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One psychedelic experience may lessen trauma of racial injustice
A single positive experience on a psychedelic drug may help reduce stress, depression and anxiety symptoms in Black, Indigenous and people of color whose encounters with racism have had lasting harm, a new study suggests.
The participants in the retrospective study reported that their trauma-related symptoms linked to racist acts were lowered in the 30 days after an experience with either psilocybin (Magic Mushrooms), LSD or MDMA (Ecstasy).
“Their experience with psychedelic drugs was so powerful that they could recall and report on changes in symptoms from racial trauma that they had experienced in their lives, and they remembered it having a significant reduction in their mental health problems afterward,” said Alan Davis, co-lead author of the study and an assistant professor of social work at The Ohio State University.
University of Ottawa earns 10 Canada research chairs covering a broad scope of subjects
The University of Ottawa has earned a total of 10 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) covering a broad scope of subjects, from the exploration of disruptive impacts of stress on higher brain functions to the need to preserve Indigenous traditional cultural memories, and emerging computing technologies that pave the way to smart cities.
A total of three Tier 1 CRCs, including two renewals, and seven Tier 2 CRCs, including three renewals, have been awarded to outstanding researchers from the faculties of Arts, Engineering, Health Sciences, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences, who are developing innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to advance their research.
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IMAGE: From left to right, top row: Katalin Toth, Azzedine Boukerche, Michael Geist, Shawn Beug, Jennifer Brunet.
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The University of Ottawa has earned a total of 10 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) covering a broad scope of subjects, from the exploration of disruptive impacts of stress on higher brain functions to the need to preserve Indigenous traditional cultural memories, and emerging computing technologies that pave the way to smart cities.
A total of three Tier 1 CRCs, including two renewals, and seven Tier 2 CRCs, including three renewals, have been awarded to outstanding researchers from the faculties of Arts, Engineering, Health Sciences, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences, who are developing innovative and multidisciplinary approaches to advance their research.
A new method for the functionalization of graphene
An international research team involving Professor Federico Rosei of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has demonstrated a novel process to modify the structure and properties of graphene, a one atom thick carbon. This chemical reaction, known as photocycloaddition, modifies the bonds between atoms using ultraviolet (UV) light. The results of the study were recently published in the prestigious journal
Nature Chemistry.
Graphene has outstanding physical, optical and mechanical properties. For instance, it is commonly used in the manufacture of transparent touch screens, in aerospace, and in biomedicine. This material, however, has limited use in electronics.
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Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) professors Kulbir Ghuman, Dongling Ma, and Sophie Van Neste will lead three new Canada research chairs in the fields of computational materials, nanocomposites, and urban climate action. Overall, these three new Chairholders are receiving $2.6 million in financial support. This significant amount will enable them to pursue their work in their respective fields over the next few years.
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (ISED), today announced Canada s 260 new research chairs under the Canada Research Chairs Program. INRS is particularly proud to count among the new Canada research chairs announced today Professors Kulbir Ghuman, Dongling Ma, and Sophie Van Neste. These three scientists and their teams are conducting research projects in strategic and innovative fields for Quebec. In addition to helping train the next generation of specialized scientists, their research could p