Sep 12, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/dr-mehrdad-hariri-ottawa-sept-14-16-promote-canadian-science-policy-conference-nov-16-1559784.htm
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Invest in R&D, minister says
Necessary to remain competitive; 'We need to move toward a more innovative economy,' Paradis says
Sep 13, 2011
ALISON MA CGREGOR
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Invest+minister+says/5392280/story.html
Sep 13, 2011
ALISON MA CGREGOR
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Invest+minister+says/5392280/story.html
Wanted: culture of innovation
Where’s Canada’s sense of urgency?
Sep 16, 2011
Kevin Lynch AND Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wanted-culture-of-innovation/article2167856/
Sep 16, 2011
Kevin Lynch AND Munir Sheikh
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/wanted-culture-of-innovation/article2167856/
The innovation riddle
Todd Hirsch
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/hirsch.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/hirsch.pdf
Canadians say R&D critical to prosperity
Nik Nanos
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/nanos.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/nanos.pdf
A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem
Tom Jenkins
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/jenkins.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/jenkins.pdf
Innovation dividend = stronger productivity growth
Kevin Lynch and Munir A. Sheikh
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Higher education and innovation
Heather Munroe-Blum
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/munroe-blum.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/munroe-blum.pdf
Innovation: Looking beyond science and technology
Jeremy Leonard
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/leonard.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/leonard.pdf
Canada’s innovation puzzle: Is our national conversation missing a piece?
John Stewart
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/stewart.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/stewart.pdf
Innovation in Canada’s trade gateways and corridors
Charles McMillan
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/mcmillan.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/mcmillan.pdf
High-growth entrepreneurship: The key to Canada’s future economic success
Shannon Wells and Geordie Hungerford
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/wells.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/wells.pdf
Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age
Sara Diamond and Linda Lewis
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/diamond-lewis.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/diamond-lewis.pdf
A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada
Marielle Piché and Kevin Goheen
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/piche-goheen.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/piche-goheen.pdf
From the eureka moment to the marketplace
John Manley and Ross Laver
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/manley-laver.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/manley-laver.pdf
The creation of an “innovative university”
Gary Polonsky
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/polonsky.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/polonsky.pdf
Building an innovation nation with life sciences
Russell Williams
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/williams.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/williams.pdf
Productivity and innovation key to prosperity in an aging society
David Crane
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/crane.pdf
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy
http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/crane.pdf
Research vice-presidents of smaller Canadian universities form new alliance
Group will pool resources and share best practices of small universities committed to research.
Sep 12, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-vice-presidents-of-smaller-canadian-universities-form-new-alliance.aspx
Sep 12, 2011
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/research-vice-presidents-of-smaller-canadian-universities-form-new-alliance.aspx
Professional development for grad students
Skills training gives PhD students a boost, whether they ?nd work inside or outside academia.
Sep 12, 2011
Virginia Galt
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/professional-development-for-grad-students.aspx
Sep 12, 2011
Virginia Galt
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/professional-development-for-grad-students.aspx
Federal Investment in Research Spurs Growth and Innovation
Sep 1, 2011
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556417.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556437.htm
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556493.htm
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556417.htmhttp://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556437.htmhttp://www.marketwire.com/press-release/federal-investment-in-research-spurs-growth-and-innovation-1556493.htm
Rebalancing the academy: teaching and research at Canadian universities
Canadian universities are in danger of falling out of balance.
Aug 31, 2011
Daniel Woolf
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/rebalancing-the-academy.aspx
Aug 31, 2011
Daniel Woolf
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/rebalancing-the-academy.aspx
POSTnote: GM Crops and Food Security
September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_386-GM-Crops-and-Food-Security.pdf
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_386-GM-Crops-and-Food-Security.pdf
POSTnote: Marine Planning
September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn388_Marine-Planning.pdf
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn388_Marine-Planning.pdf
POSTnote: Anaerobic Digestion
September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn387_anaerobic-digestion.pdf
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn387_anaerobic-digestion.pdf
POSTnote: Water in Production and Products
August 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_385-water-in-production-and-products.pdf
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn_385-water-in-production-and-products.pdf
Implementing Sustainability in Federal Agencies: An Early Assessment of President Obama’s Executive Order 13514
The Obama administration has called upon the federal government to lead by example by making its operations more sustainable, responsible, and efficient.
