Science Canada: 05/14/11

Saturday, May 14, 2011

CIHR and Health Canada Present: The New Science Policy Fellowship

The Science Policy Fellowships program will allow researchers at the doctoral, post-doctoral, new investigator and mid-senior investigator levels to carry out short-term policy assignments at Health Canada
Apr 18, 2011
CIHR and Health Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6Uil_6hg4

From drug cocktails to vegetarian sorbet: young scientists excel in national contest

May 11, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iy7vwQtBqxEp451YuwSY98xMwPFQ?docId=6811217

Canada's Top 500 Young Scientists Compete at Canada-Wide Science Fair

May 13, 2011
Youth Science Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/13/c4578.html

Research funding helps projects and students

Foundation hands out more than $500,000 for salaries
May 10, 2011
Sabrina Doyle
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1404895

Missing the target

The U.K. risks being overtaken by Canada in yet another area of higher education.
May 10, 2011
Andrew Boggs
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/missing-the-target.aspx

Organising the web: The science of science

How to use the web to understand the way ideas evolve
Apr 28, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18618025

A short history of the Canadian census

Why it matters.
May 10, 2011
Bill Waiser
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-short-history-of-the-canadian-census.aspx

University professors teach better if they stopped lecturing

May 12, 2011
Joseph Hall
Toronto Star
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/postsecondary/article/990316--university-professors-teach-better-if-they-stopped-lecturing

Bell's $10-million donation hailed as mental-health game-changer

May 11, 2011
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/bells-10-million-donation-hailed-as-mental-health-game-changer/article2018049/

New SR&ED claim form emphasizes evidence

R&D tax update
May 11, 2011
Deloitte & Touche LLP
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_CA/ca/services/tax/9c3fed8e18fdf210VgnVCM2000001b56f00aRCRD.htm

Opening of Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute: Speaking Points for the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry

May 5, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06465.html

Geneticist's lab ready to aid obese

Specialist hopes more MDs make use of facility
May 12, 2011
Katherine Dedyna
Times Colonist
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Geneticist+ready+obese/4775344/story.html

Job-seeking university graduates give it the old college try

May 10, 2011
TRALEE PEARCE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/job-seeking-university-graduates-give-it-the-old-college-try/article2016162/

POSTnote: Unconventional Gas

Apr 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn374-unconventional-gas.pdf

Humanity 'must do more with less,' panel warns

Global resource use is exploding
May 13, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Humanity+must+more+with+less+panel+warns/4777332/story.html

Unreleased report shows high levels of asbestos in many public buildings

MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
May 13, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/unreleased-report-shows-high-levels-of-asbestos-in-many-public-buildings/article2021895/

Chronic, infectious disease 'double burden': WHO

May 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/13/disease-chronic-who.html

Anti-fluoride forces organize in Saskatoon area

May 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/13/sk-fluoride.html

The case for fluoridation is overwhelmingly supported by science

May 13, 2011
Dr. Donald Joyce And Dr. Larry Peacocke
Times & Transcipt
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1406026

Ont. green project may kill endangered species

May 13, 2011
Mike Crawley
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/12/ontario-green-endangered.html

Canadarm builder set to tackle next frontier in space technology

May 13, 2011
Scott Simpson
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadarm+builder+tackle+next+frontier+space+technology/4782549/story.html

Canadian space technology inventor honoured

May 13, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/13/technology-space-buijs-award.html

Solar plane completes 1st international flight

May 13, 2011
Forbes.com
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/13/technology-solar-impulse-plane.html

The Daily Show visits Asbestos, Que: ‘In English it means slow, hacking death’

May 13, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/the-daily-show-visits-asbestos-que-in-english-it-means-slow-hacking-death/article2021596/

The Ultimate Science Fair for Grown-Ups

Discovery 11-Canada's Best Trade Show Opens May 18th
May 13, 2011
Ontario Centres of Excellence Inc.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/media-advisory-photo-opportunity-the-ultimate-science-fair-for-grown-ups-1514157.htm

Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care launched to tackle the full spectrum of Canadian health

May 13, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/13/c4332.html

Drilling Completed on Niagara Tunnel Project

Big Becky's work is over, but the drive for a future of clean, reliable energy continues.
May 13, 2011
Ontario Office of the Premier
http://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2011/05/drilling-completed-on-niagara-tunnel-project.html

Canada needs better environment data: former minister

May 12, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Politics/20110512/prentice-environment-data-110512/

The Insite case: it should never have ended up in court

May 12, 2011
John Geddes
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/12/the-insite-case-it-should-never-have-ended-up-in-court/

