Tara Siebarth

Tara was the Deputy Editor for University Affairs.

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    Headlines for April 8, 2019

    Globe and Mail Ontario reverses plan to cut university sports programs The Ontario government has reversed course on a plan that threatened the funding of varsity sports at universities, but many other student services expect to see a drop...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 08, 2019

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    Headlines for April 5, 2019

    Sault Star Bill pushes Algoma University towards greater programming power A private member's bill by MPP Ross Romano is designed to open the doors for Algoma University to develop its own undergraduate and graduate programs to train students for...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 05, 2019

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    Headlines for April 4, 2019

    Globe and Mail University of Guelph receives $21-million donation to boost its business faculty The largest single donation in the U of Guelph's history, which comes from Stu Lang and his family, paves the way for new student scholarships,...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 04, 2019

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    Headlines for April 3, 2019

    Kingston Whig-Standard 'Smashing the Stigma' at Queen's The event was put together by two Queen’s University students and members of a group called Mental Health at Queen's in an effort to help end the stigma associated with mental health...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 03, 2019

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    Headlines for April 2, 2019

    The Globe and Mail 2019 Gairdner Awards: Winners hailed for discoveries on DNA replication and power of stem cells to fight cancer Seven laureates – both international and Canadian – are being recognized this year by the Gairdner Awards...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 02, 2019

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    Headlines for April 1, 2019

    Hamilton Spectator McMaster offers pioneering course in cannabis Addiction researchers in Hamilton want to stop the spread of misinformation about cannabis through a groundbreaking certificate course and two-day conference aimed at current university students, health-care professionals, first responders and...

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    Tara Siebarth

    April 01, 2019

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    Headlines for March 29, 2019

    Global TV Ford government plan would make student fees to support accessibility on some campuses optional Global News has learned some postsecondary institutions in the province are giving students the option of opting out of programs that help those...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 29, 2019

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    Headlines for March 28, 2019

    CBC Fire hazards: 'A serious issue' at student rooming houses near York University Rooming houses are not permitted in North York, but that hasn't stopped landlords from renting rooms to students that often lack windows, solid doors and carbon...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 28, 2019

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    Headlines for March 27, 2019

    CBC Canadian researchers who taught AI to learn like humans win $1M Turing Award Yoshua Bengio of U de Montréal, Geoffrey Hinton of U of T and Yann LeCun of NYU have won the world's top award in computer...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 27, 2019

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    Headlines for March 26, 2019

    Toronto Star U of T receives $100-million gift for artificial intelligence and biomedicine complex, the school’s largest-ever donation The donation from the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation is the largest-ever in the university's history. CBC Laurentian University to eliminate $10M...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 26, 2019

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    Headlines for March 25, 2019

    CBC U of O alert system a let-down during van rampage, students say Some University of Ottawa students are demanding to know why they weren't immediately warned by administrators. Montreal Gazette Sexual misconduct on campus: Concordia students call for change of...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 25, 2019

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