Sep 2011
Daniel J. Fiorino
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Implementing%20Sustainability%20in%20Federal%20Agencies.pdf
Sep 2011
Daniel J. Fiorino
IBM Center for The Business of Government
http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/Implementing%20Sustainability%20in%20Federal%20Agencies.pdf
Regional Innovation Monitor: Regional Innovation Report (London)
To the European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General, Directorate D – Industrial Innovation and Mobility Industries
Aug 22, 2011
Paula Knee
Technopolis
http://www.rim-europa.eu/index.cfm?q=p.file&r=72a409ac2930bd34ca7b26716cbe5bd1
Aug 22, 2011
Paula Knee
Technopolis
http://www.rim-europa.eu/index.cfm?q=p.file&r=72a409ac2930bd34ca7b26716cbe5bd1
Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge
Sep 2011
Rachel Griffith and Helen Miller
Institute for Fiscal Studies
http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp1115.pdf
Rachel Griffith and Helen Miller
Institute for Fiscal Studies
http://www.ifs.org.uk/wps/wp1115.pdf
Firm collaboration and modes of innovation in Norway
July 2011
Rune Dahl Fitjar & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
IMDEA Social Sciences Institute
http://repec.imdea.org/pdf/imdea-wp2011-12.pdf
Rune Dahl Fitjar & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
IMDEA Social Sciences Institute
http://repec.imdea.org/pdf/imdea-wp2011-12.pdf
Measuring University Contributions to Regional Economies: A Discussion of Guidelines for Enhancing Credibility
Aug 2011
Dave Swenson
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p13992-2011-08-08.pdf
Dave Swenson
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/publications/papers/p13992-2011-08-08.pdf
The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report
A review of April-June 2011. Published September 2011.
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q3_2011.pdf
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q3_2011.pdf
Faces of the Future: Fostering the next generation of bio-economy talent
A report on BioTalent Canada's programs for youth
Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/faces/BioTalent_Faces_of_the_future_July_28_2011_E.pdf
Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/faces/BioTalent_Faces_of_the_future_July_28_2011_E.pdf
Biotechnology Learning Continuum - Grades 7 to 12
Aug 2011
BioTalent Canada and Toronto District School Board
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/continuum/BioTalent_Learning_Continuum_July28_2011_E.pdf
BioTalent Canada and Toronto District School Board
http://biotalent.ca/userfiles/file/continuum/BioTalent_Learning_Continuum_July28_2011_E.pdf
Keystone XL pipeline -- key to prosperity
Alternatives to pipeline are much worse
Sep 16, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/keystone-xl-pipeline----key-to-prosperity/article2169363/
Sep 16, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/keystone-xl-pipeline----key-to-prosperity/article2169363/
Alberta must kick its coal habit
The province has all the resources it needs to become a leader in low- or no-emission power
Sep 16, 2011
Tim Weis
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/alberta-must-kick-its-coal-habit/article2167798/
Sep 16, 2011
Tim Weis
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/alberta-must-kick-its-coal-habit/article2167798/
McGuinty’s clean green machine dodges a debate
Can Dalton McGuinty win over voters by pitching a greenish platform that adds up to real jobs?
