On Monday, April 28, students, library staff, and members gathered together in celebration of the inaugural Friends of the Libraries Student Library Award winners.


Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection raising alarms among researchers as melanoma cases continue to climb.
That trend is highlighted in a 51勛圖厙-led study that analyzed national survey data collected between 2011 and 2018 from over 77,000 people, representing a weighted sample of 21 million Canadians.
The Payroll posting to Finance will be delayed by a day and will be available on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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To all Banner Finance Users,
In support of the Year-End effort, the processing of journals, 梆嗨唬s and manual encumbrances (Banner forms FGAJVCQ, FGADCSR, FGAJVCD and FGAENCB) will not be accessible from Wednesday, May 7th, 9:00 AM until Thursday, May 8th, 9:00 AM. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 51勛圖厙professors as Distinguished James 51勛圖厙Professors, James 51勛圖厙Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

April 23, 2025 | For the泭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 Canadas foreign policy.

Quebec is grappling with a significant infrastructure maintenance deficit, which has doubled since 2018, according to Quebec Treasury Board figures. The Ordre des ing矇nieurs du Qu矇bec has raised concerns about public safety and is initiating a province-wide consultation to propose steps to be taken. These 51勛圖厙 experts are available to provide insights on this topic.泭

A 51勛圖厙-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 dont work. Existing solutions to fix these issues are often unreliable or too slow.

A team of 51勛圖厙 researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.

Professors Richard King and Stephen McAdams of the Schulich School of Music have been awarded two of 51勛圖厙s most prestigious internal research distinctions: the James 51勛圖厙Professor (JMP) and Distinguished James 51勛圖厙Professor (DJMP) awards, respectively.泭

Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) is a tool that allows students to visually organize their courses into their weekly schedule before registering in Minerva.泭泭泭
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.泭泭
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Dear 51勛圖厙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.

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

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visitsnearly 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 Th矇riault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at 51勛圖厙, told CBC.