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Three successive political science classes have teamed up with community members to make a case for local landmark
A historic lighthouse in Gabarus, Nova Scotia may get a new lease on life thanks to the help of some third- and fourth-year political science students at Cape Breton University. The 125-year-old beacon on Cape Breton Island, a throwback to Gabarus’s bygone days as a fishing hub, was declared surpl...
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The “Kijiji Index” looks at who is buying what online.
Not long ago, many people regarded second-hand goods as being, well, second rate. But with the creation of classified-advertising websites, the current craze for all things retro, and environmental concerns, there appears to be less stigma attached to buying used goods today. Canadian consumers now ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/researchers-take-a-first-look-at-canadas-second-hand-economy/
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Les universités canadiennes ont adopté un ensemble de principes décrivant leur engagement commun à améliorer les perspectives d’éducation pour les étudiants autochtones. Universités Canada, l’association qui représente les universités publiques et privées à but non lucratif du pays, ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-universites-canadiennes-sengagent-a-ameliorer-les-perspectives-pour-les-etudiants-autochtones/
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Laurier prof says quality of public opinion polling is dropping, making election projections more difficult
Barry Kay, a member of the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy, or LISPOP, has been doing seat projections for upcoming elections for the past 35 years. But, he warns, “People should understand I do not have a crystal ball. The fact is the model is only as good as the poll...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/the-polls-are-bad-their-accuracy-that-is/
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UBC’s big tree registry aims to protect the province’s giants.
A group of professional tree-climbers dedicated to saving British Columbia’s biggest trees last year scaled Big Lonely Doug to measure its height. This coastal Douglas fir is so-named because it stands alone in a clear-cut near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. At 66 metres, or roughly the hei...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/registry-champions-b-c-s-big-trees/
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Un nouvel ouvrage décrit comment les historiens utilisent l’analyse longitudinale pour faire la lumière sur notre passé collectif.
Ces dernières décennies, la numérisation et le regroupement par milliers de vieux documents – recensements, registres paroissiaux manuscrits, etc. – permettent de voir l’évolution de nos sociétés sous un angle nouveau. Ces énormes bases de données permettent aux chercheurs d’étudier...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/de-vastes-ensembles-de-donnees-reliees-entre-elles-transforment-la-recherche-en-histoire/
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Its ringmaster is circus scholar and Concordia professor Patrick Leroux.
Parents might be convinced of the value of helping their children become media literate and technologically literate, but few may have considered the benefits of being circus literate. That’s the goal of literature professor Patrick Leroux, a playwright, artist and theatre director wh...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/quebec-at-the-centre-of-the-emerging-field-of-circus-studies/
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The “It doesn’t Have to Hurt” initiative aims to disseminate evidence-based research quickly through social media.
A children’s pain specialist has partnered with a popular blog for mothers in a campaign to disseminate pain research more quickly. Christine Chambers, a clinical psychologist and professor at Dalhousie University, launched the “It Doesn’t Have to Hurt
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The patient is stunned, then furious. “A mistake? You made a mistake?” he thunders, before breaking down in ragged sobs.
The surgeon, a urology resident, has just told his patient that the pathology report indicating no evidence of prostate cancer had been misfiled in “Mr. Smith’s” char...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/physicians-work-with-actors-to-get-better-at-breaking-bad-news/
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Selon des bénéficiaires de subventions du CRSH, une grande partie de ces données est utilisée sans notre consentement ou à notre insu.
Discuter avec David Lyon peut être déstabilisant, même d’un sujet aussi réjouissant que l’obtention d’une subvention de partenariat de 2,5 millions de dollars du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH). Ce professeur de sociologie à l’Université Queen’s est cependant ravi q...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/des-chercheurs-preoccupes-par-lexploitation-des-megadonnees-pour-la-surveillance/
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“Sometimes 10 seconds can be the difference between life and death,” says professor Carlos Ventura.
Most experts believe British Columbia is due for a major earthquake. Carlos Ventura, director of the University of British Columbia’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, agrees the province is vulnerable, but as for when a seismic disruption may strike, he has no idea.
Rather than sit...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/ubc-profs-earthquake-warning-system-is-ready-for-the-big-one/
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Discovering extraterrestrial life is the goal of the new Institute for Research on Exoplanets, or iREx, at Université de Montréal. The institute will be helped in its quest by a recent $1-million donation from the Trottier Family Foundation, created by Lorne Trottier, a founder of the Montreal...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/u-de-montreal-searches-extraterrestrial-life/
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Les établissements de soins de longue durée sur les campus sont un laboratoire vivant de recherche sur le vieillissement.
The Village at University Gates, un établissement de soins de longue durée de Waterloo, en Ontario, ressemble aux autres établissements canadiens pour personnes âgées. Médecins, personnel infirmier et autres professionnels de la santé offrent divers services de santé. Les résidents font...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/ouverture-dune-residence-pour-personnes-agees-sur-un-campus/
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Western brings research inside a community crisis centre to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.
For decades, the name Mary J. Wright was associated with an innovative, on-campus “laboratory preschool” at Western University which was established by the educational psychology professor in 1973 to conduct research on children from low-income families. Now Western is helping to reinvigorat...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/legacy-of-a-child-psychology-pioneer-reborn-through-an-innovative-new-partnership/
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“I have always loved the idea of immersing myself in a dissertation. I envied people who were doing their PhDs. I would think ‘Take me with you!” says Tom Howell, co-creator of a radio project inspired by the work of Canadian PhD students.
Introducing their audience to students who have...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/listen-up-cbc-radio-explores-the-work-of-phds/
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Do you eat organic fruit? Drive an eco-friendly car? If so, society likely thinks you’re a good person – unless you’re on welfare.
We don’t look kindly on those who use government financial assistance to buy expensive “ethical” items, according to a study published in a recent issue o...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/study-shows-ethical-consumption-perceived-moral-high-earners-shoppers-welfare/
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Surprise performances by the Toronto-born rapper reflect a transformation in Ryerson’s campus culture.
If Continue reading’s on your stage, you’ve made it big. At least, that’s what the Toronto-born rapper personifies for Jen Gonzales, director of student life at Ryerson University.
Surprise performances by the Grammy winner bookended Ryer...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/drake-game-changer-ryerson/
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In more than 30 years as an artist and designer, Lou-ann Neel has seen trends come and go.
She has also grown accustomed to a common refrain from people who use her designs, which draw upon traditional styles of her
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Au moins cinq universités ont embauché des coordonnateurs de la prévention de la violence sexuelle au cours des deux dernières années.
Dans plusieurs universités canadiennes, la lutte contre la violence sexuelle sur les campus constitue désormais un travail à plein temps. Depuis 2015, au moins cinq universités ont créé et pourvu des postes de coordonnateur de la prévention et de la formation en matière de violence sexuelle ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-universites-coordonnent-leurs-interventions-en-matiere-de-violence-sexuelle/
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Eden Hennessey focuses on the positive in her latest interactive artwork at Laurier.
Eden Hennessey, a psychology PhD candidate at Wilfrid Laurier University, now has two art exhibitions about sexism in the STEM fields to her name. The latest, #DistractinglyHonest, launched this fall at Laurier and features 15 interactive pieces built around portraits of women in science across a ra...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/distractinglyhonest-exhibit-highlights-womens-work-stem/
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