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Senior academic leaders from McMaster University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the UAB campus this spring. From left: Paul O'Byrne, dean and vice-president of McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences; Chris Brown, UAB’s vice-president for Research; Anupam Agarwal, senior vice-president for Medicine and dean of the Heersink ...

University of Calgary's Penny Werthner, left, and ULethbridge's Michelle Helstein sign the Memorandum of Understanding. The University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the new Rural Medical Education Program Training Centre in Lethbridge. Under this MOU, the two universities will move forward to create a framework ...

Grad students, Lexi Thivierge (Psychology) and Isabelle Decorso (Environmental & Life Sciences) receive Best Talk awards from Trent's Dr. Stephanie Tobin and Dr. Robert Huber at annual research symposium. Trent University’s Board of Governors recently approved a proposal to make the institution’s Molecules, Cells & Systems (MCS) Group an official research centre. The MCS Research Centre ...

  In Alberta and Ontario, postsecondary institutions are collaboratively developing new programs. In Alberta, Athabasca University is leading a partnership involving Northwestern Polytechnic, Keyano College, MacEwan University, the University of Lethbridge, and Concordia University of Edmonton. The partners are collaborating to create the Intellectual Property (IP) for the New Innovator micro-credential, which consists of two stackable ...

Confederation College’s BScN Faculty & Staff.     Confederation College has been accepted into a three-year pre-designation program in the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) program. Over the next three years, Confederation faculty members Dr Michael Scarcello and Jamis Robins will embed RNAO’s best practice guidelines into the college’s curriculum and placements. ...

“Building quality health care for tomorrow depends on how we, as a society, invest in health research today.” Jacques Frémont  President and vice-chancellor at uOttawa   The University of Ottawa has broken ground on its Advanced Medical Research Centre (AMRC). Scheduled to open in 2026, the AMRC will house laboratories, technology platforms, and other essential infrastructure to grow the ...

  The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released the 2024 Edition of its Global 2000 ranking. To create the ranking, CWUR assesses over 20,000 universities on their performances in the areas of education, alumni employment outcomes, faculty, and research. Several Canadian universities appeared among the top 200 (1%) of the list: the University of ...

  Dalhousie University has renamed and revamped its Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Diploma in Landscape Horticulture. Dal stated that the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture’s name fits the professional norm and the curriculum for both programs has been updated to better position graduates for success. The degree program is now accredited by the Canadian Society of ...

    Thanks to a new pre-nursing pilot program, Cree students in and around Eeyou Istchee will be able to begin their education journey toward a career in nursing from home. The program is offered by the Cree School Board and Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, who partnered to help address the ...

    Canada’s Top 100 has published the winners of its 2024 Canada’s Greenest Employers competition. The competition assesses employers from across Canada for their success in creating a culture of environmental awareness. Employers were evaluated based on factors such as environmental initiatives, success in reducing organizational footprint, and more. Twelve Canadian postsecondary schools made the list: ...

    The Government of British Columbia has launched a new online platform called TradeUpBC that provides tradespeople with access to new and specialized training opportunities. Experienced and certified tradespeople from a wide variety of sectors can use TradeUpBC to learn about the reskilling and training opportunities that are available at BC’s public postsecondary institutions. “TradeUpBC supports ...

McGill University has achieved the Platinum STARS sustainability rating six years ahead of its target. McGill is one of five universities in Canada to have achieved this status and, in terms of its infrastructure, is also the oldest university in the country to do so. “Reaching the Platinum sustainability rating is a significant milestone that ...

    The Government of Canada has allocated $1.7B in funding for researchers, students, and postsecondary institutions across the country. The funding is awarded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (distributing $515M across 32 institutions); the Research Support Fund and Incremental Projects Grants (distributing $427M across 148 institutions); the NSERC Alliance Grants ($347M); scholarships and fellowships ($275M); ...