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News Discovery Inc.

Lessons from a quarter-century of innovation

Our four-part series spotlights scientists who overcame obstacles to successfully commercialize their biotech breakthroughs.
News Research funding

Feds announce $880 million for research

Funding will support both established health scientists and emerging cross-disciplinary researchers.
News Arts

OCAD University celebrates 150 years of shaping Canadian culture

Art and design university launches $6-million campaign for 150 scholarships to mark 150th anniversary.
News Policy

B.C. higher education: tweak or reform?

In the coming provincial election, parties offer different proposals for a system under strain.

Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case against

Joe Norris argues that forcing academics to retire is a form of systemic violence.
Opinion Retirement

Mandatory retirement: the case in favour

Jamie Paris argues that guaranteed employment for life skews the age balance of the professorate while enabling the exploitation of early- and mid-career scholars.
Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct moves on

Universities need a fair way to share serious misconduct findings across institutions.
Opinion Mental Health

When misconduct disappears into university bureaucracy

Universities have procedures for misconduct, but too often lack the governance structures needed to see the patterns that emerge across sectors.

Features Artificial intelligence

Behind the curve

Learning to embed AI in the medical curriculum.
Features Artificial intelligence

The grey area of artificial intelligence

As AI transforms university practices, legal and ethical challenges are multiplying.
Features Artificial intelligence

The King and AI

A team of international scholars tackles a historical work of epic proportions.
Features Mental Health

Wags over worries

A look at how campuses across Canada use pet therapy programs to support students’ mental health.

Career Advice Retirement

From scholar to loller

The joys of retiring early.
Career Advice Writing

Say it plainly: Writing a report for your community partners

Part I: How to break away from scholarly style and serve the people who made the research possible.
Career Advice Retirement

Staying active — and activist — in retirement

People often ask me: why are you still doing all those professional things? Haven’t you “retired”? The underlying and well-meaning message is: why aren’t you relaxing more, travelling to faraway places, and binge-watching your favourite television shows? I...
Career Advice Career

The academic’s guide to pitching for podcast interviews

Three tips for snagging a spot on your favourite series.

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Jean-François Venne

Jean-François Venne is a Montreal-based journalist specializing in education, research, innovation and business.

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