A new study led by University of British Columbia researchers has found that pet cats allowed to roam outside unsupervised carry infectious diseases at rates comparable to feral cats, even when they receive veterinary…

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University Affairs CA·higher-ed

Dr. Editor’s summer reading list

Question: I’ve just finished end-of-semester grading and I’m not yet ready to dive into my planned writing for the summer. I’m taking a week off as a pause, and then I want to read a book or two, to recharge my…

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McMaster Daily News·higher-ed

‘We bring the human in’

Alex Sévigny is an optimist about how AI will change the world of work — specifically, the world of communications and public relations, an industry he’s worked in as an academic and a practitioner for more than two…

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UBC News·higher-ed

Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

Texting with a real person—even a stranger—may reduce loneliness more than chatting with a highly supportive AI chatbot, new UBC research suggests. In a randomized study of 296 first-semester university students,…

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Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

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Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

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