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Karim Khan, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, speaks at a Parliament Hill news conference during his first official visit to Canada in May 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

September 18, 2023

Canada’s war crimes investigation may not deter Russia, but it matters to Ukrainians

Jamie Levin, St. Francis Xavier University and Kiran Banerjee, Dalhousie University

The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.

Chronic issues in methane emissions enforcement and measuring threatens the prospects of a net-zero future. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

July 30, 2023

Oil and gas sector’s low compliance with methane regulations jeopardizes Canada’s net-zero goals

David Risk, St. Francis Xavier University; Elise Canning, St. Francis Xavier University, and Martin Lavoie, St. Francis Xavier University

Regulating greenhouse gas emissions is an important part of Canada’s strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, a newly published study illustrates why enforcing regulation is key.

In elementary school, algebra involves using mathematical models to represent and analyze mathematical situations. (Shutterstock)

February 6, 2023

‘Numberless math’ gets kids thinking about and visualizing algebra

Marc Husband, St. Francis Xavier University; Evan Throop Robinson, St. Francis Xavier University, and Matthew Little, St. Francis Xavier University

Working with moveable pictures can help children learn an algebra rule: Whatever you do to one side of the equation, you need to do to the other. Here’s how teachers or caregivers can lead this.

Diversity is usually only thought of in terms of visible diversity, but in reality, it goes far beyond. (Shutterstock)

January 17, 2023

How workplaces can encourage diverse personalities, values and attitudes

Steven Smith, Saint Mary’s University; Katelynn Carter-Rogers, St. Francis Xavier University, and Vurain Tabvuma, Saint Mary’s University

True workplace diversity goes beyond visible diversity and also includes diversity of personalities, values and attitudes.

Inclusion goes beyond diversity by not just identifying differences, but celebrating and integrating them into daily work life. (Shutterstock)

November 27, 2022

Diversity in the workplace isn’t enough: Businesses need to work toward inclusion

Steven Smith, Saint Mary’s University; Katelynn Carter-Rogers, St. Francis Xavier University, and Vurain Tabvuma, Saint Mary’s University

If organizations truly want to retain diverse employees and have them be successful, they need to make consistent and sustained efforts to support inclusion.

If we each get to choose four colourful candies, my four includes three orange and one blue. Yours? (Shutterstock)

October 21, 2021

4 moves to make math visible with kids, using counters

Marc Husband, St. Francis Xavier University and Heather Bourrie, York University, Canada

Math educators share four ways parents can use counters, like candies or lego pieces, to lead ‘number talks’ that help kids develop an understanding of how numbers are related.

Parents can provide effective comfort and pain management for their infants. (Shutterstock)

November 11, 2020

The power of parents: 3 ways you can reduce your baby’s pain during medical procedures

Britney Benoit, St. Francis Xavier University and Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Dalhousie University

There are effective ways to help reduce babies’ pain during blood draws and injections, but they are used in less than 50 per cent of newborns. Here’s how to ease your infant’s pain.

The acorn barnacle is a common invasive species, found on Pacific coasts. (Shutterstock)

June 2, 2020

Predator snails fend off the invasion of barnacles in Japan

Julius A. Ellrich, St. Francis Xavier University and Takefumi Yorisue, University of Hyogo

Barnacles are an invasive species, carried worldwide along shipping routes. But Japan has a local solution: predatory and herbivorous snails feed on the barnacles and limit their spread.

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