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Canadian Science News

Canada in search for the national science advisor According to Science Magazine, there will be an opening for nominations by the Canadian federal government for the national science advisor, which was announced at an annual science policy conference by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan. The nominations will be open to the average “Canadians, researchers, as… Read more »

The Creative Spark! – Thrillers: Essay-Style

Can you bake a cake or build Lego houses? Of course, you can. Now, let’s up the stakes: a chiffon cake; a Trump tower. You’re going to build them?essay style. That is, Natalie Portman-at-Harvard style. First, we’ll put some passion into your essay outlines. Like fun with custom stonework or lifelike teddy-bear cake molds. You… Read more »

Council Connection – November 8, 2016 Meeting

The November 8th council meeting, which coincided with the night of the American election, lasted just under two hours and focused mostly on resolving issues related to the workload of the AUSU Executive. The meeting was plagued by technical difficulties from the beginning, resulting in some councillors participating solely through the teleconference system’s chat window…. Read more »

Student Sizzle! – AU Social Media

AthaU Facebook Group Suzanne’s getting ready to take her clinicals in the Post LPN to RN program and is looking for information on what she needs to show that she has had an allergic reaction to the Flu shot and been advised not to get it again. Lynette was looking for information about an excel… Read more »

The Mindful Bard – Son of Saul

Film: Son of Saul Director: László Nemes Writers: László Nemes and Clara Royer “Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answers to its problems and to fulfill the task which it constantly sets for each individual.” – Viktor E. Frankl If you imagine that your people have been rounded up and placed… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week

Scholarship name: Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award Sponsored by: Vol & Tier Digital Marketing Deadline: November 21, 2016 Potential payout: $4000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled in full-time studies and must not be in their final year. What’s required: A 1000-word essay on how the applicant has “demonstrated a strong entrepreneurial mindset.” Full requirements here…. Read more »

Finding Community

Learning through distance can feel like a solitary venture. Students are given contact with a tutor, and sometimes not even that when it is a course based on the “success centre” model. But it is important to connect with the others who are taking a journey like yours?a community of AU students. One such community… Read more »

E-text Initiation

I’m not a fan of e-texts. I decided that I wouldn’t like them before I even encountered one. I avoided them at all costs. AU began converting courses from real textbooks to e-texts in 2013, under its E-text Initiative. At that time, AU announced that all courses with suitable texts would be converted to e-texts… Read more »

Women of Interest – Margaret E. Knight

Margaret E. Knight was born February 14, 1838, in York, Maine, and died October 12, 1914. Knight was an inventor who has been considered the most famous 19th century woman inventor, and she was often referred to as “the lady Edison.” Margaret’s first and most important invention was a machine that folded and glued paper… Read more »

Minds We Meet! – Interviewing Students Like You!

Megan Camp is in her final semester of Bachelors of Arts in Psychology at AU, with a minor in Anthropology, which she juggles with being a single mom. Recently she took some time out of her busy schedule to talk to The Voice Magazine. So, what’s your story? How’d you come to AU? I did… Read more »