Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business is offering a Certificate for Social Impact for Professionals, which it states is the first of its kind in Canada. The certificate was designed to meet the growing demand for business leaders who are “ready and willing to tackle the most pressing social needs.” The professional program is comprised ...
McMaster University has announced that it will ban all smoking on its campuses effective Jan. 1st, 2018. In a news release, the school says that the move will cover “all oral smoking devices” and make the school Ontario's first “100% tobacco and smoke-free campus.” “McMaster is globally recognized for its commitment to innovation and advancing ...
Wilfrid Laurier University has announced that it will open a research office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories as part of an effort to further develop its national and international leadership in cold regions research. The office will be home to a year-round staff made up primarily of research associates and postdoctoral fellows. The university reports that the ...
Mohawk College has formally opened its $3M FANUC robotics lab. CHCH repors that the college is the first school in Canada to have robots in the classroom that do not need protective barriers and to have students training on FANUC collaborative robots. Mohawk Mechanical Engineering Professor Emily Lord states that the technology allows Mohawk to offer a certificate ...
York University is reportedly set to install the largest telescope on any university campus in Canada, thanks to a $500K donation from the Carswell Family Foundation. The donation will be matched by YorkU’s Faculty of Science for a $1M total contribution in support of the new one-metre custom telescope. A YorkU release states that the telescope will ...
Bow Valley College has announced that Chiu School of Business’ two-year diploma in Human Resources was recently accredited by Chartered Professionals in Human Resources) Alberta. BVC is reportedly the first college in AB to receive this distinction, which was awarded following a comprehensive audit that determined that BVC covered the nine major HR competencies throughout ...
Lakehead University has officially opened its new International Centre to offer international students a new place to access the services and programs that will help them succeed. The university reports that the new space features a modern design, state-of-the-art technology, and a student-focused environment. The centre is now home to Lakehead International staff, as well ...
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are investing just over $21M in projects at CEGEPs and colleges on Montreal Island. A federal release reports that the funding will support 14 projects at nine CEGEPs and colleges, ranging from the establishment of a regional centre for research and training to the creation of an animal ...
A consortium of Toronto-based developers says that it plans to build a 134-unit hotel at McMaster University’s Innovation Park facing Ontario’s Highway 403. No. 16 Hospitality Ltd says the Hyatt House Hamilton project is expected to cost more than $20M and is slated to open in the summer of 2019. Zach Douglas, president and CEO ...
Canada has announced that it will provide $515M to support for fundamental research through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s 2017 competition for the Discovery Grants program, scholarships, and fellowships. The funding marks NSERC’s largest annual investment, and aims to support researchers by offering financial support though scholarships, fellowships, research supplements, and ...
A Halifax-based start-up is hoping to make it easier for international students to navigate the application process to get into Canada. Dalhousie University computer science graduate students Ruhi Madiwale, Dhivya Jayaraman, and JeyaBalaji Samuthiravelu are the founders of RovBOT, a chat bot that will answer international students’ questions about the visa application process using Facebook Messenger. “As ...
Memorial University’s Genesis Centre has announced that it is the first designated business incubator/accelerator in Newfoundland and Labrador under the federal Startup Visa Program for international entrepreneurs. Startup Visa will allow immigrant entrepreneurs to apply for venture capital funds, angel investor groups, or business accelerators/incubators funding; and can help facilitate and advance the entrepreneur's permanent ...
Carleton Newsroom Carleton University will be offering a week-long math refresher program for students entering their first year in order to ensure that students are prepared for a successful school year. The program, called Math Matters, is open to students entering a degree program with a strong math component, such as Architectural Studies, Commerce, Engineering, Health Sciences, ...
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has announced that it is offering a new minor in medicinal chemistry that will train students in the processes of drug discovery and development. The first course in the minor, Natural Products Chemistry, will be offered this fall and will teach students about chemical compounds found in natural sources. Other courses in ...
Red River College has announced that it will create a new Smart Factory and expand its Centre for Aerospace Technology and Training with the support of $10M from the Canadian government. The investment will come from Western Economic Diversification Canada and will be disbursed over the next five years. The investment will be bolstered by in-kind ...
Lakehead University’s Faculty of Business Administration is launching a new Graduate Diploma in Accounting that will give students advanced standing in pursuing the Chartered Professional Accountant designation. The program will run this September at the school’s Thunder Bay campus and is accredited by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. The five-course professional program offered over ...
Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa tests out one of the machines in a Walker Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre lab during the centreâÄôs grand opening Friday. Under the guidance of research and innovation student Brock Husak, he moves the machine across the object, which creates a digital rendering on the computer. Laura Barton/Welland Tribune/Postmedia Network Niagara College ...
Human-like robots have been appearing more often on PSE campuses across Southern Ontario to help students study fields like engineering, health care, and dermatology, reports NOW Toronto. The article chronicles the efforts of researchers to incorporate robots into student learning and research at McMaster University, Ryerson University, Sheridan College, Canadore College, and the University of ...
Students and members of the public who are interested in operating drones can now apply to a for-credit course at Brandon University. A BrandonU release states that the course will teach students the technical and legal knowledge necessary to fly drones safely and within the bounds of new Transport Canada regulations. The new regulations will ...
“As an academic administrator … I often worry about losing touch with the core business of the university: teaching and research,” writes Queen’s University Principal Daniel Woolf, who reflects on the ways in which he has tried to remain involved with teaching and research as the head of a university. Woolf notes that teaching can ...
