Tuesday, August 30, 2011

AUCC calls for investment in granting councils

Association of universities submits pre-budget brief to House of Commons committee.
Aug 17, 2011
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/aucc-calls-for-investment-in-granting-councils.aspx

Low gender balance in high-tech

Canadian women remain under-represented in science and engineering.
Aug 29, 2011
Lorraine Dyke
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1046592--low-gender-balance-in-high-tech

In Canada, international students working on their PhD are given funding for four years. After that, they are on their own.
Aug 23, 2011
Stephanie Kapusta & Cristina Roadevin
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/phd-studies-in-canada-a-dilemma-for-international-students.aspx

Aug 23, 2011
Rob O’Flanagan
Guelph Mercury
http://www.guelphmercury.com/news/article/583102--hudak-would-end-foreign-student-scholarship-program

Aug 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-encourages-youth-to-discover-careers-in-science-and-tech-1550887.htm

In American science, race affects the chance of getting a grant
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526320

Aug 24, 2011
Alexandra Posadzki
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-children-whose-parents-dont-have-a-degree-are-completing-university-statscan/article2140590/

Aug 18, 2011
Patrick Keeney
National Post
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/08/18/patrick-keeney-don%E2%80%99t-turn-universities-into-trade-schools/

Aug 25, 2011
Pete McMartin
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ivory+tower+besieged+economic+reality/5304949/story.html

Today, parents have an intense and growing preoccupation with the postsecondary education of their children.
Aug 17, 2011
Christine Overall
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/the-kids-go-to-university-not-the-parents.aspx

Aug 23, 2011
Dianne Wood
Waterloo Record
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/582959--uw-chosen-to-lead-clean-water-consortium

Premier offers support for expansion of University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Aug 25, 2011
David Reevely
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/McGuinty+backs+heart/5303571/story.html

High-dollar deals

Life sciences venture capital funding jumps 37% from last quarter but falls short of 2Q 2010 performance
Aug 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers
https://emarketing.pwc.com/reaction/images/HI/High-dollar-deals_LifeSciencesVentureCapitalFunding.pdf

A review of April – June 2011. Published August 2011.
Aug 2011
Thompson Reuters Scientific
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/movers_shakers-cwp-en_issue16.pdf

OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers No. 49
Aug 10, 2011
Joe Dewbre, Dalila Cervantes-Godoy, Silvia Sorescu
OECD
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/fulltext/5kg6v1vk8zr2.pdf?expires=1313717909&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=427554A3636506F581016FFDA01EB249

Aug 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://www.trra.ca/en/About/RINpeople.asp
Aug 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/29/grey-tsunami-aging-population.html

High risk of head injury
Aug 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/29/boxing-children-concussions.html

Deadly bird flu on rise

Aug 29, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/29/un-bird-flu.html

Aug 29, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/29/magna-ontario-green-cars.html

NDP losing its green allies

Environmentalists are seeing red over the fading green credentials of Ontario’s NDP.
Aug 29, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1046644--cohn-ndp-losing-its-green-allies

Ontario is helping Magna International and Magna E-Car develop the next generation of clean vehicle technologies creating 728 jobs and protecting another 1,337 jobs at Magna's Aurora, Brampton, Concord and St. Thomas plants.
Aug 29, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/08/ontario-plugs-into-clean-cars-creates-over-700-jobs.html

Aug 29, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-supports-earth-rangers-encourage-youth-discover-careers-environmental-1554655.htm

Aug 29, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-of-state-goodyear-tours-neptune-canada-1554693.htm

Aug 29, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-to-prevent-soldier-injuries-1554745.htm

Aug 29, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/29/c6886.html

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/cgy-keystone-pipeline-opposition.html

El Niño, a worldwide fluctuation in the climate, may provoke civil war as well as inclement weather
Aug 27, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526787

Aug 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/27/nb-monarch-butterflies-saint-john.html

He has no standing in matter, judge says
Aug 26, 2011
Jason Bell
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/u-of-m-prof-loses-round-in-phd-fight-128450718.html

Yellowknife, British companies sign tentative deal for aircraft that can land almost anywhere
Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/nwt-discovery-airship.html

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/26/edmonton-caribou-draft-plan.html
Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/obesity-rates-projections-tax-junk-food.html
Aug 26, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vaccine-safety-report.html

