Salish Nlaka'pamux basket made of cedar or spruce root, cedar wood and hide. (McCord Museum) The Ontario government recently announced massive cuts to Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding, decreasing the maximum funding from 85 per cent to 25 per cent. Student response to this has been largely negative. Speaking to the media, Ontario Premier […]
Technological innovation has always relied on experts collaborating across time and geography. EtiAmmos/iStock via Getty Images In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a slab of sandstone by pecking at it with a […]
The number of women on S&P 500 boards has increased in recent years. Fang Xia Nuo/Getty Images Do women board members make a company more innovative or risk averse? The answer is both, according to our recent study. It all depends on how the company performs relative to its goals. Professors Małgorzata Smulowitz, Didier Cossin […]
Season 2 of Netflix’s A Man on the Inside finds Charles Nieuwendyk, private investigator and retired engineering professor (played by Ted Danson), undercover at Wheeler College. The mission: recover the college president’s laptop. This might not seem juicy, but said laptop contains sensitive information about a $400 million donation by a tech multibillionaire, Brad Vinick. […]
Unemployment rates are lower among people who have a college degree, compared to those with a high school degree. Wong Yu Liang/iStock Images/Getty Images A college degree was once seen as the golden ticket to landing a well-paying job. But many people are increasingly questioning the value of a four-year degree amid the rising cost […]
It's easier than ever to repair or recycle electronic devices. Elisa Schu/picture alliance via Getty Images Electronic gifts are very popular, and in recent years, retailers have been offering significant discounts on smartphones, e-readers and other electronics labeled as “pre-owned.” Research I have co-led finds that these pre-owned options are becoming increasingly viable, thanks in […]
Getty Images The government’s recently released Tertiary Education Strategy 2025–2030 signals a shift towards harnessing the sector to address New Zealand’s long-standing productivity issues. But the strategy and its goals aren’t necessarily aligned. Universities and polytechnics are now expected to promote innovation, accelerate commercialisation and build significantly stronger entrepreneurial capabilities. Measuring those things will be […]
In the late 19th century, Stuttgart was booming. The southern German city was famously the cradle of an emerging automobile sector and had already established itself as an industrial powerhouse and centre for toolmaking, mechanical engineering and textiles. Rail connections in the Baden-Württemberg region accelerated development, transported workers and spread wealth. One might think, then, […]
Tracking graduates’ earnings is just one way to measure the benefit of higher education. iStock/Getty Images Plus Across state legislatures and in Congress, debates are intensifying about the value of funding certain college degree programs – and higher education, more broadly. The growing popularity of professional graduate degrees over the past several decades – including […]
Burst/Unsplash Over the past few years, we have repeatedly been told artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for our jobs. In May last year, the International Monetary Fund warned the technology was hitting labour markets like a “tsunami”. Many of the tech giants behind the technology have been making their own confident predictions about which jobs […]
