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91ÑÇÉ« expert available to talk about Blue Monday and keeping winter blues away

Blue Monday, typically falling on the third Monday in January, has been dubbed ‘the most depressing day of the year.’ While this is more rooted in marketing than science, with the concept being popularized by a travel company a few decades ago to boost winter getaway sales, it does come at a time where it’s common for people to be experiencing issues with their mood, says 91ÑÇÉ« Faculty of Health Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell. 

91ÑÇÉ« profs to advance health research with more than $3.5M in federal CIHR funding

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently granted 91ÑÇÉ« professors more than $3.5 million dollars combined, money that will go towards research that aims to help parents and neonatal infants, addresses equity and political barriers to global public health concerns and helps further our understanding the role of an important hormone in heart health. 

Media invited to see the next generation of STEM researchers compete for top prize

Improving the quality of life of Alzheimer’s patients, how artificial intelligence can battle wildfires and dual defense systems to tackle auto theft are some of the STEM projects young scientists will show off at the 91ÑÇÉ« Region Science and Technology Fair (YRSTF) this Saturday, April 6. Top projects will receive gold, silver and bronze medals and secure the honour of representing 91ÑÇÉ« Region at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Ottawa this year.