Ontario ombudsman halts Herceptin probe

May 12, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/12/herceptin-probe-suspended.html

Treating HIV earlier lowers spread risk

May 12, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/12/hiv-aids-prevention.html

Canadarm's home up in the air: space agency

May 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/12/ottawa-canadarm-museum.html

Chemo drug shortage leaves hospitals scrambling

May 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/12/chemotherapy-shortages.html

Breast-cancer patient gets access to costly treatment

May 12, 2011
LISA PRIEST AND KAREN HOWLETT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ontario-moves-to-fund-breast-cancer-treatment-after-clash-with-patients/article2019636/

IVF restrictions could reduce newborn deaths

Limiting the number of embryos used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) would prevent up to 40 newborn deaths in Canada each year, researchers say.
May 12, 2011
Kerry Grens
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/12/us-ivf-restrictions-could-reduce-newborn-idUSTRE74B71420110512

The fight against AIDS: At last, the good news

Treating individuals infected with HIV stops them passing the virus on to others
May 12, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/treating_and_preventing_aids

Nature within reach of Canadians

The focus of park creation has been in regions that don’t already have a park, which has tended to mean in places far, far away
May 12, 2011
Alan MacEachern
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/nature-within-reach-of-canadians/article2018779/

Whooping cranes spread outside park

May 12, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/12/science-whooping-cranes-park.html

Hudak in the dark on power

May 12, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/989907--hudak-in-the-dark-on-power

Health care: From entitlement to empowerment

May 12, 2011
Anne Golden and David Stewart-Patterson
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/990594--health-care-from-entitlement-to-empowerment

Health spending: Other countries get better results for less

May 12, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/12/c3880.html

More Public Health Nurses Delivering Care To Ontarians

Ontarians will soon be benefiting from 72 new nurses who will serve priority groups in communities across the province.
May 12, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/more-public-health-nurses-delivering-care-to-ontarians.html

Suspicions of bias on both sides of the MS divide

May 11, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/suspicions-of-bias-on-both-sides-of-the-ms-divide/article2018922/

Fraser River sockeye face chemical soup of 200 contaminants

May 11, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/fraser-river-sockeye-face-chemical-soup-of-200-contaminants/article2019138/

The arguments for and against Vancouver’s supervised injection site

May 11, 2011
Wendy Stueck
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/the-arguments-for-and-against-vancouvers-supervised-injection-site/article2019113/

Harm reduction on trial

May 11, 2011
Maxine Davis
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/989875--harm-reduction-on-trial

Egg farmers launch Canada’s first academic chair of poultry welfare

May 11, 2011
JESSICA LEEDER
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/egg-farmers-launch-canadas-first-academic-chair-of-poultry-welfare/article2018902/

The 10th Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference

"Priming the Pump: The Role of Government Research Support in Business Innovation"
in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada
May 11, 2011
RE$EARCH MONEY
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/11/c3435.html

Private sector must help keep lid on drug costs, report argues

May 11, 2011
David McKie
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/11/pol-mckie-drug-costs-report.html

Bedbugs with drug-resistant bacteria found

2 types found on 3 residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
May 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/11/bedbugs-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-vancouver.html

N.S. brown bats endangered by fungus

May 11, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/11/ns-brown-bats-fungus.html

A few surprises in decades-long black bear study

May 11, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/a-few-surprises-in-decades-long-black-bear-study/article2017628/

Connecting Electronic Health Information For GTA Residents

Work is underway to ensure health care providers will be able to share electronic health information for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, who represent 47 per cent of the province's population.
May 11, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/connecting-electronic-health-information-for-gta-residents.html

Patients flex muscle in ‘war’ over MS treatment

May 10, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/patients-flex-muscle-in-war-over-ms-treatment/article2017565/

MS patients don’t often adhere to treatment: study

May 10, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ms-patients-dont-often-adhere-to-treatment-study/article2017707/

Cleaning up oil spills: A golden fleece?

