The Chronicle of Higher Education

Canadian University Bans Wireless Networking, Citing Health Concerns

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The president of Lakehead University, in Ontario, says that he will not allow the institution to deploy a wireless network on the campus out of concern that the electromagnetic frequencies such systems emit could endanger students' health.

The president, Frederick F. Gilbert, became concerned about...

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