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2024年11月18日 · Engaging the public in sidewalk astronomy This year, a sidewalk astronomy project started by two friends who have a passion for astronomy is celebrating 10 years of building an urban stargazing community with pop-up events and experiential learning.
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Most Read. Data date: 2024-11-25 10:43:54; Quebec universities concerned about losing their autonomy; Improving universities’ public standing; 7 missing pieces: why students prefer in-person over online classes
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Most Read. Data date: 2024-11-22 14:43:04; Quebec universities concerned about losing their autonomy; EDI progress being made at Canadian institutions, but clear goals still lacking
Positioning Canada’s universities for the future
2023年12月6日 · D eep Saini began his term as the chair of the board of directors for Universities Canada in October 2023. The 18th principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, he is a career academic with a research background in plant biology. He most recently served as president of Dalhousie University and, prior to that, was vice-chancellor and president of the University of Canberra in Australia.
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2015年11月12日 · Headlines for November 20, 2024 CBC News Canadian scientists urged to end government-funded research with China in sensitive areas Report from parliamentary committee lands amid new appointment atop National Microbiology Lab. Montreal Gazette Student strike: Dawson to close Thursday, Concordia warns against violence during protests Tens of...
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Most Read. Data date: 2024-11-23 10:43:20; Quebec universities concerned about losing their autonomy; 7 missing pieces: why students prefer in-person over online classes
Time to rethink Canada’s international education strategy
2024年1月10日 · S unil Semplay arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont. in early 2022 to a winter of “unrelenting cold,” when locals were breaking their shovels just trying to dig out of the snowbanks.. But things felt pretty good to Sunil, besides missing his home in decidedly warmer Punjab, India. The computer science undergraduate had received a $10,000 annual scholarship to study at Lakehead University, a big ...
Is it time for mandatory mental health training for university …
2024年4月5日 · Mental health struggles have long been documented among university students. More than half of students suffer from depression and anxiety, compared to 11 per cent of the general population.This has lasting consequences for students’ mental and academic development, including, for some, the discontinuation of their studies.
2022: Canadian higher education in review — University Affairs
2023年1月3日 · Most read of 2022. 1. Ryerson University officially changes name to Toronto Metropolitan University The move signals a ‘new chapter’, after years of grassroots advocacy, consultation and committee work. 2. Are microcredentials the future of higher ed? They’ve been on the lips of a growing number of postsecondary administrators and faculty in recent years, and COVID-19 has only ...