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Feature

Religion’s Influence on the University – A Look Back in History

Marie-Christine PerryMay 12, 2021May 13, 2021

Religion and faith are an integral part of many people’s lives and have shaped the modern world. Christianity largely influenced western society as this religion was practiced by the majority...

Editorial

Year 2: The Naylor Report & The Case for Science and Inquiry

Angela ZhouDecember 4, 2017January 31, 2018

“I needed the evidence.” As an academic with a PhD in geography from her pre-political life, Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan understands the importance of making decisions based on the...

Perspective

What’s the Beef with GMOs?

Yoojin ChoiApril 13, 2017January 31, 2018

Since their emergence in the 1970s, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been a source of discord between scientists, policy makers, and the public with regards to their safety and regulation....

Feature Perspective

HPV in Men

Lisa HungJanuary 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Starting September 2016, Ontario extended the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program to all Grade 7 students free of charge. The Gardasil® vaccine, approved for use in 2006, is now being...

Perspective

Drug Pricing and Vaccine Economics: The Necessary Gamble

Sintia TeichmanJanuary 27, 2017January 27, 2017

The hysteria that has poisoned the North American perception of vaccination with conspiratorial suspicion has made it simple to forget that the biggest issue with vaccines is not harm derived...

Editorial Feature

Will Canada Give Scientists the Green Light?

Angela ZhouOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Last fall, Canadians handed Justin Trudeau the keys to 24 Sussex Drive and sent his Liberal Party to Parliament Hill with a majority mandate. Researchers from across the nation breathed...

Feature

The End of the Guinea Worm

Heather MacGregorOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Three decades into the global initiative combatting Guinea worm disease, the incidence has fallen from 3.5 million cases in 1986 to just 22 cases in 2015. The eradication of Guinea...

Letter

Letter from the Chair – Volume 4, Issue 2

IMMpressOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1639" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] Dr. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Chair, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto[/caption] It used to be that getting your experiments done, with most of the proper controls...

Letter

Letter from the Editors – Volume 4, Issue 2