/sociology/taxonomy/term/72/all en /sociology/channels/news/summer-reads-boost-your-brain-366255 <p><strong>Discover curated eBooks from The Neuro’s Patient Resource Centre to support your health and well-being this summer.</strong></p> <p>Did you know that the Neuro Patient Resource Centre offers a collection of eBooks? Hosted on the platform OverDrive, the collection includes books on topics beyond just medicine and neurology.  </p> <p>To enhance your summer reading, explore the following titles hand-picked by our staff:  </p> Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:25:03 +0000 admin 6368 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/making-sense-left-behind-places-canada-368162 <p>Morgan Sleeth, Mylène Riva, Kevin Manaugh and Sébastien Breau recently published their article "‘Left Behind Places’: Examining the Evolution of a Concept With an Application to the Canadian Regional Development Context" in Growth and Change. This paper employs Statistics Canada's 2021 Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) dataset as a proxy for identifying LBPs across the country and examines their spatial dynamics at the census subdivision (CSD) level.</p> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:19:50 +0000 admin 6353 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/dr-stefan-michael-wedenig-appointed-assistant-professor-professional-368786 <p>The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøInstitute of Air and Space Law is pleased to announce the appointment of IASL Executive Director Stefan-Michael Wedenig as Assistant Professor (Professional) at the Faculty of Law, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.<br /> Prof. Wedenig holds a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, as well as a Magister Iuris (Mag.iur.) from Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).<br /></p> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:04:45 +0000 admin 6348 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-august-now-available-365969 <p><b>Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart to offer free resources for the following clinics this month:</b></p> <p>August 5 ─ Epilepsy Clinic</p> <p>August 7 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 13 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>August 15 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic</p> <p>August 18 ─ ALS Clinic</p> <p>August 19 ─ MS Clinic</p> <p>August 21 ─ Cognitive Disorders Clinic</p> <p>August 29 ─ Neuromuscular &amp; Post-Polio Clinic</p> Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:01:38 +0000 admin 6373 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-september-now-available-367142 <p><b>Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:</b></p> <p>September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic</p> <p>September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>September 19 ─ Neuromuscular &amp; Post-Polio Clinic</p> <p>September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic</p> <p>September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic</p> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:16:18 +0000 admin 6359 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/leslie-fierro-elected-american-evaluation-associations-board-directors-368455 <p>We are thrilled to share that <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/leslie-fierro">Leslie Fierro</a> has been elected to the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Board of Directors for a three-year term, serving as a Board Member-at-Large from January 2026 through December 2028.</p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:57:03 +0000 admin 6350 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/info-neuro-cart-schedule-september-now-available-366270 <p><b>Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:</b></p> <p>September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic</p> <p>September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>September 19 ─ Neuromuscular &amp; Post-Polio Clinic</p> <p>September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic</p> <p>September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic</p> <p>Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic</p> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:02:17 +0000 admin 6366 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/check-out-our-audiobooks-collection-367995 <p>Did you know that the Neuro-Patient Resource Center has over 100 audiobooks? They are available free of charge to patients, families, caregivers, staff, and the general public.</p> <p>Here are our recommendations:</p> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000 admin 6356 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/mpp-25-husein-pumaya-yakubu-wins-two-prestigious-awards-social-enterprise-sheame-365365 <p>We are proud to celebrate MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu, whose social enterprise <em>SheaMe</em> placed second in both the Mastercard Foundation Dobson Start-up Awards and the Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Competition, 2025 — two of the most competitive entrepreneurship programs hosted by the <a href="/dobson/"><strong>51³Ô¹ÏÍøDobson Centre for Entrepreneurship</strong></a> and supported by the <a href="/mastercardfdn-scholars/"><strong>Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø</strong></a>.</p> Mon, 12 May 2025 17:18:59 +0000 admin 6380 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/sonja-solomun-named-2025-bishops-university-top-10-after-10-award-recipient-368457 <p>The Max Bell School of Public Policy is proud to celebrate Sonja Solomun, Faculty Associate at the Max Bell School and Deputy Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, has been selected as one of Bishop’s University’s 2025 Top 10 After 10 Award recipients, one of the university’s highest honours recognizing outstanding alumni achievement.</p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:04:42 +0000 admin 6349 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/congratulations-john-orlowski-inducted-fellow-canadian-society-molecular-biosciences-their-annual-366424 <p>more info can be found here: <a href="https://csmb-scbm.ca/membership/csmb-fellows/">https://csmb-scbm.ca/membership/csmb-fellows/</a></p> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:31:50 +0000 admin 6365 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/mcgill-geography-faculty-awarded-transdisciplinary-catalyst-grants-tackle-sustainability-challenges-368235 <p>51³Ô¹ÏÍøGeography faculty are among the recipients of the inaugural Transdisciplinary Catalyst Grants from the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøSustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI). Our colleagues are leading three of the funded projects: the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøUrban Climate Risk and Resilience Initiative (MUCRRI), Nature-based Climate Solutions for a Secure Canada (NbCS), and CanFlux: Canadian Greenhouse Gas Flux Network.</p> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:27:02 +0000 admin 6352 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/anim-mezzanotte-chu-and-stochaj-developed-and-tested-advanced-approach-monitor-de-novo-protein-366426 <p>1. Anim EP, Mezzanotte J, Chu S, Stochaj U. Bioorthogonal Non-Canonical Amino Acid Tagging (BONCAT) to Detect Newly Synthesized Proteins in Cells and their Secretome. protocols io 10.17504, (2025). <a href="https://www.protocols.io/view/bioorthogonal-non-canonical-amino-acid-tagging-bon-gzcqbx2vx.html">https://www.protocols.io/view/bioorthogonal-non-canonical-amino-acid-tagging-bon-gzcqbx2vx.html</a></p> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:38:00 +0000 admin 6364 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/new-graphic-booklet-available-parkinson-quebec-366119 <p>For those wanting to learn more about Parkinson’s disease through a visual format, this graphic book is available at the Patient Resource Centres of the Neuro and the Royal-Victoria Hospital (Glen Site). The book touches on the history of the disease as well as its major symptoms and offers diverse testimonials from those who have learned to live with it. This resource is an invitation to better understand Parkinson's disease and its physical, psychological and social impacts.</p> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:13:57 +0000 admin 6371 at /sociology /sociology/channels/news/congratulations-professor-james-richard-forbes-winning-icra-int-conf-robotics-and-automation-best-365496 <p>We want to extend our congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning this year's ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award! This is a major achievement!</p> <p>Some statistics about this year's ICRA submissions: 4153 papers reviewed; 1606 papers accepted; acceptance rate of 38.7%.</p> Fri, 23 May 2025 01:37:49 +0000 admin 6378 at /sociology