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Why Are There Ancient Artifacts from Egypt in a Museum in Toronto?

28 October 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Gregory Fewster. If you were to walk into the ROM today, you are sure to find fascinating objects, from fossilized dinosaurs and brightly coloured gems, to marble sculptures from ancient Rome, and sarcophagi from ancient Egypt. These are exactly the sorts of things we expect to find in big, public museums. […]

Designing a bridge to cross the urban–rural divide

15 October 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Stuart Barber. In many Western societies, the percentage of the population in rural areas has been declining and urban areas increasing over several decades. This results in a lower percentage of the population having a direct relationship with food and fibre production or understanding its origins and processes both on farm […]

Honouring World Mental Health Day: #FreetoRead Articles

10 October 2024 Contributor Blog

Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6-12, 2024) is dedicated to global mental health education and the reduction of social stigma surrounding mental illness. Initiated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), this week of observance aims to encourage open conversations about mental health. In the spirit of this week, we are sharing a collection […]

Meeting the Training Needs of Emerging Professionals

7 October 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Frank Vitale IV. Emerging professionals sometimes enter their first jobs unsure of the exact skills and competencies they need to succeed in the long term. On-the-job training programs, whether in the form of internships, fellowships, rotations, or intensives, can help bridge the gap between new professionals’ existing and needed skills through […]

The Archaeology of an Athenian Beach Resort: Traces of a Rich Past in the Bay of Porto Rafti

30 September 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Sarah Murray. Each summer, millions of tourists descend upon Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport near Athens. From there, the vast majority dissipate outwards towards rocky, sun-drenched Cycladic islands or into the monument-strewn, chaotic centre of the Greek capital. Few give much thought to the large, forested bay of Porto Rafti that zooms […]

Honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: #FreetoRead Indigenous Studies Articles

29 September 2024 Contributor Blog

Canada honours September 30th as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Phyllis (Jack) Webstad’s orange shirt—a gift from her grandmother—was taken from her on her first day at St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School. This powerful moment symbolizes the systemic mistreatment of Indigenous communities and inspired the creation of Orange […]

Celebrating 10 Years of Success in Military, Veteran, and Family Health Research

26 September 2024 Contributor Blog

By Alyssa Pakenham Over the past decade, the Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health (JMVFH) has become the go-to source for military, Veteran, and family health research. As the journal grew in popularity, it sparked interest in the field and served as a venue to broadly distribute quality research and evidence-informed recommendations contributing to […]

Revolutionizing Public Library Management with Health in All Policies

22 September 2024 Contributor Blog

In September 2020, the Delaware Journal of Public Health published a special issue on Public Libraries & Public Health, illustrating the increasing interest in fostering and sustaining robust partnerships. Image courtesy the Delaware Public Health Association. Written by guest bloggers Noah Lenstra and Nicole Peritore. In a recent Washington Post Op-Ed, the […]

Training Veterinary Students to Practice Evidence-based Medicine

17 September 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Manuel Magalhães Sant’Ana. When you take your pet to the veterinarian, you expect that they will provide the most effective care for your animal. After all, the goal of veterinary education is to teach future veterinarians to critically evaluate and incorporate scientific information into clinical decision-making, right? Well, sort of. Historically, […]

The Importance of Assessing the Assessments in Education

22 August 2024 Contributor Blog

Written by guest blogger Amanda Frasier. As long as there have been people teaching, there have been people trying to hold teachers accountable for something. Current generations of teacher evaluation policy rely on the assumption that evaluating teachers will: 1. Motivate teachers to do a good job and/or 2. Provide feedback that allows teachers to […]

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