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2 months ago | 
universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters |Tara Siebarth |Andréanne Joly |Hannah Liddle
Disasters happen more often — these programs explore the whys and hows. Posted in Photo by: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Preventing, managing, mitigating and understanding disasters and emergencies requires expertise bolstered by evidence. Such events can be national, international, local, or just affect one organization. They can include floods, fires, crashes, product malfunctions, disease outbreaks and mass murders.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Clarisa Gonzalez |Tara Siebarth |Burkard Eberlein |Diane Peters
As we start off the new year, many universities will be taking the opportunity to review and revisit their strategic priorities. A perennial objective for many is to be more sustainable or reduce their carbon footprint. The University of Victoria (UVic) is one such institution.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters
In 2006, electrical engineer Paul Dietz was volunteering at an after-school robotics club in Cambridge, Mass., and took his craft-loving, fifth-grade daughter to see one of the robo-sport competitions, which included robots throwing balls and moving blocks on a gladiator-game-style pitch. “Dad, I hate this,” she said, confirming Dr. Dietz’s worry that he was not achieving his goal of attracting anyone except middle-class boys to STEM, nor was he showing off science’s creative potential.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters |Marie-Lou Bernatchez |Mohamed BERRADA |Moira Macdonald
Before Wendy Pedersen accepted the role of activist-in-residence at Simon Fraser University’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) in early 2023, she had mixed feelings regarding the “in residence” component. CERi’s offices are located in a co-working space in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. A decade ago, Ms. Pedersen advocated unsuccessfully for that very location, an old police station, to be converted to social housing.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca | Diane Peters
Register for free access or login. Canadian Healthcare Network is an independent online community for Canadian healthcare professionals in medicine and pharmacy. It is the online home of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business. Membership is free and allows doctors, pharmacists, nurses and many others to get the latest breaking news, updates on clinical guidelines and read (and even write) commentary from your healthcare peers.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters
Last spring, Benjamin Snetsinger waited, impatiently, on the wait list for the University of Guelph’s master of public health, a program that has 25 spots and receives more than 100 applicants. “I really wanted to be in that program,” said Mr. Snetsinger, who got in after just two days of suspense. He’s not sure what got him over the line. “I’d like to think that One Health helped.”He is referring to U of G’s new bachelor of One Health (BOH) from which he is the very first graduate.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca | Diane Peters
As ticks move north, Canadian doctors need to watch for more than just Lyme Blacklegged ticks are disease vectors carrying infections you might know less about. Register for free access or login. Canadian Healthcare Network is an independent online community for Canadian healthcare professionals in medicine and pharmacy. It is the online home of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters
For the past few years, Diane-Laure Arjaliès, associate professor of accounting at the Ivey School of Business at Western University, has been collecting ideas about land preservation from conservation groups, biologists, corporations, land trusts and Indigenous groups in southwestern Ontario. Through these collaborations, she helped create the Deshkan Ziibi Conservation Impact Bond.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
investingnews.com | Diane Peters
EVs driving upwards As product offerings expand and charging infrastructure improves, consumers’ hesitation is waning and people are buying EVs in ever-increasing numbers. The first half of 2023 saw a 49 percent increase in global sales, reaching 6.2 million units. By 2030, global sales are expected to hit 40 million units. Many jurisdictions support the move to EVs. In the U.S., for instance, a slate of federal legislation enables the growth of the industry, including tax credits.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca | Diane Peters
What on Earth is YouTube Health? We've all heard plenty about the danger of Dr. Google—but YouTube Health is another story, with healthcare professionals signing up to help combat misinformation online. Register for free access or login. Canadian Healthcare Network is an independent online community for Canadian healthcare professionals in medicine and pharmacy. It is the online home of the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business.
