Five McMaster projects get $35M in federal funding
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded more than $35M to five projects that will build and expand the tools that will bolster McMaster’s nationally recognized...
With donor gifts, Stanford expands efforts to address student mental health and well-being
Bolstered by recent philanthropy, Stanford is working to expand the mental health and well-being resources available to Stanford undergraduate, graduate and professional school students.
Rhonda McEwen appointed dean of University of Toronto Mississauga
Professor Rhonda McEwen’s personal website features the Latin quote “Propterea quod qui audet adipiscitur.” Translation: Because she who dares, wins.
MIT Solve announces 2021 global challenges
New tracks for innovation address antiracist technology in the US, digital inclusion, equitable classrooms, health security and pandemics, and resilient ecosystems.
A walk in the park? How spending time in nature can boost mental health
If you’re feeling stressed, anxious or discouraged, finding the energy to get outdoors may be hard – but it could be one of the best things you could do to lift your mood, particularly during COVID-19.
The 3rd NEWstories Conference
The aim of the conference is to bring together both undergraduate and postgraduate literary scholars so that they can share their academic interests and the results of their research.
University of Toronto’s 2021-2022 budget to focus on students, provide more supports for equity-deserving...
The University of Toronto plans to make additional investments in student learning, supports and financial aid, as well as boost access for equity-deserving groups and hire more Black and...
Stanford researchers collaborate on new StageCast technology for performers separated due to COVID-19
Michael Rau was directing an opera in New York City when the world shut down last March. Rau, who is the artistic director of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at Stanford University...
Chemists boost boron’s utility
A strategy for preventing boron-containing compounds from breaking down could help medicinal chemists design new drugs.
First-year students make the best of a Zoom-filled year
Chatting with first-year students in the College of Arts & Sciences would normally be done over coffee at the Temple of Zeus, with stories, smiles and even some tears...
