Alek Golijanin is an Athabasca University alum. He has represented Athabasca University at a number of competitions both at the Provincial and International level. Alek’s articles revolve around his passion for learning and innovation, as he summarizes research and presents it in ways that compels readers and continues the tradition of life-long learning, and some of the articles are even inspired by investigative journalism shows like CTV’s W5, CBC’s The Fifth Estate and Marketplace, and CBS’ 60 Minutes.
“Every now and then a man’s mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 1858.
Why do terrorism laws exist? It may sound like a stupid and insensitive question given all that has transpired after the terrorist attacks in Southern Israel, but there is merit to this question. The reason it is a valid question has nothing to do with the seriousness of terrorism and everything to do with the… Read more »
The terms “radicalization” and “terrorism” are distinct but interconnected. “Radicalization” describes a process by which a person becomes conditioned to hold radical views regarding political and societal issues, while “terrorism” describes the act of committing a violence to create a climate of fear in a population. Vulnerability and desperation are two conditions required to be… Read more »
Orphan diseases are diseases that are so rare that most people have never heard of them and the prevalence of some of the rarest orphan diseases can be counted on one hand. Most orphan diseases are the result of genetics, and they stick with a person for the entire duration of their life. It is… Read more »
The world became a less safe place after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, and even more so after the terrorist attacks in Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The terrorist attack in 2001 saw just under 3,000 Americans lose their life that day and… Read more »
Hearing someone say “kissing disease” may invoke images Pepe Le Pew, the skunk who goes around trying to kiss every female skunk he can get his paws on. It is precisely the fun-sounding lovey-dovey nature of mononucleosis’ nickname that has taken away from just how serious this viral infection truly is, with research seeming to… Read more »
After digging into the issue of safety and security at private airports and with private airplanes, “black flights”, and navigating between U.S. stakeholders, the last stop involved connecting with Canadian stakeholders, including professional associations, governmental departments and agencies, and legislators. A quick rendezvous prior, with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), indicated that… Read more »
Managing clients is a learned skill, it is not an innate skill. Those who do it the best might even refer to managing clients and juggling responsibilities as a science, and they are not far off. Whatever industry one finds themselves in, even in a non-professional setting, there is a general set of rules when… Read more »
A 2016 research study published in the Canada Medical Association Journal estimated that over 50% of Canadians were susceptible to developing diabetes over the course of their lifetimes. The study was headed by a group of researchers at the University of Calgary, and it involved interpreting data provided by the province of Alberta. Despite that… Read more »
The Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols were a part of international law that was supposed to define the rules of war. The idea was that, if the world bought into this universal set of rules that wars could somehow be honorable, but the reality is that the “rules of war” are somewhat of an… Read more »
If a vote was held to identify Canada’s most trailblazing province, that recognition would likely go to the province of British Columbia. What distinguishes B.C. from other provinces is its transformative approach to addressing mental health and substance use from a crisis-response approach to a wellness promotion, prevention, and early intervention, where people are connected… Read more »