16 décembre 2016
16 décembre 2016
Polytechnique massacre remembered by staff, students: 'Still incomprehensible'
By Jason Magder. On the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, the focus of women’s groups across the province was curbing violence aimed at aboriginal women.The anniversary marked the last of 12 days of action against violence toward women, and this year was particularly poignant as it came only weeks after Crown prosecutors announced no police officers will be charged in connection with allegations that Sûreté du Québec officers physically and sexually assaulted several aboriginal women in Val-d’Or. Read more...
16 décembre 2016
Ottawa announces plans to fast-track visas and work permits for skilled foreign workers
By Roger Belgrave. The federal government used a fast-growing Mississauga biopharmaceutical company as the backdrop to announce plans to accelerate the visa and work permit process for highly-skilled sought after foreign workers and companies willing to make major job-creating investments in Canada. Read more...16 décembre 2016
Should Canadian universities ban relationships between profs and students?
By Maryse Zeidler. U.S. universities like Stanford and Harvard have banned them — will Canadian universities follow suit?It's a common cliché: the worldly professor who charms and mesmerizes his adoring young student. Read more...
16 décembre 2016
University teachers threaten to censure Niagara College over its Saudi campuses
By Samantha Craggs. An association of university teachers is threatening to censure Niagara College if it doesn't address concerns over its Saudi Arabia campuses. But the Welland, Ont., school says it's still committed to what it's doing there. Read more...16 décembre 2016
Hungry students flocking to campus food banks
By Amanda Pfeffer. Some 40 per cent of Canadian students face food insecurity, says report. Read more...16 décembre 2016
University scrambles to help student teachers as work-to-rule looms
By Blair Rhodes. Looming job action by the Nova Scotia Teachers Union could cause serious problems for student teachers scheduled to begin their classroom practicums. Read more...16 décembre 2016
Medical students face 'alarmingly high' rate of depression, study finds
By Kas Roussy. Medical students are at high risk for depression and suicidal ideation, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more...16 décembre 2016
University of Toronto surpasses $2-billion mark in fundraising campaign
By VICTORIA GIBSON. The University of Toronto has surpassed $2-billion in donations to its Boundless fundraising campaign in the last five years — and on Thursday raised its target to $2.4-billion. Though the number is unremarkable by American postsecondary campaign benchmarks, it’s an anomaly in Canada. Read more...16 décembre 2016
New program allows scientists to get involved in federal policy-making
By Simona Chiose. When more than 1,300 new scientists signed an open letter to the Trudeau government last month, asking it to keep its promise to make policy based on evidence, it was the latest example of a growing movement to respect science in a world that is increasingly skeptical of experts. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)