Wool may provide a novel way of dealing with oil at sea
May 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/05/cleaning_up_oil_spills

Alberta needs to hedge for heavy oil

May 10, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/alberta-needs-to-hedge-for-heavy-oil/article2017366/

Former mayors speak out for Insite

May 10, 2011
ROD MICKLEBURGH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/former-mayors-speak-out-for-insite/article2017218/

Supervised injection for the sake of public health

May 10, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/supervised-injection-for-the-sake-of-public-health/article2017376/

Lone black bears pose deadlier risk: study

May 10, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/10/calgary-bears-attack-study.html

Expanding Breast Cancer Screening To More Women

Women who are at a high risk of getting breast cancer will soon have better access to yearly screens that can lead to early detection and save lives.
May 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/expanding-breast-cancer-screening-to-more-women.html

World's Doctors Choosing Ontario

Today more doctors from around the world are choosing to practise in Ontario, ensuring that families have access to the high quality health care they need, closer to home.
May 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/worlds-doctors-choosing-ontario.html

Raven Underground Coal Mine Project - Public Comments Invited and Public Meetings

May 10, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/10/c3067.html

Fissures in Zamboni’s MS theory widen

May 9, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/fissures-in-zambonis-ms-theory-widen/article2014800/

Multiple sclerosis patients navigate the minefield of for-profit care

May 9, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/multiple-sclerosis-patients-navigate-the-minefield-of-for-profit-care/article2015967/

B.C., Ottawa head to top court over supervised-injection site

May 9, 2011
KIRK MAKIN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-ottawa-head-to-top-court-over-supervised-injection-site/article2016011/

When a university degree just isn’t enough

May 9, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/when-a-university-degree-just-isnt-enough/article2014732/

In the digital age, the much-maligned, liberal-arts degree still has deep value

May 9, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/in-the-digital-age-the-much-maligned-liberal-arts-degree-still-has-deep-value/article2014739/

Minister Goodyear Marks Passing of Nobel Laureate Willard Boyle

May 9, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-goodyear-marks-passing-of-nobel-laureate-willard-boyle-1512096.htm

One step closer to a smoke free BC: BC government shows leadership in cancer prevention by funding smoking cessation products

May 9, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/09/c2772.html

More Front-Line Nursing Care For Ontarians

Ontario is ensuring that families have greater access to front-line health care by supporting nurses throughout their careers.
May 9, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/more-front-line-nursing-care-for-ontarians.html

Japan wants 3 reactors shut until seawall built

Chubu Electric asked to 'swiftly consider' government's request
May 6, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/06/japan-reactor-closing.html

Statement by the Canadian Cancer Society regarding cosmetic pesticide legislation: Timely and Effective Legislation Needed

May 6, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/06/c2098.html

Alberta premier criticizes oil spill cleanup

May 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/05/edmonton-stelmach-plains-midstream.html

No data means no answers, sockeye inquiry told

May 5, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/no-data-means-no-answers-sockeye-inquiry-told/article2011963/

Global mercury emissions soaring

Rising emissions in China swamp reductions in Europe, North America
May 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/05/science-mercury-climate.html

Climate change may benefit Canada's farmers

May 5, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/05/science-climate-change-farmers.html

Climate change and crops: Hindering harvests

Changes in the climate are already having an effect on crop yields—but not yet a very big one
May 5, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18648350

Avian malaria and climate change: Bite the birds

Malaria among birds is becoming more prevalent
May 5, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18648342

Ideas Grow Here: Toronto Region Research Highlights

See what 25 colleges, universities and research hospitals in the Toronto Region have been up to lately
May 5, 2011
Toronto Region Research Alliance
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/903137/7f228a1831/5209/8dce7679e3/

Growth in drug spending slows to lowest rate since 1996

Patent expiries and generic pricing policies may be factors in slower growth
May 5, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/05/c9671.html

Ontario's Immunization Program Getting A Boost

Ontario's babies and children will soon have better protection from serious infectious diseases, while more money stays in the family pocketbook.
May 5, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/ontarios-immunization-program-getting-a-boost.html

Lake Winnipeg East Side Road Project - Provincial Road 304 to Berens River All-Season Road

Public Comments Invited on the Comprehensive Study Report
May 5, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/05/c9774.html

The mystery of the disappearing salmon

May 4, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-mystery-of-the-disappearing-salmon/article2010588/

Costs for oil companies pile up after spill

May 4, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/costs-for-oil-companies-pile-up-after-spill/article2009886/

Alta. oil spill behind illnesses, First Nation says

Energy board denies largest spill in 35 years is making band sick
May 4, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/05/04/edmonton-oil-spill-clean-up.html

In Fukushima's wake, Canadian nuclear plants prepare for the worst

May 4, 2011
ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/in-fukushimas-wake-canadian-nuclear-plants-prepare-for-the-worst/article2010478/

Providing Seniors With More Access To Free Pharmacy Services

Seniors and Ontario Drug Benefit recipients now have more access to free consultations with their local pharmacist - ensuring they are using medications safely and effectively.
May 4, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/05/providing-seniors-with-more-access-to-free-pharmacy-services.html