Ontario’s commercial and institutional facilities, including greenhouses, now have access to enhanced energy management support through the Expanded Energy Management (EEM) program. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has broadened eligibility for this Save On Energy initiative, aiming to help organizations optimize their energy usage and reduce costs. The program offers two key avenues for improvement: financial assistance to employ an on-site Energy Manager and support for Strategic Energy Management, a process focused on identifying and implementing lasting energy-saving strategies. A Save On Energy representative will be in touch to understand your organization's specific needs and guide you through the application. Interested parties are invited to attend a webinar hosted by the IESO on Wednesday, June 4th, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM to learn more about the Expanded Energy Management program.

For decades, attempts to understand Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) have surgedwith curiosity and urgency, but rarely with consistency, methodological rigor, or institutionalsupport. The field has been fragmented from the start: split between ad hoc investigations,amateur analysis, speculative claims, and disconnected pockets of serious academic interest. Efforts that aimed to observe and measure the phenomena often lacked scientific infrastructure,while humanistic and sociocultural inqui

Consultants from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems told the IHL board at its May meeting that a durable funding model should combine a conservative foundational (floor) allocation for administration and facilities with a modest performance pool tied to improvement-focused metrics; trustees will consider the recommendation ahead of the June legislative request.

The Higher Education Coordinating Board formula advisory committee discussed inflation assumptions, research‑expenditure growth and proposals to increase and broaden a small‑institution supplement for the Higher Education Investment Fund during a briefing from coordinating‑board staff.