Headlines for July 11, 2017

Windsor Star
University of Windsor to hire five Indigenous professors
Five full-time, tenure-track Indigenous professors will be hired as part of a new President’s Indigenous Peoples Scholars Program.
Global News
University of Alberta nanoscientists create commercial ‘molecular’ product for guitars
The scientists have used the latest nanotechnology in a guitar pedal that duplicates the rich sound without the inconvenience and expense.
Globe and Mail
Finally, a way to halt Canada’s ‘brain drain’
Expat academics, doctors and IT workers are considering coming home, and talented professionals abroad are looking at the tippy-top of North America with new interest.
Policy Options
Opinion: Canada can fill the research gap
The US administration’s clampdown on facts, research and knowledge provides great opportunity for Canada to lead, Michèle Lamont writes.
Featured Jobs
- Science - Assistant Professor (Teaching)The University of British Columbia
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- Canada Excellence Research Chair in Energy TransitionsUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
- Canadian Politics - Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto
- Psychology - Assistant Professor (Clinical Psychology)Queen's University
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