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University of Calgary president to step down at end of 2018
“It has been an honour and a privilege,” Elizabeth Cannon said in a video message posted on the university’s website. “We have done great things.”
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RBC funding new cybersecurity lab at University of Waterloo
The Royal Bank of Canada is opening a cybersecurity lab at the University of Waterloo and investing $1.78 million into research to develop advanced defence and privacy tools.
CBC
Request for $20M to renovate Paul Martin Building could reintroduce law school option
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