Tag: Education in Canada

The goal: to develop a strategic internal communications plan for DHL, a global shipping and supply chain logistics company, and Shaden Ahmed, Tracy Beazley-Clark and Sama Elhansi knew they had to do more than simply look at a website, or hold a Zoom meeting.

Western Engineering researchers have teamed up with Core Geoscience Services Inc. (CoreGeo) in a project to investigate the use of cryopurification – water treatment by freezing – for treating contaminated water in a mine in Northern Canada.

McMaster’s established record for advancing better health solutions, care, equity and growth has earned the university the top rank in Canada and sixth worldwide for impact on health and well-being in an international ranking of more than 1,400 universities.

Aspiring policy-makers, health innovators, entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders are among the 20 newly selected McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill, Canada’s comprehensive leadership scholarship program for master’s and professional studies.

A University of Alberta research team is working with a Calgary energy company to extract hydrogen and high-demand carbon products from natural gas, while emitting less carbon dioxide in the process.

That’s the goal of NASA’s airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance, or air-LUSI project, which is sending a telescope into high altitude flight to measure reflected moonlight.

A new made-in-Alberta sanitization product aimed at stopping the spread of SARS-CoV-2 will soon be in use at the Edmonton International Airport and government offices in Calgary and Edmonton, thanks to a partnership with scientists at the University of Alberta’s Biosafety Level 3 Lab.

Most people are familiar with the cell nucleus from grade school biology as a storage compartment for DNA. But the nucleus also contains several distinct structures called nuclear bodies or domains – and some of them are brimming with genes’ messages, also known as RNA transcripts.

The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is real. However, the scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness and explaining their mode of action in treating mental health disorders is still very thin.

A growing body of evidence reveals the negative effects of competitive pressures on university scholars’ quality of life, teaching and research. It’s a reality that leaves many academics questioning their roles in higher education.