Science Canada: 09/26/11

Monday, September 26, 2011

Research focus hitting undergrad education

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/pei-undergraduate-education-quality-584.html

Are science and democracy mutually exclusive?

ACFAS debate looks at growing power of citizens in influencing research.
Sep 19, 2011
Jean-François Venne
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/are-science-and-democracy-mutually-exclusive.aspx

Rewarding Innovation: Improving Federal Tax Support for Business R&D in Canada

Sep 22, 2011
Mark Parsons
C.D. Howe Institute
http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/Commentary_334.pdf

The Revitalization of Undergraduate Education in Canada

A report on the AUCC workshop on undergraduate education in Halifax, March 6-8, 2011
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
http://www.aucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-revitalization-of-undergraduate-education-in-canada-2011.pdf

Healthy Animals, Healthy Canada

The Expert Panel on Approaches to Animal Health Risk Assessment
Sep 22, 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/assessments%20and%20publications%20and%20news%20releases/animal%20health/final_ah_web_report_eng.pdf

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies

Sep 20, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/oecd-science-technology-and-industry-scoreboard-2011_sti_scoreboard-2011-en

OECD Sustainable Manufacturing Toolkit: Seven Steps to Environmental Excellence

Start-up Guide
Sep 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/60/48704993.pdf

Fostering Innovation for Green Growth

OECD Green Growth Studies
Sep 14, 2011
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/fostering-innovation-for-green-growth_9789264119925-en

Redefining the Future of Growth: The New Sustainability Champions

Sep 2011
World Economic Forum
http://reports.weforum.org/pdf/wef-new-sustainability-champions-2011.pdf

Open Innovation in Europe: effects, determinants and policy

Sep 8, 2011
Bernd Ebersberger, Sverre J. Herstad, Eric Iversen, Eva Kirner, Oliver Som
European Commission
http://www.proinno-europe.eu/sites/default/files/innogrips/Innogrips%20-%20WP3_final_0.pdf

Oilsands growth continues, with or without Keystone

Minister confident pipeline approval will come, but vows development will continue regardless
Sep 26, 2011
Max Paris
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/26/pol-keystone-mcdiarmid.html

Alternatives to antibiotics for farm animals sought

Sep 26, 2011
Erica Johnson
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/antibiotic-usee-in-animals.html

Ontario’s energy election

Sep 26, 2011
Mark Winfield
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1060025--ontario-s-energy-election

Energy NIMBYs win

The Mississauga area’s energy needs are being sacrificed to win an election.
Sep 26, 2011
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1060032--energy-nimbys-win

Inuit debate polar bear quota

Nunavut hunters concerned too many bears killed in Nunavik this year
Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2011/09/26/north-polar-bear-quota.html

Ottawa River wetland to become part of a new nature reserve in Quebec

Sep 26, 2011
Monique Beaudin
The Gazette
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2011/09/26/ottawa-river-wetland-to-become-part-of-a-new-nature-reserve-in-quebec/

Canada urged to back string of charging stations for electric vehicles

Sep 26, 2011
Lynn Moore
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+urged+back+string+charging+stations+electric+vehicles/5461299/story.html

Clean energy tech that's either crazy or brilliant

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/26/quirks-clean-energy-mad-like-tesla.html

Cancer care shows 'culture of excess'

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/cancer-care-costs.html

Don't call kids 'obese,' parents tell doctors

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/weight-terms-children-teens.html

Canada's air quality 3rd best in world

Ahvaz, Iran, world's worst city for air pollution
Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/air-pollution-who-ahvaz.html

Colon cancer site varies with fruits, vegetables

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/colon-cancer-fruits-vegetables.html

Caffeine use extended despite health warnings

Sep 26, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/26/caffeine-children-limits.html

Hudak questions Liberal commitment to cancel Ontario power plant

Sep 26, 2011
Steve Ladurantaye AND Carys Mills
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/hudak-questions-liberal-commitment-to-cancel-ontario-power-plant/article2180365/

Minister Oliver Highlights Canada's Energy Advantage at International Science Meeting

Sep 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-highlights-canadas-energy-advantage-at-international-science-meeting-1565431.htm

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on the Keystone XL Pipeline

Sep 26, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-keystone-xl-pipeline-1565415.htm

University education no guarantee of earnings success

Sep 25, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/university-education-no-guarantee-of-earnings-success/article2179803/

Ontario physics institute grabbing top scientists

Sep 25, 2011
Peter McMahon
CTV News
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110922/waterloo-physics-institute-grabbing-top-scientists-110924/20110924/?hub=TorontoNewHome&cid=top

Battle lines drawn in Nebraska over Keystone pipeline

Sep 25, 2011
Nathan Vanderklippe
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/battle-lines-drawn-in-nebraska-over-keystone-pipeline/article2179472/

Beach seining for salmon raises question of waste

Sep 25, 2011
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/mark-hume/beach-seining-for-salmon-raises-question-of-waste/article2179839/

Chronic diseases in developing countries: Growing pains

Poor countries are developing the diseases of the rich, with lethal consequences
Sep 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530099

Climate change in the Arctic: Beating a retreat

Arctic sea ice is melting far faster than climate models predict. Why?
Sep 24, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21530079

McGuinty retreats on controversial gas-fired power plant plan

Sep 24, 2011
Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-election/mcguinty-retreats-on-controversial-gas-fired-power-plant-plan/article2179046/

