2017

Students and professors at Université Laval to partner with industry to develop innovative finishing and densification solutions for interior wood products

Université Laval has announced new research infrastructure that aims to position Canada as a global leader in green interior wood finishing and densification using innovative practices that will significantly impact the use of next generation interior wood products, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the comfort and health of consumers.

— 28 novembre 2017

Université Laval hosts first public dialogue about 2018 G7 Summit

Today Université Laval proudly held the first public dialogue to discuss what issues to focus on when Canada hosts the upcoming G7 Summit on June 8 and 9, 2018, at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in Charlevoix. This public dialogue was the first stop on a national tour by Peter M. Boehm, Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada.

— 16 novembre 2017

Researchers create a T-shirt that monitors the wearer’s breathing rate in real time

Researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers have created a smart T

— 18 mai 2017

Bio-inspired catalysts that work in water open door to greener chemical processes

Université Laval researchers have developed catalysts that, like enzymes present in living cells, are able to function efficiently in water. This discovery, the details of which were published today in Chemical Communications, shows that it may be possible to substantially reduce the use of toxic and non

— 4 mai 2017

STARS accreditation: Université Laval ranked second in the world for sustainable development

Université Laval has earned a gold rating from STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) for the second time as a result of its broad

— 15 février 2017

Université Laval researchers cast into doubt a tenet of the dominant evolutionary biology model

A team of Université Laval researchers has cast into doubt a tenet of evolutionary biology according to which organisms with more than one copy of the same gene in their genome are more resilient to genetic perturbations. In an article to be published tomorrow in Science, the researchers show that this genetic redundancy can also make the genome more fragile, leaving organisms more vulnerable to the effects of harmful mutations.

— 9 février 2017

A devoted professor among the victims of the terrorist attack

On behalf of the university community, the Rector of Université Laval, Denis Brière, would like to express his profound sadness at the death of Khaled Belkacemi, professor at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (FSAA).

— 30 janvier 2017

Université Laval appalled by the terrorist attack at Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec

The Université Laval community is appalled by the tragic and terrible events that occurred yesterday evening at Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec, only a few kilometres from the campus.

— 30 janvier 2017

The Faculty of Medicine breaks new ground in health science education

Université Laval is reaffirming its influence in the field of health sciences education today by inaugurating its Faculty of Medicine's very first educational leadership chair, whose educational initiatives will be showcased nationwide thanks to collaboration from the Québec Medical Association (QMA) and Canadian Medical Association (CMA).

— 19 janvier 2017

Northern Quebec lichen yields two unique molecules and several antibacterial compounds

Two unique molecules have been discovered by Université Laval researchers in a species of lichen growing in northern Quebec. A number of compounds with interesting antibacterial properties have also been isolated from the lichen according to an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of Natural Products.

— 18 janvier 2017

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