Sep 16, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1055416--cohn-mcguinty-s-clean-green-machine-dodges-a-debate
Sep 16, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1055416--cohn-mcguinty-s-clean-green-machine-dodges-a-debate
Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy
Sep 16, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/environment-ozone-monitoring.html
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/environment-ozone-monitoring.html
Soyuz capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan
Sep 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/russia-soyuz-kazakhstan.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/russia-soyuz-kazakhstan.html
Beluga dies from infection at Vancouver Aquarium
Officials say death not likely linked to recent break-in
Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/bc-beluga-death-tiqa-vancouver.html
Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/bc-beluga-death-tiqa-vancouver.html
Inadvertent child poisonings rise dramatically
Child poisoning trend likely mirrored in Canada
Sep 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/medication-poisoning-kids.html
Sep 16, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/medication-poisoning-kids.html
Ottawa threatened by oceans planning
Sep 16, 2011
Ross McMillan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ottawa+threatened+oceans+planning/5412149/story.html
Ross McMillan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ottawa+threatened+oceans+planning/5412149/story.html
Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth
New funding for leading-edge research to foster innovation at the Cegep de Thetford
Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1562125.htm
Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-community-jobs-and-growth-1562125.htm
Taking science out of the lab and into the boardroom
Grad students create forum for discussion with the Science & Policy Exchange
Sep 15, 2011
Katherine Gombay
McGill Reporter
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/09/taking-science-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-boardroom/
Sep 15, 2011
Katherine Gombay
McGill Reporter
http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2011/09/taking-science-out-of-the-lab-and-into-the-boardroom/
The Horn of Africa’s last famine?
We have the tools to prevent food crises by making smart, long-term investments in agriculture
Sep 15, 2011
SAM DRYDEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-horn-of-africas-last-famine/article2166524/
Sep 15, 2011
SAM DRYDEN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-horn-of-africas-last-famine/article2166524/
FDA slams Dr. Oz over apple juice report
Sep 15, 2011
Marilynn Marchione
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/fda-slams-dr-oz-over-apple-juice-report/article2167606/
Marilynn Marchione
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/fda-slams-dr-oz-over-apple-juice-report/article2167606/
Canadians wary of foreign food safety, trust domestic
Sep 15, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+wary+foreign+food+safety+trust+domestic/5410290/story.html
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+wary+foreign+food+safety+trust+domestic/5410290/story.html
Budget cuts target vital ozone layer monitoring
Arctic research dependent on Canada's involvement: scientists
Sep 15, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Budget+cuts+target+vital+ozone+layer+monitoring/5405629/story.html
Sep 15, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Budget+cuts+target+vital+ozone+layer+monitoring/5405629/story.html
One in two first-time mothers over 40 has a C-section delivery
National study measures how advanced maternal age affects mothers and their babies
Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/15/c3397.html
Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/15/c3397.html
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06758.html
Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06758.html
Food Safety Confidence in Canada on the Rise
Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/food-safety-confidence-in-canada-on-the-rise-1561716.htm
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/food-safety-confidence-in-canada-on-the-rise-1561716.htm
The poverty behind the plague
The best way to prepare for disaster is to stop asking how we’ll survive the next pandemic and ask, instead, how we want to address the problems that fuel it
Sep 14, 2011
PRISCILLA WALD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-poverty-behind-the-plague/article2164841/
Sep 14, 2011
PRISCILLA WALD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-poverty-behind-the-plague/article2164841/
Gov't puts climate change trend archive on ice
Sep 14, 2011
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/puts+climate+change+trend+archive/5396714/story.html
Randy Boswell
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/puts+climate+change+trend+archive/5396714/story.html
Canada looks to diversify oil export markets
Sep 13, 2011
Margo McDiarmid
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/pol-oliver-pipeline-oil-exports.html
Margo McDiarmid
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/pol-oliver-pipeline-oil-exports.html
The health care cutbacks no party will talk about
Ontario's major political parties are poised to trim health care spending by up to $2 billion a year. But none is saying how.
Sep 13, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1053108--walkom-the-health-care-cutbacks-no-party-will-talk-about
Sep 13, 2011
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1053108--walkom-the-health-care-cutbacks-no-party-will-talk-about
Authors sue universities over digital library
'Orphan' book scans from Google unauthorized, suit claims
Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-lawsuit-universities-books-google.html
Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-lawsuit-universities-books-google.html
Russia postpones next astronaut launch
Sep 13, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-russia-soyuz-launch.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/13/technology-russia-soyuz-launch.html
Traffic management: APPlied logic
How to reduce congestion and save fuel using smart phones
Sep 13, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/traffic-management
Sep 13, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/traffic-management
Conservative platform's geometry found faulty
Sep 13, 2011
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/13/c2779.html
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/13/c2779.html
Government of Canada Invests in Business Innovation
Sep 13, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-business-innovation-1560421.htm
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-business-innovation-1560421.htm
Doctors slam alternative medicine proposal
Ontario college's proposal supported by naturopathic body
Sep 12, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/09/alternative-medicine-guidelines.html
Sep 12, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/09/alternative-medicine-guidelines.html
CASS: Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on alternativ
Aug 13, 2011
Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/CASS.pdf
Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/CASS.pdf
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology:Feedback on the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s guidelines on alternative medicine
Aug 30, 2011
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110830-feedback-allergy.pdf
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/policies/consultations/110830-feedback-allergy.pdf
Can coal come clean or is wind the future?
