Headlines for February 29, 2024

CNW
Government of Canada reappoints president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Ted Hewitt will continue to provide strong leadership to Canada’s research community.
Financial Post
‘People are being exploited’: Canada’s international ‘student trafficking’ industry backfiring on Trudeau
Explosion of foreign students has resulted in housing shortages, flawed academic programs being taught in strip malls
CTV News
Concerns at Laurentian University about impact of cyber incident
It’s day 10 of no access to WiFi, email and information technology services at Laurentian University.
Toronto Star
Here’s why Doug Ford can get away with squeezing Ontario’s colleges and universities
Post-secondary education institutions will always be the sacrificial lambs of this province’s politics, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
University of Alberta
U of A research team uncovers universal code driving formation of all cell membrane
“Revolutionary” research by undergraduate student suggests a new approach to designing and targeting drugs for cancer and neurological diseases.
CBC News
Use owls, not poison to get rid of rodents, students tell university officials
Rodent boxes use poison that travels up food chain and harms ecosystem, students say.
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