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Marie Hopwood of Vancouver Island University has partnered with a local brewery to revive the suds of civilizations past.
Several dozen from across Canada have been meeting every Friday to help each other and their students navigate through the pandemic.
With expertise in flexible, modular training through online delivery, CE units are helping to steer their institutions through the chaos of COVID-19.
May 29, 2020 CFI suspends COVID-19 funding competition On May 26, we reported on a new “Exceptional Opportunities Fund” competition offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation for research related to COVID-19. The next day, CFI suspended the competition, which intended to fund up to $25 million for “urgent needs for equipment for ongoing research related to COVID-19.” The foundation explained the decision in a statement posted to its website: “We have received a number of questions from the community and appreciate your feedback. We are taking extra time to consult, evaluate and […]
In Reacting to the Past games, students engage with history by inhabiting a character.
They say rising anti-Asian incidents in Canada worry them, but they won’t let that dash their ambitions.
Experts say decision on Access Copyright tariffs is an important win for universities.
Among their many efforts, students are collecting much-needed protective equipment, aiding frontline workers and assisting with contact tracing.
Universities from across the country begin to state their intentions for September.
International students stranded on campus are trying to make the best of it for now, but don’t know what the future holds for them.
Facing an $8-million shortage in annual funding, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine has been forced to look at new revenue options.
A Q&A with Tanya Sharpe, founder of U of T’s Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims, about her timely new discussion series 30@8:30.
A group of professors teamed up with Monty Python comedian Terry Jones to turn the prologue of The Canterbury Tales into a multimedia app.
April 30, 2020 Federal aid update: House passes CESB bill, CCPA crunches the numbers The federal government just got a step closer to releasing $9 billion in emergency student aid. The Liberals’ introduced legislation in the House of Commons on Wednesday to create the Canada Emergency Student Benefit. The benefit will provide $1,250 a […]
From open-book tests to AI-enhanced proctoring tools, final exams will look very different for most faculty members.
The new program at Trent’s GTA campus aspires to engage “with issues of diverse communities,” says administrator.
The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.
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.
Created in about a week, the collection offers a “snapshot” of the pandemic from scholars in the social sciences and humanities.
No widespread culling is being reported, as workers strive to maintain this crucial research infrastructure.