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La couronne solaire sera visible lors de l’éclipse solaire du 8 avril. Les astronomes tentent encore de percer les mystères de cette couronne, notamment de comprendre pourquoi elle est si chaude.
Observations during historical solar eclipses confirmed Einstein’s theory of gravity, and led to the predictions of black holes.
The solar corona can be seen during the solar eclipse on April 8. Astronomers are still trying to figure out the mysteries of the corona, including why it’s so hot.
Troubled sleep is often seen as a personal problem, a failure individuals need to fix. However, literature and art can help us question the cultural and systemic issues keeping us up at night.
Encampment sweeps in Edmonton are a brutal attack on both human and treaty rights, as well as a continuation of the violent removal of Indigenous Peoples from their land.
Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
The sun is expected to reach its solar maximum in 2025. Recent auroras suggest that the maximum may be bigger than predicted.
Being homeless compounds the risk factors that make people more vulnerable to hate-motivated attacks.
Ensuring that ego and prestige of the Global North does not get in the way of on-the-ground results in the Global South will be the key to effective social impact investing in the years to come.
To develop meaningful solutions, sexual harassment needs to be seen as an organizational issue and not just an interpersonal one.
Natural hazards like wildfires are adding yet more challenges to the difficulties many migrant workers face.
Some boreal plant species are classified — and treated — as weeds, affecting Indigenous communities’ access to important cultural, medicinal and ceremonial resources.
Certaines espèces de plantes boréales sont considérées – et traitées – comme des mauvaises herbes, impactant l’accès des communautés autochtones à d’importantes ressources médicinales et culturelles.
Supervised consumption sites provide essential community connections and services for those who use them. By closing them, governments are risking the welfare of people who use drugs.
By only discussing fatphobia in the context of eating disorders, Taylor Swift illustrates how deeply individualized and depoliticized white feminism is.
Paying closer attention to the dangers of growth, especially the modern threats to democracy posed by the internet, allows us to best plan for a brighter future in Canada — not just a bigger one.
Students gain control over their own academic records or professional certifications, but blockchain’s immutability means mistakes cannot be erased.
A study of 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton shows how schools met the needs of migrant and front-line workers, resisted racism and built community for immigrants.
The question for all educators should be: How do we capitalize on COVID-19 initiated change to build better education systems for the future?
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Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Athabasca University
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Professor of Labour Relations, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor, Criminology, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Sociology, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Innovation Finance, Faculty of Business, Athabasca University
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Master's Student, Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Human Geography, Athabasca University
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Associate professor, Anthropology, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Athabasca University
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Professor of Space Science and Physics, Athabasca University
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Professor of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Athabasca University
