Nathalie Fontaine obtained, for her doctoral thesis, the Award of Excellence of the Academy of Great Montrealers of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal. - category Humanities, Social Sciences / Fine Arts - October 9, 2007
This doctoral thesis titled: « Étude du développement et de la prévention des problèmes de comportement chez les filles » is based on data from the Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Children in Quebec (QLSKC).
Well done Nathalie, congratulations!

Marie-Christine Brault doctoral student under the supervision of Éric Lacourse, was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Prize at the 1st International Congress on ADHD in Germany (June 2007).
This Poster Presentation titled Effects of boys' hyperactivity and inattention behaviours on mathematics achievement present the impact of hyperactivity and inattention behaviours at 6 years of age on school achievement trajectory in mathematics for boys aged between 10 and 14.

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À ne pas manquer : Dimanche 30 septembre 2007 à 18h30 sur Radio-Canada Quelques-uns des travaux de l'Étude des jumeaux nouveau-nés du Québec (EJNQ) seront présentés dans le cadre de l'émission de télévision "Découverte".
Deux chercheurs de l'ÉJNQ (Daniel Pérusse et Mario Beauregard) discuteront du sujet "Cerveau et dépression" et des travaux de l'ÉJNQ portant sur l'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM). - reportage d'environ 15 minutes -

Early behavior problems appear to lead to peer rejection and friendlessness Those are the findings of a study made by Dr. Sara Pedersen, her colleagues from the universities of Montreal and Oslo and recently published in the journal Child development. More... (Article in French only.)

Jean Gervais (UQO) and Richard E.Tremblay (University of Montréal) win the 2006-2007 Prix de la ministre of Education, Leisure and Sports for the multimedia tool Origines of human aggression : The interactive guide to observe, understand and intervene. LA MINISTRE MICHELLE COURCHESNE RÉCOMPENSE QUARANTE ENSEIGNANTS-CHERCHEURS Québec, le 7 juin 2007. -La ministre de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport et ministre de la Famille, Mme Michelle Courchesne, a souligné la qualité du travail des quarante lauréates et lauréats du concours des Prix de la ministre de cette année. Suite...

Are antisocial youth cognitively impaired? Is the teen who would steal your car the same kind of person as the teen who would physically attack you in the street? Yes, says traditional psychological, psychiatric and criminological views. No, says a group of researchers the University of Montreal in Canada, Rutgers University in the USA, and the King's College Institute of Psychiatry in London. More...

Discovery of a receptor gene contributes to advancement in understanding of externalizing behaviour problems Researchers from the universities of Montreal, Toronto, McGill and Western Ontario have just published a remarkable paper that should improve our understanding of externalizing behaviour problems, thanks to the discovery of a genetic marke. This research, based notably on the long-term follow-up of Quebec' children, was carried out in association with GRIP (Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment) and the Brain Diseases Axis of the Research Centre at Ste-Justine' Hospital, steered by Dr. Richard E. TremblayMore...

A new documentary film « The Sinews of Peace » Different perspectives on war, including an interview by
Richard E. Tremblay
Presented at Cinema du Parc (Montreal), March 30 until
April 6, at 9:00 p.m.
Written and produced by: Alexandre Kozminski
French language with English subtitles

Aux origines de l'agression : la violence de l'agneau
(Origins of Human Aggression: The other Story) FORTHCOMING broadcast : Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. on RDI. Award-winning documentary at the HeSCA Film festival 2005
produced by:
Jean Gervais, Ph.D. and Richard E. Tremblay Ph.D.

Controversy in France around Expertise collective Inserm Television program hosted by Serge Moati, Debate over the controversial Expertise collective Inserm entitled Troubles des conduites chez l'enfant et l'adolescent and published in September 2005. Richard E. Tremblay and Sylvana Côté both participated in this report. To learn More...

Women of Science: Sylvana Côté is appointed to the "Belle van Zuylen" Chair The Board of the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands selected Professor Sylvana Côté to hold the Belle van Zuylen Chair for 2006. The chair will support her research on the development of sex differences, with a special emphasis on antisocial behaviour. Belle van Zuylen was born near Utrecht in 1740 and died in Switzerland in 1805. Under the name of Isabelle de Charrière, she published novels, pamphlets, correspondence, plays, and operas (libretto and music). A child of the Enlightenment, she is well known for her avant-garde ideas on women's education.

Consultations particulières sur le projet de loi n° 124 Richard E. Tremblay Ph.D, Christa Japel Ph.D et Sylvana Côté Ph.D ont participé au débat de la Commission des affaires sociales lors de la séance du mercredi 23 novembre 2005, à partir de 9h30.
Voici leur Mémoire, déposé à la Commission des affaires sociales.
Projet de loi n° 124
Loi sur les services de garde éducatifs à l'enfance

Sellin-Glueck Award The Executive Board of the American Society of Criminology awarded the Sellin-Glueck Award to Richard E. Tremblay in recognition of his scholarly contributions to the field of criminology. This well-deserved honor was presented to him in a plenary session at the annual meeting in Toronto, November 16, 2005, at the Royal York Hotel.

Mary C. Early Award Sylvana Côté, was awarded the Mary C. Early Fellowship grant from the Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation. This grant will allow Dr. Côté to pursue her work on the links between preschool experiences (daycare) and child mental health.

Origins of Human Aggression: The Other Story 50-minute documentary. A National film board of Canada release
Director : Jean-Pierre Maher
Executive producers : Jean Gervais, Ph.D. and Richard E. Tremblay, Ph.D.
Award: Bronze Award at the HESCA Film Festival - 2005, Washington, USA

Developmental Origins of Aggression Published in January, 2005
Edited by:
Richard E. Tremblay, PhD, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Willard W. Hartup, EdD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA; John Archer, PhD, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Richard E. Tremblay has been nominated, for a three-year period, professor at the University of Utrecht (Interdisciplinary Behavioral Research) in order to promote interdisciplinary collaboration between the GRIP and three faculties of the University of Utrecht (Medicine, Sciences, and Social Sciences).

Joan McCord Prize To honour her extraordinary contributions to the disciplines of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology, the Academy of Experimental Criminology created the Joan McCord Prize, following her untimely death on, February 24, 2004. Richard E. Tremblay is the first recipient of the Joan McCord Prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to experimental criminology.

Richard Tremblay remporte le Prix Molson en sciences humaines du Conseil des Arts du Canada
(18 mai 2004)