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March-April 2020

BY EVA VOINIGESCU | March 26 2020

The one-metre telescope offers a “richer” academic experience for astronomy students and amateur stargazers alike.

BY ERIKA THORKELSON | March 06 2020

How controversy, curriculum change and emerging perspectives are shifting the study of Canadian literature.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | March 05 2020

The federal government, USports and a team of researchers hope to encourage more women into university-level coaching jobs.

BY TARA SIEBARTH | March 04 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE In memory: So many lives lost LETTERS You call that moderation? PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Ryerson University has appointed Donna E. Young the founding dean of its new faculty of law, which will open its doors in September, and other appointments. CAMPUS Laurentian exhibition marries science and fine art Tweeting to destigmatize substance […]

BY WENDY GLAUSER | March 04 2020

Universities across the country are tweaking their admissions processes to attract students from less-privileged backgrounds.

BY SHEILA COTE-MEEK | March 02 2020

It takes effort, but as you learn to become more comfortable having these difficult discussions, you become part of the solution.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | February 28 2020

SciArt was conceived as a way to make STEM more accessible to the art crowd, but a partnership with Science North has broadened the show’s audience by thousands.

BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | February 26 2020

Agriculture faculties are becoming some of the most exciting hubs of interdisciplinary collaboration on Canadian campuses.

BY EMMA MCPHEE | February 25 2020

A donation of 30,000 UFO-related materials makes the university the place to be for paranormal research in Canada.

BY MEHRDAD HARIRI | February 24 2020

The tremendous talent that perished on that ill-fated airplane is difficult to imagine.

BY JUDY BORNAIS & DAVE ANDREWS | February 21 2020

A retreat is a great way to address the challenges faced by the unhappiest faculty in academe.

BY CHRISTINA FRANGOU | February 20 2020

“This is a loss for individual universities, individual families and friends. It’s a loss for the scholarly community. It’s a loss for this country.”

BY WENDY GLAUSER | February 19 2020

The ban on Black students studying medicine was in effect for decades, then forgotten, and wasn’t officially repealed until just two years ago.

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