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Students and seniors under the same roof

Intergenerational living helps with loneliness and the high cost of rent.
News Students

U Sports alum lace up for PWHL season

Canadian grads eager to show their mettle on women’s pro hockey teams.
News Students

The hidden problem of student homelessness

As high rents push more students into precarious housing, it's time to stop romanticizing the 'poor scholar'.
News Research funding

Parliamentary committee urges stronger support for research in French

Granting agencies should consider funding targets specifically for French-language projects, the Standing Committee on Science and Research recommends.

Opinion Artificial intelligence

Faculty well-being in the age of GenAI

When every student has an AI assistant, the writing teacher's job becomes both harder and more essential.
Opinion EDI

Committee’s EDI recommendations are based on flawed logic

Excellence must be sufficiently rigorous and inclusive to identify talent wherever it exists.
Opinion Arts

Building resilience in Arts through interdisciplinary collaborations

In a technology-enabled future, Arts faculties have an opportunity to demonstrate their relevance by making collaboration across disciplines easier and more visible.
Opinion Research

Science in French? Bien sûr!

As English dominates the publication landscape, support for French-language research is a strategic investment in the quality, equity and the future of knowledge.

Features Policy

Quebec universities: 60 years of change

From the Quiet Revolution to the present day, universities have profoundly transformed Quebec society. As a provincial election rapidly approaches, we reflect on their changing mission over six decades of often tense history.
Features Research

A bridge to human rights

IDRA scholarship winner Karen Spring studies Central American communities seeking redress for harms caused by major development projects.
Features Research

Heat waves and brain waves

IDRA scholarship winner Tianqi Zhao studies climate change and mental health in South Africa.
Features Research

Take me to the river

IDRA scholarship winner Peter Duker studies community fishing practices in Thailand.

Career Advice Research

How serendipity built a cross-disciplinary career

Taking research positions out of economic necessity allowed me to gather a broad set of skills and knowledge.
Career Advice Research

From doctoral student to entrepreneur

Resources abound to help you turn your PhD research into a business startup.
Career Advice Indigenous

Internationalizing Truth And Reconciliation through multilingual storytelling

Faculty share stories in their home and heart languages in the University of the Fraser Valley’s Leq'áleq’el Video Series.
Career Advice Writing

Show it clearly: illustrating a report for your community partners

Part II: How to design figures that tell your story.

Jonathan Thon, David Raiser & Damien Wilpitz

Jonathan Thon is the founder and chief scientific officer of Platelet BioGenesis. David Raiser is the founder and CEO of Aldatu Therapeutics. Damien Wilpitz is the founder and lead consultant for Experimental Designs Consulting, Inc.

Opinion Equity

Systemic racism: now is not the time to retreat into our offices or labs

Three scientists share their thoughts on how the scientific community can help combat racism in all its forms.

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Jonathan Thon, David Raiser & Damien Wilpitz
June 04, 2020

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Students and seniors under the same roof

U Sports alum lace up for PWHL season

The hidden problem of student homelessness

Parliamentary committee urges stronger support for research in French

Faculty well-being in the age of GenAI

Committee’s EDI recommendations are based on flawed logic

Building resilience in Arts through interdisciplinary collaborations

Science in French? Bien sûr!

Quebec universities: 60 years of change

A bridge to human rights

Heat waves and brain waves

Take me to the river

How serendipity built a cross-disciplinary career

From doctoral student to entrepreneur

Internationalizing Truth And Reconciliation through multilingual storytelling

Show it clearly: illustrating a report for your community partners

Jonathan Thon, David Raiser & Damien Wilpitz

Systemic racism: now is not the time to retreat into our offices or labs

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