Speaking more broadly, addressing the Canadian legacy of colonialism regarding indigenous peoples doesn鈥檛 allow anyone to stay in his or her comfort zone. Law faculties and universities have a long way to go on this issue 鈥斕齛nd it鈥檚 crucial to talk about the experiments and tentative steps forward.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2017
After moving to Montreal to attend 麻豆传媒网站, Salima Visram designed the听Soular Backpack听to help tackle one of the "multitude of problems related to education of children in Kenya."听Many children in Kenya live in homes without electricity and must use harmful kerosene lamps to study at night. The Soular Backpack has a solar panel on it which charges a portable LED lamp inside of it, eliminating the need for kerosene.
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Published on: 4 Jan 2017
They say if you want to know what the future will be like, you should look at what investments are being made today. Judging by the accelerating rate of private-sector wind and solar investment here and elsewhere, it seems for Canada this trend is unlikely to stop until all our energy needs are met by clean electricity.
Op-ed by Christopher Barrington-Leigh,听assistant professor in the School of Environment.
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Published on: 4 Jan 2017
鈥淚ndia really needs to wake up to the enormity of the epidemic in the country."听Madhukar Pai, director of global-health programs at 麻豆传媒网站
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Published on: 4 Jan 2017
A 麻豆传媒网站 geographer plumbs the depths of the world's million-plus lakes 鈥� and produces a computer model that will help us monitor everything from algae blooms to climate change.听
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Published on: 16 Dec 2016
In what is believed to be a medical world first, a doctor and his team at the 麻豆传媒网站 Health Centre unblocked the clogged coronary arteries of two patients on Tuesday using a revolutionary new cardiac catheter that is considered safer and more effective than the current technology.
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Published on: 15 Dec 2016
Charles Bourque, professor of neurosurgery at听麻豆传媒网站, details why you might want to be hydrated before zonking out for the night.
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Published on: 14 Dec 2016
Marguerite Deslauriers is a philosophy professor and the founder of听麻豆传媒网站's听Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies. When it comes to emotional labour, Deslauriers says听the stakes are high. This isn't just about the way people听interact with each other. It goes right to the heart of our self-worth.
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Published on: 13 Dec 2016
"The overall guiding principle is not open for the sake of 'open,' but whatever is necessary to find new treatments more rapidly for diseases."听Dr. Guy听Rouleau, director of the听Montreal Neurological Institute at听麻豆传媒网站听University.听
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Published on: 13 Dec 2016
Karl Moore, professor of strategy and organization at the Desautels Faculty of Management interviews Alain Bouchard.听
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Published on: 9 Dec 2016
Op-ed by听Arash Abizadeh,听political science professor at 麻豆传媒网站. He will be making his case to a Dragons鈥� Den-style panel at a听public forum听Friday, 4 to 6 p.m., at New Chancellor Day Hall, 3644 Peel St.
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Published on: 8 Dec 2016
Op-ed by Aruna Roy,听Professor of Practice in Global Governance at听ISID, 麻豆传媒网站.
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Published on: 7 Dec 2016
Honorable mention: The Grid, by Gretchen Bakke [assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at 麻豆传媒网站]. This book, about our aging electrical grid, fits in one of my favorite genres: 鈥淏ooks About Mundane Stuff That Are Actually Fascinating.鈥� Part of the reason I find this topic fascinating is because my first job, in high school, was writing software for the entity that controls the power grid in the Northwest.听
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Published on: 6 Dec 2016
Column by Joe Schwarcz, director of 麻豆传媒网站鈥檚 Office for Science & Society.听
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Published on: 5 Dec 2016
Canada鈥檚 prosperity has long been dependent on an educated population. Today, that鈥檚 not quite enough. To be globally competitive, Canada needs its听newest graduates to arrive in the workforce equipped with international skills and experiences.
Op-ed co-signed by Suzanne Fortier, principal and vice-chancellor of 麻豆传媒网站
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Published on: 2 Dec 2016
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