AU’s new 2008/09 academic calendar is now in effect, and It’s your official resource for all the latest info on courses, programs, fees, and more. The undergraduate calendar is available here, and you can link to the graduate studies calendar from the same page or click here. Course fees and regulations are effective September 1,… Read more »
At Home: Researchers find alarming levels of estrogen in St. Lawrence River It’s been said that we’re one of the most highly medicated populations in history, and the results of that may be affecting more than our own bodies: researchers have found disturbingly high levels of estrogen in the waters of the St. Lawrence River…. Read more »
System Upgrade Attention Students – From Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 3 p.m. until Monday, October 6, 2008 at 8 a.m., the AU Student Information Computer System will be shut down to implement a major upgrade. Access to online course materials may be limited throughout this period. The AU Student Information System administers the following… Read more »
Plans for AU’s new Academic Research Centre are in full swing, and you can check out all the details on the project website. There are news releases from AU, along with links to media coverage, as well as a history of the project. You can also view the floor plans and see an artist’s concept… Read more »
AU’s new 2008/09 academic calendar is now in effect, and it’s your official resource for all the latest info on courses, programs, fees, and more. The undergraduate calendar is available here, and you can link to the graduate studies calendar from the same page or click here. Course fees and regulations are effective September 1,… Read more »
CFS, CASA, and CAUT gear up for federal election OTTAWA (CUP) ? Student and teacher lobby groups in Canada want post-secondary education to be an election issue, and they are rolling out campaigns this fall to make sure it is. Prime Minister Stephen Harper [called] a federal election on Sunday slated for October 14. The… Read more »
System Upgrade Attention Students – From Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 3 p.m. until Monday, October 6, 2008 at 8 a.m., the AU Student Information Computer System will be shut down to implement a major upgrade. Access to online course materials may be limited throughout this period. The AU Student Information System administers the following… Read more »
A remarkable experiment is underway in Geneva, Switzerland, where scientists are testing a giant particle accelerator, sending beams of protons around a 27-kilometre underground tunnel to discover the origins of the universe. For those of us who don’t even know what a particle accelerator is, here’s a gentler look at the world of science. Star… Read more »
At Home: Green Party wins place in federal debate Canada is once again facing a national election and therefore will be putting the leaders of each political party into a televised debate of the issues and election promises. As a general rule, we can expect to see the leaders of the Conservative and Liberal parties… Read more »
National Defence funding does not dictate research, insists war studies director MONTREAL (CUP) ? McGill University student Cleve Higgins sees military funding on Canadian campuses as a threat to academic freedom. So he’s taking a stand against it through the activist group Operation Objection. The Montreal-based group spent the summer following the money trail from… Read more »