Tuition fee rebate, increased funding, scholarships all on offer WINNIPEG (CUP) — The Manitoba budget released April 4 provides $10.2 million in bursaries and scholarships and officially implements a 60 per cent tax rebate for students who remain in Manitoba after graduation. ?In terms of education, It’s a step in the right direction,? said Garry… Read more »
The universe is a varied and wonderous place. It takes all kinds to build it and fill it. In honour of that, here are a few ways to build and fill your universe, and peeks into how others fill theirs. Gumwrapper Chain http://www.gumwrapper.com/ At 50,905 feet, it’s the gum wrapper to beat! Avant Garde Project… Read more »
Loan forgiveness, fellowships available to B.C. Public Service employees Nexus (Camosun College) VICTORIA (CUP) — The B.C. government has pledged to set aside $1.75 million annually to encourage skilled youth to consider careers in the public service. By 2015, more than 45 per cent of the current managing staff and 35 per cent of employees… Read more »
In a world where trade is increasingly global and developing countries are eager to industrialize, the ability to become–or stay–competitive is important. And according to a recent survey, three-quarters of Canadians polled think that investment in our universities plays a key role in this country’s competitiveness. In a survey of just over 1,000 Canadians (1),… Read more »
At Home: Toronto Residents Want To Get Rid Of Hot Dogs Toronto’s local legislation states that no street vendor can sell any meat products except for sausages and hot dogs, under the assumption that as pre-cooked meats these are less likely to cause food poisoning. Food Network Canada chef Guy Rubino and his partner and… Read more »
WINNIPEG (CUP) — Registration for students aspiring to write the Medical College Admission Test was temporarily put on hold. Thousands of students hoping to register for the August session of the MCAT–used as a prerequisite for students applying to medical school–were unable to do so due to a malfunction in the registration program. Last year,… Read more »
Animalia Dinosaurs and Dragons http://www.strangescience.net/stdino2.htm Did one myth come from another truth? Perhaps . . . Invertebrate Zoology http://www.amonline.net.au/invertebrates/ As humans, creatures used to a spinal column and obvious bone structure, it might be a little unfathomable to us how a creature could exist without them. World’s Strangest Dinosaur Names http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/19/the-worlds-strangest-dinosaur-names/ Arthur Conan Doyle, Camelot,… Read more »
At Home: SAND Focuses on Saving Native Alberta Fescue Grass Environment Canada has just handed over a cheque for $45,000 to the Southern Alberta Land Trust Society (SALTS) for a comprehensive plan to conserve remaining prairie fescue grass species. These species are under threat of eradication from agriculture and noxious weeds. The Prairie Post has… Read more »
Music Mania TuneFind http://www.tunefind.com/ Find songs you’ve heard on television or in movies. The Vinyl Villain http://thevinylvillain.blogspot.com/ Dust off those old platters and share them with the world. Pink Floyd – Echoes http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/echoes/ Listen to Floyd online; just click a square! Worst Lyrics of All Time http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid14634.aspx While I have seen worse than some of… Read more »
In Toronto, Ryerson University students have a rich array of resources to enhance their education: a world-class city as an example for urban-planning studies; arts facilities to enrich art and design studies. In Charlottetown, students at the University of Prince Edward Island enjoy the perfect setting to study environmental sciences, and have access to small… Read more »