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BY IVAN JOSEPH & IVAN JOSEPH | September 09 2020

A vice-provost, student affairs, and an incoming first-year student sit down to talk about the student experience during a pandemic.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | September 02 2020

Public health communicators, they say, need to show humility, admit what they don’t know, and most importantly foster a two-way dialogue.

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | August 26 2020

Students will again venture the globe one day as part of their education, and when they do universities must be ready to assist them when things don’t go as planned.

BY DIANE PETERS | August 25 2020

As research ramps ups dramatically due to COVID-19, some researchers say we need to do better to keep the knowledge, and develop the downstream products, here.

BY EMILY BARON CADLOFF, SHAUNA MCGINN & MARK CARDWELL | August 19 2020

Remote teaching, half-empty residences and virtual orientations will mark this year’s return for most students.

BY MELISSA FUNDIRA | August 12 2020

Rates of domestic violence and violence against women have been on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers are moving quickly to support survivors stuck at home.

BY KERRY BANKS | July 29 2020

As COVID-19 began to spread around the globe, so too did a toxic brew of rumours, misinformation and conspiracy theories.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | July 20 2020

The York assistant professor and author of From the Ashes says he has a responsibility to those who suffer from addiction, and to his former self, to tell his story of homelessness and redemption.

BY DIANE PETERS | July 07 2020

Struggling to juggle myriad responsibilities, “the easiest thing to put off … is research,” says one professor.

BY SHAUNA MCGINN | July 02 2020

Students at OCAD University found creative ways to complete final projects from home.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | June 30 2020

Seven academics reflect on the moment they realized the world had changed.

BY KERRY BANKS | June 29 2020

“We’re witnessing the disappearance of history,” says one expert.

BY EVA VOINIGESCU | June 24 2020

The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital is pioneering an open-science model that could change the way medical research is conducted across the globe.

BY RHIANNON RUSSELL | June 17 2020

This May, Yukon College officially became Yukon University. The journey to becoming Canada’s first university north of the 60th parallel has been more than 45 years in the making.

BY KAT ESCHNER | May 20 2020

The scholar’s latest book is not only the culmination of a career spent examining the ethics of biotechnology, it’s a call to action for the rest of us get in on the conversation.

BY DIANE PETERS | May 19 2020

Among their many efforts, students are collecting much-needed protective equipment, aiding frontline workers and assisting with contact tracing.

BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | May 13 2020

Universities from across the country begin to state their intentions for September.

BY EDMUND ADAM | April 29 2020

What the history of pandemics can tell university leaders about the aftermath of COVID-19.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | April 24 2020

The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | April 22 2020

The Canada Emergency Student Benefit, Canada Student Service Grant, an expansion of the Canada Student Grant and some 76,000 jobs are some of the new measures announced.