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Students, faculty and staff from across Canada meet to address problems in accessing care.
It was a challenge that couldn’t be refused.
Professors and students at Université Laval work to prevent the city’s prized shade trees from disappearing.
Marjan Eggermont teaches engineers to get the lead out – the lead pencil, that is.
The concept is gaining traction in Canada but has not yet become “the kind of national movement that we’d hoped”.
New proposed tariff is significantly higher than previous fee regime and will now also cover digital works.
This online resource attracts motivated learners with quirky course offerings and Creative Commons education materials.
A new software developed by a Carleton University professor allows drivers to pay for parking using their cellphone.
David Johnston the first academic to hold the post.
Six students in the management of technology MBA program at Simon Fraser University have developed an iPhone application, QuakeAware, that tells you what to do in the event of an earthquake. The application is available for free online through the Apple iTunes store. “The recent catastrophes in Haiti and Chile reminded us that an earthquake […]
‘It’s the right thing to do’
Most Tuesday mornings, Adaora Agu, a third-year marketing major at Ryerson’s school of management, travels to Scarborough to visit Rosalie Hall, a resource centre and shelter for 25 teenaged single mothers and expectant mothers. Ms. Agu’s mission: to make them savvier about personal finance. “Switching from brand-name products to no-frills is one of the key […]
New action plan for Haitian universities unveiled by AUF at Montreal conference.
They may be cute, but UVic’s rabbits have got to go.
All 19 chair holders held positions outside Canada prior to being named – a big brain gain for this country.
A landmark court ruling in B.C. touches on the bicameral model of academic governance.
Please note that this podcast interview is in French.
A veterinary program developed at UPEI gives students an opportunity to help Northern animals.
What started as one man’s musings about the impact of teachers in his life has turned into the country’s most prestigious award for university teaching.