May 4, 2022View this email in your browser
The rise of preprints
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The rise of preprints
How COVID-19 has transformed the way we publish and report on scientific research.
BY BRIAN OWENS | MAY 04 2022
Reclaiming hope and optimism from the pandemic grind
Leading Thoughts
Reclaiming hope and optimism from the pandemic grind
Four techniques to reignite your passion for, and positivity about life and work.
BY IVAN JOSEPH | APR 28 2022
Enhancing teaching and pedagogical development in graduate education
Career Advice
Enhancing teaching and pedagogical development in graduate education
The TaPPS program encourages departmental collaboration and graduate student leadership.
BY ELISE SAMMONS, MEAGAN AUER & DAX D’ORAZIO | APR 29 2022
Using an after term review to improve teaching
The Skills Agenda
Using an after term review to improve teaching
Why a small investment of time now can make future course planning much easier.
BY LOLEEN BERDAHL | MAY 03 2022
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Western’s Open Space Strategy makes cycling safe year-round
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Western’s Open Space Strategy makes cycling safe year-round
The 10-year-long project adds bike lanes, racks, showers to incentivize students, staff and faculty to step away from car culture.
BY MICHAEL RANCIC | MAY 02 2022
A personal tribute to James Downey
It’s never just academic
A personal tribute to James Downey
His recent death reminded me of the crucial role that The Consenting University and the Dissenting Academy: Binary Friction played in my academic and intellectual journey. This is a tribute to a man I never met and to a paper he wrote.
BY ALEXANDRE BEAUPRÉ-LAVALLÉE | MAY 04 2022
COVID-19: updates for Canada’s universities
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COVID-19: updates for Canada’s universities
Lifting of vaccine requirement at some Ontario universities.
BY UA/AU | MAY 04 2022
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Kate McCrae Bristol Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University has appointed Kate McCrae Bristol as the acting director of athletics and recreation for a one-year term. She currently serves as the dean of students for the university’s Waterloo campus. A former student-athlete, Ms. McCrae Bristol was previously an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at Yale University, as well as a national sports program manager for Special Olympics Canada.

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