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Month: August 2009

Companies can learn lessons from 1997 Asian crisis

Companies can learn lessons from 1997 Asian crisis

A new report by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Richard Ivey School of Business at The University of Western Ontario shows today’s Canadian companies can learn from how foreign investors in Asia weathered a similar crisis in 1997.   Then, a …

Getting the most out of your graduate degree

Getting the most out of your graduate degree

In order to become productive scholars and land a job in their
field, graduate students need to be able to present their research
findings clearly, network with scholars at conferences, and answer
questions effectively at academic job interviews.

SOGS opens doors to graduate students

SOGS opens doors to graduate students

In an age when Facebook study groups and PowerPoint lectures are an
accepted part of studying at university, there are still students
fighting to integrate more technology on campus.

Don’t make me yawn

Don’t make me yawn

How many times has it happened to you? You see someone yawn and
next thing you know you’re doing it, too. Now, apparently, simply
hearing someone yawn may be enough for you to start.

Future doctors don white coats

Future doctors don white coats

One after the other – with proud family and friends snapping photos
– 159 first-year medical students took part in the annual White
Coat ceremony to signify the beginning of their medical careers.

Getting the most out of your graduate degree

Getting the most out of your graduate degree

In order to become productive scholars and land a job in their
field, graduate students need to be able to present their research
findings clearly, network with scholars at conferences, and answer
questions effectively at academic job interviews.

SOGS opens doors to graduate students

SOGS opens doors to graduate students

In an age when Facebook study groups and PowerPoint lectures are an
accepted part of studying at university, there are still students
fighting to integrate more technology on campus.

Don’t make me yawn

Don’t make me yawn

How many times has it happened to you? You see someone yawn and
next thing you know you’re doing it, too. Now, apparently, simply
hearing someone yawn may be enough for you to start.

Future doctors don white coats

Future doctors don white coats

One after the other – with proud family and friends snapping photos
– 159 first-year medical students took part in the annual White
Coat ceremony to signify the beginning of their medical careers.