Feature Series Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:23:27 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Living in the ‘uncanny valley’ /item/32281-living-in-the-uncanny-valley /item/32281-living-in-the-uncanny-valley

In a wonderful essay written in 1919, “Das Unheimliche,” Sigmund Freud proposed a theory of the uncanny to explain the sense of unease and even terror that can arise when something presents itself to us as strangely familiar, but not quite.

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jturcotte@catholicregister.org (Gerry Turcotte ) Higher Education Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
St. FX student develops AI coaching app /item/32274-st-fx-student-develops-ai-coaching-app /item/32274-st-fx-student-develops-ai-coaching-app

Mbongeni “Bo” NdlovuƵapp scientific journey began, in a sense, when he was a young boy living in Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Sat, 24 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400
A grandmaƵapp love eases the pain /item/32269-a-grandma-s-love-eases-the-pain /item/32269-a-grandma-s-love-eases-the-pain

A high school student whose yearbook tribute to his late grandmother was replaced with a racist message says her legacy of faith is helping him through this challenging time.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Campion professor in reinvention mode /item/32267-campion-professor-in-reinvention-mode /item/32267-campion-professor-in-reinvention-mode

Imagine as a university student the sensation at being cited in O, The Oprah Magazine and The Journal of Positive Psychology for a study you designed. 

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Campus life back to a virtual normal /item/32265-campus-life-back-to-a-virtual-normal /item/32265-campus-life-back-to-a-virtual-normal

University campuses are a lot quieter this fall semester as lectures and student club activities have transitioned in large part to the online space. 

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:39:19 -0400
Ignatian principles drive St. PaulƵapp program /item/32256-ignatian-principles-drive-st-paul-s-program /item/32256-ignatian-principles-drive-st-paul-s-program

At a dinner honouring student leaders at the University of Manitoba, St. PaulƵapp College rector Chris Adams had a very Ignatian and Jesuit moment. Adams thought to himself, “What more should we be doing?”

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
StudentƵapp fight for justice continues at Yale /item/32255-student-s-fight-for-justice-continues-at-yale /item/32255-student-s-fight-for-justice-continues-at-yale

Former Toronto Catholic District School Board student trustee Taylor Dallin has taken her fight for social justice to the halls of Yale University.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:34:49 -0400
Gift to Brescia will develop women leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders /item/32248-gift-to-brescia-will-develop-women-leaders

A $200,000 gift from the RBC FoundationƵapp Future Launch program will help enhance leadership opportunities for the women at CanadaƵapp only womenƵapp university.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:19:09 -0400
Restoration of WindsorƵapp Assumption Church continues through pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A tour through the labyrinth of the attic of the more than century-and-a-half-old Our Lady of Assumption Church shows just how extensive and painstaking is the remediation work for the historic building, a Canadian landmark.

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Features Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Faith paves the path of a 70-year journey /item/32138-faith-paves-the-path-of-a-70-year-journey /item/32138-faith-paves-the-path-of-a-70-year-journey

When Margaret and Paul O’Connor first met in 1946, they were teenagers enjoying a Catholic youth night at St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral in Toronto. As they swayed to the sounds of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, little did they know that one day they would celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:00:00 -0400