A recent É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ research study found that couples homeschooling their kids during COVID-19 experienced more conflict between family and work and that women who spent more time homeschooling their kids tended to drink more frequently. Go behind the headlines with insight from Sherry Stewart, the study's senior author.

In partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ and the University of King’s College will host the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) conference in the fall of 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the first USS conference to be held outside the United States. É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ and King’s will also host a one-day virtual pre-conference this October on reparations and education.

Physics professor and outgoing Senate chair Kevin Hewitt has been honoured by NSERC with its Science Promotion Award, celebrating his work to foster interest in science among students of African descent in Nova Scotia.

New research from Sociology prof Michael Halpin into "incels" — a misogynistic online community — suggests their discussion boards are surprisingly diverse. Despite this diversity, the research finds incels are united by their hatred of women.

Researchers from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering, Science, and Health, have been named as É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s newest Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Chairs.