Headlines for Feb. 7, 2018

Maclean’s
Introducing the 2018 3M National Teaching Fellows
Celebrating some of the country’s best post-secondary teachers.
National Post
Canada’s budget to make significant investments in basic science and research
The Liberal government’s federal budget, now believed to be only a few weeks away, is expected to contain a major financial lift for basic scientific research across the country.
CBC
Video: Historic Canadian university grapples with problematic past
Dalhousie University’s president has appointed a panel to find out more about the school’s ties to racism and slavery.
CBC
Witness grilled on inconsistencies at Gee-Gees sexual assault trial
Two former University of Ottawa hockey players are facing sexual assault charges in connection with an incident at a hotel in Thunder Bay in 2014.
Brandon Sun
BU, ACC pull plug on joint business school plan
Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College have abandoned plans for a joint business school more than two years after the idea was first announced.
Featured Jobs
- Veterinary Medicine - Faculty Position (Large Animal Internal Medicine) University of Saskatchewan
- Business – Lecturer or Assistant Professor, 2-year term (Strategic Management) McMaster University
- Canada Excellence Research Chair in Computational Social Science, AI, and Democracy (Associate or Full Professor)McGill University
- Psychology - Assistant Professor (Speech-Language Pathology)University of Victoria
- Education - (2) Assistant or Associate Professors, Teaching Scholars (Educational Leadership)Western University
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