résilience.

U15 Canada présente des propositions concrètes pour agir avec urgence et ambition.
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Le Canada en transition - Les talents, la recherche et l'innovation dans un monde en proie au changement - U15 Canada
Lire le rapport : Le Canada en transition - les talents, la recherche et l’innovation dans un monde en proie de changement (octobre 2025)
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 9d
Could mealworms help solve our plastic waste problem?

UdeM doctoral student Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro is studying how mealworms digest plastic and whether there are hidden risks to this promising approach to tackling plastic pollution. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2... #CdnPSE @umontreal.ca
Could mealworms help solve our plastic waste problem?
UdeM doctoral student Chloé Rosa-Teijeiro is studying how mealworms digest plastic and whether there are hidden risks to this promising approach to tackling plastic pollution.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 9d
L’idée d’utiliser des insectes qui ingèrent le plastique est séduisante pour nous débarrasser de nos déchets, mais elle pourrait cacher de nouveaux risques. Une étudiante de l’UdeM creuse la question. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2025... #EPSCdn @umontreal.ca (2/2)
Les insectes peuvent-ils nous aider à résoudre la crise du plastique?
L’idée d’utiliser des insectes qui ingèrent le plastique est séduisante pour nous débarrasser de nos déchets, mais elle pourrait cacher de nouveaux risques. Une étudiante de l’UdeM creuse la question.
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 9d
Les insectes peuvent-ils nous aider à résoudre la crise du plastique? (1/2)
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 9d
Canada is facing a profound test of our economic security and resiliency.

We must meet the moment by investing in talent, research and innovation – the foundations of prosperity.

U15 Canada is setting out ideas to respond with urgency and ambition.

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Canada in Transition - Talent, Research, and Innovation in a Changing World - U15 Canada
Read the report: Canada in Transition - Talent, Research and Innovation in a Changing World (October 2025)
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 10d
Preserving Indigenous identity and culture through language.

Through instruction and translation, Dorothy Thunder is ensuring the future of the Cree language. www.ualberta.ca/en/research/... #CdnPSE
Preserving Indigenous identity and culture through language
Through instruction and translation, Dorothy Thunder is ensuring the future of the Cree language
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 11d
Astronomers pinpoint the location of the brightest fast radio burst to date.

Precisely determining the location of FRBs, among among astronomy’s most mysterious phenomena, should make it easier to trace their cosmic origins. www.utoronto.ca/news/astrono... #CdnPSE @utoronto.ca
Astronomers pinpoint the location of the brightest fast radio burst to date
An international collaboration of astronomers, including from the University of Toronto, have detected the brightest Fast Radio Burst (FRB) to date – and have been able to pinpoint its location in a…
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 14d
The cap on international graduate students has seriously damaged Canada's talent pipeline. It is impacting the capacity to conduct research and deliver the innovations Canadians need.

U15 Canada CEO Robert Asselin outlined our recommendations for rebuilding Canada's immigration system:
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U15 Canada @u15ca.bsky.social · 14d
Traces of life found in meteorite crater offer clues to life’s origins.

Western research ‘connects the dots’ around first microorganisms on Earth. news.westernu.ca/2025/09/life... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
Traces of life found in meteorite crater offer clues to life’s origins
International team of researchers discovered and successfully dated, for the first time ever, the birth of microorganisms in a meteorite crater.
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