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The Info-Neuro cart schedule for September is now available!

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:16:18 +0000

Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:

September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic

September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

September 19 ─ Neuromuscular & Post-Polio Clinic

September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic

September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic

Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in ��’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for June is now available!

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:53:55 +0000

Check out our audiobooks collection

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000

Did you know that the Neuro-Patient Resource Center has over 100 audiobooks? They are available free of charge to patients, families, caregivers, staff, and the general public.

Here are our recommendations:

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for May is now available!

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 19:17:47 +0000

Summer reads to boost your brain

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:25:03 +0000

Discover curated eBooks from The Neuro’s Patient Resource Centre to support your health and well-being this summer.

Did you know that the Neuro Patient Resource Centre offers a collection of eBooks? Hosted on the platform OverDrive, the collection includes books on topics beyond just medicine and neurology.

To enhance your summer reading, explore the following titles hand-picked by our staff:

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for August is now available!

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:01:38 +0000

Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart to offer free resources for the following clinics this month:

August 5 ─ Epilepsy Clinic

August 7 ─ MS Clinic

August 13 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

August 15 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic

August 18 ─ ALS Clinic

August 19 ─ MS Clinic

August 21 ─ Cognitive Disorders Clinic

August 29 ─ Neuromuscular & Post-Polio Clinic

MeSSAGES: Online stress management training for caregivers

admin — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:05:34 +0000

Being a caregiver means dealing with multiple challenges on a daily basis. L'Appui offers training programs free of charge to support you on your journey.

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for September is now available!

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:02:17 +0000

Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:

September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic

September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

September 19 ─ Neuromuscular & Post-Polio Clinic

September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic

September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic

Sonja Solomun Named a 2025 Bishop’s University Top 10 After 10 Award Recipient

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:04:42 +0000

The Max Bell School of Public Policy is proud to celebrate Sonja Solomun, Faculty Associate at the Max Bell School and Deputy Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at ��, has been selected as one of Bishop’s University’s 2025 Top 10 After 10 Award recipients, one of the university’s highest honours recognizing outstanding alumni achievement.

MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu Wins Two Prestigious Awards for Social Enterprise SheaMe

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:18:59 +0000

We are proud to celebrate MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu, whose social enterprise SheaMe placed second in both the Mastercard Foundation Dobson Start-up Awards and the Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Competition, 2025 — two of the most competitive entrepreneurship programs hosted by the �� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship and supported by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at ��.

NPRC Closed September 1

admin — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:50:40 +0000

The Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (room 354) will be closed Monday, September 1st for Labour Day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

New graphic booklet available from Parkinson Quebec

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:13:57 +0000

For those wanting to learn more about Parkinson’s disease through a visual format, this graphic book is available at the Patient Resource Centres of the Neuro and the Royal-Victoria Hospital (Glen Site). The book touches on the history of the disease as well as its major symptoms and offers diverse testimonials from those who have learned to live with it. This resource is an invitation to better understand Parkinson's disease and its physical, psychological and social impacts.

Research on Mennonite colonies cited in The Economist!

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:06:29 +0000

Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/10/01/a-german-newspaper-for...

Congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning the ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award!

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 01:37:49 +0000

We want to extend our congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning this year's ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award! This is a major achievement!

Some statistics about this year's ICRA submissions: 4153 papers reviewed; 1606 papers accepted; acceptance rate of 38.7%.