La bourse Knight-Hennessy, dotée de 750 millions de dollars grâce aux dons de plusieurs anciens de l’université Stanford, bénéficiera à cent étudiants destinés à devenir «la prochaine génération de dirigeants mondiaux». Voir l'article...
Une décision récente des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC), le principal subventionnaire de la recherche médicale au pays, aurait réduit du tiers les fonds de recherche alloués aux jeunes chercheurs. Et près d’une centaine d’entre eux dénoncent maintenant, dans une lettre ouverte, la position intenable dans laquelle ils doivent tenter de lancer leur carrière. Voir l'article...
By Celine Cooper. What is the role of the university in today’s changing world? 
By Brenda Bouw. Harrison Brown had a choice after completing his Master of Science degree three years ago: Take a job in the U.S. related to his research in sports concussions or keep studying and build his own company. Read more...By Jennifer Lewington. With those pressures in mind, one of the major global accrediting bodies for business schools spent several years mapping out five aspirational goals for business education. A report called A New Vision for Business Education, released at the annual meeting of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in Boston this month, urges business schools to become “drivers of change” that spark innovation, share relevant research, rethink delivery modes, train ethical leaders and, not least, contribute to global prosperity. Read more...
By . In its April 9 editorial, the Citizen posed the question: “Do we still need the National Research Council?” Speaking as an individual Canadian, I offer this answer.
NRC occupies a unique position across science-engineering-R&D-innovation that is difficult for those outside it to fully appreciate. Its activities, its relationships with outside partners and the rest of government, its facilities and its blend of scientific and engineering disciplines in focused teams make it unlike any other organization. Canada needs the NRC because no one else would, or could, replace its contributions. More...
By Ottawa Citizen Editorial Board. One hundred years ago, the National Research Council “rallied the nation’s science and technology resources to counter threats faced by Canadians and their wartime allies,” according to an inspirational blurb on its website. When the First World War ended, that role evolved into research “to solve pressing national challenges.
“Today’s nuclear energy, aerospace, and communication industries can trace their roots to NRC’s war research efforts,” the site boasts. More...
By Kate Lunau. Canada’s Liberal government rode to power with a loud-and-clear message that it would support this country’s scientists, who felt neglected and even outright antagonized under the previous government of Stephen Harper.
But, six months later, many of Canada’s young scientists say they might have to shut down their labs, abandon their research, and even leave the country for greener pastures, because of what they see as a crisis within the government’s own funding arm—a crisis that predates the Liberals, but has continued under them. More...
The Indigenous Teacher Education Coalition asserts employing more indigenous teachers is central to the push to improve academic outcomes for Manitoba’s indigenous students. More...
By Kathy Mallett. There is a shortage of indigenous teachers in Manitoba. This is an issue all political parties in the election campaign should address.
The Indigenous Teacher Education Coalition asserts employing more indigenous teachers is central to the push to improve academic outcomes for Manitoba’s indigenous students. More...
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