Sep 12, 2011
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/can-coal-come-clean-or-is-wind-the-future/article2163514/
Josh wingrove
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/can-coal-come-clean-or-is-wind-the-future/article2163514/
It’s time to reinvest in nuclear
Nuclear is an important part of Canada's clean energy portfolio.
Sep 12, 2011
Denise Carpenter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052419--it-s-time-to-reinvest-in-nuclear
Sep 12, 2011
Denise Carpenter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052419--it-s-time-to-reinvest-in-nuclear
Creating drought tolerant barley
Anthony Anyia is researching ways to use genetic markers to make barley more drought tolerant.
Sep 12, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052653--creating-drought-tolerant-barley
Sep 12, 2011
Gillian Steward
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052653--creating-drought-tolerant-barley
Don’t blame aging boomers
Sep 12, 2011
Kimberlyn McGrail
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052697--don-t-blame-aging-boomers
Kimberlyn McGrail
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1052697--don-t-blame-aging-boomers
Prairie farmers vote to keep Canadian Wheat Board
Sep 12, 2011
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/prairie-farmers-vote-to-keep-wheat-board/article2162272/
Paul Waldie
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/prairie-farmers-vote-to-keep-wheat-board/article2162272/
Government of Canada Supports Innovation in Toronto
Sep 12, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-toronto-1559719.htm
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-supports-innovation-in-toronto-1559719.htm
Misconduct in science: An array of errors
Investigations into a case of alleged scientific misconduct have revealed numerous holes in the oversight of science and scientific publishing
Sep 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528593
Sep 10, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528593
A mayoral flip-flop on nurses
Now that Rob Ford has reversed himself on the idea of hiring provincially funded public health nurses, it’s time to fix the harm done by his earlier rejection.
Sep 9, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1051831--a-mayoral-flip-flop-on-nurses
Sep 9, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1051831--a-mayoral-flip-flop-on-nurses
Supersaver Registration Rates for the 2011 Canadian Science Policy Conference Expire on September 9th, 2011
Explore 16 Exceptional Panels!
Sep 9, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/supersaver-registration-rates-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference-expire-on-september-1559270.htm
Sep 9, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/supersaver-registration-rates-2011-canadian-science-policy-conference-expire-on-september-1559270.htm
Canada Calls for Rules-Based Trade Rooted in Sound Science
Successful international agriculture trade ministerial meeting concludes
Sep 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-calls-for-rules-based-trade-rooted-in-sound-science-1559202.htm
Sep 9, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canada-calls-for-rules-based-trade-rooted-in-sound-science-1559202.htm
Pirates of academe? We laugh
Sep 8, 2011
Paul Davidson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/pirates-of-academe-we-laugh/article2157017/
Paul Davidson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/pirates-of-academe-we-laugh/article2157017/
Record demand for environmental engineers
'Problem solvers' needed in many industries
Sep 8, 2011
Derek Sanke
Financial Post
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Record+demand+environmental+engineers/5368339/story.html
Sep 8, 2011
Derek Sanke
Financial Post
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Record+demand+environmental+engineers/5368339/story.html
Mining Continues to Drive the Economies of Canada's North
Sep 8, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/08/c9485.html
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/08/c9485.html
Research council cuts jobs in city
20 positions 'not even tip of iceberg:' union
Sep 7, 2011
Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/research-council-cuts-jobs-in-city-129359873.html
Sep 7, 2011
Martin Cash
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/research-council-cuts-jobs-in-city-129359873.html
Drug trials should not be information inhibitors
Health Canada has the duty to make sure drugs approved for sale are safe. Yet crucial information from clinical trials is often kept from the Canadian public, as “confidential business information” or “trade secrets.”
