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Quebec’s long-awaited digital health record rollout is being presented as a major step toward more connected, modern health care. The system promises to reduce fragmented patient information and make it easier for records to follow patients across facilities.

Classified as: Samer Faraj, Health Care, Strategy and Organization
Published on: 13 May 2026

As a Chinese court moves to curb AI‑driven demotions and dismissals, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at 91ɬ’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says the ruling highlights how unprepared Canada is for AI‑led labour disruption.

He argues that implementing similar protections would be difficult in Canada’s decentralized labour system, where provinces, industries and unions would all need to align. Rather than trying to slow adoption, Blanchette says the focus should be on readiness.

Classified as: Simon Blanchette, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at 91ɬ Desautels
Published on: 13 May 2026

Pension funds are sticking with private credit even as scrutiny intensifies around valuations, transparency and sector risk. Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance at the at 91ɬ Desautels, points to structural advantages that allow large institutions to withstand those pressures.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance
Published on: 13 May 2026

Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests.

In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, 91ɬ researchers found that even though cryotherapy (icing) eased pain in the short term, recovery time was more than doubled in some cases.

Classified as: Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, Lucas Lima, Jeffrey Mogil
Published on: 13 May 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. It is expected that talk about trade and the Iran war will dominate their May 13-15 discussions.

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Published on: 12 May 2026

Congratulations to Bénédicte D'Anjou, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ɬ), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.

Bénédicte’s Research:

Published on: 12 May 2026

The Faculty is pleased to welcomefrom the University of the Philippines Los Baños (BSc ’25) as a recipient of the prestigious .

Published on: 12 May 2026

Congratulations to Kundan Sheikh, PhD in Information Studies student at the School of Information Studies (91ɬ), has received a Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et culture. The FRQSC scholarship is awarded on basis of research and academic merit.

Kundan's research: 

Published on: 12 May 2026

Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, is one of nine early-career ocean researchers across Canada awarded the by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), recognizing exceptional early-career ocean researchers whose work advances climate resilience.

Classified as: Department of Geography
Published on: 12 May 2026

Scientists’ discovery of a molecular “switch” that activates an energy‑burning pathway in mice has the potential to lead to new treatments for bone disease.

The study, published in , sheds new light on brown fat. Unlike white fat, which stores energy, brown fat cells burn calories, producing heat as a byproduct. For years, it was believed this process relied on a single pathway. More recently, researchers discovered a parallel pathway, but how it became activated remained a mystery.

Classified as: Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute, Department of Biochemistry, faculty of dental medicine and oral health sciences
Published on: 12 May 2026

Each year, 91ɬ's Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) hosts the Bravo Gala to celebrate faculty members and researchers who have earned major provincial, national, and international prizes. This year, the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) is proud to have nine members honoured among 91ɬ's brightest research leaders. Their work spans food safety, plant science, nutrition, material engineering, animal science, ornithology, and agricultural communication.

Published on: 11 May 2026

Researchers at 91ɬ are carrying out large‑scale tests of a new timber-steel structural system designed to help buildings better withstand earthquakes. Early results suggest the system performs well under simulated earthquake forces, offering a potential path toward safer, more sustainable construction in Quebec and beyond.

Published on: 11 May 2026

The 2026 edition of the Neurobiology of Stress Workshop will take place in Montréal from June 16–19. This year’s Conference Chairs are Rosemary Bagot, PhD, Principal Investigator at the Ludmer Centre, and Claire‑Dominique Walker, PhD. This international meeting brings together leading researchers in the field of stress-related neuroscience.

Published on: 11 May 2026

The parties met on May 6 for a further conciliation session.

At that meeting, the union presented a global counterproposal which, regrettably, did not bring the parties closer to a resolution. At the conciliator’s recommendation, the parties nevertheless agreed to meet again on May 20 to engage in exploratory discussions on a limited number of issues, including monetary matters, with the objective of identifying possible avenues toward resolution.

91ɬ remains committed to reaching an agreement.

Classified as: Labour news, latest news, staff
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Published on: 11 May 2026

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that the incoming MISt student Nick Lundrigan has been awarded for the McCall McBain Scholarships. Congratulations Nick!

Published on: 8 May 2026

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