91ֱ�� News - Research and innovation

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in 91ֱ�� research

webfull — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:04:02 +0000

253 91ֱ�� projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

Published: 10 July 2025

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Published: 9 July 2025

Nine 91ֱ��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

webfull — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among 91ֱ�� community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the 91ֱ�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two 91ֱ�� faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

Published: 7 July 2025

D2R awards $400K to translate RNA research into real-world solutions

webfull — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:01:47 +0000

Montreal, June 25, 2025 – The DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) at 91ֱ�� has awarded $400,000 to four projects that aim to bring RNA-based innovations closer to clinical and commercial reality, including vaccines and therapies for rare and infectious diseases.

Published: 25 June 2025

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

webfull — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000

Published: 2 June 2025

91ֱ��’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

webfull — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three 91ֱ�� scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.

Published: 29 May 2025

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 91ֱ�� researchers

webfull — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven 91ֱ�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Published: 27 May 2025

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

webfull — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000

Published: 20 May 2025

HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!

webfull — Fri, 16 May 2025 23:53:31 +0000

Over 300 attendees gathered at 91ֱ�� on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.

This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (91ֱ��), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.

Published: 16 May 2025

91ֱ�� receives a $12.3M research investment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)

webfull — Wed, 14 May 2025 20:00:33 +0000

The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) have announced a significant $265.3M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2025-2026 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture, and Interdisciplinary Research.

Published: 14 May 2025