2020

6th edition of the National Building Reconciliation Forum (2021) Falling into step with First Peoples students

Université Laval and the Université du Québec network, in partnership with numerous Indigenous organizations, will host the 6th edition of the National Building Reconciliation Forum from September 21 to 23, 2021. The event, which is supported by Universities Canada, comes in the wake of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which flagged education as one of the keys to reconciliation.

— 17 novembre 2020

“Yet another environmental injustice in the Arctic”: troubling increase in certain types of organic pollutants in pregnant women in Nunavik

A study recently published in the journal Environment International revealed a troubling increase in certain types of organic pollutants in pregnant women in Nunavik. Researchers from Université Laval, University of Toronto, and organizations in Nunavik reported that exposure to these chemical compounds made in the South, called perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA), is twice as high in these women as in a representative sample of Canadian women of the same age group. “It’s yet another environmental injustice in the Arctic,” commented the study’s lead author, Mélanie Lemire, professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and researcher at the CHU de Québec

— 21 octobre 2020

CCGS Amundsen - $20.7 million to support the scientific mandate of Canada’s research icebreaker Amundsen at Université Laval

Université Laval will receive $20.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support and broaden the scientific activities of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen over 2020

— 21 juillet 2020

Omega-3s provide no benefits against bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very preterm infants

Consumption of DHA supplements, an omega

— 14 juillet 2020

Bacteria potentially involved in the development of type 2 diabetes

Bacteria may be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in Nature Metabolism by researchers from Université Laval, the Québec Heart and Lung Institute (IUCPQ), and McMaster University.

— 9 mars 2020

$2.1 million to better understand and combat COVID-19

Today three professors from the Université Laval Faculty of Medicine and CHU de Québec

— 6 mars 2020

A chair to investigate how changing ecosystems affect the health of Indigenous and coastal populations

Université Laval today announced the launch of the Sentinel North Partnership Research Chair in Ecosystem Approaches to Health. The Chair's mission will be to promote and improve the well

— 19 février 2020

Cervical cancer could be eliminated within a century

Cervical cancer could be eliminated worldwide as a public health issue within the next century. This is the conclusion of two studies published in The Lancet by an international consortium of researchers codirected by Professor Marc Brisson from Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine and the CHU de Québec

— 31 janvier 2020

Regional centre of expertise in artificial intelligence - Université Laval announces creation of Intelligence and Data Institute

Université Laval and Québec’s Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation today announced the creation of the Institute Intelligence and Data (IID). The new institute’s mission is to consolidate and support expertise and innovation in artificial intelligence and data science, two well

— 29 janvier 2020

Treatment for depression must also restore proper functioning of the blood–brain barrier

To better treat people with depression, not only must we treat the neurons affected by the disease, but we must also restore the integrity of the barrier that regulates exchanges between blood circulation and the brain. This is the conclusion of a study published today in PNAS by Université Laval researchers and their international collaborators.

— 20 janvier 2020

Université Laval named one of Canada’s best employers by Forbes

Yesterday, Forbes released its Canada's Best Employers ranking, placing Université Laval 26rd on the list of Canada's top employers across all industries and first in the Quebec City Area. Université Laval ranked fourth among educational institutions in Canada and second in Québec.

— 29 janvier 2019

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