Hey, remember when we went to university? And like when we flunked a test, profs weren't worried about our well-being? Yeah, no one coddled us back in the day…and if that’s how you mockingly look at today’s students, you need to read an analysis by Ivor Shapiro of Ryerson University. Last year, Prof. Shapiro was named an associate dean at Ryerson with a focus on student well-being initiatives. He writes about the real pressures students face today and that the curmudgeons have it wrong…student mental health problems are, in fact, a thing.

Facebook Canada officials appeared before a parliamentary committee Thursday, provided no assurances about protecting personal data and then ran away from reporters after the hearing. Jean-Hugues Roy of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) tells us about a research project he tried to do a few years ago to determine what kind of news was in Facebook’s News Feed – a project that Facebook wouldn’t let happen.

Jurisdictions like British Columbia often state its wildlife management practices – including its controversial grizzly bear hunts – are based on sound science. But Kyle A. Artelle of the University of Victoria has researched such claims and reports: “Many management agencies claim that science guides their hunt management policies. But what that means is rarely defined.”

Matt Gibbs of the University of Winnipeg tells us about his work with a local brewery that led to the re-creation of an ancient beer, just like the Romans used to make centuries ago. What does it taste like? You'll have to read to find out.

And finally…today is 4-20 day…if you don’t know what that is, ask your kids or grandkids…but in honour of “Weed Day,” Mohammed El Hazzouri of Mount Royal University looks at a new Calgary bylaw that will ban public consumption of cannabis after weed becomes legal. Prof. El Hazzouri notes such a ban is racially bias because the bylaw prevents renters from smoking at home and visible minorities are more likely to be renters than white people.

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