What is a Blockchain?

Let’s assume that you started your first month of work in a job that pays you $3000 every month. So when your boss pays you your first $3000 salary, this money goes into your bank account, inside the Income column. So now both you and your bank can see that your Bank Balance column is […]

Brock researchers received $2.5M to investigate policy impacts on diverse families

A Brock University research team has received a $2.5M grant to lead an international team of researchers in investigations of how services and policies impact diverse Canadian families. The seven-year program will investigate what kinds of policy and services are best for Canada’s diverse families with young children. Developed prior to the pandemic, Brock Professor […]

Students express dismay at tuition increases amid pandemic

Students at several Canadian universities are expressing anger and concern regarding recent announcements about tuition increases amid the pandemic. In reaction to Dalhousie University’s decision to increase tuition by 3% this year, Dalhousie Student Union vice-president of academic and external Erica Seelemann said “…every organization almost in the world has had to make accommodations for […]

inlingua Vancouver closes, union expresses concern about job losses

inlingua Vancouver, a private career college in BC, has announced that it will be closing at the end of the semester and providing refunds to active students for any incomplete programs or courses. “The closure of inlingua Vancouver effective May 29 adds 20 more job losses to a sector already hard-hit by COVID-19,” writes the […]

Addressing the loss of social interaction for laboratory-based sciences

In addition to some laboratory-based scientists losing the capacity to execute experiments, David Kent notes another important aspect of this work that has been impacted by the pandemic: social interactions. “I miss it dearly,” writes Kent, “not just the social interaction that comes with being a lab-based scientist, but the spur of the moment conversations […]