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BY DANIEL DROLET | February 09 2009

Atlantic universities learn a lot about wooing applicants as their local supply of 18 to 24-year-olds starts to dry up. Are there lessons here for other regions?

Robyn Zajac knew she wanted to study outside her native Manitoba, so she applied to universities in Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was near the bottom of her list;...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/suiting-the-new-recruits/
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BY DANIEL DROLET | February 12 2014

Switching disciplines in academia is not an easy choice, but those who’ve done it say the move can broaden your outlook and enrich your life.

Spend a little time Googling and you can quickly come up with names of famous people who switched careers in mid-stream. Julia Child, for example, worked in intelligence for the U.S. government before transitioning to cookbook author and television chef. Harrison Ford was a carpenter before he made ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/meet-5-academics-who-have-switched-disciplines-mid-career/
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BY UA/AU | December 30 2021
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. ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/2021-canadian-higher-education-in-review/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | May 21 2014

Library sprouts a new addition, which is accessible to the local community.

Twenty years after transitioning to digital records, Dalhousie University’s MacRae Library has dusted off its wooden card catalogues to house its latest collection: seeds. MacRae’s seed lending library...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/seed-lending-at-dalhousie-library-is-a-self-sustaining-collection-for-the-local-community/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | September 21 2015

Residences compete to see which building can conserve the most.

Residence staff and students at Western University have turned an energy conservation initiative into a program with serious buzz. Continue reading, which takes place this year from Sept. 28 to Oct. 11, will involve up to 5,000 stud...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/energy-conservation-event-at-western-asks-students-to-power-down/
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BY NATALIE SAMSON | April 20 2016

Mindshare series officially launched in Edmonton with a discussion on the future of energy.

Energy, new frontiers in space, cyber security, socio-economic diversity, water security, reconciliation, human migration: these are some of the big issues Canada’s governments and communities are grappling with – and, with the help of a new travelling speaker series, universities are positi...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/new-speaker-series-promotes-university-expertise-to-solve-the-worlds-pressing-issues/
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BY BECKY RYNOR | June 27 2018

To build empathy and find solutions, civic leaders and service providers were asked to navigate the web of local agencies.

If you are 17-year-old Rachelle, you have already had a tough life. Your mom was a drug addict. You were bounced between various family members and an array of foster homes. Some foster parents were nice, Rachelle recalled. “Some would allow us to have family dinners with them. Some locked the fri...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/u-of-ottawa-hosts-poverty-challenge-to-build-empathy-seek-solutions/
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BY UA/AU | April 30 2021

April 28, 2021

Atlantic universities under lockdown

The Continue reading is reporting an outbreak at its Magee House residence. ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-april-2021/
Media Scan
BY TARA SIEBARTH | April 16 2019
Hamilton Spectator Continue reading Hamilton researchers have discovered "kingpin" cells that or...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-april-16-2019/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | May 20 2020
Huffington Post Continue reading When Ye En Kim came to Canada to study engineering, she was eager to practice at McGill ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-may-20-2020/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | June 08 2020
The Globe and Mail Continue reading For students in the class ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-8-2020/
Media Scan
BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | June 18 2020
Global News Continue reading Addressing Canadians on Wedn...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-18-2020/
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BY HANNAH LIDDLE | June 26 2023
CBC News Continue reading A group of academics who took part in an event at King's University College ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/media-scan/headlines-for-june-26-2023/
In my opinion
BY JAMES SOUTHWORTH | February 13 2018

Op-ed articles help students to learn the important skills of engaging and persuading a reader.

There’s something rather futile about argumentative research papers that focus on moral, political and social issues. For all their merits in developing students’ writing, research and critical thinking skills, these papers usually fail. That is, they fail in their purpose of persuading a reader...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/value-op-ed/
In my opinion
BY VESELIN JUNGIC | April 21 2020

My underlying message to my students was to keep their educational goals as an anchor during these unexpected times.

Despite the changes to our everyday lives over the past several weeks, I am convinced that as a teacher it is my role and responsibility to keep my students accountable to the same high academic standards and ethical code of conduct as before COVID-19 upended our community. Like other organizatio...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/despite-the-pandemic-the-rules-of-academic-integrity-still-apply/
In my opinion
BY BRYN WILLIAMS-JONES | July 23 2020

Let’s ensure we recognize and support their extraordinary efforts during the COVID-19 crisis.

As a result of the current pandemic, professors and students are having to adapt to new ways of working in a world full of uncertainties. When will our children be able to go back to school? Will we be able to visit our elderly parents? What will happen with the upcoming academic year? They are expe...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/administrative-personnel-are-the-universitys-frontline-workers/
In my opinion
BY NAOKO ELLIS & DEREK GLADWIN | July 26 2022

For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to an electric vehicle is a difficult decision.

Despite learning that climate change is Continue reading, society has been slow to decrease the use of fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a consumer, for instance, making the switch to a...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/how-climate-storytelling-helps-people-navigate-complexity-and-find-solutions/
In my opinion
BY NICOLE CAMPBELL & ASIL EL GALAD | July 26 2023

We need to reimagine our teaching practices.

quote>“As a generally anxious student, I spent the summer of 2019 researching 'How to survive your first year of university.' I thought I was prepared. However, when I first heard a peer mention they were visiting office hours, I asked if they were in trouble. After they laughed and explaine...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/the-hidden-curriculum-and-its-impacts-on-students-and-educators/
The Black Hole
BY JONATHAN THON | September 10 2012
Satisfaction levels increase in academic science as careers progress and are highest at the full-professor level ("Continue reading," PDF). While this is usually preceded by a doubling in...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/academic-burnout-should-be-a-major-cause-for-concern/
The Black Hole
BY DAVID KENT | October 21 2013
Over the coming weeks, I'll be breaking down the fantastic information found in the Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars 2013 Survey of Canadian Postdocs. To start this, I thought I would focus on the most surprising finding in my mind: 53.1% of the 1,830 respondents were either landed immi...
https://universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-black-hole/half-of-canadas-early-career-researchers-are-not-canadian/
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