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Cooperative Education for Canadian Students Canadian cooperative placements can give student two years of education and are appealing to Silicon Valley. These are paid placements for undergraduates with terms alternating between work and school. According to the Matthews, these are attractive to some of the “world’s most desirable companies.” The largest cooperative program is at… Read more »
Julie Payette was born in Montreal, Quebec, October 20, 1963. Payette is an engineer and was chosen as an astronaut in 1992 from a pool of 5330 applicants. She obtained her commercial pilot license, studied Russian, and logged 120 hours on board a reduced gravity aircraft in preparation for her 1999 space mission. Julie Payette… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Susanne requests?and receives?help tracking down citation references. Lori seeks a used Principles of Anatomy & Physiology textbook. Other posts include motivation, studying while pregnant, and courses CMNS 420, ENGL 200, NUTR 330, PSYC 355, and PSYC 402. Twitter @AthabascaU tweets: “Violin & organ music to help you study? An #AthaU tutor can… Read more »
Clue to origins of life in Sudbury, Ontario Scientists have discovered a possible clue to the origins of life. A “team headed by Dublin’s Trinity College in Ireland have found geological clues in Sudbury, Ont. that may help unlock more secrets of life’s origins.” PhD student Edel O’Sullivan studied the Sudbury crater to understand it…. Read more »
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born November 12, 1815 and died October 26, 1902. She was an American suffragist and a leader in the Women’s Rights Movement. She was also an abolitionist who, along with her husband, reformer Harry Stanton, attended the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840. In July, 1848, she compiled the Declaration of Sentiments,… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Zuzie inquires how many times a student can repeat a course at AU. Caitlyn seeks help interpreting an instruction for an APA-format reference statement. Kelly shares early-morning musings on whether It’s better to keep studying or to sleep. Other posts include essay limits , the trouble with cats, and courses CMNS 333,… Read more »
Dr. Dormer Ellis was born on November 22, 1925. In 1984 Ellis became the first women to receive the Ontario Professional Engineers Citizenship Award. As a youth she worked at Woolworth Store as a cashier and could readily calculate the change for purchases before the time of cash registers. When she told her high school… Read more »
Alberta students will set the definition of their own gender New guidelines released by the Alberta government on Wednesday. The 21 page document put out by David Eggen, the Education Minister, advised teachers to permit the children to pick their name and the washroom used by them. In short, the students have the right to… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Debbie wonders what a “reopened” status means on a submitted assignment. Jesse wants to know if courses will cost more while she’s living outside of Canada. Carrie seeks input on whether it’s possible to finish one course every two months. Other posts include ProQuest ebrary, tuition refunds, writing exams early, and courses… Read more »