Canada
Report calls on NS government to freeze university tuition
Share A new report is calling for tuition freezes at Nova Scotia universities. Students NS is an advocacy group that represents six universities in the province, or 87% of Nova Scotia students, but not every university’s student union agrees with ... Read More »
Trent researcher secures funding for new studies on chemobrain
Share Dr. Gordon Winocur to conduct research in state-of-the-art Behavioural Neuroscience Lab at Trent A new study testing the impact of risk factors on cognitive health and the impact of chemotherapy on cognitive function led by Dr. Gordon Winocur, a Trent ... Read More »
14 Trent University professors and students receive over $2 million in NSERC funding
Share A diverse range of projects include “Beaver Fever”, metal in the Canadian Arctic and reinstated memories Fourteen Trent University professors will share in a total of $2,109,000 in Discovery Grants for 2013, while graduate students will benefit from $308,000 ... Read More »
Investing in a strong Canada-China relationship
Share UAlberta institute brings leaders together to look at the present and future of public policy on China’s investments in Canada. A recent forum by the University of Alberta brought together academics, senior government officials, and business and industry executives ... Read More »
Portage College announces new Dean of Food Sciences
Share Portage College is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Pelletier as the new Dean of Food Sciences. Plans are currently underway for a new Food Sciences Centre to be built at Portage College in St. Paul by March ... Read More »
UAlberta & Yukon College celebrate awarding first Bachelor of Science degree North of 60
Share Natasha Ayoub became the first person awarded a Bachelor of Science in Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences (ENCS) north of 60 in Canada. The B.Sc. Northern ENCS program is a partnership with University of Alberta. It has been very ... Read More »
Trent University president announces intention to conclude service in June 2014
Share Dr. Steven E. Franklin to return to Trent as scholar and researcher following administrative leave Dr. Steven E. Franklin informed the Board of Governors of Trent University of his intention to conclude his service as the institution’s president and ... Read More »
Portage College receives top marks in satisfaction surveys
Share Portage College has graduated to a new level of student satisfaction. According to the college’s latest Graduate Survey, 85 per cent of students from the Class of 2012 are satisfied with the education they received – the highest level ... Read More »
Brock, Acadia universities sign partnership agreement
Share Addressing the research and education needs of the Canadian grape and wine industry will be made easier with a new partnership established this week between Brock University and Acadia University. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the ... Read More »
Langara Named as a BCCAT Receiving Institution
Share Langara is pleased to announce that it has been formally designated as a receiving institution by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT). The College, which has historically been listed as a “sending” institution in BCCAT’s BC ... Read More »
