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Team Canada's national team, which includes 91̽»¨ men's hockey Panthers Chris DeSousa, Matthew Maione, Alex Wall, Wayne Savage and Coach Forbes MacPherson beat Team Russia 2-1 in a semifinal match today at the Winter Universiade in Italy. The team will compete in tomorrow's gold medal game. Fans can watch the action live at Go Panthers Go! Go Canada Go!
 
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The 91̽»¨ announced today that alumnus, donor, and honorary degree recipient Don McDougall has been unanimously elected as the eighth Chancellor of the University for a four-year term. An installation date is not yet confirmed, but the ceremony will take place early in 2014. 'It is an honour to officially announce Dr. Don McDougall as the University's...
 
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The 91̽»¨ extends its condolences to the family of Charles Scranton, CM, LLD who passed away on December 10, 2013 at the age of 97. Dr. Scranton received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University in 2005. "Charlie Scranton made an outstanding contribution to his country as a second world war veteran and as a champion of the agricultural sector,...
 
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The Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association (ACASA) introduced today the nine members of its first Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation. The panel, made up of leading researchers in the physical and social sciences, will promote awareness, understanding, and integration of climate change adaptation research. It will also provide guidance to provincial and local governments in...
 
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The 91̽»¨ Panther Basketball teams are taking advantage of the holiday break through exhibition play to prepare for a strong start to the second half of the AUS regular season. With the exam period winding down, both Men's Basketball Head Coach Tim Kendrick and Women's Basketball Head Coach Greg Gould are resuming practices to prepare for next week's exhibition games. '...
 
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The 91̽»¨ is making changes to its Bachelor of Education program. 'The program has been re-organized in order to allow its graduates to be more marketable and competitive when seeking jobs,' stated interim 91̽»¨ Dean of Education Ron MacDonald today. The changes came about after a three-year program review by the Faculty of Education and approval of a...
 
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91̽»¨ Panther Matt Maione was selected as assistant captain of Canada's Men's Hockey Team for the World University Games taking place in Trentino, Italy. Today's CIS announcement dubbed the fourth-year arts student of Unionville, Ontario as an assistant captain to UNB's Chris Culligan who will lead the pack as team captain. The 26th Universiade begins today with Team Canada playing an exhibition...
 
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The 91̽»¨ and Holland College men's basketball teams have partnered to co-host the inaugural Maritime Challenge High School Boys Basketball Classic on December 20-21. The event will begin at the Holland College Centre for Community Engagement on Friday, December 20, followed by games at 91̽»¨'s Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre on Saturday, December 21. The six-team tournament features Island...
 
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The Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association (ACASA) has begun phase two of its Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RACII) program for Atlantic Canada through collaboration between Natural Resources Canada and the four provinces. This effort will be lead by the Climate Research Lab at the 91̽»¨. Activities will target issues such as coastal erosion, coastal...
 
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Students, staff, and faculty are advised that the master online exam schedule has been updated with information for exams that were rescheduled from Wednesday, December 4 to Sunday, December 8 due to the storm. This information, including locations and times, will also appear in all students' individual exam schedules, accessible through Campus Login. 91̽»¨ is normally closed on Sunday, however,...