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UCalgary postdoc studying how to protect cattle from pesky flies
Not just a nuisance, flies pose potential health and behavioural risks to cows.
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Pride flags at the University of Fraser Valley vandalized nine times in two months
The display became a symbol of resilience for the LGBTQ2+ community on campus and a teachable moment.
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How to take action against gender inequality and discrimination
Four steps graduate students, postdocs and their allies can take to advance equality.
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Maydianne Andrade: a champion for change
The evolutionary ecologist made a name for herself with a headline-grabbing discovery early in her career. Now the University of Toronto Scarborough professor is using her platform to support the next generation of Black scientists.
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University of Toronto sees increase in Black medical students with new admissions program
Fourteen students were admitted to the medical school through the Black Student Application Program this year.
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Advice on Athena SWAN in Canada: universities need to focus on practical changes
Contrary to current thinking in Canadian circles, David Kent says it is absolutely essential to tie the program to funding.
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Consultations are underway for a ‘made-in-Canada’ Athena SWAN program
The federal government wants to bring a pilot version of the U.K. charter to Canada to promote equity and inclusion in research.
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Breaking the code of silence on sexual harassment within the faculty
Let’s work together to change the higher education workplace so that no one has to keep a secret they don’t want to keep.
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We should never minimize online harassment
Treating a woman scholar’s experience of harassment as insignificant is the first step to normalizing it.
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Pitfalls in the push for professional parity
Women shouldn’t feel obligated to take up administrative roles to mitigate past gender biases – we are doing so already, in whatever academic positions we already hold.
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Academics need to speak out on #MeToo
We have the tools and the opportunities to gather knowledge and teach the ideas that lead to solutions.
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Pioneering business administrator calls for more women in higher-ed leadership
At a meeting of university leaders last month, Louise Champoux-Paillé offered advice for making overdue changes to higher-ed governance.
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Government reveals first batch of Canada 150 Research Chairs
First four winners will come to Canada from the U.K., New Zealand and the U.S.
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A Q&A with Canada’s new chief science advisor, Mona Nemer
Dr. Nemer says she will be a champion for the understanding of science and its role in our everyday lives.
