Léo Charbonneau

Léo Charbonneau is a former editor of University Affairs.

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    Headlines for July 17, 2019

    CTV Vancouver Island News Feds announce $100M for Indigenous health at UVic The federal government announced what it calls the largest single investment in Indigenous health research at the University of Victoria Tuesday. Toronto Star B.C. researchers developing simulation that could...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 17, 2019

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    Headlines for July 16, 2019

    CBC Manitoba University severs ties with researcher who was escorted out of National Microbiology Lab The University of Manitoba has cut ties with a researcher until an RCMP investigation is complete. Dr. Xiangguo Qiu is a medical doctor and...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 16, 2019

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    Headlines for July 15, 2019

    CBC Edmonton Canada's top researcher positions continue to lack diversity, U of A study finds Professors holding prestigious research roles at Canadian universities are still overwhelmingly white and male, despite diversity and inclusion initiatives, researchers say. CBC Montreal Suspension of Quebec...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 15, 2019

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    Headlines for July 5, 2019

    National Post Opinion: Canadian universities have a viewpoint diversity problem. We should all be worried How can we trust scholarship to give us useful answers if there isn’t genuine intellectual debate, asks Trent University history professor. London Free Press Western plans...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 05, 2019

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    Headlines for July 4, 2019

    National Post 'It just really ethically scares me': Caution urged as scientists look to create human-monkey chimeras Some Alzheimer’s researchers are proposing the creation of human-monkey chimeras — part-human beings with entire portions of the brain entirely human derived. CBC...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 04, 2019

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    Headlines for July 3, 2019

    CBC Sudbury Laurentian University groups prepare for impact of student fee opt-outs Ontario students are now choosing which student fees they want to pay and that has campus newspapers and radio stations worried they could be on the chopping...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 03, 2019

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    Headlines for July 2, 2019

    Globe and Mail Opinion: The biggest threat to Canada's universities? The empathy gap University education should foster empathy – an essential human capacity needed for effective management and societal well-being, says Sara Diamond, president of OCAD University. Ottawa Citizen Hacker shuts...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    July 02, 2019

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    Headlines for June 28, 2019

    Global News University of Lethbridge updates sexual violence policy The university has approved a newly revised sexual violence policy. The last policy was created in 2016 with a commitment to future reviews, such as the one that was recently...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    June 28, 2019

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    Headlines for June 26, 2019

    Globe and Mail OCAD U's new waterfront campus shows off benefits of collaboration Beyond its minimalist, flexible spaces, the new campus offers a lesson in the value of collaboration on design. Global News University of Lethbridge to formally recognize its place...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    June 26, 2019

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    Headlines for June 25, 2019

    CBC Nova Scotia EI program changes leaves hundreds of postsecondary students without funds Many postsecondary students in Nova Scotia are scrambling to find enough money to go back to school after the federal government requested a change to a...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    June 25, 2019

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    Headlines for June 24, 2019

    CBC News Slow out of the gate, university grads fare better than other Canadians: study It takes longer for young people to get established in their careers, but a university degree is still worthwhile. Globe and Mail Ontario students dismayed by...

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    Léo Charbonneau

    June 24, 2019

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