Tara Siebarth

Tara was the Deputy Editor for University Affairs.

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    Headlines for June 23, 2017

    Globe and Mail Indigenous artists create virtual-reality vision of a future Canada Canada’s upcoming sesquicentennial will no doubt prompt plenty of reflection about the past 150 years of this country – a past, whether we choose to acknowledge it...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 23, 2017

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    Headlines for June 22, 2017

    Globe and Mail Ottawa professor jailed in France is being held for political purposes: lawyer Donald Bayne said France is keeping Hassan Diab behind bars so it won’t be seen as soft on terrorism after a spate of recent...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 22, 2017

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    Headlines for June 21, 2017

    CBC News Toronto Newly named cabin 'a real space to have hard conversations' for Indigenous students at York U Formerly Hart House, the space will now be called Skennen'kó:wa Gamig, or House of Great Peace. Globe and Mail OECD's message for...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 21, 2017

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    Headlines for June 20, 2017

    Montreal Gazette Opinion: Research participants should have right to confidentiality Canadian law provides no guaranteed right to confidentiality for people who participate in research projects. This fact is shocking for researchers in other parts of the world, where researchers...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 20, 2017

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    Headlines for June 19, 2017

    Globe and Mail Opinion: Science is still sexist. I know from my own experience Kirsty Duncan, Canada's minister of science talks about her experiences as a female scientist. Times Higher Education Canada relaxes immigration process for visiting academics International professors on short...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 19, 2017

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    Headlines for June 14, 2017

    Ottawa Citizen Opinion: A big step forward for Canada's federal scientists Since the election of Donald Trump, Canada has been distancing itself from U.S. policies on everything from immigration to human rights to science. Policy Options Libraries and the copyright (balancing)...

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    Tara Siebarth

    June 14, 2017

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    Headlines for May 19, 2017

    Globe and Mail Emily Carr University president to retire after campus relocation to East Vancouver After more than 20 years in the position, its president and vice-chancellor will be stepping down. Ron Burnett will leave at the end of...

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    Tara Siebarth

    May 19, 2017

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    A “stepped” approach can help to ease access to mental health care on campus

    A Q&A with Peter Cornish of Memorial University on the Stepped Care model, which he hopes will get everyone on campus to be part of the support system for those dealing with mental health issues.

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    Tara Siebarth

    May 16, 2017

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    Headlines for March 23, 2017

    CBC News - Montreal Retired Concordia professor Homa Hoodfar finally launches book after imprisonment in Iran Launch of book on Muslim women in sports delayed by time detained in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Waterloo Regional Record In wake of suicides, Waterloo...

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 23, 2017

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    Universities come to grips with Canada’s opioid overdose crisis

    Some are stocking naloxone kits, while others are pushing increased public awareness.

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    Tara Siebarth

    March 08, 2017

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    Headlines for Feb. 2, 2017

    Globe and Mail Campus support for Muslim students prompts talk about Islamophobia Muslim students at Canadian universities are welcoming the vigils, lectures and reflections taking place at their schools in the wake of Sunday’s shootings in Quebec City, but...

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    Tara Siebarth

    February 02, 2017

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