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Political turbulence poses threats, opportunities
Université de Montréal rector Daniel Jutras reflects on how Canadian universities are reacting to events in the U.S. and the grounds for optimism amid the turmoil.
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The political battle over postsecondary education in Alberta
The western province has been through some dark times when it comes to funding. Will the newly elected government bring solutions, or more controversy?
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Research through the lens
Photo contests are gaining in popularity as a powerful way to share and promote research.
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Maydianne Andrade: a champion for change
The evolutionary ecologist made a name for herself with a headline-grabbing discovery early in her career. Now the University of Toronto Scarborough professor is using her platform to support the next generation of Black scientists.
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MDPI Toronto Summit 2026: Bringing together leaders to shape the future of scholarly publishing
Highlights, key discussions, and insights from two days of collaboration, innovation, and open dialogue across leaders within the global research community.
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Meet Kevin McCormick, Founding President of the Canadian Institute for Human Rights and Global Health
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From business journalism to entrepreneurial support
A Moroccan BCDI 2030 Scholar committed to empowering women entrepreneurs.
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Canada’s accidental brain drain
An expat explains how a temporary leave to study in the U.K. turned into a life abroad – and what the government could do to bring him back.
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Beware! Academics are getting reeled in by scam journals
The number of predatory publishers is skyrocketing – and they’re eager to pounce on unsuspecting scholars.
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Gut science is radically changing what we know of the human body
Researchers are discovering that the microbes in the human gut don’t just aid digestion, but likely play important roles in the development and regulation of many diseases.
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What I wish I knew as an early-career professor
Just starting out? Worried about your lectures, your students, your time-management skills and more? Eight academics offer up their advice.
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How the medical school admissions process is skewed
Years ago, while working at my university’s booth at the Ontario Universities’ Fair, I wandered over to the medical school representatives at another booth. As I gathered information in my blue Hilroy notebook, a doctor on faculty...
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The rise of Mad Studies
At the end of term last spring, Jijian Voronka stood before 120 people at Ryerson University and clicked the play button for a short video made by a former student in her History of Madness course. Ms....
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Becoming Natalie Davis
As a young historian, she treated obstacles as things to understand rather than to skirt. The attitude persisted during her entire, stellar career.
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When’s the right time to retire?
With retirement at age 65 no longer mandatory in Canada, members of the boomer generation – including academics – are asking that pivotal question. “I’m absolutely not burned out,” says Michael Groden over the phone from his home...
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Course evaluations: the good, the bad and the ugly
A Q&A with University of Toronto educational developer Pamela Gravestock. They’re often seen as the bane of a professor’s existence: student course evaluations. Among the many criticisms that faculty level at such evaluations is that they’re not taken...
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Asexuals, the group that Kinsey forgot
How Anthony Bogaert’s pioneering research on asexuality is forcing us to rethink human sexual behaviour.