Sep 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/drug-trials-should-not-be-information-inhibitors/article2157156/
Sep 7, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/drug-trials-should-not-be-information-inhibitors/article2157156/
Southern Vaccine Advocacy Challenge Request for Proposals Announcement
Sep 7, 2011
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/55dc3b1452/1402023565/0170ed12a3/
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/288228/55dc3b1452/1402023565/0170ed12a3/
Canada falls out of the top 10 in 2011 Global Competitiveness Rankings
Sep 7, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c9066.html
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c9066.html
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) 2011 Medal and Award Recipients
Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8969.html
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8969.html
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) names new Fellows
Sep 7, 2011
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8965.html
Royal Society of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/07/c8965.html
Health Canada Whistleblowers Continue their Fight for the Public Good
PIPSC calls for judicial review of the case of Drs. Shiv Chopra, Margaret Haydon and Gerard Lambert
Sep 7, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-whistleblowers-continue-their-fight-for-the-public-good-1557894.htm
Sep 7, 2011
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-whistleblowers-continue-their-fight-for-the-public-good-1557894.htm
Recharging electric cars: Bidding for volts
How to recharge electric cars without causing brownouts
Sep 6, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/recharging-electric-cars
Sep 6, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/recharging-electric-cars
Mental disorders estimated in 165 million in EU
Sep 6, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/mental-illness-europe.html
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/06/mental-illness-europe.html
Innovation for Beef Feedlot Industry Is All in the Genes
New Management System Helps Feedlot Operators Boost Revenues
Sep 6, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/innovation-for-beef-feedlot-industry-is-all-in-the-genes-1557640.htm
Sep 6, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/innovation-for-beef-feedlot-industry-is-all-in-the-genes-1557640.htm
Ajax Copper-Gold Mine Project - Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
Sep 6, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/06/c8673.html
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/06/c8673.html
McGill ranked tops university in Canada
Sep 5, 2011
KAREN SEIDMAN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/McGill+ranked+tops+Canada/5353659/story.html
KAREN SEIDMAN
The Gazette
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/McGill+ranked+tops+Canada/5353659/story.html
China charges 5 after chemical dump in reservoir
Chromium-contaminated soil and water could take till 2012 to clean up
Sep 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/05/china-chemical-dumping-arrests.html
Sep 5, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/05/china-chemical-dumping-arrests.html
McDonald's to show calories on UK menus
Part of government anti-obesity push
Sep 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/05/mcdonalds-calories-menu.html
Sep 5, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/05/mcdonalds-calories-menu.html
PC leadership candidate talking chiropractic funding
Sep 5, 2011
ANGELIQUE RODRIGUES
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/09/05/pc-leadership-candidate-talking-chiropractic-funding
ANGELIQUE RODRIGUES
Edmonton Sun
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/09/05/pc-leadership-candidate-talking-chiropractic-funding
Where are all the female engineers?
Sep 3, 2011
Darah Hansen
Postmedia News
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+female+engineers/5349979/story.html
Darah Hansen
Postmedia News
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+female+engineers/5349979/story.html
Fusion power: Next ITERation?
Generating electricity by nuclear fusion has long looked like a chimera. A reactor being built in Germany may change that
Sep 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528216
Sep 3, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21528216
Why many international students get a failing grade in academic integrity
Sep 2, 2011
JAMES BRADSHAW and TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/why-many-international-students-get-a-failing-grade-in-academic-integrity/article2152899/
JAMES BRADSHAW and TAMARA BALUJA
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/why-many-international-students-get-a-failing-grade-in-academic-integrity/article2152899/
When it comes to emissions, we have bureaucracy run wild
Oil industry executives’ worst nightmare is a government imposing micro-regulations for each company operation
Sep 2, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/when-it-comes-to-emissions-we-have-bureaucracy-run-wild/article2152317/
Sep 2, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/when-it-comes-to-emissions-we-have-bureaucracy-run-wild/article2152317/
Examining 5 oilsands claims by Daryl Hannah
Sep 2, 2011
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/01/daryl-hannah-oil-sands.html
Mark Gollom
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/01/daryl-hannah-oil-sands.html
Education and productivity
Post-secondary education is one of the most effective antidotes to poverty and the attendant social costs.