Aug 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/26/vitamin-a-supplements-children.html

NRC Wind Research and Expertise

Projects at the National Research Council Canada that measure how hurricane winds affect Canada and the United States
Aug 26, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nrc-wind-research-and-expertise-1554210.htm


Aug 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-following-release-final-1554308.htm

Aug 26, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-fosters-competitiveness-profitability-horticulture-sector-1554148.htm

Aug 25, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/privy-council-blocked-scientists-access-to-media-cohen-probe-told/article2142621/

In for the long haul with nuclear

We need the nuclear fleet to help keep the lights on.
Aug 25, 2011
Michal Moore
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1045151--in-for-the-long-haul-with-nuclear

Aug 25, 2011
MARK BROWNLEE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/panel-approves-ontarios-darlington-nuclear-plants/article2141756/

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/hpv-cervical-cancer-vaccination.html

Aug 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/pol-harper-yellowknife.html

Aug 25, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/25/dengue-mosquitoes.html

Aug 25, 2011
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/message-to-mcguinty-most-green-job-schemes-have-been-miserable-failures/article2140859/

Aug 25, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-gedex-inc-help-canadian-resource-industry-compete-globally-1553737.htm

Aug 24, 2011
Greg Keenan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-ottawa-investing-in-research-jobs-to-fuel-green-future-of-cars/article2139439/

Aug 24, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/dfo-scientist-says-she-may-have-the-smoking-gun-that-killed-fraser-river-sockeye/article2140605/

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-climate-civil-conflicts.html

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/multiple-sclerosis-calgary-ccsvi-complications.html

Aug 24, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/24/pets-cargo-planes-cma.html

Aug 24, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/24/environment-salmon-cohen-commission-kristi-miller.html

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/cma-slams-ottawas-reluctance-to-stop-asbestos-exports-to-developing-countries/article2141043/

Aug 24, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/do-canadians-have-what-it-takes-to-transform-medicare/article2141042/

Aug 24, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investing-to-keep-bee-industry-buzzing-1553327.htm

Aug 24, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-mcmaster-universitys-automotive-resource-centre-1553220.htm

Aug 24, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-reminds-canadians-about-the-risks-of-drinking-raw-milk-1553361.htm

Aug 23, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fisheries-and-oceans-researcher-kristi-miller-still-not-talking/article2139668/

Aug 23, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario/health-officials-baffled-by-ecoli-spread-in-southwestern-ontario/article2139292/

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/when-even-dr-optimism-is-losing-faith-in-medicare-its-time-to-fix-it/article2139537/

Aug 23, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/one-quarter-of-hospitalized-psychiatric-patients-restrained/article2139013/

Aug 23, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-clean-water-technology-1552653.htm

People admitted to a general hospital far more likely to experience a control intervention than those admitted to a psychiatric hospital
Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5641.html

Aug 23, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/23/c5618.html

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/layton-cancer.html

There are very real consequences when the environment is not properly watched.
Aug 22, 2011
Thomas J. Duck
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1043380--hidden-cost-of-cuts-to-environment-canada

Aug 22, 2011
SUNNY DHILLON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/use-closed-containment-for-fish-farms-ex-canuck-tells-cohen-inquiry/article2138210/

Aug 22, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/technology-sea-lice-salmon.html

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/bc-cohen-commission-salmon.html

Aug 22, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/taking-sasquatch-from-the-tabloids-to-the-science-journals/article2138013/

Aug 22, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/environment-caribou-comeback-decline.html

Sulphur-eating bacteria lived in hot, oxygen-poor early ocean
Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/22/science-oldest-fossils-bacteria-sulphur.html

Aug 22, 2011
Sue BaileY
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-wants-accountability-from-provinces-in-new-health-deal-health-minister/article2137164/

Aug 22, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ottawa-seeks-one-national-health-accord-not-separate-pacts/article2137794/

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/health-care-accountable-cma-poll.html

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/nb-drug-shortage-625.html

Aug 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/22/cancer-ontario-clinical-trials.html

Aug 22, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/22/c5118.html

Aug 22, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-southern-ontario-1552089.htm

Funding for Manitoba Company is Delivering a New Product to Market
Aug 22, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-investment-fires-up-business-for-flax-producers-1552161.htm

