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Education agents – friend and foe for university recruiters

February 8, 2010

Reputable agents can be your best representative for attracting international students, say recruiters, but beware the shysters.

Federal granting agencies get more appointees from outside academe

February 8, 2010

Outcry over a Pfizer executive appointed to CIHR’s governing body hasn’t echoed with the other granting councils.

Inuit adapt to climate change: new documentary

February 8, 2010

Researchers record the tales and observations of people from the North for a feature-length film on climate change, arctic survival and adaptation.

SFU student co-founds popular lyrics website

February 8, 2010

Student Milun Tesovic co-founded metrolyrics.com and made Billboard Magazine's 2009 Top 30 under 30 list - all by the age of 25.

Montreal Neurological Institute celebrates 75 years

February 8, 2010

Locally known as the Neuro, this institution was founded by Wilder Penfield.

Ignatieff’s campus tour

February 8, 2010

Most likely goal is to recruit party volunteers, observers say.

Universities need naming policies

January 25, 2010

What to do when a convicted felon has his or her name attached to a prominent campus building, an endowed chair, or other university structure or program.


Archive
Canadian survey of postdocs reveals dissatisfaction

 Report recommends time limit on postdoctoral training

January 6, 2010
Manning: an unlikely ally for universities?

Preston Manning has been a knowledgeable supporter of science for years

January 6, 2010
A confident India beckons Canada’s universities

Canada-India academic relations are poised to grow in two main areas: exchanges and partnerships.

January 6, 2010
Making the most of the Winter Games

A torch stands outside the Olympic skating oval at the University of Calgary, a lasting reminder of Calgary’s 1988 Winter Games and the legacy they left behind.

January 4, 2010
Chances are you will read this

When the lottery jackpot is particularly big or it looks like the Leafs might possibly make the playoffs, the probability is quite high that Jeffrey Rosenthal will be called upon by the media to elucidate the chances that you or the Leafs will win.

January 4, 2010
The mystery of the two-headed calf

 There’s plenty of folklore, but few facts, about the origins of a two-headed calf on display in the pathology wing of the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

January 4, 2010
Living wall earns serious green cred

A wall of plants three stories high at Saint Mary’s University is not only meant to be esthetically pleasing, but also helps to remove airborne contaminants.

January 4, 2010
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