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BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 27 2018

In anticipation of support for trainees in the upcoming federal budget, researchers and administrators shared their perspectives at CSPC.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | NOV 21 2018

A new report looks at how accessibility and accommodations are meeting the needs of disabled students across Canada.

BY SALMA MAHGOUB | NOV 20 2018

Student journalists in Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa combined their efforts to report on new cannabis policies on Canadian university campuses.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | NOV 14 2018

The Next Gen conference brought together industry and postsecondary institutions to discuss the future of storytelling in Canadian media.

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | NOV 12 2018

A professor’s donation goes towards an open-air classroom meant to encourage dialogue without distraction.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | NOV 05 2018

New conference centre, residence and business park in St. John’s focuses on tech and social innovation.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | NOV 02 2018

The researcher’s curiosity about comics culture all started in childhood.

BY SHARON OOSTHOEK | NOV 02 2018

In this course, undergraduates work hands-on with local businesses to learn how to measure and offset carbon emissions.

BY BECKY ROBERTSON | OCT 31 2018

Eight writers from around the globe are vying for the richest prize awarded to history books in English.

BY SALMA MAHGOUB | OCT 30 2018

Fourteen students were admitted to the medical school through the Black Student Application Program this year.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | OCT 24 2018

Researchers at Brescia and Western found public education through branding is increasing sales of healthier food in dining halls.

BY EMILY BARON CADLOFF | OCT 22 2018

With the Adopt-A-Soldier project, Wendy Robicheau is giving life to the names on Acadia’s war memorials.

BY BRIAN OWENS | OCT 17 2018

Canada’s newest Nobel laureate discusses the challenges of explaining her work, dealing with the sudden attention, and what to say to the Queen of Sweden.

BY SYLVAIN COMEAU | OCT 12 2018

Pseudo-science “erodes our critical thinking, and that might be the most serious damage in the long run,” says one professor.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | OCT 10 2018

But medical students say the problem is still likely to get worse if the ratio of residency spots to applicants doesn’t increase.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | OCT 09 2018

University groups also call for the next federal budget to include additional help for Indigenous students and more support for study-abroad opportunities.

BY BRIAN OWENS | OCT 04 2018

From state-of-the-art research trucks to drones and satellites, Flux Lab uses an arsenal of tools in its quest to measure greenhouse gas emissions across Canada.

BY MARK CARDWELL | OCT 03 2018

National competition aims to find innovative, practical and low-cost solutions to make our communities more accessible for persons with disabilities.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 03 2018

Hansard, a massive document of every word spoken in Canada’s parliamentary debates, is now online.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 02 2018

The federal government wants to bring a pilot version of the U.K. charter to Canada to promote equity and inclusion in research.

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