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Association wants to explore the ways its member universities contribute to Canada.
With drug companies reducing antibiotic research, it has fallen to academia to develop the next weapons to fight bacterial infection.
At Halifax symposium, some suggest that cost-cutting might be needed during tough times.
One result is more strikes than usual on Canadian campuses, experts say.
The organization formerly known as APICS gets a new name and look but retains its goal of linking the region’s faculty, students and scientists.
The University of Calgary has a new student group, which started this fall: the Nursing Guys Club.
Gliding safely to research success.
Researcher chronicles the relationship between Quebeckers and their religious profanity.
“Living laboratory” will serve as a test bed for innovation and research.
Dalhousie program puts “in costume” in a whole new light.
Recent WHO recommendation about TB testing prompted by team’s finding.
Proposals for overhauling the NRC, student internships and continued funding for research granting councils are well received.
The number of international students also up sharply from last year.
The University Affairs website took home top honours at the third annual Canadian Online Publishing Awards, winning gold for Best Companion Web Site in the blue division for business-to-business, professional association, farm or scholarly websites. Other nominees in that category included Quill & Quire, Conseiller.ca and Advisor.ca. This award is given to the publication deemed […]
Index, 12 years in the making, tracks quality of life in Canada.
It took seven years, but Memorial University has finally been able to bestow its honorary doctoral degree upon Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
One in four: that’s the ratio of female to male MPs elected to the 41st federal Parliament. It’s a staggering underrepresentation, and yet it’s the highest level yet attained for women in the Commons. These gender imbalances are evident not just in politics but in many senior leadership positions, a fact that has led to […]
University plans to create 50 chairs over five years to foster innovation in teaching.
New fellowship program to help doctors, lawyers and financiers.
Pan-Canadian event is meant to celebrate success of the KIP program.