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

Aug 21, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadians-want-health-charter-to-guarantee-quality-and-timeliness/article2136635/

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults has not received the same level of recognition. Many in the medical community still associate the disorder only with children – even though almost two-thirds of patients never outgrow their symptoms.
Aug 21, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/its-not-just-kids-who-suffer-from-adhd/article2136537/

Why America’s patent system needs to be reformed, and how to do it
Aug 20, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21526370

Aug 20, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/dozens-arrested-outside-white-house-in-keystone-pipeline-protests/article2136225/

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/edm-cancer-oilsands-fort-chipewyan-study.html

Consultations set to begin on tougher greenhouse gas limits - for new plants only
Aug 19, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/pol-coal-ghg-emissions-regulations.html

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/bc-salmon-radiation-testing.html

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/yukon-radiation-test.html

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/19/ns-animals-moving-north.html

Aug 19, 2011
Lee-Anne Goodman
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/environmentalists-prepare-massive-white-house-protest-against-alberta-oil-sands/article2135860/

Aug 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/19/calgary-crack-pipes-street-health.html

New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at Centennial College
Aug 19, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1551706.htm

Aug 19, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-the-greater-toronto-area-1551686.htm

More than 7,000 doctors, who care for 6.5 million Ontarians, now manage their patients' health information with an electronic medical record.
Aug 19, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/08/on-track-to-provide-better-health-for-all-ontarians.html

Aug 19, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/harper-government-announces-agreement-provide-loan-guarantee-lower-churchill-river-clean-1551574.htm

Aug 18, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/technology/Scientists+urge+Harper+balance+Arctic+strategy+quickly/5270900/story.html

Aug 18, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/cohen-inquiry-points-to-flawed-response-to-oil-spills/article2134485/

Aug 18, 2011
Andy Blatchford
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/choose-ethics-over-asbestos-exports-mds-tell-physician-turned-tory-mp/article2134228/

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/malaria-mosquito-insecticide-resistance.html

Aug 18, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/health-canada-warns-of-potential-chemo-drug-shortage/article2133739/

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/chemotherapy-drug-shortages-health-canada.html

Aug 18, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/pol-aerospace-cash.html

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/ottawa-cdifficile-hospital-hiring.html

Aug 18, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/18/amoeba-deaths.html

Aug 18, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/08/18/science-solar-storms.html

Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/potato-rot-nematode-confirmed-in-ontario-1551309.htm

Aug 18, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-invest-in-farming-sector-1551287.htm

Public Comments Invited and Federal Funding Available
Aug 18, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2011/18/c4614.html

Aug 17, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/toxic-algae-may-be-killing-salmon-probe-told/article2133150/

Aug 17, 2011
May Jeong
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/business-categories/sustainability/powering-homes-with-toronto-zoos-poo/article2131509/

Bioenergy plant fires up UNBC

How much is 64,000 gigajoules of energy?
Aug 17, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/bioenergy-plant-fires-up-unbc.aspx

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/ottawa-cdifficile-spread.html

Aug 17, 2011
John G. Abbott
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1040867--working-to-improve-aboriginal-health

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/lung-cancer-sniffer-dogs.html

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/edm-cancer-device.html

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/obesity-child-adult-bias-statistics-canada.html

Aug 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/08/17/obesity-adults-statistics-canada.html

Aug 17, 2011
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/statoil-to-plead-guilty-to-oilsands-environmental-charges/article2132368/

Aug 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-boosts-international-marketing-opportunities-at-expo-quebec-1550869.htm

Aug 16, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/rushed-fishermen-throwing-dead-chum-salmon-overboard-groups-charge/article2131879/

Aug 15, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/fraser-salmon-runs-strong-for-second-year-in-a-row/article2130556/

Aug 14, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/the-return-of-salmon-to-salmon-river/article2129366/

Aug 14, 2011
TERRI THEODORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/rock-snot-algae-clogs-rivers-causing-world-wide-environmental-problem/article2129159/

Aug 11, 2011
RENATA D'ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/solar-power-among-renewable-projects-languishing-from-hydro-one-delays/article2127342/

Aug 10, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-ontario-gloomy-skies-for-solar-power/article2125904/

Aug 10, 2011
Graham Lanktree
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/business-categories/sustainability/new-green-ships-to-flush-out-great-lakes-invaders/article2124232/