Monthly Archives: July 2012

R&D front: Signs that government may be starting to get it

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

And no, I am not sending out a public bouquet to government à la Naylor-Toope. I am talking about a government that is starting to realize that it’s more important to tune into the dreams and aspirations of Canada’s research community than to … Continue reading →

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University governance: From UBC to the University of Virginia and back

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

 “What’s happening at the University of Virginia is surreal, a real estate developer is now running the place,” wrote Jay Rosen, a professor of journalism at NYU. At the same time, UBC, normally at the receiving end of this kind of statement, was being commended … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Mathematical “Dream Team”

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

Back on July 2nd, I received a report that four members of Canada’s International Math Olympiad team were stuck for more than an hour in the elevator, while training at the Banff International Research Station. Well, it doesn’t look like this time … Continue reading →

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