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BY SAMUEL SAUVAGEAU-AUDET | October 17 2022

The current Acfas president reflects on the role of convergence in the development of French-language science.

BY BRIAN OWENS | September 22 2022

As she begins her second term, Mona Nemer weighs in on shaping the pandemic response, the battle against misinformation, and the push for open science.

BY BRIAN OWENS | August 31 2022

After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time.

BY IAN MUNROE | August 26 2022

As the principal and vice-chancellor prepares to step down, she weighs in on lessons from COVID-19, academic freedom, diversity, and the future of higher education in a world upended by technology.

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | August 24 2022

The application process for international student visas is putting French-language universities at a disadvantage.

BY SAMUEL SAUVAGEAU-AUDET | August 24 2022

Christian Messier is on a crusade to increase biodiversity in urban and natural forests.

BY PATRICIA HLUCHY | August 17 2022

In response to demand from students and industry alike, business schools are increasingly focusing on environmental and social impact.

BY HANNAH LIDDLE | July 13 2022

Winners from a photo contest at Queen’s University use creativity to showcase their work.

BY MARK CARDWELL | June 28 2022

Some universities experiencing record-breaking giving, but clarity is important to avoid misunderstandings.

BY UA/AU | June 21 2022

Indigenous artists are reclaiming space on university campuses, threading history and storytelling through creative works in a variety of mediums that enrich the student experience.

BY SAMUEL SAUVAGEAU-AUDET | June 20 2022

Fundamental research, future researchers and scholarships: the university community reacts to Quebec’s new research and innovation strategy.

BY MOIRA MACDONALD | June 15 2022

How universities are responding to a country-wide shortage.

BY CHRISTIN WRIGHT-TAYLOR & UYOYO DAPO-AJAO | June 13 2022

Internationalization asks Canadian higher education to adjust systems and norms to better meet this new body of students arriving in our classrooms.

BY KERRY BANKS | May 18 2022

UBC’s Pieter Cullis is gaining wider recognition for the discovery of a ‘delivery system’ used in mRNA technology.

BY JOEL BELLIVEAU | May 09 2022

Learning to know oneself and the world.

BY BRIAN OWENS | May 04 2022

How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research.

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | April 27 2022

Looking back on a century of scientific growth.

BY DAVID NEWLAND | April 21 2022

My past experience is always with me, below the surface, yet my teaching work hasn’t been about what I’ve done. Instead, it’s been about trusting the depths of my experience to stabilize me.

BY ELIZABETH HOWELL | April 20 2022

Renewed international interest in our closest celestial neighbour is giving academics a chance to build out Canada’s space exploration expertise.

BY KERRY BANKS | March 16 2022

Elizabeth Clare’s work could help transform the way scientists study and monitor animal biodiversity around the world.