Headlines for Sept. 14, 2018

CBC
MUN president Gary Kachanoski to finish term early
The president of Memorial University of Newfoundland will be stepping down from the top job early, in December 2019, the university announced Thursday.
Global News
UBC researchers develop wearable ultrasound device the size of a Band-Aid
A made-in-B.C. technological breakthrough has the promise of providing easy and cheap access to ultrasound scans.
Calgary Herald
Provincial university tuition and fee guidelines coming this fall
Legislation governing Alberta post-secondary tuition will be tabled this fall, following a review launched close to two years ago.
Guardian
Opinion: Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free
Those who take on the global industry that traps research behind paywalls are heroes, not thieves, writes George Monbiot.
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