Canada’s post-secondary sector does not reflect the diversity of our country — particularly when it comes to Black academics.
As we head into this fall season, for most people lockdowns, and gathering restrictions seem a distant memory. We’re more at ease with the knowledge of how to manage COVID-19 and the availability of vaccines specific to circulating variants. However, we cannot take for granted our current sense of ease—and we must not be quick to forget the lessons we learned from the pandemic.
We all know the facts: Canada has been the worst performing advanced economy in the Organisation for Economic Co-o
In a rapidly changing world research universities are essential for ensuring that Canada had the knowledge and talent necessary to keep up.
That’s why the University of Waterloo recently developed our Global Futures, a focus on five interconnected problem areas that can only be tackled with transdisciplinary scholarship and action.
Universities are currently in the national security spotlight, but recent coverage has forgotten the unique position that institutions are in when it comes to protecting Canada’s national interests.
It is so exciting to welcome our graduates and our alumni back to campus for the Spring 2022 Convocation and special alumni convocation celebrations. It is my honour, as the president and vice-chancellor, to participate in these events.
Canadians have grown accustomed to having personal and community health information at their fingertips, via devices and apps that literally put our health in our hands. For the most part these are welcome innovations. But what if you’re someone who has no access, or limited access, to technology? It’s a conundrum with growing implications for social equity and community health.
"Once the pandemic clouds clear, it’s inevitable that public research budgets will come under scrutiny. But cutting research budgets is tantamount to throwing away your umbrella when the rain stops.
"Universities across the country are preparing for another school year affected by COVID-19. Though many institutions are now adopting mandatory vaccine policies and allowing for more in-person experiences, much more needs to be done to give our students the university experience they deserve. As a public health physician, I understand the risks the Delta variant of COVID-19 presents.