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April 23, 2025 | For the Conference of Defence Associations Institute's Expert Series, Vincent Rigby compares the two major party platforms on defence and security issues, highlighting three crucial areas from both aspects of the Liberal and Conservative platforms: the commitment to 2% defence spending, sovereignty, and Canada’s foreign policy.

Classified as: Vincent Rigby, defence, foreign policy, NATO, Canadian elections
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Published on: 1 May 2025

Quebec is grappling with a significant infrastructure maintenance deficit, which has doubled since 2018, according to Quebec Treasury Board figures. The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec has raised concerns about public safety and is initiating a province-wide consultation to propose steps to be taken. These ĢƵ experts are available to provide insights on this topic.

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Published on: 1 May 2025

A ĢƵ-led team of researchers has developed a new method that significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of large language models (LLMs) when generating computer code and other structured text.

Large language models (LLMs) are powerful AI tools that are capable of writing everything from essays to programming scripts in a wide range of languages. However, they often make mistakes when generating text that must conform to constraints, leading to errors or outputs that don’t work. Existing solutions to fix these issues are often unreliable or too slow.

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Published on: 1 May 2025

A team of ĢƵ researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.

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Published on: 1 May 2025

Professors Richard King and Stephen McAdams of the Schulich School of Music have been awarded two of ĢƵ’s most prestigious internal research distinctions: the James ĢƵ Professor (JMP) and Distinguished James ĢƵ Professor (DJMP) awards, respectively.

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) is a tool that allows students to visually organize their courses into their weekly schedule before registering in Minerva.  

The most important change? Classroom locations and class instructors’ information are now available when signed in. The new look will make course information and interface elements more noticeable. 

To see what’s changed, visit the .

Classified as: myCourses updates, IT Announcements
Published on: 30 Apr 2025

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Dear ĢƵ Finance Community Member,

The Procedures for Travel and Other Expenses have been updated:

  • P4 has been modified to indicate that when an amount is to be returned to the University, the method of payment is via Interac e-Transfer. Payments via personal cheques will no longer be accepted.

Classified as: travel, Other Expenses, procedures, Hotel alternatives, e-transfer, payments
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada.

Classified as: Stephane Bayen
Published on: 30 Apr 2025

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits—nearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News.

One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.

"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist Pascal Thériault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at ĢƵ, told CBC.

Classified as: Pascal Thériault
Published on: 30 Apr 2025

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To all Finance Users,

May 1, 2025 is the first day of Fiscal Year 26 (May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026). For your reference, attached are the FY26 Month End Deadlines for submitting financial transactions in Banner (including Finance Accounts Receivable and Feed File submissions).

These deadlines are posted on the Financial Services website.

Need HELP?

Classified as: month end, deadlines, Financial Transactions, fin de mois, ÉéԳ, transactions financières, Fiscal Year 26, Exercice 2026
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

April 11, 2025 | In an interview, Pearl Eliadis critiques Quebec’s newly proposed Bill 94, which expands the province’s secularism rules by extending the ban on religious symbols to all school support staff and volunteers, mandating uncovered faces in educational institutions, and prohibiting religious accommodations across the education system.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, Quebec, charter
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025

The Department of Bioengineering would like to congratulate Professor Sara Mahshid on being selected as the recipient of the 2025 

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

An international study co-authored by ĢƵ psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don’t just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT).

NRT maintains that rather than relying on learned expectations or prediction, musical experiences arise from the brain’s natural oscillations that sync with rhythm, melody and harmony. This resonance shapes our sense of timing, musical pleasure and the instinct to move with the beat.

Published on: 30 Apr 2025

The Department of Bioengineering enjoyed a fun and enriching retreat at the on Monday, April 28. Faculty and staff came together to connect and share ideas in the reserve’s beautiful natural setting. A big thank you to everyone who took part and helped make the day memorable. The department now looks ahead to another exciting year! (April 2025)

Published on: 29 Apr 2025

A perspective from Estonia and Canada

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Published on: 29 Apr 2025

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