Diana Fu

1 month ago | themedium.ca | Diana Fu

After being paused for one month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Mexico and Canada will commence on March 4. China will also be charged an additional 10 per cent on March 4. Trump had previously instituted the tariffs by executive order on February 1, citing Canada’s perceived inaction in stopping the flow of

Nov 18, 2024 | themedium.ca | Diana Fu

On October 25, Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario will no longer allow international students in medical schools starting in the fall of 2026 but will cover tuition costs for more than 1,000 Ontario students who plan on becoming family doctors. According to Ford, 18 per cent of students in Ontario medical schools are currently international students with no plan to stay in Ontario after their studies are up.

Nov 18, 2024 | themedium.ca | Diana Fu

On October 15, 2024, the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, in cooperation with the Government of Ontario, approved a funding package of 52 million dollars for the University of Toronto (U of T) to upgrade its Niagara supercomputer. The Niagara supercomputer is run by SciNet, U of T’s dedicated supercomputer facility, whose stated purpose is to assist Canadian researchers with their work using its computational resources.

Oct 7, 2024 | themedium.ca | Diana Fu

This month, Israel deployed ground troops for an invasion of southern Lebanon and has launched hundreds of airstrikes across the country. The invasion followed weeks of escalations between Israel and Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim political party and armed group based in Lebanon that has supported Hamas against Israel in the war in Gaza. Pager explosionsOn September 17 and 18, of pagers and walkie-talkies across Lebanon exploded, killing at least 37 people, including children, and injuring nearly 3,000.

Sep 30, 2024 | themedium.ca | Diana Fu

On September 1, the National Taiwan University (NTU) released its yearly World University Rankings List, placing the University of Toronto (U of T) fourth overall among 1,200 globally featured institutions. First released in 2007, the NTU Rankings, also known as the “Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities,” was developed by a research team led by professor of library and information science at NTU, Dr. Mu-Hsuan Huang.