Fear is in the air. This is the season of shadows, of dark and anxious thoughts. Monsters lurk in every corner. The flesh crawls, the blood runs cold, and nightmares rule the night. I only wish I was referring to Halloween. But I am referring, instead, to the weeks leading up to the forthcoming U.S.presidential… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
The significant part of having a limited budget is seeking ways to do things for free. And I’ve found some nifty research tools we can use to perform free surveys, focus groups, and even interviews. Are we as excited as I am? If not, we will learn the power these tools offer for academic and… Read more »
Working with one’s mind or talking with one’s mouth can give a veneer of importance to our ape-ish natures. Yet, the input of symbolic stimulus is a far cry from the primal production provided by working with one’s hands, prestidigitating toy slime. or eating tasty finger food. The tools of language fall short when we… Read more »
AUGSA Council By-Election Nomination Deadline October 31, 2024 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association Learn more at https://augsa.com/2024-Elections-Information AUGSA Special General Meeting November 7, 2024 6:00 p.m. Online Hosted by Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association Register by contacting chair@augsa.com Developing Your Research How to APA 7 November 18, 2024 1:00 p.m. Online… Read more »
The education of nurses is front and centre in our times of changing health care dilemmas amid a burgeoning population. This Research Assistant will analyze research dissertations, and their dissemination, so as to improve quality of care by nurses whose obligations are widening to meet present needs. Dr. Petrovic is seeking to hire someone who… Read more »
I applied for a position, and the diversity questions ask if we’re Muslim or Jewish. If I were a Jewish person, I’d feel like this question was unethical. I always bypass the question about disability or say I never had one, straight out denying it when they unethically force me to answer it. Wherever possible,… Read more »
Among taxi rides, the one to the airport is often The Worst. You’re stuck in the back seat of a speeding cab, hands groping fruitlessly for your seatbelt (which is inevitably non-functional.) The car careens wildly through some busy metropolitan area. The driver seems intent on beating his best time. By the time you reach… Read more »
The Voice Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Nadia Limani, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student currently living in Hartland, New Brunswick. Post-graduation, Nadia hopes to pursue a master’s degree in counselling. She explained, “I would love to be a psychotherapist and work with youth and their families to help people have… Read more »
Parts 1 and 2 of “Foreign Interference Around the World” looked at what Canada’s closest economic and security partners are doing to combat foreign interference and what was working where. These partners, along with Canada, largely aligned in how they approached issues related to countering foreign interference, but there were differences. Out of the bunch,… Read more »