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Universities fight the ‘freshman 15’

 

The recent cultural shift towards focusing on healthy lifestyles has lessened the reality of the freshman 15 ( Photo: Lasia Kretzel )

 

Facebook may cause relationship jealousy

A warning to all those wrapped up in a new romantic love affair – be careful whom you “tag” or “poke.” A new study from the University of Guelph suggests that Facebook is a cause of jealousy and suspicion in relationships.

The study, conducted by PhD students Amy Muise and Emily Christofides, found a strong correlation between Facebook use and jealousy.

The motivation for the study came from students that Muise worked with.

iUSask – a Canadian first

 

I want to be in the pockets of all of these 20,000 students walking around. — Eric Neufield, department head of computer science at U of S

 

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. 
     

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