
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Why Canadian aid won’t really help Palestinian entrepreneurs
Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor; Jeremy Wildeman, University…
August 28, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - The real promise of LSD, MDMA and mushrooms for medical science
Erika Dyck, University of Saskatchewan
Psychedelic science…
August 20, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Silence can be healing for Rwandan youth born of genocide rape
Laura Eramian, Dalhousie University and Myriam Denov, McGill…
August 8, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Social media can be information poison when we need facts most
Fuyuki Kurasawa, York University, Canada
In the minutes and…
July 30, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - It’s not business as usual for vegan businesses
Kendra Coulter, Brock University
In contrast to growing apprehension…
July 16, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Oh, Canada! The Canada jay gets its name back in time for the holiday
David Bird, McGill University and Ryan Norris, University of…
June 29, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Children’s health must come first
By Catherine Gidney and Gabriela Tymowski-Gionet
Education…
June 27, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Canada’s Paris-pipeline paradox
Markus Hecker, University of Saskatchewan and Jackie Dawson,…
June 11, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Killing sharks, wolves and other top predators won’t solve conflicts
Robert Lennox, Carleton University; Austin Gallagher, University…
June 7, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Canadians deserve a real pipeline compromise
Peter Dietsch, Université de Montréal
The Trans Mountain…
June 1, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Birds wearing backpacks trace a path to conservation
Samantha Knight, University of Guelph and Ryan Norris, University…
May 28, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - How the hard work of wild animals benefits us too
Kendra Coulter, Brock University
Like other nature lovers…
May 24, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Ego is the Enemy, especially for Academics
by Madhukar Pai
To accomplish the world-changing work we set…
April 19, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Hope and mourning in the Anthropocene: Understanding ecological grief
Neville Ellis, University of Western Australia and Ashlee Cunsolo,…
April 6, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Hope rises for a world free of TB
Madhukar Pai, McGill University
World TB Day 2018 is turning…
March 29, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Beyond beasts of burden: How to reward our animals for their work
Kendra Coulter, Brock University
Animals do a lot for us.…
March 7, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Social media full of vitriolic myths in the aftermath of the Stanley trial
Keith Thor Carlson, University of Saskatchewan
Social media…
February 26, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Women’s NGOs are changing the world—and not getting credit for it
Dr. Bipasha Baruah, Western University and Dr. Kate Grantham,…
February 6, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - How artificial intelligence will be used for social control
Mass surveillance and manipulation by powerful AI algorithms…
January 11, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - The Ongoing Muskrat Falls Debacle: How not to Develop the North
On the 22nd and 23rd of Feburary 2018, the College of New Scholars…
December 19, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Why parents should never spank children
Spanking — usually defined as hitting a child on the buttocks…
December 14, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger
Last year about 11 per cent of the total human population (approximately…
October 10, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees: really hard, but not impossible
The Paris climate agreement has two aims: “holding the increase…
October 3, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - How can immigrant scientists give back to their homelands?
Immigrant scientists play a vital role in the science and engineering…
September 26, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Acid attacks are on the rise and toxic masculinity is the cause
Lucia Annibali, victim of an acid attack in Italy, walks in Rome…
September 6, 2025/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - How wildfires could radically change forests — and your life
Wildfires may grow more frequent and intense in North America…
August 11, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Fundamental Research and Applied Research: A continuum or a divide?
Labels are common and convenient in today’s society. For example,…
August 2, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - More border resources for migrants is not a solution
Desperate asylum seekers are crossing the Canadian border, and…
May 2, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - The Cafeteria Conundrum: 8 Ways to Encourage Healthy Eating in Our Schools
Schools are tasked with a difficult and sometimes controversial…
April 7, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - From the Tea Party to the Trump Party and Beyond
In an article published earlier this year in The Atlantic, Molly…
March 27, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Counting the Victims of Islamophobia
In recent weeks, political purveyors of “common sense” would…
March 9, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Engaging the Media in Troubled Times
To invite sociologists to engage with the media at this particular…
February 27, 2026/by Russel MacDonald
VOICES OF THE COLLEGE - Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: the intersectionality of the Women’s March on January 21, 2026
Seeing the images of women and men around the world marching…
February 7, 2026/by Russel MacDonald