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Out-of-this-world medical research: Dr. Guy Trudel leads major new study on health impacts of spaceflight. www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/... #CdnPSE @uottawa.ca
Out-of-this-world medical research: Dr. Guy Trudel leads major new study on health impacts of spaceflight | University of Ottawa
Dr. Trudel, professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine and a researcher and rehabilitation physician at The Ottawa Hospital, has long been at the forefront of efforts to unravel a key…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Une recherche médicale hors du commun : le Dr Guy Trudel dirige une nouvelle étude majeure sur les effets des vols spatiaux sur la santé. www.uottawa.ca/fr/toutes-no... #EPSCdn @uottawa.ca
Une recherche médicale hors du commun : le Dr Guy Trudel dirige une nouvelle étude majeure sur les effets des vols spatiaux sur la santé | Université d'Ottawa
Le Dr Trudel, professeur à la Faculté de médecine de l’Université d’Ottawa, chercheur et médecin en réadaptation à L’Hôpital d’Ottawa, est depuis longtemps à l’avant-garde des efforts déployés pour…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
With launch of Toothpod, U of T startup star shifts from winning awards to fighting plaque.
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With launch of Toothpod, U of T startup star shifts from winning awards to fighting plaque
Vishar Yaghoubian is one of Canada’s most hyped emerging entrepreneurs, and has big-name investors backing her eight-person company
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November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
UBC Okanagan engineers create new device to improve indoor air quality.

"We wanted to develop an innovative system that prevents occupants from inhaling contaminated air while allowing them to use a personalized ventilation system comfortably for extended periods." news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/11/12/u...
UBCO engineers create new device to improve indoor air quality - UBC's Okanagan News
Innovative airflow system outperforms conventional ventilation, reduces infection risk
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November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Study uncovers and predicts widespread molecular changes in ALS brain cells. (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sclérose latérale amyotrophique: la piste métabolique pour freiner la maladie.

Une étude menée à l'Université Laval révèle le rôle du métabolisme des cellules du système nerveux, combiné à l'inflammation, dans la dégénérescence neuronale liée à la SLA. nouvelles.ulaval.ca/2025/11/20/s... #EPSCdn
Sclérose latérale amyotrophique: la piste métabolique pour freiner la maladie
Une étude menée à l'Université Laval révèle le rôle du métabolisme des cellules du système nerveux, combiné à l'inflammation, dans la dégénérescence neuronale liée à la SLA
nouvelles.ulaval.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Breakthrough in atomic clock technology promises more precise timekeeping.

World's first cryogenic single-ion trap for regulating an atomic clock will enable advances in fundamental science. www.utoronto.ca/news/breakth... #CdnPSE @utoronto.ca
Breakthrough in atomic clock technology promises more precise timekeeping
Physicists at the University of Toronto have developed technology that could power a new generation of optical atomic clocks with the potential to be a hundred times more accurate than those used…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Microneedle patch technology can detect food spoilage, then kill contaminants.

Microneedle patches adhered to the packaging of raw meat or ready-to-eat meals change colour to indicate spoilage, then deliver bacteriophages to eliminate the bacteria. news.mcmaster.ca/microneedle-... #CdnPSE
Microneedle patch technology can detect food spoilage, then kill contaminants
While top Google results for microneedle patches point to acne treatments and anti-aging solutions, researchers at McMaster University are proving that the benefit of these tiny tools can be more…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cracking the code of complexity.

Waterloo researcher Cameron Seth is breaking down the world’s hardest computer science problem piece by piece. uwaterloo.ca/news/mathema... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Cracking the code of complexity | Waterloo News
New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science. But the way to do it, according to Cameron Seth, a PhD researcher…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
U of T researchers develop ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite that can withstand extreme heat.

“We think this is an exciting step forward toward stronger, lighter and more efficient vehicles.” www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-res... #CdnPSE @utoronto.ca
U of T researchers develop ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite that can withstand extreme heat
University of Toronto researchers have designed a new composite material that is both very light and extremely strong – even at temperatures up to 500 Celsius. The material, which is described in a…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
« Ce qui nous importe en ce moment, c’est que le message change, que le message ne soit pas “les étudiants internationaux sont une source de problèmes” »

Daniel Jutras, recteur de l’Université de Montréal et président du conseil d’administration de U15 Canada.
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Étudiants internationaux | Le discours doit changer, plaide le recteur de l’Université de Montréal
Les demandes d’admission provenant de l’international continuent de chuter à l’Université de Montréal. Son recteur, Daniel Jutras, appelle les gouvernements à assouplir les règles d’immigration,…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Signal in the silence: Western researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data.

