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Dalhousie med program to appeal probation

The Liaison Committee for Public Education (LCME), one of two accrediting agencies for medical programs in Canada and the United States, is placing Halifax’s Dalhousie University’s undergraduate medical education program on probation pending the outcome of the school’s appeal in October. 
     

ABU changes name

New Brunswick’s Atlantic Baptist University (ABU) is changing its name to Crandall University in hopes of attracting a more diverse pool of applicants in the coming years.

“Through the name change, the university is seeking to overcome perception issues that continuously distort people’s understanding of the university,” said ABU president Brian MacArthur.

Buying textbooks? There’s an app for that

 

  ETextbook, a new iPhone application, allows users to access textbooks from many major publishers

Cycling sea to sea for Meals

  18-year-old Euan Hunter of Scotland biked across Canada in 37 days to raise money for charity  

Binge drinking affects learning processes

 Binge drinking (defined as consuming five or more drinks for males, and four or more for females,  

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