Friday, August 27, 2010

Feds top up research funds

U of A to get portion of investment in scientific innovation
Aug 27, 2010
Julianna Cummins
Edmonton Journal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Feds+research+funds/3446599/story.html

Supporting Scientific Discoveries And Creating Jobs In Toronto

McGuinty Government Investing In Researchers And Equipment
Aug 19, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/news/ERAORF081910.asp

Atlantic R&D loans remain largely unpaid

Eight years after launching program to boost innovation in the region, just 10 per cent of the $33-million has been recovered
Aug 22, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/atlantic/atlantic-rd-loans-remain-largely-unpaid/article1681728/

Delay takes shine off Tories’ plans for Arctic research

Big projects take time, Harper says after long-awaited announcement about facility planned for Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Aug 24, 2010
John Ibbitson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/delay-takes-shine-off-tories-plans-for-arctic-research/article1684097/

On the bright side, the PM did say ‘climate change’

During Stephen Harper’s visit to the Arctic, a huge chunk of ice fell off the country’s largest remaining ice sheet, on Ellesmere Island
Aug 27, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/on-the-bright-side-the-pm-did-say-climate-change/article1686685/

Census changes 'mindless': experts

Decision assailed. 'Will lower the quality and raise the cost of information'
Aug 26, 2010
MARGARET MUNRO
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Census+changes+mindless+experts/3444329/story.html

Fraser sockeye: Too much bounty?

After three years of inactivity, B.C.'s fishery industry is already struggling to handle the biggest run since 1913
Aug 26, 2010
Derrick Penner
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Fraser+sockeye+much+bounty/3445029/story.html

Scientific misconduct: Monkey business?

Allegations of scientific misconduct at Harvard have academics up in arms
Aug 26, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16886218

Digital devices may lead to brain fatigue: study

Can't keep off your iPhone? You may be forfeiting the downtime your brain needs to learn, remember and imagine
Aug 26, 2010
Matt Richtel
The New York Times News Service
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/digital-devices-may-lead-to-brain-fatigue-study/article1685928/

Canada and the Pacific: We dither while the world moves on

The price of admission to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks is to put agriculture on the table – and that’s a card we don’t want to play
Aug 26, 2010
Lawrence Herman
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/canada-and-the-pacific-we-dither-while-the-world-moves-on/article1685361/

Centre expands air testing lab

City facility can test samples for mould, asbestos and radon
Aug 26, 2010
STEPHEN LLEWELLYN
Daily Gleaner
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/gleaner/article/1191377

Canada goes off the statistical standard

The leading science journal Nature is right to criticize Canada’s abandonment of the mandatory long-form census
Aug 25, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canada-goes-off-the-statistical-standard/article1685245/

Hey, kids: Learn about your brain

Students can improve brain function without a moment of additional study. They need to make three simple lifestyle changes
Aug 25, 2010
Wilkie Wilson and Cynthia Kuhn
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/hey-kids-learn-about-your-brain/article1683962/

U of S MS trial in works

University situated to lead in liberation treatment study
Aug 23, 2010
Hannah Scissons
The StarPhoenix
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/trial+works/3430438/story.html

Ocean pollution: Good news for turtles?

The amount of plastic floating in the Atlantic does not seem to be increasing
Aug 23, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16877258

Food fight

While the Ontario government opts for healthier nutritional options in schools, will kids and school boards actually listen?
Aug 21, 2010
Araina Bond
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Food+fight/3425695/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

The next global crisis: Hungry millions, on the move

Scarcities of water, land, oil and fish could lead to mass starvation in 50 years – or sooner. Why is the West refusing to swallow the facts?
Aug 20, 2010
Siri Agrell
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-next-global-crisis-hungry-millions-on-the-move/article1680485/

EU seal ban suspended

Inuit leaders question legality of ban on Canadian seal products
Aug 20, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/08/19/nl-seal-ban-819.html

Constant Denial': Liberal Report on Tar Sands Is Scathing

Grits' dissenting report on two-year parliamentary study calls for sweeping reforms
Aug 19, 2010
Andrew Nikiforuk
TheTyee.ca
http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/08/19/LiberalTarSandsReport/

There’s a new world order in food

More than a billion people will join the middle class by 2030. This will put a serious strain on grain supplies
Aug 19, 2010
Sylvain Charlebois
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/theres-a-new-world-order-in-food/article1677722/

Energy conservation: Watts up?

People habitually underestimate their energy consumption
Aug 19, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16843797

Fisheries biology: War dividend

The second world war led to a boom in North Sea fish numbers
Aug 19, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16843807

The problem of space pollution: Junk science

Scientists are increasingly worried about the amount of debris orbiting the Earth
Aug 19, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/16843825

Researchers wonder where extra plastic trash is

Amount of plastic waste in ocean hasn’t changed over 22 years: environmentalists perplexed
Aug 19, 2010
Randolph E. Schmid
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/researchers-wonder-where-extra-plastic-trash-is/article1678751/

Does Wi-Fi make you sick?

Jury still out on health impact of wireless routers
Aug 17, 2010
Jasmeet Sidhu
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/848739--does-wi-fi-make-you-sick

A living laboratory for the American elm

Professors and students at Université Laval work to prevent the city’s prized shade trees from disappearing.
Aug 16, 2010
Mark Cardwell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/living-laboratory-for-the-american-elm.aspx

Census debate is nothing new

Discussion about the intrusiveness of the survey, as well as its cost and utility, has been around for decades, records reveal
Aug 16, 2010
Bill Curry
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/census-debate-is-nothing-new/article1675022/

Creating More Clean Energy In The North

McGuinty Government Hydroelectric Project To Create Up To 800 Jobs
Aug 26, 2010
Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2010/08/creating-more-clean-energy-in-the-north.html