Université Laval

Université Laval (English: Laval University) is a French-language, public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Found: The switch that makes human brown fat burn energy – and possibly control our weight

Using Open Science to accelerate drug discovery

The Neuro’s drug discovery initiative supports research by developing assays shared with the scientific community In the past 40 years, the model of drug discovery used by the pharmaceutical industry, while proving successful for some applications, has produced very little for neurodegenerative diseases. “We have to ask if there is a better way to find

Using Open Science to accelerate drug discovery

Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate due to nosemosis in bees by up to 40%

Adding probiotics to bees’ food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection associated with colony collapse disorder that has been observed in Europe and North America over the past 20 years. Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate of this infection in bees by up to 40%, report researchers at Université Laval in the

Probiotics can decrease the mortality rate due to nosemosis in bees by up to 40%

T-shirt could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea, or COPD

Researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and its Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers have created a smart T-shirt that monitors the wearer’s respiratory rate in real time. This innovation, the details of which are published in the latest edition of Sensors, paves the way for manufacturing clothing that could be used

T-shirt could be used to diagnose respiratory illnesses or monitor people suffering from asthma, sleep apnea, or COPD

“Tuning in” to a Fast and Optimized Internet

A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks The amount of data that flows over the internet has exploded in the last decade. Whether people are watching cat videos, streaming movies, or uploading vacation

“Tuning in” to a Fast and Optimized Internet

Researchers discover natural resistance gene against spruce budworm

Scientists from Université Laval, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oxford have discovered a natural resistance gene against spruce budworm in the white spruce. The breakthrough, reported in The Plant Journal, paves the way to identifying and selecting naturally resistant trees to replant forests devastated by the destructive pest. A research team

Researchers discover natural resistance gene against spruce budworm

Too green to be true? Researchers develop highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol

Université Laval researchers have developed a highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol, which can be used as a low-emissions fuel for vehicles. The team led by Professor Frédéric-Georges Fontaine presents the details of this discovery in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Researchers have been looking for a

Too green to be true? Researchers develop highly effective method for converting CO2 into methanol

Major step toward an Alzheimer’s vaccine

Opens the door to the development of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and a vaccine to prevent the illness A team of researchers from Université Laval, CHU de Québec, and pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has discovered a way to stimulate the brain’s natural defense mechanisms in people with Alzheimer’s disease. This major breakthrough, details of

Major step toward an Alzheimer’s vaccine

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New research shows why depression treatments affect women differently than men
Researchers and scientists have discovered one reason why women may be affected differently by depression treatments than men. The University of California, Davis found that different gene activity in ...
Canadian Professor Suspended for Comments Criticizing COVID Vaccination of Children
The Canadian Press (Jacob Serebrin) reported June 30; Université Laval is a prominent Canadian public research university, and apparently "the oldest centre of higher education in Canada ...
Union says Quebec prof's suspension for anti-vax comments violates academic freedom
Université Laval shouldn't have used a research integrity committee to judge whether Provost's comments were valid, Viviers said. The union doesn't have a position on the comments themselves ...
Quebec professor’s suspension for anti-vaccine comments violates academic freedom, union says
Université Laval shouldn’t have used a research integrity committee to judge whether Prof. Provost’s comments were valid, Mr. Viviers said. The union doesn’t have a position on the comments ...
Union says Quebec prof's suspension for anti-vax comments violates academic freedom
Université Laval shouldn't have used a research integrity committee to judge whether Provost's comments were valid, Viviers said. The union doesn't have a position on the comments themselves — just ...

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Canadian Professor Suspended for Comments Criticizing COVID Vaccination of Children - Reason
July 9, 2022
Ministers criticize Université Laval job posting as excluding white men - Montreal Gazette
March 31, 2022
Concordia-led team is recognized for its research into online gambling - Concordia University News
July 22, 2022
Presenting a thesis in three minutes – en français - McGill Reporter - McGill Reporter
July 20, 2022
Plastic scintillation detectors: real-time dosimetry in the MR-Linac environment – Physics World - physicsworld.com
July 8, 2022

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Moisson Montréal Names Chantal Vézina as Executive Director
MONTREAL, July 22, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of Moisson Montréal is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Chantal Vézina as Executive Director. She will take office on ...
Quebec still grapples with ‘dark chapter’ as pope visit nears
Michele Audette, senior adviser on reconciliation at Universite Laval in Quebec City ... including in healthcare. The discovery of unmarked graves at former residential school sites across ...
Dr. Maite Taboada receives funding for two important projects
Congratulations to Dr. Maite Taboada for receiving funding through the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Research Programs ... project with researchers at ...
HPV vaccine has led to a dramatic reduction in cervical cancer rates, but Africa is lagging behind
Researchers at the Université Laval in Quebec who looked at 66 million young men and women found that the problems caused by the virus have significantly decreased across a number of wealthy ...
Union says Quebec prof's suspension for anti-vax comments violates academic freedom
Universite Laval shouldn't have used a research integrity ... advocates are calling for the repudiation of the 'Doctrine of Discovery,' a centuries-old policy they say is responsible for colonial ...