As the United States Congress confronts budgeting challenges, whether federal funding of scientific research is perceived as an investment or a discretionary expense will have long-term consequences.
May 23, 2011
Nature Materials
http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v10/n6/full/nmat3044.html
The goal of the Science Canada website is to highlight science policy issues in Canada's political arena and media.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Extreme trekkers, citizen scientists
In just six months, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation has helped to propel about a half-dozen research projects into the field
May 26, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/extreme-trekkers-citizen-scientists/article2036774/
May 26, 2011
RENATA D’ALIESIO
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/extreme-trekkers-citizen-scientists/article2036774/
Identifying good scientists and keeping them honest
May 22, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/05/22/identifying-good-scientists-and-keeping-them-honest/
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/05/22/identifying-good-scientists-and-keeping-them-honest/
Market signals, income advantage push university enrolment higher
May 26, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/market-signals-income-advantage-push-university-enrolment-higher/
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/market-signals-income-advantage-push-university-enrolment-higher/
Enrolment will continue to climb despite demographic decline
New report by AUCC predicts 125,000 more students, a 14-percent rise, by 2020.
May 26, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/enrolment-will-continue-to-climb-despite-demographic-decline.aspx
May 26, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/enrolment-will-continue-to-climb-despite-demographic-decline.aspx
Trends in Higher Education: Volume 1 – Enrolment
May 2011
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/publications/trends-2011-vol1-enrolment-e.pdf
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/publications/trends-2011-vol1-enrolment-e.pdf
New POST note from the U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
May 2011
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Ecosystem Service Valuation: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_378-Ecosystem-Service-Valuation.pdf
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Ecosystem Service Valuation: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_378-Ecosystem-Service-Valuation.pdf
Researcher ready to spark some 'Big Thinking'
Climatologist and author to be among presenters at Congress of the Humanities and Social Science
May 27, 2011
Jennifer pritchett
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1410049
May 27, 2011
Jennifer pritchett
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/1410049
Fatabase 2.0: B.C. will serve up restaurant reform
May 27, 2011
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/food/Fatabase/4854294/story.html
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/food/Fatabase/4854294/story.html
Critics take aim at NASA 'arsenic life' study
Authors of study claiming bacteria used usually toxic arsenic to build DNA stand by results
May 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/27/science-arsenic-bacteria-wolfe-simon.html
May 27, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/27/science-arsenic-bacteria-wolfe-simon.html
Few adults active enough at work: report
May 27, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/27/physical-activity-work.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/05/27/physical-activity-work.html
Wait times: So much money, such modest progress
No province has completely met the benchmarks for the Famous Five procedures, and some are very far away
May 27, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wait-times-so-much-money-such-modest-progress/article2036335/
May 27, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wait-times-so-much-money-such-modest-progress/article2036335/
The 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences opens May 28
Canada's scholars descend on Fredericton for the annual "intellectual Olympics"
May 27, 2011
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/27/c8266.html
May 27, 2011
Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/27/c8266.html
Clean Energy Investment Creates 42 New Jobs In Ottawa Valley
Ontario is helping NORCAN Hydraulic Turbine Inc. - a clean energy equipment manufacturer in Carleton Place - acquire new machinery and expand its plant, creating 12 new jobs and supporting close to 30 additional construction jobs.
May 27, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creates-42-new-jobs-in-ottawa-valley.html
May 27, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creates-42-new-jobs-in-ottawa-valley.html
Manitoba pressured on 'cosmetic' pesticides
Commercial interests hope to prevent ban seen in eastern provinces
May 26, 2011
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/26/mb-lawn-chemical-ban.html
May 26, 2011
Mychaylo Prystupa
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/26/mb-lawn-chemical-ban.html
Plasmodium vivax: The other malaria
Many people think of malaria as a single disease. It isn’t
May 26, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741412
May 26, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18741412
Moon has more water than believed
May 26, 2011
OLIVER MOORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/moon-has-more-water-than-believed/article2036718/
OLIVER MOORE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/moon-has-more-water-than-believed/article2036718/
New Clean Energy Projects Creating 2,000 Jobs
Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow, creating 2,000 new jobs by adding more than 700 new clean energy projects across the province.
