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The university will be able to produce enough sustainable electricity to completely offset its carbon dioxide emissions.
Held at a convent north of Montreal, students spent hours writing in monastic silence.
A Q&A with Christine Tausig Ford, who is retiring after more than three decades working on behalf of Canada’s universities.
Welcoming long-term care facilities onto campuses lets universities take a ‘living research environment’ approach to aging research.
A Q&A with president Mario Pinto on the funding agency’s new strategic plan.
“Professors have a real mind for social justice,” says Alex Tigchelaar.
Student Athlete Mental Health Initiative offers mental health resources for athletes and coaches.
Campus hub for cultural understanding encourages students to shop, chop and eat together.
Graduates themselves are often unsure of where to look for opportunities outside academe.
“Although there are some initial start-up costs … we believe that the costs of maintaining the site would be minimal.”
Author hopes the book inspires dialogue as well as improvements in agriculture and agricultural policy.
Academics Without Borders is no longer without a headquarters. Concordia University announced in October that it will house the non-governmental organization on its downtown Montreal campus. Working extensively with postsecondary institutions in the developing world – 14 different countries since its inception in 2007 – AWB is staffed by a network of international volunteers. With […]
Discovering extraterrestrial life is the goal of the new Institute for Research on Exoplanets, or iREx, at Université de Montréal. The institute will be helped in its quest by a recent $1-million donation from the Trottier Family Foundation, created by Lorne Trottier, a founder of the Montreal-based Matrox Corporation and a space exploration enthusiast. The […]
Rebuilding trust and dialogue key themes at recent conference in Ottawa.
A new student residence under construction on the University of British Columbia campus will be one of the tallest wood buildings in the world. UBC says the 18-storey structure builds on the university’s commitment to sustainability and innovation. The eco-friendly structure will stand 53 metres tall and house more than 400 students after its completion, […]
On the Origin of Species one of several valuable books taken from Mount Saint Vincent University’s library years ago.
Total research spending also lagging that of competitor countries, says latest STIC report.
Some academics call for changes to Statistics Canada’s independence and data-gathering methods.
Two Ryerson profs are documenting the afterlife of the iconic ruin.
An associate editor at the journal, from U of Alberta, explains what pushed the entire editorial board to quit.