Headlines for Jan. 19, 2018

Global News
Atlantic provinces to develop mental health framework in an effort to help students
The framework will allow the provinces to learn from each other and to create province-specific initiatives.
Global News
U of S receives over $2.2M in cyber infrastructure funding
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are set to receive significant funding from the provincial government to harness the power of super computers.
Calgary Herald
STEAM not STEM: Why scientists need arts training
Richard Lachman writes, “How else do our universities teach empathy, ethics and citizenship than through our arts and humanities fields?”
Ottawa Citizen
Carleton University would ‘be pleased to discuss’ giving Hassan Diab back his job
The academic who returned to Ottawa Monday after spending three years in a French prison could get his job back at Carleton University.
CBC
Mount Allision proposal to phase out top librarian makes students, staff want to make noise
Under the proposal, a dean would take over library duties with help from a non-librarian.
CBC
Canada’s united NAFTA pitch and student job grants
The At Issue panel looks at whether the federal government should have a say in determining the value of student job grants.
Featured Jobs
- Veterinary Medicine - Faculty Position (Large Animal Internal Medicine) University of Saskatchewan
- Canada Excellence Research Chair in Computational Social Science, AI, and Democracy (Associate or Full Professor)McGill University
- Business – Lecturer or Assistant Professor, 2-year term (Strategic Management) McMaster University
- Psychology - Assistant Professor (Speech-Language Pathology)University of Victoria
- Canada Excellence Research Chair in Forest Biodiversity Conservation (Full Professor)University of New Brunswick
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