By highlighting MSM as an exposure category, current data collection and reporting methods support Canadian Blood Services’ screening practices. If UMSU wants screening practices to focus on specific high-risk behaviours, it needs data collection to also focus on specific high-risk behaviours.
Ants have been around the earth since about 140 to 168 million years ago. They lived in the Jurassic period – a time when the…
Smartphones and apps have changed many aspects of our daily lives, including the way we do business. The sharing economy can be described as the…
Those who know me know that I have aspirations to eventually work in the space industry. Why space? I like to think I just have…
NEW WESTMINISTER, B.C. – For hundreds of years, humans have asked “Are we alone in the universe?” This question has been particularly prominent in the…
Science communication is the process of communicating scientific ideas to those who are not scientists. For those who are in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and…
For over a year, the faculty of engineering has faced allegations of discrimination towards international students. These allegations stem from engineering’s goal to admit between…
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While the early bird may get the worm, the funny man always seems to get the girl. Countless movies depict the awkward, funny guy attracting the attention of the beautiful girl seemingly by magic: he says something witty and clever, and suddenly she’s smitten. But is there science behind the desirability of someone who leaves your sides splitting, or is it just movie magic?
The LGBTTQ* community has seen massive steps toward inclusivity and equality over the last several years in Canada and around the world, including at the…