Set in an architecturally stunning century-old campus in Saskatoon, the U of S is the core of a dynamic research hub working to address critical challenges faced by people locally and around the world. World-class research centres include global institutes for food and water security, the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, the Crop Development Centre, and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), plus an impressive array of national and provincial bio-science research labs. With stellar research teams and annual research income of more than $200 million, the university has earned a place among the U15 group of Canada’s top research universities.
As pets increasingly become integral to our emotional lives, acknowledging the relevance of this relationship is fundamental
Um vira-lata fantasiado durante o carnaval do Rio de Janeiro: assim como os humanos fazem entre si, nossos cães de estimação conseguem entrar em sintonia conosco para criar conexões emocionais e melhorar os vínculos de amor que temos com eles.
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Bioplastics can be made out of natural fibres such as bamboo, hemp, plants or algae.
Diversas pesquisas mundo afora já indicam que a interação com pets pode promover a saúde mental, tanto em pessoas saudáveis quanto naquelas em recuperação de doenças ou outras condições. Em linha com estes estudos, defender a entrada de animais de estimação em hospitais e clínicas é uma conclusão que precisa ser divulgada.
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O Brasil tem a terceira maior população de animais de estimação do mundo, e em cidades como São Paulo a visita de pets a hospitais já é regulamentada
Pets increasingly play a central role in people’s lives. Mental health professionals who overlook this may be missing an opportunity to understand an important aspect of their clients’experience.
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For mental health professionals, exploring the role of pets in clients’ lives can offer valuable insights into their family dynamics and well-being.
An online tool provides information about health risks specific to a person’s drinking level, age and sex, as well as information about alcohol-related costs per month or over one’s lifetime, and calorie equivalents from drinking.
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Quels sont les avantages de modérer sa consommation d’alcool ? Une application offre des estimations des risques pour la santé – et les bienfaits d’une réduction de la consommation.
An online tool provides information about health risks specific to a person’s drinking level, age and sex, as well as information about alcohol-related costs per month or over one’s lifetime, and calorie equivalents from drinking.
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Drinking alcohol is a personal decision. It’s important to translate population-level drinking guidance in a format that resonates with individuals and is relevant to a person’s circumstances.
Pianist and composer Delphine von Schauroth in a litograph illustration from the 1820s or 30s.
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While noble status came with advantages, it was also considered inappropriate for a baroness to perform professionally. Without a long public presence, Delphine von Schauroth faded from memory.
Grey Owl (Archibald Stansfeld Belaney) was a Canadian writer and conservationist and one of the most well-known Indigenous imposters.
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Instead of training high school students for an industry that the world is transitioning away from, we need education on energy alternatives and ways of addressing climate change impacts.
The entrance to the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary, Alta., Aug. 22, 2023.
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Soliciting medical student feedback about work placements in ways that provokes critical reflection about inequities is part of creating more accountable medical education.
There is evidence to suggest that some individuals who hurt animals likewise act violently toward women and girls.
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Evidence suggests that some individuals who hurt animals likewise act violently toward women and girls. Exploring that overlap can help prevent gender-based violence and animal abuse.
Graduates listen during a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., in May 2022.
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Canada needs the arts, with its insights into human behaviour and thinking, more than ever. But governments and funding agencies should shift funding models for arts graduate education.
Making connections between consumer choices, marketing approaches and environmental impacts matters for our shared future. Clothes in a bin in Costa Blanca, Spain.
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Resources from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization can help marketing programs embed sustainability concerns into marketing education.
Canada should be making room for measures of personal and collective well-being other than GDP, including price stability, lower levels of inequality and happiness.
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Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
It remains to be seen how Saskatchewan’s new Accessibility Act will affect classroom teaching and services for deaf students in the province.
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Truly fostering accessible educational opportunities for deaf students can only happen with ongoing political and financial support.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next to the chef and other people at the Boys and Girls Club East Scarborough, in Toronto, before an announcement to launch a National School Food Program, April 1, 2024.
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Researchers and co-chairs of the Canadian Association for Food Studies’ School Food Working Group explain what Ottawa should prioritize to ensure its national school food program succeeds.
People hold rally signs during a Toronto rally raising concerns and opposition to the Ontario provincial government’s plans to expand mining operations in the so-called Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario in July 2023.
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Ontario’s Ring of Fire could make Canada a minerals superpower, but Indigenous consultation is essential to ensure doing so does not harm reconciliation or Canada’s global reputation.
An investment in a national school food program today is an investment in a stronger Canada tomorrow.
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From reducing families’ grocery bills to boosting the economy, school meals offer far-reaching benefits, fostering both immediate well-being and long-term economic prosperity.
Signs reflecting conspiracy theories around the 15-minute city are displayed outside Parliament Hill in May 2023. Alongside other comparable initiatives, 15-minute cities represent an effort to place collective health and well-being at the centre of urban planning.
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