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Uma grande variedade de especialistas apontou a amizade e a conexão social como vitais para que as pessoas tenham uma vida boa e saudável e como uma forma de combater a crescente “epidemia de solidão”. (Shutterstock)

Quando a amizade é tratada como essencial, o que acontece com os jovens adultos que não a têm?

Laura Eramian, Dalhousie University and Peter Mallory, St. Francis Xavier University

Um novo estudo tem como objetivo entender como os adultos sem amigos vivenciam e se movimentam na vida.
Housing for migrant workers in Western Canada. Many workers live in poorly maintained housing and face surveillance and harassment from employers. (Elise Hjalmarson)

Decades of neglect: Migrant farm worker housing needs national regulatory standards

C. Susana Caxaj, Western University; Anelyse Weiler, University of Victoria; J. Adam Perry, St. Francis Xavier University, and Jill Hanley, McGill University

Canada’s ability to produce food hinges on hiring migrant agricultural workers. Yet, housing for these workers is often overcrowded, dangerous and undignified.
The Atomic Bomb Dome, a memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, at sunset in August 2020. Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack this summer as American actions risk fuelling an increase in nuclear proliferation in Asia and around the world. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

80 years after atomic bombs devastated Japan, Donald Trump’s actions risk nuclear proliferation

Jamie Levin, St. Francis Xavier University and Youngwon Cho, St. Francis Xavier University

Once protected by its nuclear umbrella, America’s closest allies are now threatened by it and contemplating their own nuclear weapons.
A family harvests their wheat crop around an oil and gas pumpjack near Cremona, Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta’s oil and gas wells threaten people’s health, but there are disparities in who is most at risk

Martin Lavoie, St. Francis Xavier University; David Risk, St. Francis Xavier University, and Matthew Rygus, St. Francis Xavier University

An estimated 13 per cent of Albertans live within 1.5 kilometres of an active oil or gas well. This proximity can have adverse impacts on their health.
Donald Trump looks over at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s document as they and Mexico’s president at the time, Enrique Pena Nieto, sign the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Martin Mejia

Adios amigos? What Trump 2.0 means for Canada and Mexico

Asa McKercher, St. Francis Xavier University and Adam Chapnick, Royal Military College of Canada

If Canada is prepared to leave Mexico behind in trade negotiations with the U.S., Canadian officials should be prepared for Mexico to do the same. In Trump 2.0, a united front might make more sense.
Justin Trudeau, left, and Stephen Harper exchange words during the Munk Debate on foreign affairs, in Toronto in September 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Why Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau have taken the same tepid approach to global affairs

Adam Chapnick, Royal Military College of Canada and Asa McKercher, St. Francis Xavier University

There have been major similarities between Justin Trudeau’s approach to foreign policy and Stephen Harper’s. But Canadian governments have limited flexibility in how they manage external affairs.
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, speaks at a Parliament Hill news conference during his first official visit to Canada in May 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada’s war crimes investigation may not deter Russia, but it matters to Ukrainians

Jamie Levin, St. Francis Xavier University and Kiran Banerjee, Dalhousie University

The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.
Chronic issues in methane emissions enforcement and measuring threatens the prospects of a net-zero future. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Oil and gas sector’s low compliance with methane regulations jeopardizes Canada’s net‑zero goals

David Risk, St. Francis Xavier University; Elise Canning, St. Francis Xavier University, and Martin Lavoie, St. Francis Xavier University

Regulating greenhouse gas emissions is an important part of Canada’s strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. However, a newly published study illustrates why enforcing regulation is key.
In elementary school, algebra involves using mathematical models to represent and analyze mathematical situations. (Shutterstock)

‘Numberless math’ gets kids thinking about and visualizing algebra

Marc Husband, St. Francis Xavier University; Evan Throop Robinson, St. Francis Xavier University, and Matthew Little, St. Francis Xavier University

Working with moveable pictures can help children learn an algebra rule: Whatever you do to one side of the equation, you need to do to the other. Here’s how teachers or caregivers can lead this.
Inclusion goes beyond diversity by not just identifying differences, but celebrating and integrating them into daily work life. (Shutterstock)

Diversity in the workplace isn’t enough: Businesses need to work toward inclusion

Steven Smith, Saint Mary’s University; Katelynn Carter-Rogers, St. Francis Xavier University, and Vurain Tabvuma, Saint Mary’s University

If organizations truly want to retain diverse employees and have them be successful, they need to make consistent and sustained efforts to support inclusion.
If we each get to choose four colourful candies, my four includes three orange and one blue. Yours? (Shutterstock)

4 moves to make math visible with kids, using counters

Marc Husband, St. Francis Xavier University and Heather Bourrie, York University, Canada

Math educators share four ways parents can use counters, like candies or lego pieces, to lead ‘number talks’ that help kids develop an understanding of how numbers are related.

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