May 26, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/05/new-clean-energy-projects-creating-2000-jobs.html
May 26, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/05/new-clean-energy-projects-creating-2000-jobs.html
Hudak is endangering green jobs
If he follows through on his promise, not only will many jobs fail to materialize but those that have will likely disappear
May 25, 2011
Ken Neumann and Rick Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/997082--hudak-is-endangering-green-jobs
May 25, 2011
Ken Neumann and Rick Smith
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/997082--hudak-is-endangering-green-jobs
Canadian meteorologist to lead UN agency
David Grimes begins 4-year term June 6
May 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/25/canada-grimes-meteorology.html
May 25, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/25/canada-grimes-meteorology.html
Save resource money for the future? Nah, says Alberta
Why the report of a far-sighted panel is dead on arrival
May 25, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/save-resource-money-for-the-future-nah-says-alberta/article2033331/
May 25, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/save-resource-money-for-the-future-nah-says-alberta/article2033331/
Deadly U.S. tornadoes not linked to climate change, meteorologists say
Forecasters keeping a close watch on Canada's coming tornado season
May 24, 2011
Kazi Stastna
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/24/f-tornadoes-trend.html
May 24, 2011
Kazi Stastna
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/24/f-tornadoes-trend.html
NASA bids adieu to Spirit Mars rover
May 24, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/24/science-spirit-mars-rover.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/24/science-spirit-mars-rover.html
Another health checkup
With a spending crunch ahead, it’s time for a new royal commission on health care
May 24, 2011
Dr. Harvey Schipper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995031--another-health-checkup
May 24, 2011
Dr. Harvey Schipper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995031--another-health-checkup
Preserving medicare means accepting changes
But that doesn’t include yet another royal commission on health care
May 24, 2011
Gregory Marchildon
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/996307--preserving-medicare-means-accepting-changes
May 24, 2011
Gregory Marchildon
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/996307--preserving-medicare-means-accepting-changes
Our pledge to children and mothers
At this week’s G8 summit, Prime Minister Harper must push for an accounting on aid dollars earmarked for maternal and children’s health
May 24, 2011
Dave Toycen
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995026--our-pledge-to-children-and-mothers
May 24, 2011
Dave Toycen
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995026--our-pledge-to-children-and-mothers
Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel invites the public to attend information sessions
May 24, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency & National Energy Board
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/24/c6939.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency & National Energy Board
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/24/c6939.html
Improved Facilities For University of Guelph Students
More than 670 students will have access to new and improved facilities at the University of Guelph Ridgetown campus by fall 2012.
May 24, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/05/improved-facilities-for-university-of-guelph-students.html
May 24, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/05/improved-facilities-for-university-of-guelph-students.html
Clean Energy Investment Creating 80 New Jobs
Ontario's shift toward clean, renewable energy is strengthening the province's economy by attracting good jobs, investment and opportunities for Windsor-area families.
May 24, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creating-80-new-jobs.html
May 24, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/05/clean-energy-investment-creating-80-new-jobs.html
With thorium, we could have safe nuclear power
Canada experimented with the safer fuel for decades. Now China, using Candu reactors, is likely to beat us to its use
May 23, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/with-thorium-we-could-have-safe-nuclear-power/article2030383/
May 23, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/with-thorium-we-could-have-safe-nuclear-power/article2030383/
A fiery environmental apocalypse
Human-engendered climate change could be linked to the increasing frequency and scope of forest fires in Canada and around the world
May 23, 2011
Stephen Scharper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995041--a-fiery-environmental-apocalypse
May 23, 2011
Stephen Scharper
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995041--a-fiery-environmental-apocalypse
The tyranny of mother’s milk
Women were made to feel that failing to nurse their babies was tantamount to child abuse
May 20, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-tyranny-of-mothers-milk/article2030188/
May 20, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-tyranny-of-mothers-milk/article2030188/
Fukushima chills uranium development
May 19, 2011
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/fukushima-chills-uranium-development/article2025353/
NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/fukushima-chills-uranium-development/article2025353/
Combating addiction: Can a vaccine stop drug abuse?
It may be possible to vaccinate people against addictive drugs
May 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18710110
May 19, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/18710110
U.K. agrees to tough carbon targets
May 17, 2011
Pilita Clark, Jim Pickard
The Financial Times
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/european/uk-agrees-to-tough-carbon-targets/article2025243/
Pilita Clark, Jim Pickard
The Financial Times
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/european/uk-agrees-to-tough-carbon-targets/article2025243/