March 2009
Straightforward advice for job candidates in search of a professorial recommendation
Canadian universities could benefit if they boost efforts to recruit international students, who want quality for fair cost
What’s this? Kristine Spence of facilities management at the University of Saskatchewan is feeding used fluorescent light bulbs into the “bulb eater.” The machine instantly crushes the glass tube and reportedly sucks up 99.9 percent of the mercury and phosphorous inside, which is then re-used for the production of new bulbs. According to Environment Canada, […]
Infrastructure spending welcome but research story less rosy
The tragic tale of Aurore Gagnon, a 10-year-old girl from Quebec who is thought to have died from family violence in 1920, continues “to haunt the cultural memory of Quebec,” says John Lutz, a history professor at the University of Victoria and co-director of the website Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History. Launched in 1997 […]
To a medical student, a patient represents not just a potential diagnosis but a learning opportunity. To show their appreciation, the medical students at McMaster University decided to design a card that they could give out to patients “to let them know how important and valued their role is in our education,” says student Tiffaney […]
Eleven Ontario universities are going back to school, or at least into the laboratory of higher learning, in an effort to improve undergraduate student engagement. The project was launched by the Higher Educational Quality Council of Ontario, an arm’s-length research agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges, Training and Universities. The project encompasses 13 experiments in […]
New technology developed at U de Sherbrooke will give cell phones FM-radio sound quality
The Bologna process will have far-reaching effects on European higher education, but its impact on Canada is still unclear
A group of medical students at the University of Alberta is promoting a simple solution to improving access to clean water in Africa: a ceramic filter in the form of a clay pot. Water is poured into the pot and when it seeps out the other side it is free of harmful pathogens. The key […]
Our commitment to conduct a research network in two languages faced some predictable challenges – and offered some surprising rewards
Angus McLaren spent a career discovering what people thought about sex through the ages
Atlantic universities learn a lot about wooing applicants as their local supply of 18 to 24-year-olds starts to dry up. Are there lessons here for other regions?
Granting council amendments to Canada’s policy on research conduct respond to concerns from social science community
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has chosen its next president from the international development community. Paul Davidson, currently executive director of World University Service of Canada, will begin a five-year term as president of AUCC on May 11. He succeeds Claire Morris, who has led AUCC since March 2004 and is retiring. […]
For junior professors, finding a mentor means not being afraid to ask