Media Scan

September 2, 2010

Vancouver Sun

SFU's Petter sets sights above and below the clouds

Andrew Petter has unpacked in several offices.

Vancouver Sun

Back to school, deeper in debt

Soaring tuition in B.C. is creating financial barriers to education. That is at odds with British Columbians' values.

September 1, 2010

AUCC

What is the value of a university degree?

Its value can be measured by the benefits it brings to the graduate, to the local community, to the economy and to government.

 

Globe & Mail

From the ivory tower to the Facebook wall

University leaders find social media help in casting aside stuffy image – and recruiting students.

Financial Post

Opinion: Scrap the long form

The current mandatory census done every five years is not the best way to obtain good policy data.

The StarPhoenix

Foreign professionals need 'soft skills'

The biggest challenge for skilled engineers immigrating to Canada isn't the ability to run calculations, it's often the "soft skills" that go with finding a job on top of adjusting to a new culture and a new way of life.

 

Guelph Mercury

U of Guelph library offers digital resource

Art is largely a solitary endeavour, but staying connected to the wide world of art, and devouring the images of other artists past and present, is critical to an ongoing artistic practice, local practitioners say.

August 31, 2010

Ottawa Citizen

Canada's first research chair in men's health

Ottawa appointment to ensure better care for patients with male cancers.

Times Columnist

University trapping rabbits

But the lifting of injunction at UVic does not mean any will be killed.

August 30, 2010

Vancouver Sun

Column: The private and public return on investment in higher education

It has become fashionable to decry the decline of Canadian universities as tuition fees creep higher and class sizes swell. Some complain that the quality of education has suffered and that degrees granted are not as valuable as they were in years past.


North Bay Nubber

Algoma U becoming a hub of health research

Algoma University has taken another step forward in its quest to become a leader in health research and innovation.

New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal

Schools going fully digital is not that far off

This won't be the year that back-to-school shopping goes strictly digital - smartphone apps and USB keys for the kids, instead of binders, hole-punched paper and pencil crayons - but educators say that day may not be far off. And many of them can't wait.

The St. Catharines Standard

Brock researchers tap into grants, land $727,000

Craig Tokuno's research will literally bowl some people over. The Brock University assistant professor of physical education and kinesiology is studying how seniors fall in a bid to help reduce the health hazard.

August 27, 2010

Globe and Mail

U of Alberta reaps research windfall

Latest investment helps put Edmonton school in second among Canadian universities in research funding.

Edmonton Journal

Feds top up research funds

U of Alberta to get portion of investment in scientific innovation.

Globe and Mail

Scientists link genetic 'typos' to schizophrenia

Mutations not inherited from either parent can predispose people to autism as well, researchers at University of Montreal find.

Daily Gleaner

Lansbridge University was given 'ample time' to fix problems

The online university in Fredericton lost its authority to grant degrees late last week after two institutional reviews and an on-site inspection.

Winnipeg Free Press

U of Winnipeg helps Haitian students continue their studies

The university will bring five students here this fall to continue their post-secondary studies, which have been interrupted by the devastating earthquake in January.