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Understanding communication between nerve cells in the brain is one of the primary aims of neuroscience. Cutting-edge research led by a PhD student at 91ÑÇÉ«, and championed by the Canada Research Chair in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, could one day help us to better understand Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases.

After the bombshell of the Panama Papers hit the news, two intrepid academics pursued accountability. They launched a study that looked at how Twitter could elicit audience reaction, and how publicly minded academics could expedite the process.

Research that focused on end-of-life care for undocumented immigrants found that this group experienced insufficient care. The researchers press for policy change that embodies the spirit behind Canada's universal health care system by better serving this vulnerable population.

A 91ÑÇÉ« alumnus argues that heritage interpreters must become more critical of themselves and their sources to successfully address Indigeneity. He offers meaningful suggestions on how to improve engagement with Indigenous peoples.

Human-machine cooperation and developing trust among robots, soldiers and civilians - these are the subjects of two, high-tech Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects from 91ÑÇÉ« U's Lassonde School of Engineering. They were, collectively, funded $5 million.

Artificial Intelligence meets recreational sport: Pioneering Lassonde researchers are building robots that function underwater and can recognize the same hand gestures that conventional divers use to communicate with each other, while using the dive buddy system for safety.

Philosophy Professor Regina Rini pens a provocative article in the U.K.-based "Times Literary Supplement," which suggests that our near-descendants could live forever, thanks to biomedical breakthroughs. This would mean a moral crisis for the last generation facing death, she argues.

A travelling exhibition on dictionaries and Indigenous languages, created by student curators at the Canadian Language Museum, traces the varies functions that dictionaries have played over 400 years. This interactive show also offers resources for the enrichment of Indigenous languages.

Professor Freya Bjorg Olafson's body of work has been recognized as cutting edge on an international stage. This month, the intermedia artist in the Department of Dance premieres a new performance work in Winnipeg that promises to deliver a heady and immersive experience for all.