Recently added articles from University Affairs:
For the love of research/La piqûre pour la recherche
Jan 01, 2009; ... This month's cover story began with a few clippings and stray observations that seemed to point to something worth exploring: a number of scholars in the news weren't aligned with any university. First, Simon Fraser University issued a press release about bibliographer Ron Cohen ...
LETTERS
Jan 01, 2009; ... La philosophie : quelques précisions Je me suis réjoui que le journal Affaires universitaires publie un article aussi favorable à la philosophie dans sa livraison de décembre 2008 et corrige certains préjugés tenaces. Je tiens néan- moins à rectifier certains propos qui me sont prêtés ....
Language mishap may have sunk the Mary Rose
Jan 01, 2009; ... Remarkable forensic evidence uncovered by Simon Fraser University criminologist Lynne Bell leads her to believe that miscommunication among a mainly non-English-speaking crew resulted in the sinking of King Henry VTII's warship, the Mary Rose, during a battle with the French in 1545. The ...
RESEARCH SHORTS / RECHERCHE EN BREF
Jan 01, 2009; ... Healing with horses A University of Saskatchewan sociology professor is looking to harness the "spiritual bond between horses and humans" to help treat substance abuse in aboriginal youth. Colleen Dell will be investigating a treatment called equineassisted learning on two groups of ...
Recycling campus housing
Jan 01, 2009; ... It's the ultimate in cash and carry. University of Guelph president Alastair Summerlee recently mused to a local newspaper about the possibility of putting four on-campus brick houses up for sale for a dollar apiece. The catch is that the purchasers would have to physically move the fixer-uppers ...
SHORT TAKES / EN BREF
Jan 01, 2009; ... In support of the arts In this time of economic downturn and unstable support for the arts, Brock University heralded artist Marilyn Walker for donating $1 5 million to the university's school of fine and performing arts - the largest donation the university has ever received. Ms. Walker ...
Holocaust memories
Jan 01, 2009; ... Alain Goldschläger, a professor in the department of French at the University of Western Ontario, is the man responsible for one of the world's largest collections of Holocaust testimonials - a fact that he thinks is both remarkable and unfortunate. Dr. Goldschläger established the ...
Le passé d'un tableau dévoilé
Jan 01, 2009; ... Le dévoilement officiel, à l'Université de Moncton, d'un tableau du XVIIe siècle nouvellement restauré est venu clore un chapitre de la fascinante histoire de cette oeuvre, une histoire « digne d'un véritable roman ou encore d'un grand film d'intrigues », a révélé le recteur de l'Université, ...
The benefits of a paperless office
Jan 01, 2009; ... At one time, the accepted wisdom was that computers would make paper redundant. Of course, just the opposite happened and offices were submerged in reams of the stuff. Now, the undergraduate advising office in the University of British Columbia's faculty of land and food systems has ...
The Indie scene
Jan 01, 2009; ... The life of an independent scholar, without the safety net of a university, brings with it trepidation, financial challenges and, for some, exhilarating freedom. Meet four who've taken the ride About 10 years ago, Yosef Wosk, director of interdisciplinary programs in the department of ...
Faire cavalier seul
Jan 01, 2009; ... Chercheurs indépendants : une vie passionnante au service des idées, une liberté grisante et ... des défis financiers Il y a une dizaine d'années, Yosef Wosk, directeur des programmes interdisciplinaires du département de l'éducation permanente de l'Université Simon Fraser, a fondé un ...
L'art de parler aux médias
Jan 01, 2009; ... Un nouveau livre donne des conseils pratiques Les chercheurs et les universitaires sont de plus en plus sollicités par les médias. On leur demande de commenter l'actualité, d'expliquer une nouvelle découverte scientifique ou d'analyser un nouveau phénomène social. Que ce soit à propos de ...
Communiquer davantage, mais pas à n'importe quel prix
Jan 01, 2009; ... Si les chercheurs québécois estiment qu'ils en font déjà bien assez pour communiquer avec le public, les citoyens trouvent au contraire que ces derniers devraient être plus présents auprès des médias et en faire davantage pour mieux informer et transmettre leurs connaissances auprès de la ...
How to talk to the media
Jan 01, 2009; ... Practical advice from the co-author of a new book No matter what the topic, whether it's new killer bacteria, fibre-optic networks or street-gang syndrome, academics are fielding more and more media calls seeking their expertise. Fundamentally that may be a good thing, but your average, ...
Studies in Second Life
Jan 01, 2009; ... A handful of Canadian colleges and universities are exploring the learning possibilities of this virtual online world, with mixed results Somewhere near the small city of Belleville, Ontario, lies Loyalist College Island. The island is split into four major areas separated by lagoons and ...
Des « avatars » en salle de classe
Jan 01, 2009; ... Les collèges et les universités explorent les possibilités d'apprentissage dans un monde virtuel accessible en ligne Tout près de la municipalité de Belleville, en Ontario, se trouve lile du Collège Loyalist. Divisée en quatre principaux secteurs séparés par des lagons et des étangs, ...
Schools may curtail hiring, scholarships
Jan 01, 2009; ... Losses in endowment and pension funds from economic slide put pressure on universities Canadian universities, battered by the global financial crisis and the prospect of a prolonged economic downturn, are taking steps to offset steep declines in their endowment earnings and pension funds ...
Les professeurs québécois satisfaits au travail... mais pas tout à fait
Jan 01, 2009; ... Une nouvelle étude révèle qu'ils sont peu satisfaits des mesures offertes par leur établissement au chapitre de la conciliation travail-famille Dans une étude publiée récemment, les chercheurs Nathalie Dyke et Frédéric Deschenaux constatent avec étonnement que plus de 77 pour cent des ...
Commonwealth universities have... a lot in common
Jan 01, 2009; ... Common values, common structures and a common language - those are the benefits of membership in the Association of Commonwealth Universities, said the association's secretary general, John Tarrant, in a recent visit to Ottawa to meet with Canada's university presidents. In an interview ...
Vanier nominees
Jan 01, 2009; ... Universities were putting finishing touches to their nominations for the prestigious new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships by the midNovember deadline, as University Affairs went to press. The $50,000-a-year, tax-free scholarships are open to both Canadian and international doctoral students, ...