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Maple: from soil to syrup
Discover the ecology behind Canada’s sweetest treat in this documentary short, featuring Université Laval Professor Guillaume Moreau.
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Granting agencies grapple with scientific fraud
Sophisticated schemes are forcing the Tri-Agency to update its framework on research conduct.
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Holy Eureka, Batman!
How academics are using comic strips to share their research
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Archiving Canada’s universities
How university archivists prepare the past for future researchers.
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Mini-satellite competition gives students a hands-on learning opportunity in space
The 15 teams chosen for the Canadian Space Agency’s CubeSat program have until this fall to get their designs ready for a 2021 launch.
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The complexities of carbon capture and storage
Canada is a leader in technology to capture and store carbon dioxide, although some view it as only a stopgap in our move to a carbon-free future.
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Academics face many challenges researching Uber, Airbnb and their ilk
As firms like Uber and Airbnb become ubiquitous, Canadian academics struggle to find reliable data to analyze how the “digital platform economy” affects labour and policy-making.
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Beyond the Nobel Prize in medicine – the Canada conundrum
Our emphasis on boutique funding programs, rather than open discovery science, hampers our prospects.
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We’re way past the point of preventing climate change, it’s time to adapt
Researchers and funders are increasingly focusing on how to prepare for a changed – and changing – climate.
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Cities are becoming a living lab for species evolution
Scientists have found that urban animals are not just adapting their behaviours, but changing at a genetic level compared to their country cousins.
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The precarious practice of cluster hiring
Clusters are often described as prioritizing interdisciplinary collaboration, but that comes with its own unique set of challenges.
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Research culture in biomedical science needs to change
A new Wellcome Trust sponsored survey will hopefully bring about some positive change in the field.
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First-year students are a relatively satisfied bunch, survey says
87 percent of students say university has so far met or exceeded their expectations, according to the Canadian University Survey Consortium.
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Canadian scientists team up with Barbie to help girls imagine a ‘really cool career’
Barbie’s You Can Be Anything campaign matches girls up with female mentors excelling in male-dominated fields.