Sep 2, 2011
Martin Connell & Roger Martin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1048918--education-and-productivity
Sep 2, 2011
Martin Connell & Roger Martin
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1048918--education-and-productivity
Live long and prosper, without fiscal doom
Two health economists who studied B.C. found that only a tiny percentage of rising health-care budgets can be blamed on the aging demographic
Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/live-long-and-prosper-without-fiscal-doom/article2152583/
Sep 2, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/live-long-and-prosper-without-fiscal-doom/article2152583/
Government of Canada to Promote Science and Math for Students in London
Sep 2, 2011
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-to-promote-science-and-math-for-students-in-london-1556819.htm
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-to-promote-science-and-math-for-students-in-london-1556819.htm
Canada's Wild Bird Survey for Avian Influenza Underway
Sep 2, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-wild-bird-survey-for-avian-influenza-underway-1556879.htm
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/canadas-wild-bird-survey-for-avian-influenza-underway-1556879.htm
‘Space junk’ mess could damage spaceships, NASA warns
Old satellites and leftover boosters are among the countless objects in orbit scientists say must be cleaned up before they do damage to satellites and spaceships
Sep 1, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/space-junk-mess-could-damage-spaceships-nasa-warns/article2150361/
Sep 1, 2011
SETH BORENSTEIN
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/space-junk-mess-could-damage-spaceships-nasa-warns/article2150361/
Statement from Minister of the Environment John Wilkinson Regarding Highland Companies Proposed Quarry in Dufferin County
"After careful consideration, the Minister of Natural Resources and I have agreed to bring forward a regulation making Highland Companies subject to the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act."
Sep 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/09/statement-from-minister-of-the-environment-john-wilkinson-regarding-highland-companies-proposed-quar.html
Sep 1, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/09/statement-from-minister-of-the-environment-john-wilkinson-regarding-highland-companies-proposed-quar.html
National Announcement for the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Leaders Opportunity Fund
Speaking Points for the Honourable Gary Goodyear, PC, MP, Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Sep 1, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06737.html
Sep 1, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/06737.html
New Ontario school for those whose parents didn’t attend postsecondary
Unique program will support students to help them succeed at college or university.
Aug 31, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-ontario-school-for-those-whose-parents-didnt-attend-postsecondary.aspx
Aug 31, 2011
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/new-ontario-school-for-those-whose-parents-didnt-attend-postsecondary.aspx
Nanocrystalline cellulose is breathing new life into Canada’s forest industry
A minuscule fibre with a big future.
Aug 31, 2011
David Savoie
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/nanocrystalline-cellulose-is-breathing-new-life-into-Canadas-forest-industry.aspx
Aug 31, 2011
David Savoie
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/nanocrystalline-cellulose-is-breathing-new-life-into-Canadas-forest-industry.aspx
The shocking truth about electric cars
Please don’t blame me for this splash of cold water. Blame the greens
Aug 31, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-shocking-truth-about-electric-cars/article2149465/
Aug 31, 2011
MARGARET WENTE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/the-shocking-truth-about-electric-cars/article2149465/
Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle Confirmed in New Brunswick
Aug 31, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/brown-spruce-longhorn-beetle-confirmed-in-new-brunswick-1555999.htm
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/brown-spruce-longhorn-beetle-confirmed-in-new-brunswick-1555999.htm
New Drive Clean Changes Help Families Save Time and Money
Changes to Drive Clean coming into effect tomorrow will save Ontario families money and protect the air our children, grandchildren and seniors breathe.
Aug 31, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/08/new-drive-clean-changes-help-families-save-time-and-money.html
Aug 31, 2011
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
http://news.ontario.ca/ene/en/2011/08/new-drive-clean-changes-help-families-save-time-and-money.html