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Rachel Morris (Concordia University)

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:15:16 +0000

Convergence Guarantees for Adversarially Robust Classifiers Abstract:

Dani Wise (91��)

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:17:00 +0000

Title: Cubical Quotients and Nonproducts

Abstract: We show that cubical groups have cubical quotients unless they look like products. This is joint work with Maca Arenas and Kasia Jankiewicz.

George Lusztig (MIT)

admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:15:03 +0000

Title: Total positivity in the space of maximal tori

7th Annual Skátne Entewathahíta/We Will Walk Together Event

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:21:19 +0000

As part of 91��'s Indigenous Awareness Weeks, the Faculty of Education will present its annual Skátne Entewathahíta/We Will Walk Together Event for Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

91�� Open House

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:20:44 +0000

Meet members of the 91�� Education Community, join in activities, and get a feel for campus at Open House!

The Faculty of Education will be offering:

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Awarded the Prestigious FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 2 Award

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:33:15 +0000

Dr. Tina Montreuil, a researcher at the Educational and Counselling Psychology Department (Associate Member of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), has been awarded the prestigious FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 2 award this past April 2025.

Back-to-School Tips for Families from 91�� Education Experts

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:41:05 +0000

As summer draws to a close and the school year looms, families across Montreal are grappling not just with backpacks and schedules—but with emotions too. CTV's Rachel Lau interviewed Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE) experts, Sheryl Smith-Gilman and Joseph Levitan, who offer essential strategies to help parents ease their children back into the routine of school life.

Helena Silen Named Faculty of Education Valedictorian

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 20:19:10 +0000

Valedictorian Helena Silen, part of the inaugural cohort of the B.A. (Ed.) Education in a Global Contexts program, will be representing the Faculty of Education’s Class of 2025 at Convocation on May 29th at 3:00 PM.

“I’ve learned so much from the students, faculty, and staff at 91��, and I am proud of the values of life-long learning, justice, and care for which we continue to strive. It’s an honour to be able to offer my warmest congratulations to my peers, who I am certain will go on to do excellent work in the classroom, graduate studies, and beyond.”

Major work on McTavish Reservoir will Impact Vehicular Access to Upper Campus

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:17:54 +0000

The City of Montreal begins major work on the McTavish water pumping station; a section of Doctor Penfield Avenue will close to traffic until 2033.

Harm Reduction and Naloxone Training Workshops

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:56:37 +0000

Canada in general, and Montreal specifically, have been facing a drug toxicity and fatal overdose crisis for nearly a decade. While integrated systems of interventions are necessary to address drug-related harms, the use of naloxone has been a key strategy to reduce the acute effect of opioid-involved deaths. Currently, 91�� does not offer naloxone trainings to the campus community, limiting students’ ability to assist in the event of an overdose.

Podcast Episode: Talent Identification and Development with Dr Daniel Fortin-Guichard

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 18:02:05 +0000

Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was invited to the Temps d'Arrêt podcast hosted by Coach Frank (François Rodrigue), an Assistant Professor at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, discussing cognitive biases that selectors may have when identifying and selecting athletes (e.g., at the NHL draft).

KPE's Dr. Gordon Bloom and Chantal Vallée Interviewed by Mike Cohen on Meet Your Local Authors Series

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:54:03 +0000

Media personality and suburban City Councillor Mike Cohen featured the book "Dare to Win" in his Meet Your Local Authors series. KPE Chair Dr. Gordon Bloom and professional basketball coach and KPE alumna, Chantal Vallée, were interviewed in this segment for the Eleanor London Library.

Watch the Interview

Shubhangi Bhardwaj Awarded International Development Education Award and International Peace Scholarship

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:04:39 +0000

PhD student in Human Development (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology), Shubhangi Bhardwaj, was announced as a recent recipient of Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award for International Development Education! Bhardwaj was also awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Peace Scholarship for Women for the year 2025.

Montreal researchers use AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:21:21 +0000

The world's first wearable-powered system predicts acute inflammation with 90 per cent sensitivity.

Montreal, July 30, 2025 – Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the 91�� Health Centre (The Institute) and 91�� points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.