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Advancing sustainability in high-performance computing.

Two Queen’s graduate students working in high performance computing are building new ways to track and improve the environmental efficiency of supercomputing systems. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE @queensuresearch.bsky.social
Advancing sustainability in high-performance computing | Queen's Gazette
Two Queen’s graduate students working in high performance computing are building new ways to track and improve the environmental efficiency of supercomputing systems.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
‘Helper molecule’ discovery offers new hope against drug-resistant fungal infections. news.mcmaster.ca/helper-molec... #CdnPSE
'Helper molecule' discovery offers new hope against drug-resistant fungal infections
Fungal infections kill millions of people each year, and modern medicine is struggling to keep up. But researchers at McMaster University have identified a molecule that may help turn the tide —…
news.mcmaster.ca
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Elbow patches up: universities and Canadian sovereignty.

At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.
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Elbow patches up: universities and Canadian sovereignty
At a moment when Canadian values are threatened, universities can be counted on as a key partner in the journey to secure a future of our own design.
www.hilltimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Winter spiders hide powerful antifreeze.

A backyard discovery reveals how cold-tolerant spiders survive winter and help protect orchards. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE @queensuresearch.bsky.social
Winter spiders hide powerful antifreeze | Queen's Gazette
A backyard discovery reveals how cold-tolerant spiders survive winter and help protect orchards.
www.queensu.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Amidst a shifting international order, how can leading research universities in Canada and Germany help foster trust and advance knowledge? Join a Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy discussion to explore new opportunities for science diplomacy, featuring U15 Canada CEO Robert Asselin.
German-Canadian Transatlantic Relations: Science, Diplomacy, and Higher Education
Robert Asselin
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January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Lupus: découverte de marqueurs pour identifier les malades les plus à risque.

Une équipe internationale découvre trois marqueurs qui permettent d'établir, dès le diagnostic, le risque qu'un lupus systémique évolue vers une forme grave de la maladie. nouvelles.ulaval.ca/2026/01/06/l... #EPSCdn
Lupus: découverte de marqueurs pour identifier les malades les plus à risque
Une équipe internationale découvre trois marqueurs qui permettent d'établir, dès le diagnostic, le risque qu'un lupus systémique évolue vers une forme grave de la maladie
nouvelles.ulaval.ca
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Colliding galaxies create the brightest, fastest growing black holes at their centre.

New data from the Euclid satellite confirm that galaxy collisions spark the brightest, fastest-growing black holes, offering fresh insight into how these cosmic giants form and evolve. news.ubc.ca/2025/12/coll...
Colliding galaxies create the brightest, fastest growing black holes at their centre - UBC News
New data from the Euclid satellite confirm that galaxy collisions spark the brightest, fastest-growing black holes, offering fresh insight into how these cosmic giants form and evolve.
news.ubc.ca
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Pour une politique économique vraiment efficace

"Le Québec dispose pourtant d’un atout stratégique majeur : des universités à forte intensité de recherche, bien intégrées aux réseaux scientifiques internationaux et capables de former des talents de calibre mondial."
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Le forum des affaires | Pour une politique économique vraiment efficace
Le Québec entre dans un moment charnière. Un nouveau cycle politique s’ouvre, et, avec lui, un débat déterminant : sur quels moteurs économiques voulons-nous réellement fonder notre prospérité…
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival.

A Canadian Cancer Trials Group study shows that a structured exercise program improves survival by reducing the risk of disease recurrence and new primary cancers. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE
Landmark clinical trial shows exercise improves colon cancer survival | Queen's Gazette
A Canadian Cancer Trials Group study shows that a structured exercise program improves survival by reducing the risk of disease recurrence and new primary cancers.
www.queensu.ca
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres.

The clothes we wear every day often rely on rayon, a fabric that has long required harsh chemicals to produce. Now, researchers have found a cleaner, more sustainable way to make it. news.ubc.ca/2025/12/ubc-... #CdnPSE
UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres - UBC News
The clothes we wear every day often rely on rayon, a fabric that has long required harsh chemicals to produce. Now, researchers have found a cleaner, more sustainable way to make it.
news.ubc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Simple tools, big breakthrough: New tissue engineering technique speeds healing.

McMaster researchers have developed a rapid, low-cost method for creating cell sheets that could transform regenerative medicine. news.mcmaster.ca/simple-tools... #CdnPSE
Simple tools, big breakthrough: New tissue engineering technique speeds healing
McMaster researchers have developed a rapid, low-cost method for creating cell sheets that could transform regenerative medicine.
news.mcmaster.ca
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
uOttawa researchers develop AI to protect wireless networks from jamming attacks.

