Anqi Shen

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    Headlines for Feb. 12, 2018

    Toronto Star International Day of Women and Girls in Science encourages girls to consider STEM In 1987, 20 per cent of people in STEM fields were women; that figure is still just 22 per cent today. Ottawa is hoping...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 12, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 9, 2018

    Globe and Mail Brock University to fully pay tuition for international students pursuing PhD Brock is the second university in Ontario to bolster efforts to draw highly qualified students by making graduate education more affordable. CBC International student says racial stereotypes...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 09, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 8, 2018

    Ottawa Citizen How a Carleton student is using science to help sledge hockey hopefuls Alicia Gal hopes her research can help the sport as a whole, but also help promising athletes move up to the next level. London Free Press Western...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 08, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 7, 2018

    Maclean's Introducing the 2018 3M National Teaching Fellows Celebrating some of the country’s best post-secondary teachers. National Post Canada's budget to make significant investments in basic science and research The Liberal government’s federal budget, now believed to be only a few weeks...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 07, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 6, 2018

    CBC Afrofest kicks off 13th year at University of Windsor Festivities include dance lessons, movie night, a workshop on sexual health, food tasting, a lecture by black activist Devyn Springer and a workshop on becoming a black entrepreneur. Maclean's Which Canadian...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 06, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 5, 2018

    CBC 'Strange gifts': Winnipeg groups among Canadian student unions getting anonymous parcels Phone chargers, headphones, a sex toy and a variety of mirrors are among the gallery of bizarre items that have been anonymously posted to Winnipeg student associations...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 05, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 2, 2018

    CBC Western University faces student vote to prioritize mental health on campus The plebiscite is being held to gather a broader perspective on what students want administrators to do about mental health. CBC Mount Royal student accused of beating professor will...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 02, 2018

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    10,000 PhDs Project tracks career outcomes of U of T graduates

    Using publicly available information, the study has compiled employment data on 88 percent of the university’s PhD graduates from 2000 to 2015.

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    Anqi Shen

    February 01, 2018

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    Headlines for Feb. 1, 2018

    Cape Breton Post David Dingwall named Cape Breton University’s new president The board of governors approved a recommendation to hire the South Bar native and former Liberal federal cabinet minister Wednesday. Globe and Mail Study of University of Toronto PhD graduates...

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    Anqi Shen

    February 01, 2018

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    Headlines for Jan. 31, 2018

    CBC CMHA wants Ontario to 'treat mental illness like the flu' That's the message behind a new Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) campaign called Erase the Difference. CBC Discovery at Dalhousie brain tissue lab could lead to Alzheimer treatment There are an...

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    Anqi Shen

    January 31, 2018

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    Headlines for Jan. 30, 2018

    Globe and Mail University of Calgary president to step down at end of 2018 "It has been an honour and a privilege," Elizabeth Cannon said in a video message posted on the university's website. "We have done great things." BNN RBC...

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    Anqi Shen

    January 30, 2018

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