Nakisa has appointed Saleh听Bahrololoum听MBA鈥�17 as Managing Director for the GCC region. In this role,听Bahrololoum听will shape Nakisa鈥檚 growth strategy, oversee regional operations, and deepen partnerships amid accelerating demand for AI powered enterprise solutions.
Since joining Nakisa in 2018, he has held several senior leadership roles, contributing to the company鈥檚 global expansion and enterprise platform scaling.
Canada鈥檚 economy is shifting quickly, and RBC is working with听a number of听universities to deliver听microcourses, short, targeted training to help users gain sought-after skills at no cost.
The 成人VR视频 Personal Finance Essentials course is one of them. Developed in collaboration with 成人VR视频, Western University, and the University of Guelph, RBC Online听Microcourses听offer Canadians a faster, more accessible path to job-ready learning.
This International Women鈥檚 Day,听Desautels researcher,听Janani Ramesh is urging us to see the big picture鈥攂y focusing a little less directly on success stories of individual women. 鈥淚nitiatives that celebrate how far women听have听come or single out women鈥檚 resilience do the opposite of what鈥檚 intended,鈥� Ramesh told HR Reporter.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Canada finished eighth in the total medal count. It was the country鈥檚 lowest Winter Olympic medal tally since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. The result is a failure of听leadership;听Prof. Karl Moore writes in Forbes.com. For many would-be Olympians, the costs are simply out of reach. Elite athletic programs听don鈥檛听get sufficient funding, and according to the Canadian Olympic Committee, athletes are paying an average of $25,000 each year out of pocket just to compete.听听
成人VR视频鈥檚 Web Advisory Committee is seeking a Faculty representative to help guide decisions that shape the health, accessibility, and long鈥憈erm evolution of 成人VR视频's web ecosystem.
Here are some of the ways you might contribute to the discussions.
February 12, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis recently appeared on CBC Radio鈥檚 Can You Joke About That?, a documentary on edgy comedy featured on CBC Radio Specials. Discussing the Supreme Court decision in the case involving comedian Mike Ward, Eliadis argued that while the Court鈥檚 majority concluded the routine targeted Ward鈥檚 celebrity persona rather than disability, and therefore did not meet the legal threshold for hate speech, the ruling highlights a gap in the law.
March 12, 2026 | Jennifer Welsh wrote a piece in The Globe and Mail with Margaret Biggs arguing that Mark Carney鈥檚 emerging foreign-policy vision should more clearly incorporate partnerships with emerging and developing economies. They note that while Canada鈥檚 current approach emphasizes diversifying trade, strengthening strategic autonomy, and building coalitions with traditional allies such as Japan, Australia, Europe, and South Korea, a future-oriented strategy must also engage the Global South as genuine partners rather than primarily aid recipients.
A new NSERC CREATE initiative, MIXCHEM, is reshaping how Canada prepares researchers to confront the growing challenge of complex chemical mixtures in the environment., a leading voice in Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, is helping drive this interdisciplinary program, which blends cutting鈥慹dge analytical training with hands鈥憃n experience across industry, government, and academia.
We recently had the opportunity to ask senior leaders from three of Canada鈥檚 top universities a big question: 鈥淗ow is generative AI reshaping higher education?鈥�
March 8, 2026 | Jennifer Welsh joined the听Cross Country Checkup听to discuss Canada's potential role as conflict escalates in the Middle East. She noted that while Canadian military involvement remains unlikely, scenarios such as an attack on a NATO ally or support to Gulf states could prompt engagement. Welsh described the moment as part of a broader redefinition of Canadian foreign policy and emphasized "principled pragmatism" in navigating a more hostile global environment.
Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively听
These grants are available to DOM faculty and trainees through a听selection process听to support research and innovation projects in medical education.听Below are some examples of projects funded by听this initiative. Any contributions/gifts to the Department of Medicine Grants for Scholarship in Medical Education听go fully to our researchers.听
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Researchers at 成人VR视频 used 2,000-year-old stone jars in Laos to observe long-term ecological processes, enhancing understanding of how strongly tree cover shapes small freshwater ecosystems. Their findings stand to help scientists predict how freshwater habitats will respond to environmental change, the researchers said.
