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BY JACKIE WONG | March 08 2019

Whether in her Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society lab or on Twitter, Dr. TallBear pushes boundaries to make space for the next generation.

BY DIANE PETERS | March 06 2019

Research suggests that student evaluations of teaching are often badly designed and used inappropriately. But change is underway.

BY JESSICA NATALE WOOLLARD | March 05 2019

The guidelines require students to have a letter signed by their instructor indicating what kind of editing help is permitted.

BY KERRY BANKS | February 27 2019

Researchers from numerous disciplines have begun to investigate the heavy toll that loneliness takes on society.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | February 20 2019

Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.

BY MARK CARDWELL | February 12 2019

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières has recruited top Australian forensics expert to study the open-air decomposition of human remains.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | February 01 2019

Undeterred by her firing as Ontario’s chief scientist, U of T’s Dr. Shoichet continues to champion science outreach and collaboration.

BY NELANTHI HEWA | January 23 2019

While its founding order of Ursuline Sisters slowly dies out, Canada’s only all-female university embraces a second century of empowering women.

BY DONNA KOTSOPOULOS | January 21 2019

Let 2019 be the year of women and leadership at your institution.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | January 10 2019

More students are opting to live in theme-based residences.

BY ALEXIS KIENLEN | January 08 2019

The work celebrates water, life and womanhood.

BY UA/AU | January 02 2019

Welcome to 2019. As we turn a new page, here are the stories and issues that shaped the past year in Canadian higher education. This year is a special one for University Affairs as we mark our 60th anniversary. You will notice a design refresh if you get our print magazine (and if you don’t, you can subscribe for […]

BY KERRY BANKS | December 26 2018

Educators are using gaming elements, combined with the interactive and immersive aspects of virtual reality, to enhance learning.

BY UA/AU | December 26 2018

Over the past year, the University Affairs team has read and reported, edited and produced, hundreds of stories. Here are six that stayed with us. I was sexually assaulted. I turned to my university for help. Here’s what happened Coming up with the visuals for this first-person essay about a student who sought help from […]

BY ERIKA THORKELSON | December 19 2018

Several smaller universities are heading downtown to open new arts-focused facilities.

BY SHANNON DEA | December 14 2018

For reasons of naiveté or worse, the media and the public have been taken in by the view that there is a free speech crisis on campus.

BY TERRI COLES | December 12 2018

The event, where graduate students explained their research in the form of a baked good, appears to be the first of its kind in Canada.

BY CYNTHIA MACDONALD | December 03 2018

CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar uses “multimessenger” astronomy for new insights, while pushing for more diversified and inclusive viewpoints.

BY JESSICA NATALE WOOLLARD | November 28 2018

Helping one another was a central theme of fourth national forum held at the University of Victoria.

BY SORAYA ROBERTS | November 14 2018

Still, a few universities have committed to offering services that specifically address eating disorders as part of their health and wellness programs.

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