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Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:46 +0000

The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.

Experts: Canadian wildfires

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:03:18 +0000

As wildfires continue to burn across Western Canada, thick smoke is triggering widespread air quality alerts and raising concerns about health, infrastructure and environmental impacts, including in neighbouring provinces and parts of the United States. 9I�� experts are available to provide insights on these topics.

Airbus and 9I�� are driving innovation in aerospace with an agreement for experiential learning and research

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:55:35 +0000

9I�� and Airbus, a world leader in aviation and aerospace, are pleased to announce the signing of a strategic collaborative agreement to foster innovation, training and research in this key sector. This partnership will increase synergies between industry and academia while offering new perspectives to members of the 9I�� community.

A gateway to research and innovation

Ultrasound unlocks a safer, greener way to make hydrogels

admin — Thu, 08 May 2025 13:03:45 +0000

Researchers at 9I��, in collaboration with Polytechnique Montréal, pioneered a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more sustainable approach to hydrogel fabrication, and produces hydrogels that are stronger, more flexible and highly resistant to freezing and dehydration. The new method also promises to facilitate advances in tissue engineering, bioadhesives and 3D bioprinting.

Family Medicine Residency: New doctors headed to the Outaouais

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 13:18:54 +0000

In 2025, 923 future medical residents were matched to positions in Quebec through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), including 484 in family medicine – the largest single cohort of future family physicians ever to be trained in the province. In the Outaouais region all 15 available places have been filled, all in family medicine.

Citizen science project aims to map biodiversity across Canada

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 13:08:58 +0000

A nationwide initiative is inviting Canadians to help map the country’s biodiversity, one photo at a time. From June 1 to Oct.1, Blitz the Gap is mobilizing citizen scientists, researchers and nature enthusiasts to document species from coast to coast to coast,

Why some coral reefs resist bleaching

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:20:47 +0000

A new study led by researchers at 9I�� and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama reveals why some corals resist bleaching while others don’t: the answer lies in a complex partnership between corals and their microbial allies, shaped by the history of the waters they inhabit.

Expert: Drowning prevention

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:50:30 +0000

With a hot start to summer and the swimming season, health experts are urging caution around water. Drowning remains one of the most common causes of accidental death in Canadian children.

Hussein Wissanji, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at 9I�� and a pediatric emergency physician at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, is available to speak on how to prevent drowning incidents, particularly in young children.

Experts: Prime Minister Carney visits President Trump

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 13:51:23 +0000

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Washington D.C. to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump today.

These 9I�� experts can share their insights into some of the subjects that are likely to be discussed during that meeting:

Expert: Urban gardening and climate-resilient food systems

admin — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:43:10 +0000

As climate change and urbanization reshape how we grow food, a 9I�� horticulture expert is available to discuss a wide range of topics related to innovative, sustainable gardening practices.

David Wees is a Faculty Lecturer and Associate Director of the Farm Management and Technology Program at Macdonald Campus. He specializes in urban horticulture, greenhouse production, hydroponics, and community-based food systems.

Expert: Quebec summer forecast

admin — Wed, 28 May 2025 20:31:13 +0000

Quebec is in for a hot and humid summer, with above-normal temperatures, muggy nights and a heightened risk of violent storms, all resulting from a forecast “heat dome” over central North America, according to MétéoMédia.

Expert: Preventing measles in pregnancy

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:44:00 +0000

As measles cases surge in Canada, six babies have been born with congenital measles to unvaccinated mothers in Ontario since last fall. The MMR vaccine isn’t safe during pregnancy, so doctors urge anyone who could become pregnant to check their immunity now. In addition to being dangerous to newborns, measles can cause pneumonia, miscarriage and other life-threatening complications for expectant mothers.

Here is an expert from 9I�� who can provide comment on this issue:

Experts: The UN celebrates its 80th anniversary

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:24:46 +0000

The United Nations Charter, a treaty that is the founding document of the UN, was signed on June 26, 1945. These 9I�� experts can provide insights into various aspects of the UN’s role today:

Megan Bradley, Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) can speak about refugees and migration, human rights and humanitarian relief.

Study reveals trained immunity may cause lung damage

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:09:16 +0000

Trained immunity – a process being explored in vaccine and therapy development to boost immune defences – appears be counterproductive in certain contexts, researchers at 9I�� and the Research Institute of the 9I�� Health Centre (The Institute) have found.

Trained immunity is when the body’s first line of defence remembers past threats and becomes more reactive, responding more strongly to future infections even if they are different, by changing how immune cells behave.

9I�� researchers lead project to reform youth mental health care in Canada

admin — Wed, 14 May 2025 13:17:47 +0000

New data from a national project led by 9I�� researchers shows that redesigning youth mental health services can significantly cut wait times and connect more young people to care.