A new technique is transforming how scientists use fMRI to study the brain. news.westernu.ca/2025/11/disc... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
Signal in the silence: Western researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data - Western News
Western University researchers have uncovered hidden potential in the historically discarded MRI data that is recorded in start-up period of scans.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congratulations to Angela Campbell on her appointment as the next Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). We look forward to working together to further the impact of Canada’s leading research universities.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
McGill-led team maps ‘weather’ on a nearby brown dwarf in unprecedented detail. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Une équipe dirigée par l’Université McGill cartographie la météo d’une naine brune avec une précision inédite. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How AI can track hockey action from faceoff to finish.

University of Waterloo researchers make big strides in hockey analysis using game video. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/h... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
How AI can track hockey action from faceoff to finish | Waterloo News
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed two innovative artificial intelligence (AI) systems that significantly improve how hockey games can be analyzed using video footage without…
uwaterloo.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Supporting those who serve.

Queen’s-based CIMVHR marks 15 years of research advancing the health and well-being of Canada’s military members, veterans, and their families. www.queensu.ca/gazette/stor... #CdnPSE @queensuresearch.bsky.social
Supporting those who serve | Queen's Gazette
Queen’s-based CIMVHR marks 15 years of research advancing the health and well-being of Canada’s military members, veterans, and their families.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada.

The re-examination of a 19th-century fossil indicates that woolly mammoths once roamed much farther east than previously believed, proof that an old specimen can still have secrets to reveal. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...
Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died. A McGill-led study has reclassified the 1878...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Une dent de mammouth dévoile des secrets de la vie à l’époque glaciaire dans le nord-est du Canada.

L’étude d’un fossile découvert au XIXe siècle révèle que les mammouths laineux ont déjà vécu beaucoup plus à l’est qu’on ne le croyait. www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/fr/... #EPSCdn
Une dent de mammouth dévoile des secrets de la vie à l’époque glaciaire dans le nord-est du Canada
Une dent de mammouth très abîmée découverte il y a près de 150 ans sur une île du Nunavut donne de nouvelles informations sur les lieux de vie des géants de la période glaciaire et sur les conditions ...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Researchers uncover how brain lipids help neurons communicate and protect themselves. www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #CdnPSE
Researchers uncover how brain lipids help neurons communicate and protect themselves
A team of U of A researchers has discovered that low levels of brain molecules called gangliosides are linked to symptoms of Huntington’s disease, offering a new direction for potential treatment.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Canada exempts certain grad students from 2026 study caps.

International graduate students applying to public Canadian institutions will once again be exempt from federal study permit caps as of January 2026, the government has announced.
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Canada exempts certain grad students from 2026 study caps
International graduate students applying to Canada will be exempt from study permit caps as of January 2026, the government has announced.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
McMaster researchers discover antibiotic proteins that kill a broad range of bacteria.

“I’ve spent my entire career studying antimicrobial proteins and I’ve never seen anything like it.” news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-res... #CdnPSE
McMaster researchers discover antibiotic proteins that kill a broad range of bacteria
Infectious disease researchers John Whitney and Jake Colautti discovered proteins that effectively target bacteria from multiple pathogens.
news.mcmaster.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
U15 Canada accueille favorablement la réintroduction de l’exemption visant les étudiants étrangers de cycles supérieurs dans le cadre des plafonds de permis d’études, annoncée aujourd’hui dans le Plan des niveaux d’immigration 2026-2028.
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Communiqué - U15 Canada salue l’exemption des permis d’études pour les étudiants diplômés internationaux - U15 Canada
Ottawa, le 5 novembre 2025 – U15 Canada accueille favorablement la réintroduction de l’exemption visant les étudiants étrangers de cycles supérieurs dans le
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November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
U15 Canada welcomes the reintroduction of an exemption for international graduate students from study permit caps, announced as part of the 2026-28 Immigration Levels Plan.

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Press release - U15 Canada welcomes study permit exemption for international graduate students - U15 Canada
November 5, 2025 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada welcomes the reintroduction of an exemption for international graduate students from study permit caps, announced
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November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Comment une prothèse peut-elle reproduire le mouvement humain?

Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, professeur au Département de génie mécanique et de génie industriel, répond à une question du public posée dans le cadre de la série La science, pas si compliquée! nouvelles.ulaval.ca/2025/10/29/c... #EPSCdn
Comment une prothèse peut-elle reproduire le mouvement humain?
Alexandre Campeau-Lecours, professeur au Département de génie mécanique et de génie industriel, répond à une question du public posée dans le cadre de la série La science, pas si compliquée!
nouvelles.ulaval.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM