UPEI brings veterinary care up north
Fourth-year students at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) will bring veterinary care to the North when several students head to Natuashish, an Innu community in northern Labrador, at the end of May.
FNUC still battling to survive
Those who do not want to see Saskatchewan's embattled First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) close have taken political action to try to stop threatened funding cuts.
University president Shauneen Pete announced May 3 the school’s Saskatoon campus would close Aug. 31 and be put up for sale to cut costs, the latest in a series of crippling cuts.
Possible tuition raise for McGill’s MBA program
McGill University’s MBA program plans to charge nearly $30,000 in tuition this September, despite the Quebec government’s threat to slash the school's funding if it goes ahead with the new model.
U of C researchers launch medical imaging iPhone
A University of Calgary medical and scientific team has created an iPhone application which lets doctors view medical images on the iPhone.
The device works to specifically diagnose and treat patients suffering from heart attacks, trauma, strokes and other acute conditions.
Pushing for doctor diversity
On March 29, the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) sent 60 delegates to Parliament to discuss insufficient diversity in Canada’s medical schools in its third annual Federal Lobby Day.
The student-led national organization represented more than 7,000 students in 14 of Canada’s 17 medical schools.
Kiavash Najafi, legislative and communications assistant to Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar, said the event was a “great opportunity” to put student needs on the political agenda.
