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Postsecondary students are particularly vulnerable to repeated COVID-19 infections, putting them at risk for post-COVID condition, or long COVID. Campuses can take action to protect them.
South Korean artist Nam June Paik showed new ways to understand the relationship between nature and technology, including in his 1974 pioneering work ‘TV Garden.’
The controversy is about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict interfering with the world of Canadian letters, but also reveals antagonistic ideas about literature’s social role.
A case before the Supreme Court of Canada could determine the constitutionality of the country’s prostitution law and statutes that criminalize third parties who benefit financially from the sex trade.
The broader societal fallout of anti-immigrant discourse is the further normalization of everyday hate and animosity toward migrants, especially those who are racialized.
Being bullied because of some aspect of who a person is — known as identity-based or bias-based bullying — is extremely harmful to kids’ sense of belonging at school.
While poorer nations face more severe climate impacts, their ‘social cost of carbon’ remains disproportionately low, reflecting deeper economic inequities that complicate global climate action.
The disruptions caused by technology, the pandemic and climate change are reshaping how people and goods move in cities.
El violento conflicto entre Hezbolá e Israel se ha intensificado en los últimos días. La población civil lidia con la incertidumbre y el estrés que ha provocado la guerra.
The increasing attacks and fiery rhetoric in the Israel-Hezbollah confrontation are spreading terror among civilian populations already grappling with the uncertainty and stress the war has wrought.
Liberal strategists plan to increase the prime minister’s exposure, thrusting the most unpopular politician in the country right in the face of Canadians. Here’s why it isn’t likely to work.
Several of Ghana’s water bodies and forests have been destroyed by illegal small-scale mining.
De nouvelles recherches suggèrent que l’enfance et l’adolescence jouent un rôle clé dans la façon dont se développe le leadership.
Mobility restrictions imposed on internationally trained physicians in Canada could be aggravating the health-care crisis intensifying an ongoing doctor shortage.
States like Russia use gender-based disinformation to influence elections. Now that Kamala Harris is running for president, Americans must be aware of the disinformation they likely consume.
Six ways to meaningfully and effectively integrate financial literacy into high school learning without high-stakes testing.
The Keystone XL verdict highlights the importance of protecting governments and public bodies from financial liabilities while they work to keep oil and gas in the ground.
Kyla Tienhaara, an expert on investor state dispute settlement, talks to The Conversation Weekly about growing momentum against this secretive arbitration system.
Fire events, like the one which has destroyed much of Jasper, will only get worse in a warming world. Canada needs a national wildfire strategy to meet these challenges.
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PhD Candidate in Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor Emeritus, Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Student, Political Science, Queen's University, Ontario
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Postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University's Centre for International Policy and Defence (CIDP), Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor (Continuing Adjunct), School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Cultural Studies Program, Queen's University, Ontario
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, French Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Adjunct assistant professor, Economics Department, Queen's University, Ontario
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Researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor, Global Development Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Researcher, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Psychology, Queen's University, Ontario
