The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion of the University of Calgary recently announced the launching of a new Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) dashboard in partnership with the Office of Institutional Analysis.
The dashboard has the purpose of collecting and storing demographic data on the U of C community in order to “identify and close the diversity gaps,” as stated in the new initiative’s webpage, as well as to “help inform the development of policies and procedures to foster equitable pathways across campus.”
Dr. Malinda Smith, vice-provost equity, diversity and inclusion, highlighted in a newly published article by
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Health Canada approves third Covid-19 vaccine
The beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is potentially near as a new vaccine will be now available to Canadians in a matter of time. On Feb. 26, it was announced that the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in conjunction with Oxford University had met all the standards and requirements put in place by Health Canada. A similar version of the vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India received the green light as well.
The top government health entity in the country expressed in a statement that the company had submitted their application of authorization on Oct. 1 of last year, while the one developed in India filed the necessary documentation a few months ago on Jan. 21.