“Our research provides a step toward wireless networks that can automatically detect interference and defend themselves.” www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/... #CdnPSE @uottawa.ca
uOttawa researchers develop AI to protect wireless networks from jamming attacks | University of Ottawa
The research, led by uOttawa’s Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre and NEXTCON Lab, introduces a dual-agent AI framework that learns to predict interference events and make real-time decisions…
www.uottawa.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Une équipe de recherche de l’Université d’Ottawa développe une IA pour protéger les réseaux sans fil contre le brouillage de signaux. (1/2)
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"Nuclear revival fuels research potential and growth at McMaster University"

Canada’s leading research universities are developing the talent, driving the innovation, and delivering the impact needed to help make the country strong, secure and prosperous. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Nuclear revival fuels research potential and growth at McMaster University
Funding and a new minor studies program attract students keen to work in the industry
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Découverte d'un monde brumeux: même les planètes jumelles ne sont pas toujours identiques. (1/2)
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Webb reveals a hazy world that shows not all planet twins are identical.

A Canadian-led team discovers that exoplanet LP 791-18 c, a temperate sub-Neptune, hides a hazy atmosphere unlike any of its planetary siblings. nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2... #CdnPSE @umontreal.ca
Webb reveals a hazy world that shows not all planet twins are identical
A Canadian-led team discovers that exoplanet LP 791-18 c, a temperate sub-Neptune, hides a hazy atmosphere unlike any of its planetary siblings.
nouvelles.umontreal.ca
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles.

The environmentally friendly technology paves the way for advances in manufacturing and biomedical engineering. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... #CdnPSE
Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles
Researchers in McGill’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and at Drexel University have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that makes female mosquito proboscides, or feeding tubes, int...
www.mcgill.ca
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Des trompes de moustiques transformées en buses d’impression 3D ultrafines.

Une technologie respectueuse de l’environnement ouvre la voie à des avancées dans les domaines de la fabrication et du génie biomédical. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/fr/... #EPSCdn
Des trompes de moustiques transformées en buses d’impression 3D ultrafines
Des chercheuses et chercheurs du Département de génie mécanique de l’Université McGill et de l’Université Drexel ont mis au point une technique de fabrication novatrice qui permet de transformer les t...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
What Does it Take to Grow Vegetables that Fight Disease? news.umanitoba.ca/what-does-it... #CdnPSE @umanitoba.bsky.social
What Does it Take to Grow Vegetables that Fight Disease?
UM nutrition scientist Miyoung Suh tells us about supercharged greens
news.umanitoba.ca
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Chasing its tail in the cosmos.

Astronomers spot massive gas streams flowing from ultra-hot Jupiter that rewrite expectations for these massive giants of space. uwaterloo.ca/news/chasing... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Chasing its tail in the cosmos | Waterloo News
Scientists, including Waterloo’s Professor Lisa Dang from the physics and astronomy department, have discovered a huge cloud of helium gas is escaping from the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-121 b,…
uwaterloo.ca
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Radiation therapy used to treat heart condition in milestone project.

Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care. news.westernu.ca/2025/12/radi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
LHSC, Western explore using radiation for heart condition - Western News
London Health Sciences Centre is using radiation therapy, stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation, for cardiac treatment to target damaged heart tissue.
news.westernu.ca
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Study reveals how the gut builds long-lasting immunity after viral infections.

The findings could pave the way for better vaccines for respiratory viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2. www.utoronto.ca/news/study-r... #CdnPSE @utoronto.ca
Study reveals how the gut builds long-lasting immunity after viral infections
Immune cells in the gut follow an atypical pathway to produce antibodies that provide long-term protection against viruses, according to a new study led by University of Toronto researchers. For the…
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January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Quantum computers learn how to simulate quarks.

Waterloo researchers have developed a new quantum computing approach that brings science closer to simulating the early universe. uwaterloo.ca/news/quantum... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Quantum computers learn how to simulate quarks | Waterloo News
Researchers at University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have reached a milestone in quantum information science: using a quantum computer to simulate how matter can behave in…
uwaterloo.ca
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The birds and the bees — and the fungi, too: McMaster study reveals how disease-causing fungi reproduce in nature. (1/2)
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women.

Researchers develop a method to measure insulin function in the brain and find patterns that can identify women at higher risk. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha... #CdnPSE
Brain discovery opens door to earlier detection of metabolic syndrome in women
McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life. A new study found that variations in ...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM