Changes to NSERC’s Discovery Grants spark controversy

A new system for allocating one of Canada’s most important grants program for university scientists leads to upsets in who gets funding.
Jun 13, 2011
John Lorinc
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/changes-to-nserc-discovery-grants.aspx

Quebec’s research funds will remain autonomous

All three funds will be merged under Fonds Recherche Québec, but each will maintain its own board of directors.
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/quebecs-research-funds-will-remain-autonomous.aspx

Government slashes spending at NRC by 20%

Retirees likely to be approached first in effort to cut 25 science jobs
Jun 15, 2011
CHRIS COBB
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Government+slashes+spending/4953501/story.html

Cuts hamper federal protection of clean water and air, says union

Jun 17, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/health/Cuts+hamper+federal+protection+clean+water+says+union/4966712/story.html

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Kingston

Jun 17, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-kingston-1528326.htm

Cracking the science ceiling

Programs to encourage women to choose science, engineering yield results
Jun 15, 2011
Derek Sankey
Postmedia News
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Cracking+science+ceiling/4947720/story.html

Universities have ‘lost their way’ on undergraduate education

We can do better to improve the student experience, senior administrators.
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-have-lost-their-way-on-undergraduate-education.aspx

The devaluation of higher learning

'Students will exit university and end up with the same job they would have without attending'
Jun 11, 2011
Joanne Laucius
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/todays-paper/devaluation+higher+learning/4931270/story.html?id=4931270

These cures are no longer science fiction

Regenerative medicine can transform the delivery of health care, with lower costs, and faster and more effective treatments
Jun 16, 2011
Robert McEwen
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/these-cures-are-no-longer-science-fiction/article2062110/

Children in Canada are neglected in drug research, doctors’ journal says

Jun 16, 2011
ANNE-MARIE TOBIN
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/children-in-canada-are-neglected-in-drug-research-doctors-journal-says/article2063512/

Acfas conference goes totally green

Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University host an “environmentally responsible” gathering of 5,000 researchers.
Jun 13, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/acfas-conference-goes-totally-green.aspx

Six suggestions for presidents to improve undergraduate education

An open letter.
Jun 13, 2011
Arshad Ahmad
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/six-suggestions-for-presidents-to-improve-undergraduate-education.aspx

Thoughts on tuition

All-quiet masks problems on the tuition front.
Jun 13, 2011
Doug Owram
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/thoughts-on-tuition.aspx

Official Release of the Equinox Communiqué

Jun 9, 2011
Equinox Summit: Energy 2030
http://wgsi.org/files/EquinoxCommunique_June9_2011.pdf

Meeting the HR needs of the bio-economy: BioTalent Canada Accomplishments Report 2011

Jun 7, 2011
BioTalent Canada
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/accomplishments/BioTalent_Canada_Accomplishments_ENG_June14_2011.pdf

New POSTnotes from Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Jun 2011
U.K. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
Informal STEM Education: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_382-informal-science-education.pdf
Mental Capacity and Healthcare: http://www.parliament.uk/pagefiles/504/postpn_381-mental-capacity-and-healthcare.pdf

Council of Canadian Academies E-News June 2011

Jun 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/council%20news/june2011.html

NSERC InPartnership Newsletter

Jun 2011
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC)
http://www.nsercpartnerships.ca/Bulletins/bulletinhtml.asp

The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report

A review of January - March 2011
Jun 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q2_2011.pdf

Lagging Behind: Productivity and the Good Fortune of Canadian Provinces

Jun 16, 2011
Serge Coulombe
C.D. Howe Institute
http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/Commentary_331.pdf

North American Electricity: Escalating Prices Possible Unless Infrastructure Investment Barriers are Eased

May 30, 2011
Gerry Angevine & Carlos Murillo
Fraser Institute
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/north-american-electricity.pdf

Pain in the Asbestos Mines

Somehow, the Tories (and other political parties) keep on defending Canada's asbestos industry.
Jun 17, 2011
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/5691-pain-in-the-asbestos-mines

Betty Fox, cancer-advocacy champion and mother of Terry Fox, dies

Jun 17, 2011
Sandra Martin
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/betty-fox-cancer-advocacy-champion-and-mother-of-terry-fox-dies/article2065487/

Canadian Cancer Society Statement about Betty Fox's Death

Jun 17, 2011
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/17/c7373.html

Blood agency faces barriers in ethnic donor search

Jun 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/17/blood-donation-ethnic.html

Alberta medical dean accused of plagiarism resigns

Jun 17, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/17/edmonton-dean-medicine-resigns.html

Sex ed on web more useful than parents, teens say

Jun 17, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/17/teen-sex-education-knowledge.html

Government of Canada Considers Improvements to the Marihuana Medical Access Program to Reduce the Risk of Abuse

Jun 17, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-considers-improvements-marihuana-medical-access-program-reduce-risk-1528301.htm

Canada to Host 2011 International Agriculture Ministerial in September

June 17, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-to-host-2011-international-agriculture-ministerial-in-september-1528274.htm

Health Canada Reviewing Diabetes Drug Pioglitazone (Actos) and Potential Risk of Bladder Cancer

June 17, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-reviewing-diabetes-drug-pioglitazone-actos-potential-risk-bladder-cancer-1528238.htm

Ottawa to fund creation of national mental-health strategy

Jun 16, 2011
ERIN ANDERSSEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/ottawa-to-fund-creation-of-national-mental-health-strategy/article2063602/

On energy, McGuinty trips himself up in blazing bold trail

Jun 16, 2011
ADAM RADWANSKI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/adam-radwanski/on-energy-mcguinty-trips-himself-up-in-blazing-bold-trail/article2062985/

Medical marijuana growth rules to change

Jun 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/marijuana-medical.html

France recalls hamburgers after E. coli scare

Jun 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/e-coli-france-hamburgers.html

Edgy anti-syphilis ads raise eyebrows

Jun 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/calgary-ad-syphilis-parody.html

When it comes to predicting a child’s cardiac future, it’s all in the wrist

Jun 16, 2011
PAUL TAYLOR
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/paul-taylor/when-it-comes-to-predicting-a-childs-cardiac-future-its-all-in-the-wrist/article2063953/

Ethnic obesity cutoffs lower: diabetes study

Jun 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/diabetes-risk-ethnic-groups.html

Get to hospital faster: MDs to stroke patients

Jun 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/16/stroke-canada.html

Major National Study finds there is significant work to be done to improve the quality of stroke care in Canada

Canadians are not recognizing the symptoms of stroke
Jun 16, 2011
Canadian Stroke Network
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/16/c6606.html

The big cancer risk is the sun, not the cellphone

Jun 15, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/the-big-cancer-risk-is-the-sun-not-the-cellphone/article2061908/

How making organ donation easier can save lives

Jun 15, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/how-making-organ-donation-easier-can-save-lives/article2062410/

NDP resurrects climate change bill

Jun 15, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/15/pol-climate-change-accountability.html

Ontario unable to tell if wind farms exceed noise limits, activists say

Jun 15, 2011
KEITH LESLIE
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-unable-to-tell-if-wind-farms-exceed-noise-limits-activists-say/article2062789/

Website launch gives stem-cell research a boost

Jun 15, 2011
CAROLYN ABRAHAM
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/website-launch-gives-stem-cell-research-a-boost/article2062686/

Household chemicals could harm sockeye: inquiry

Jun 15, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/14/bc-salmon-inquiry-household-chemicals.html

Stem cell promises come to fore

Jun 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/15/stem-cells.html

New E. coli sicknesses in Germany declining

Jun 15, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/15/e-coli-germany.html

Protecting the sharks

Each year it’s estimated that some 70 million sharks end up slowly dying at the bottom of our oceans, their fins sliced off for the dubious pleasure of a bowl of soup in a restaurant.
Jun 15, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008774--protecting-the-sharks

Antipsychotic drugs risky to newborns

Jun 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/15/antipsychotic-pregnancy-newborns.html

Antipsychotic Drugs: Labelling Update Regarding the Risk of Abnormal Muscle Movements and Withdrawal Symptoms in Newborns Exposed During Pregnancy

Jun 15, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/antipsychotic-drugs-labelling-update-regarding-risk-abnormal-muscle-movements-withdrawal-1527271.htm

Supporting Biomedical Innovation To Create New Jobs

Ontario is helping Hamilton's Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) undertake one of the largest studies led by Canadian scientists.
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
http://news.ontario.ca/mri/en/2011/06/supporting-biomedical-innovation-to-create-new-jobs.html

Science meets art as the Ontario Science Centre showcases the beauty behind stem cells with Super Cells: The Wonder of Stem Cells

June 1 to October 1, 2011
Jun 15, 2011
Ontario Science Centre
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/15/c6181.html

The best kept secret in health care

Community health centres treat people, not just their symptoms
Jun 14, 2011
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008807--goar-the-best-kept-secret-in-health-care

Ontario power: Don’t give in to energy NIMBYs

Two years ago Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said NIMBYism would “no longer prevail,” yet it seems to be thriving
Jun 14, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1008037--don-t-give-in-to-energy-nimbys

Asbestos: 'Magic' mineral was once Canada's gold

Critics decry Canadian production but industry, government says it's safe
Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/12/f-backgrounder-asbestos.html

Asbestos back in the spotlight

Support is needed for adding chrysotile asbestos to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals
Jun 14, 2011
Fe de Leon and Sarah Miller
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1008808--asbestos-back-in-the-spotlight

Shut down Canada's asbestos industry: NDP

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/asbestos-ndp-health.html

TV time tied to death, diabetes risk

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/tv-premature-death-diabetes.html

Canadian military redeploying soldiers with PTSD

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/ptsd-soldiers-redeploy.html

Sunscreen rules toughened in U.S.

New rules coming for Canadian consumers
Jun 14, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/suncreen-fda.html

Apples worst for pesticides on produce list

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/apples-pesticides-fruits-vegetables.html

German E. coli death toll rises to 37

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/e-coli-germany-outbreak.html

Cut saturated fat, refined sugar to boost your brain

Jun 14, 2011
LESLIE BECK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/alzheimers/cut-saturated-fat-refined-sugar-to-boost-your-brain/article2060491/

Lack of graduates with advanced degrees may help to explain Canada's poor innovation grade

Jun 14, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/14/c5747.html

Joint Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Ballast Water Program Proven Effective

June 14, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/joint-canada-us-great-lakes-ballast-water-program-proven-effective-1526716.htm

Clean Energy Project In Lower Mattagami Creating 550 Local Jobs

Northern Ontario's first major hydroelectric project in 40 years is making good progress and is now 20 per cent complete.
Jun 14, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Energy
http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/06/clean-energy-project-in-lower-mattagami-creating-550-local-jobs.html

Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project Availability of $50,000 to Participate in the Environmental Assessment

Jun 14, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/14/c5740.html

Ontario organ donors to register online

Jun 14, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/06/14/tor-organ-donation-website.html

Exporting bitumen to China would be environmentally and fiscally detrimental

Jun 13, 2011
Michael Byers
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/munk-debates/exporting-bitumen-to-china-would-be-environmentally-and-fiscally-detrimental/article2059181/

Canada should take advantage of China’s rise by fuelling it

Jun 13, 2011
Brian Lee Crowley
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/munk-debates/canada-should-take-advantage-of-chinas-rise-by-fuelling-it/article2059182/

UN-sanctioned group criticizes Canada on asbestos science

Jun 13, 2011
Bruce Cheadle
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/un-sanctioned-group-criticizes-canada-on-asbestos-science/article2058547/

Our turbine problem is aesthetic

If we can’t stop them, we should humanize them. Dutch windmills are a better model
Jun 13, 2011
NEIL REYNOLDS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/our-turbine-problem-is-aesthetic/article2056253/

A Space Legacy

How Canadian researchers are continuing the nation’s 60-year record of excellence in aerospace.
Jun 13, 2011
Tim Johnson
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/a-space-legacy.aspx

Researcher taps into dandelions’ potential

University of Guelph prof. finds a use for the little yellow flowers.
Jun 13, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/researcher-taps-into-dandelions-potential.aspx

Surgery podcasts go viral

Learn the basics of a medical condition through an audio recording.
Jun 13, 2011
Tara Siebarth
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/surgery-podcasts-go-viral.aspx

More adults drinking daily, smoking pot, study finds

Jun 13, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/more-adults-drinking-daily-smoking-pot-study-finds/article2058969/

Cities try to adapt to heat waves

Jun 13, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/13/pol-green-roof-heat-climate-health.html

Early autism screening puts children at risk: researchers

Jun 13, 2011
CARLY WEEKS
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/conditions/autism/early-autism-screening-puts-children-at-risk-researchers/article2057303/

Councillors back proposal to ban shark-fin soup in Toronto

Jun 13, 2011
PATRICK WHITE AND KIM MACKRAEL
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/councillors-back-proposal-to-ban-shark-fin-soup-in-the-city/article2058786/

Driving the Future Of Automotive Research

Ontario's industry leaders, top researchers and some of the best and brightest students now have a state-of-the-art facility to create and test the newest automotive innovations.
Jun 13, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/driving-the-future-of-automotive-research.html

Team From NRC Recognized for Developing Neurosurgical Simulator

Helping Canada be a world leader in next-generation virtual medical simulation
June 13, 2011
National Research Council Canada-NRC
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/team-from-nrc-recognized-for-developing-neurosurgical-simulator-1526025.htm

Agricultural Research Celebrating its Roots

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Commemorates 125 Years of Scientific Advances
June 13, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/agricultural-research-celebrating-its-roots-1525983.htm

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research's Technology Expo 2011 to feature new cancer-related innovations

Jun 13, 2011
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/13/c5239.html

Floods linked to climate change: officials

Jun 12, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/12/mb-flood-study-interlake-drainage.html

McGuinty’s green energy ‘explosion’ more an implosion

Jun 12, 2011
Barrie McKenna
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/barrie-mckenna/mcguintys-green-energy-explosion-more-an-implosion/article2057633/

B.C. lakeshores at risk due to lack of enforcement

Jun 12, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/bc-lakeshores-at-risk-due-to-lack-of-enforcement/article2057771/

Painkiller plague: Valuable lessons from Down Under

Canada has experienced an alarming increase in unintentional prescription painkiller deaths
Jun 12, 2011
Ann Silversides
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1006796--painkiller-plague-valuable-lessons-from-down-under

Mobile phones and health: Voices in the head

Fears about the safety of mobile phones are overdone
Jun 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/06/mobile-phones-and-health

Manufacturing Investment Creating 80 New Jobs In West Nipissing

Ontario is helping Jennmar - North America's largest manufacturer of mining construction products - establish its first Canadian facility and create up to 80 new jobs in Sturgeon Falls.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/06/manufacturing-investment-creating-80-new-jobs-in-west-nipissing.html

New Training For Jobs In Dryden

In Dryden, 240 northerners will begin training this year that will prepare them for good jobs in the forestry sector.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
http://news.ontario.ca/tcu/en/2011/06/new-training-for-jobs-in-dryden.html

Ontario Strengthening Patient Safety

Ontario is taking action to improve Ontarians' safety by proposing to set quality and safety standards for non-emergency medical transfer services.
Jun 10, 2011
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2011/06/ontario-strengthening-patient-safety.html

Native groups slam revised mining plan

Jun 8, 2011
WENDY STUECK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/native-groups-slam-revised-mining-plan/article2052980/