By Sachin Maharaj, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Policy and Program Evaluation, Faculty of Education, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Beyhan Farhadi, Assistant Professor, Educational Policy and Equity, University of Toronto
Vidya Shah, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education, Ontario Institute, University of Toronto
All students and families will be impacted by cuts and provincial reforms being imposed on Ontario schools, and those who are already disadvantaged will bear the brunt.
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By Suiyang Liao, Postdoctoral researcher in Nanomedicine, University of British Columbia
Nanomedicine prompts RNA to make protein-based drugs to treat diseases. Now we can fine-tune protein production by dialling it up or down, creating personalized medicine on an invisible scale.
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By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation
Isabella Podwinski, Social Media Producer, The Conversation
Most political parties fear a scandal, but not One Nation. The defections, punch-ups, chaos and controversies mount, and yet it survives.
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By Irene Nikoloudakis, PhD Candidate in Law, Adelaide University
Another day, another Senate inquiry – this time into Australia’s federal laws dealing with “wage theft”.
Wage theft became a federal crime on January 1 2025. Employers who deliberately “steal” from their workers’ pay can now be prosecuted and subject to hefty criminal fines, even jail time.
But in the…
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By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Everything you need to know about the flu vaccine, including the nasal spray, egg-free options, who it’s free for and what to do if you’re scared of needles.
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By Nicola Redhouse, Lecturer, Publishing and Editing, The University of Melbourne
This week, our world feels more uncertain than ever. It’s tempting to turn away – but attentive curiosity and ‘radical open-mindedness’ are better ways to combat chaos.
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By Helen Rutter, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, Waterways Centre, University of Canterbury
A new report shows nitrate contamination has been worsening at more than a third of monitored groundwater sites – likely because of human activities.
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By Omayma Alshaarawy, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately?
My team and I often visit them in the Greater Lansing area to invite cannabis users to participate in our studies. As soon as we walk in, we are met with a dazzling array of products: high-potency vape cartridges, gourmet gummies, premium marijuana flowers and more.
This broad array of choice is common in Michigan, a state where per…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the announcement of the dissolution of 118 NGOs and associations in Burkina Faso, Ousmane Diallo, Senior Researcher on Sahel at Amnesty International’s Regional Office for West and Central Africa, said: “We are alarmed and deeply concerned by this flagrant attack on the right to freedom of association. Dissolving NGOs and associations is at […] The post Burkina Faso: Dissolution of more than a hundred NGOs and associations shows intensifying crackdown on civil society appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
More fossil tracks of vertebrates have come to light on the South African coast, adding to the picture of an ancient plain full of wildlife.
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