On December 14th, 2023, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released their final report on its inquiry into anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) titled, “From Impact to Action”. The report included over 100 recommendations for actions that could be taken by the TPS to improve culturally-sensitive interactions for Black communities’ members when… Read more »
Strapping on virtual reality headgear allows a person to enter worlds ranging from aquatic utopias to hideous warzones. Students equipped with the mightiest of weapons, our keyboard-typing fingertips, may not find a game that matches that part of our minds. On the other hand, war-torn roadsides littered with the smouldering hulks of tanks and jeeps… Read more »
Scholarship name: Horatio Alger Undergraduate Scholarships Sponsored by: Horatio Alger Association of Canada Deadline: March 15, 2024 Potential payout: $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be enrolled full-time as a high school grade 11 student (or first year of CEGEP) in Canada, exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree program at an… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, Feb 6, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing Your Research Series An Intro to Literature Reviews Tue,Feb 6, 12:30 to 2:00 pm MST Online Hosted by AU Library and Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/developing-your-research-series-an-intro-to-literature-reviews Register through above… Read more »
On November 7th, 2023, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (The Committee) published a 101-page special report titled, “Special Report on the Federal Policing Mandate of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police”. The study was initiated at the start of 2021 and concluded in the second half of 2023, and it set out three… Read more »
Facebook: Consider taking funded spring/summer classes! One student inquires about the possibility of receiving funding for a third semester in a year. Another student responds that it is indeed possible to receive funding for a third term, which is known as an intercession period. However, the funding for intercession periods is typically less than the… Read more »
At times, it can be difficult to find a sense of community in the AU digital sphere. However, AU has many events occurring on a consistent basis. These range from style guide tips for assignments to research tips and tricks. This Voice Magazine writer recently had a chance to attend a new AU research-focused series…. Read more »
ChatGPT is programmed to give a disclaimer whenever we ask it for its opinions, preferences, hopes, or dreams, and that’s that it claims it’s AI and unable to experience these things. But is that the case? I’ve found a workaround to get ChatGPT to tell us about its dreams, hopes, preferences, and opinions such that… Read more »
I make upward of fifty New Year Resolutions each year and continuously add to the list every month. Surprisingly, my resolutions when I was physically incapable of work years ago are coming true today. For instance, resolutions I made half a decade ago to animate 3D objects and make cinematic videos are now coming true…. Read more »
This week, Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith, came out with some new laws that are going to make life just a little harder for a lot young people out there. If you haven’t heard, she is instituting various restrictions against people under 17 who have decided their sex doesn’t fit their gender. Some of them are… Read more »