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BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | APR 28 2020

From open-book tests to AI-enhanced proctoring tools, final exams will look very different for most faculty members.

BY MATTHEW GUIDA | APR 27 2020

The new program at Trent’s GTA campus aspires to engage “with issues of diverse communities,” says administrator.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | APR 24 2020

The federal government’s $1.1-billion plan includes more funds for vaccine research, clinical trials, and expanded testing and modelling.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | APR 22 2020

The Canada Emergency Student Benefit, Canada Student Service Grant, an expansion of the Canada Student Grant and some 76,000 jobs are some of the new measures announced.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | APR 22 2020

Created in about a week, the collection offers a “snapshot” of the pandemic from scholars in the social sciences and humanities.

BY TIM LOUGHEED | APR 21 2020

No widespread culling is being reported, as workers strive to maintain this crucial research infrastructure.

BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | APR 20 2020

Organizers hope to eventually expand the program to a regional repository for Atlantic Canada.

BY DIANE PETERS | APR 14 2020

Researchers across the country are working tirelessly and collaborating on various approaches.

BY MATTHEW GUIDA | APR 09 2020

The new podcast studio and inaugural podcaster-in-residence have garnered interest both on campus and further afield.

BY CATHERINE COUTURIER | APR 07 2020

The trend seems to be particularly prevalent in Eastern Canada and among those claiming Métis ancestry.

BY ALLISON DANIEL | APR 06 2020

With many studies put on hold, professors worry for their research – and what this means for graduate students.

BY LAURA BEAULNE-STUEBING | APR 03 2020

A Q&A with the former federal health minister on her return to academia as dean of health sciences at Queen’s University.

BY NATHAN FUNG | APR 01 2020

While the University of Alberta has opted for a mandatory credit/no credit assessment this term, other universities are letting students decide whether to forgo a letter grade.

BY MICHAEL RANCIC | MAR 31 2020

Psychologists surveyed hundreds of first-year students to determine how a sense of belonging and mattering affects well-being.

BY NATALIE SAMSON | MAR 31 2020

Here’s how several universities have responded so far to Ottawa’s appeal for critical supplies, expertise and labour in response to the pandemic.

BY UA/AU | MAR 31 2020

March 31, 2020 2:00 p.m. EST Need an expert? We’ve got ’em Researchers and clinicians working on COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus now have a single web portal where they can access a range of resources to help their work. The project, called COVID-19 Resources Canada, is led by Guillaume Bourque, director of bioinformatics at […]

BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | MAR 27 2020

The team from U de Montréal and ULaval hope to develop a rapid test before a second wave of the disease strikes.

BY EVA VOINIGESCU | MAR 26 2020

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

BY DIANE PETERS | MAR 25 2020

“We’ve had dress rehearsals with MERS, SARS and H1N1. We’ve been there before,” says one researcher. “What are we going to learn this time in a way that actually sticks?”

BY ANDRÉANNE APABLAZA | MAR 24 2020

The federal government is asking Canadian universities to provide critical supplies and manufacturing solutions to help fight the pandemic.

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