New Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne begins at Curtin
Professor Hayne was able to make her first visits to campus last week, after undertaking a period of quarantine on her arrival from New Zealand.
Innovative fitness program encourages kids with heart disease or transplants to train safely at...
Zacharie Biollo, 16, was born with a ventricle missing in his heart and had three life-saving surgeries by the time he was three years old.
QUT mathematician optimises orientation for volunteers
Student mathematician Joshua Rosentreter combined extra-curricular and course learnings to design software that transformed Orientation Week volunteer shift management.
Working with local biotech, University of Toronto to test drug that may prevent fatal...
The University of Toronto has partnered with Markham, Ont.-based Edesa Biotech on laboratory studies of a drug that physicians are already using at Canadian hospitals in a clinical...
Predicting when epileptic seizures will happen
Scientists at the CHUM Research Centre work towards forecasting or at least better detecting when a person with epilepsy will have an attack, thanks to an implantable microchip.
Study of snake jaw structure yields new understanding of evolutionary origins
New research led by a University of Alberta graduate student could lead to reimagining what early snakes might have looked like, suggesting that some of the world’s supposedly...
McMaster ensures employees have time off for COVID vaccinations
The university has approved a COVID-19 Vaccination Leave that allows employees time away from work to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Demand for Kids Helpline rises during COVID-19 pandemic
The demand for Kids Helpline saw a significant increase in the volume of children and young people seeking help in 2020 compared to 2019...
Marine mammals at a crucial crossroads
The ocean’s mammals are at a crucial crossroads, with some at risk of extinction and others showing signs of recovery, a new review by an international team of marine researchers has found.
Online farmers’ markets valuable when crisis events like COVID occur
New research is shining light on the importance of farmers' markets’ ability to mitigate potential disruptions to distribution networks in the face of system shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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