Brain Health Awareness Week

University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute presents: Brain Health Awareness Week September 14-19, 2015 University of Ottawa, Main Campus Join free week-long series of events offered by the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, a leader in neuroscience research and treatment of brain disorders. See poster below:

Intensive Bioethics Course in Zurich

The Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics invites you to attend the Intensive Bioethics Course in Zurich [ZIBC] being held November 13-15, 2015. This 3-day course has been developed by the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University of Zurich, along with the ethics program at the University Hospital in Zurich, […]

Podcast: Sexism in science: Is anything changing?

Core’s Dr. Judy Illes speaks at CBC’s Ontario Today June 24 edition on women in science and engineering. Podcast Source: CBC Radio: Ontario Today (June 24, 2015) http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/episodes/

Howe ‘doing well’ after stem cell treatments

Gordie Howe’s family says he has gone ‘for daily walks and helps out around the house’ at his son Murray’s home in Ohio since undergoing a second stem cell treatment this month. Click the title to read more.

Invitation to Participate in Interviews

We are seeking English-speaking adults over 19 years of age with Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease to participate in a 45 minute interview over the telephone, in person, or by Skype as part of a research project. The purpose of this interview is to explore the perspectives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases about the risks, […]

When a scientist can’t measure a non-level playing field, it’s ‘guy blindness’

Elizabeth Renzetti writes for the Globe and Mail in response to Nobel Prize winner Sir Timothy Hunt’s recent comments about female scientists. Click the title to read more.

A source of hope in early-onset dementia

A group of 18 people – mostly baby boomers – sit around tables at a downtown Vancouver hotel, laughing and chatting. They’re dressed in jeans and khakis, polos and T-shirts. There’s nothing to suggest this is anything more than a lunch date. Click the title to read more.

Is it fair to make a public appeal for a live organ donor?

The public response to the appeal on behalf of Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators hockey team, for a liver donor has been a heartwarming demonstration of the generosity of our community. Fortunately, it appears from media reports that there is a good chance he will receive a life-saving transplant in time. To read […]

Canadian museum urged to address gender gap in science hall of fame

Nearly 100 faculty members at the University of British Columbia and other universities across the country are pressing the head of the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa to take swifter action in addressing the lack of female nominees to the hall of fame it hosts.

Podcast: Ethics In Spinal Cord Injury

Core’s Cody Lo discusses Ethics in Spinal Cord Injury at the recent UBC Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC). Listen to his talk as part of MURC’s podcast series: