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As news media navigate a time of unparalleled disruption, training the next generation of journalists has never been more of a challenge.
Journalism’s decline has been swift and ruthless. While nearly every household had a newspaper delivered to its door 60 years ago, these days it’s less than one in 10, according to the 2017 report Continue reading, published by t...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/journalism-programs-struggle-to-adapt-to-changing-times/
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The behind-the-scenes crew that keeps a campus the size of a small city up and running.
Every morning, Martin Deblois starts his workday at Université Laval by caring for the school’s huge indoor swimming pools. “They’re our biggest physical responsibility and maintaining them is one of the most challenging jobs on campus,” says Mr. Deblois just before 8 a.m. on a late-spring ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-university-maintenance-department/
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For many, leaving academia to start a family is a one-way trip – a derailment condescendingly referred to as “the mommy track.”
Tara Martin seemingly had it all. She had shattered the glass ceiling. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, she rose to the position of principal research scientist with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, founding a team pion...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/women-who-take-extended-maternity-leave-face-a-tougher-return-to-work/
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The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital is pioneering an open-science model that could change the way medical research is conducted across the globe.
To create a potential vaccine for SARS in 2003, a group of Canadian researchers had to break the law.
Nearly 800 people died from this viral respiratory condition and some 8,000 infections were reported across the globe. By April 2003, when the SARS Accelerated Vacci...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/could-the-montreal-neuro-herald-a-paradigm-shift-in-scientific-research/
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As COVID-19 began to spread around the globe, so too did a toxic brew of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theories.
It didn’t take long. As the coronavirus outbreak began to spread around the globe, so too did a toxic brew of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theories. This rising tide of falsehoods and distortions has eroded public trust in institutions and led the World Health Organization to warn of an ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/in-the-midst-of-the-pandemic-academics-are-fighting-a-rising-infodemic/
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networking-during-a-pandemic-a-quick-guide-for-graduate-students/">network with others in their field, apply for jobs and Continue reading. Students...
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As an eventful 2021 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Re-enjoy some of our award-winning content during your holiday break. And in the spirit of the season, share this newsletter with anyone in your network who may not know about UA.
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Learning to know oneself and the world.
The following is an adapted version of a presentation the author gave at the Sommet des États généraux sur le postsecondaire en contexte francophone minoritaire (Summit of the National Dialogue on postsecondary education in francophone minority context in Canada) a...
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After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time.
Canada has a long history of underperforming on measures of private-sector spending on research and development, and failing to capitalize on the commercial potential of scientific discoveries made in the country. And it has almost as long a history of coming up with go...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/whats-happening-with-canadas-superclusters/
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As an eventful 2022 comes to an end, here are the stories and issues that shaped the year in Canadian higher education. Re-enjoy some of our award-winning content during your holiday break. And in the spirit of the season, share this newsletter with anyone in your network who may not know about UA.
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https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/2022-canadian-higher-education-in-review/
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The brainchild of one scholar, the webinar series, The Good and the Bad of Black Grad, has provided a platform for Black academic voices across the country.
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The western province has been through some dark times when it comes to funding. Will the newly elected government bring solutions, or more controversy?
Alberta’s postsecondary education system is under siege, according to many within the province’s academic community. Since the United Conservative Party (UCP) formed a majority government in April 2019, after former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney merged two w...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/the-political-battle-over-postsecondary-education-in-alberta/
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Canadian universities graduate plenty of people who can deal with the intricacies of molecular biology and genetic manipulation, but few who understand the basic mechanics of defending the country's plants, including crops and forests, from biological threats responsible for billions of dollars wort...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/federal-agency-sows-seeds-for-future-plant-experts/
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Is Dr. James Wilson a McGill man? Rumour and speculation abound since he was first seen sporting a McGill University sweatshirt in season two of the popular medical drama House, which airs on Fox TV in the U.S. and on the Global network in Canada, attracting some 20 million viewers per epis...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/mcgill-on-house/
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New partnerships and scholarship programs unveiled on the trip, and participants vow to deepen their relationship with India.
The visit by 15 Canadian university presidents to India in mid-November was seen by participants as a successful foray that could begin a deeper engagement by Canada’s postsecondary institutions on the continent.
“I think this mission has been very successful,” said Tom Traves, president of...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/university-presidents-return-from-india/
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Live streaming of games on the Internet called a model for the future.
University sports in Western Canada now have greater visibility, thanks to the launch of an online network called CanadaWest.TV. Since September, the new network is live streaming over the Internet all volle...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/university-sports-in-western-canada-go-live-online/
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Program targets first-generation students.
Andre Matte had heard all the horror stories about transitioning from high school to first year university. To add to his anxiety, Mr. Matte is the first in his family to go to university. So when he was flipping through the application for residency at the University of Alberta last spring, somethi...
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Majority Harper government sees research support as key to prosperity and jobs growth.
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Some faculty wary of ECO Canada initiative, while others welcome the move.
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Edited and published at UPEI, book includes recipes and essays from around the world.