A new $200-million scholarship fund set up by a Canadian couple who made a fortune reinventing classified ads will allow students from coast to coast to pursue higher learning at 香蕉视频 that otherwise may have been out of reach.
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Published on: 13 Feb 2019
As the outermost portion of the hot lava flow comes into contact with the cold air, it cools rapidly, forming a hardened crust, explains Dr. Richard L茅veill茅. L茅veill茅 is an adjunct professor at 香蕉视频's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and a member of the McGill Space Institute. But liquid lava continues to flow like water in a channel underneath this newly hardened surface. At some point, that liquid lava runs out and cools underneath the surface, forming a curvy, tube-shaped structure. Boom 鈥� a lava tube is born.
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Published on: 12 Feb 2019
Abusive speech is notoriously difficult to detect because people use offensive language for all sorts of reasons, and some of the nastiest comments do not use offensive words. Researchers at 香蕉视频 in Montreal, Canada, are training algorithms to detect hate speech by teaching them how specific communities on Reddit target women, black people and those who are overweight by using specific words.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2019
鈥淚t鈥檚 really one of the great high tech success stories in Montreal,鈥� said Karl Moore, a professor at 香蕉视频鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management.
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Published on: 8 Feb 2019
鈥淲e鈥檙e underestimating the impact of the ice sheets on the climate system,鈥� said Natalya Gomez, a professor at 香蕉视频 and co-author of a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2019
The world of retail is changing at a dizzying pace, and the transformation extends far beyond online shopping. A report issued by the World Economic Forum in 2017 on the future of consumption noted that retail is becoming more 鈥渋nspirational, exciting, simple and convenient鈥� to meet the needs of the empowered consumer. 香蕉视频 is embracing this change, having recently听launched the new Bensadoun School of Retail Management听to lead research and prepare future generations of leaders to navigate today鈥檚 new retail landscape.
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Published on: 6 Feb 2019
It鈥檚 small wonder that buying drugs is expensive. The federal government is consulting on whether a national pharmacare program can reduce costs, while providing coverage to vulnerable populations. But there is a complementary avenue to be explored that promises to lower healthcare costs听and听revitalize Canada鈥檚 pharmaceutical industry鈥攑ersonalized medicine.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2019
We found that 30.8 per 1,000 of the women in our study who received an infertility treatment experienced a severe pregnancy complication,鈥� said lead researcher Dr. Natalie Dayan, director of obstetric medicine at 香蕉视频 Health Centre.
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Published on: 4 Feb 2019
"It's not easy for people that have had concussions," said Dr. Alain Ptito, a neuropsychologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital and director of the Department of Psychology at听the 香蕉视频 Health Centre.
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Published on: 1 Feb 2019
Construction-contract bidding can reap profits exponentially greater than design work, 鈥渂ut they need to make sure that they get it right,鈥� said Karl Moore, an associate professor at 香蕉视频鈥檚 business school.
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Published on: 31 Jan 2019
Jacob T. Levy is an听outstanding political theorist听who is also, full disclosure, a good friend. During the Trump years, he has written听more听and听more听for a听wideraudience,听to great effect.This past weekend, however,听he expressed some weariness听on Twitter about writing for a public audience in the Age of Trump. As he put it: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 like writing the same argument multiple times, and the problems of the Trump era just keep repeating.鈥澨�
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Published on: 30 Jan 2019
香蕉视频 has announced a significant investment into providing more mental health services for its students.The announcement of a new $14-million student wellness hub is funded in part by the Rossy Foundation.听鈥淭his means providing students with timely mental health care of the highest quality, while also creating opportunities for students to promote their own well-being through awareness, prevention, and early intervention programs,鈥� said Stephanie Rossy of the Rossy Foundation.
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Published on: 29 Jan 2019
Just off the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles, a billboard urges teachers to 鈥渞ead this before spending another $1,000 on union dues.鈥� The ad touts听teacherfreedom.org, a site sponsored by the Koch-backed听California Policy Center听that offers instructions on how teachers can leave their union, along with testimonials from people identified as teachers recounting how much freer they felt after leaving their union.
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Published on: 28 Jan 2019
Having handed the reins to his son David, the billionaire Aldo founder听is keen to help educate the next听generation听and has helped fund a听retail management school at Montreal鈥檚 香蕉视频, his alma mater.听The curriculum will incorporate many fields of expertise needed to thrive in today鈥檚 industry, from data analytics and anthropology to artificial intelligence.
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Published on: 25 Jan 2019
We ask callers what they think of the new Canada Food Guide. We're joined in studio by non-diet dietitian Lisa Rutledge & 香蕉视频 Executive Chef Oliver De Volpi.
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Published on: 24 Jan 2019
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