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BY HANNAH HOAG | NOV 13 2017

“Animals have made tremendous contributions to our understanding of human biology, but they are not us.”

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 07 2017

Kirsty Duncan spoke at the Canadian Science Policy Conference about the importance of equity and diversity in science and addressed “the elephant in the room” – funding.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | NOV 07 2017

Networks of Centres of Excellence that reach the end of their final funding cycle by 2019 are now allowed to reapply.

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 03 2017

Artist Carey Newman’s large-scale Witness Blanket installation passes through the University of the Fraser Valley.

BY JACKIE WONG | OCT 31 2017

New and expanding campuses mix urban renewal with a renewed focus on the importance of the creative arts and design to the surrounding community.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | OCT 30 2017

New station connecting York to downtown has been decades in the making.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 26 2017

Universities Canada members voted to uphold seven “inclusive excellence” principles and to undertake an action plan from 2017 to 2022.

BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | OCT 23 2017

Despite all the excitement around the Ontario government’s promise to create a French-language university, questions remain concerning the proposed form.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | OCT 18 2017

A plaque commemorating that historic moment was unveiled in September.

BY JENNIFER GOUCHIE-TERRIS | OCT 16 2017

New position announced at an Association of Atlantic Universities’ conference on mental health held at Mount Allison University.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 10 2017

An advocate for legalizing and regulating drugs, Donald MacPherson is the winner of this year’s Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy at Simon Fraser University.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 06 2017

A partnership between the Mastercard Foundation, Rideau Hall Foundation, Vancouver Island University and Yukon College has ambitious aims.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | OCT 05 2017

A 14-metre stretch of sidewalk will soon power an entire office.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | OCT 04 2017

The Tri-Council funding agencies have announced that a redesign of the CCV is underway.

BY ANQI SHEN | OCT 03 2017

The craft of repairing and customizing lab equipment passes from one generation to the next at Brock.

BY ANQI SHEN | SEP 27 2017

Mona Nemer, biochemistry professor and recent vice-president of research at the University of Ottawa, takes the helm.

BY ANQI SHEN | SEP 25 2017

A university president, foundation executive, Canada Research Chair holder and a Vanier scholar weigh in on the Naylor report’s recommendations.

BY BRIAN OWENS | SEP 22 2017

The city’s two universities create new research chairs related to cannabis.

BY SARA HAROWITZ | SEP 20 2017

New UBC residence is world’s tallest wood building.

BY HANNAH HOAG | SEP 19 2017

The new station in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, will study Arctic issues including climate change.

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