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BY LOUISA SIMMONS | DEC 19 2017

Several universities have committed to supporting oppressed academics, but few have followed through.

BY LOUISA SIMMONS | DEC 15 2017

First four winners will come to Canada from the U.K., New Zealand and the U.S.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | DEC 12 2017

The province has invested nearly $350,000 to draw students to northern British Columbia, a region that is suffering from dwindling student enrolment.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | DEC 06 2017

The contents of the painter’s workspace – from a trove of pens to customized furniture the artist built himself – offer clues to his creative process and discussion points for the future of Canadian art.

BY SAMIA MADWAR | DEC 05 2017

The site’s readership and content have expanded over the years, now reaching an average of 40,000 visits per month.

BY GREGORY GUEVARA | DEC 04 2017

They call their discovery “Steve.”

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 29 2017

Full-time academic staff are increasing in the higher ranks and dropping at the assistant professor level, according to 2016-17 UCASS data from Statistics Canada.

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | NOV 29 2017

French-speaking researchers are increasingly choosing to publish their scientific articles in English.

BY SHARON ASCHAIEK | NOV 27 2017

Five universities and three community colleges hire a shared chief information security officer to help fend off attacks.

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 24 2017

Full-time undergraduate enrolment up a more modest two percent this fall compared to 2016.

BY MARTHA TROIAN | NOV 22 2017

That was the theme of third annual reconciliation forum, held at University of Manitoba.

BY BRENDAN SHAUGHNESSY | NOV 16 2017

The report’s authors call for at least one-quarter of students within the next decade to have an international learning experience.

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 15 2017

Plus, UBC and U of King’s College recognized in new award category for student journalism.

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 14 2017

The Gender Summit North America 2017 brought academic and corporate leaders together in Montreal to discuss how to foster diversity in organizations and at universities.

BY HANNAH HOAG | NOV 13 2017

“Animals have made tremendous contributions to our understanding of human biology, but they are not us.”

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 07 2017

Kirsty Duncan spoke at the Canadian Science Policy Conference about the importance of equity and diversity in science and addressed “the elephant in the room” – funding.

BY WENDY GLAUSER | NOV 07 2017

Networks of Centres of Excellence that reach the end of their final funding cycle by 2019 are now allowed to reapply.

BY ANQI SHEN | NOV 03 2017

Artist Carey Newman’s large-scale Witness Blanket installation passes through the University of the Fraser Valley.

BY JACKIE WONG | OCT 31 2017

New and expanding campuses mix urban renewal with a renewed focus on the importance of the creative arts and design to the surrounding community.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | OCT 30 2017

New station connecting York to downtown has been decades in the making.