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19-year-old B.C. inventor makes 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Ann Makosinski, a second-year student at UBC, created a flashlight powered by the heat of the human hand and a mug that can charge a phone battery via hot coffee.
Vancouver Sun
UBC president apologizes to Furlong for cancelling speech
John Furlong was scheduled to speak at a scholarship breakfast on Feb. 28, but his appearance was cancelled to avoid controversy over past unproven allegations against him.
Edmonton Journal
MacEwan University revamps program in anticipation of huge demand for psychiatric nurses
The number of psychiatric nurses in Alberta will need to quadruple over the next 25 years to meet demand, according to the college that oversees them.
CBC
A delicate conversation: How to talk about suicide in the public sphere
‘We need to be cautious about how we have these kinds of conversations,’ a Memorial University researcher says.
CBC
WWF study says renewable energy will work, save money in Arctic communities
The study says there could be millions in cost savings and greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by up to 74 percent.
Toronto Star
Opinion: Time to move health research into the community
Changing how we educate our health experts will improve our health-care system, write Stephen Bornstein, director of the Centre for Applied Health Research, and Adalsteinn Brown, expert adviser with EvidenceNetwork.ca.
Maclean’s
New program helps northern Ontario students find jobs close to home
College graduates across northern Ontario can now work closer to home thanks to a free program called Stay North, launched in September 2015.
CBC
Youth mental health charity opening 6 new chapters at GTA schools
‘Peer to peer connection’ is the key to success of the Jack.org program, its founder says.
Globe and Mail
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