The internet has changed the way scientists communicate with their funders, the public and each other.
Let 2019 be the year of women and leadership at your institution.
The loss of the commercially published books and recordings held in the library’s general collection is truly unfortunate – but the loss of the archive is tragic.
There’s growing respect for a collaborative kind of research activity that starts with a two-way exchange of information between researchers and the community
There’s growing interest in the role of the university as a tool for regional development, but the impact is hard to measure, warns expert Mario Polèse
The practice of psychiatry has changed a great deal in the last 30 years, but the stigma still lingers
Toronto’s Baher Abdulhai leads the way in helping cities clear up traffic congestion
Canadians have woken up to the vast potential of the Arctic, but researchers wonder what it will take to push attitudes to our northern latitudes beyond platitudes.
Les universités veulent rendre leurs technologies de l’information écoénergétiques et écologiques.
Canadian governments give generously with tax incentives and subsidies for business R&D, but businesses aren’t doing that much R&D in Canada. What are we doing wrong?
Academics need the media to help publicize their work, but when important findings are distorted it can lead to decades of distrust.
“We are family,” sang Sister Sledge back in 1979, but today what form that family takes is undergoing tremendous change, with important implications for society.
Alumni departments turn to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more, to engage alumni.
Canadian researchers lead the way in understanding the neurological, psychological and cognitive basis of music.
What some universities are doing to weave indigenous peoples, cultures and knowledge into the fabric of their campuses.
Quebec’s chief scientist, Rémi Quirion, talks about the effect of knowledge on society and his role as a “cheerleader” for research.
Academia has been slow to embrace podcasting, but these shows and their hosts are proving the form has much to offer.