Reports NASA satellite debris fell in Alberta may be misguided

Details were still sketchy, but officials say that the bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth's atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean
Sep 24, 2011
Dawn Walton AND Carrie Tait
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/reports-nasa-satellite-debris-fell-in-alberta-may-be-misguided/article2178971/

Scary are the Tory measures to combat crime

Sep 24, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/scary-are-the-tory-measures-to-combat-crime/article2178055/

Natural gas fracking reviews launched

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/bc-federal-study-fracking.html

Fully electric car makes debut in Canada

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/23/ont-nissan-leaf-sale.html

Saskatchewan sending MS patients to New York

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/sk-ms-patients-liberation-1109.html

Insecticides to kill bedbugs tied to 1 death

Sep 23, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/bedbugs-insecticide.html

Federal government blowing hot air over ozone-monitoring cuts: critics

Sep 23, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Federal+government+blowing+over+ozone+monitoring+cuts+critics/5450956/story.html

Smoking ban approved for Metro Vancouver parks

Sep 23, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/bc-metro-vancouver-parks-smoking-ban.html

Dentists urged to dispose of mercury safely

Sep 23, 2011
Alison Crawford
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/23/pol-mercury-fillings.html

Fundamental physics: There was a neutrino named Bright

Who travelled faster than light
Sep 23, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/neutrinos

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization 2011 Annual Meeting

Sep 23, 2011
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/northwest-atlantic-fisheries-organization-2011-annual-meeting-1564961.htm

Minister Oliver Touts Canada's Energy Resources and Economic Strengths

Sep 23, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-touts-canadas-energy-resources-and-economic-strengths-1564848.htm

New Market Access to Serbia and Malaysia for Canadian Sheep and Goat Industry

Sep 23, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-market-access-to-serbia-and-malaysia-for-canadian-sheep-and-goat-industry-1564816.htm

The problem with 'ethical oil'

Sep 22, 2011
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/problem+with+ethical/5439271/story.html

Pipeline foes miss the point

The problem is not oil production, but consumption.
Sep 22, 2011
Jatin Nathwani
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1058308--pipeline-foes-miss-the-point

Particles faster than light measured

Sep 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/technology-particles-light-speed.html

5 chemical threats to the Great Lakes

Sep 22, 2011
Brian Kemp
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/21/great-lakes-threat-list.html

Planned Parenthood's Canadian funding renewed

Sep 22, 2011
Laura Payton
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/pol-planned-parenthood-funding.html

No MDs to deliver babies in western Labrador

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/nl-labrador-mothers-922.html

Ont. wind farm health risks downplayed: documents

Sep 22, 2011
Dave Seglins and John Nicol
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/wind-turbines.html

Virus, chronic fatigue link more in doubt

Sep 22, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/22/chronic-fatigue-xmrv.html

Bureaucrats questioned on principle of Fisheries Act at Cohen Commission

Sep 22, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/bureaucrats-questioned-on-principle-of-fisheries-act-at-cohen-commission/article2177088/

Falling satellite chunks will miss North America

Sep 22, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/22/technology-satellite-uars-debris.html

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report

Healthy Animals, Healthy Canada
Sep 22, 2011
Council of Canadian Academies
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/22/c5652.html

Statement From Canada's Chief Veterinary Officer: Council of Canadian Academies Report on Animal Health Risk Assessment

Sep 22, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-from-canadas-chief-veterinary-officer-council-canadian-academies-report-on-1564521.htm

Government of Canada Invests in Feasibility Study for Bio-based Jet Fuel

Sep 22, 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-of-canada-invests-in-feasibility-study-for-bio-based-jet-fuel-1564443.htm

Plavix (Blood Thinner): New Recommendations for Use with PPIs (antacids)

Sep 22, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/plavix-blood-thinner-new-recommendations-for-use-with-ppis-antacids-1564480.htm

Baby Car Seat Carrier Safety Belts Pose Risk of Serious Injury to Infants

Sep 22, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/baby-car-seat-carrier-safety-belts-pose-risk-of-serious-injury-to-infants-1564518.htm

Keystone pipeline approval ‘complete no-brainer,’ Harper says

Sep 21, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/keystone-pipeline-approval-complete-no-brainer-harper-says/article2174907/

Energy drinks are drugs: panel

Rules proposed; Health Canada ponders advice from experts
Sep 21, 2011
SARAH SCHMIDT
Postmedia News
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Energy+drinks+drugs+panel/5433513/story.html

Keystone XL: A pipeline that should not be built

Sep 21, 2011
Brian Topp
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/brian-topp/keystone-xl-a-pipeline-that-should-not-be-built/article2174916/

MS treatment avenue may expand with brain steroids

Sep 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/multiple-sclerosis-brain-neurosteroids.html

Sugar provides 20% of calories Canadians consume

Beverages among top sources of sugar
Sep 21, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/21/sugar-eat-statistics-canada.html

Oil-sands workers press MPs to oppose ‘wrongheaded’ Keystone pipeline

Sep 21, 2011
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/oil-sands-workers-press-mps-to-oppose-wrongheaded-keystone-pipeline/article2174188/

From New York to Cannes: baby steps in the battle against non-communicable diseases

At the UN meeting, leaders mouthed fine phrases and principles. But they put neither new money nor a credible strategy on the table needed to back them up
Sep 21, 2011
John Kirton AND Laurette Dubé
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/from-new-york-to-cannes-baby-steps-in-the-battle-against-non-communicable-diseases/article2173549/

Sweet heavens: Statscan finds average Canadian eats 26 tsp of sugar a day

Sep 21, 2011
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/sweet-heavens-statscan-finds-average-canadian-eats-26-tsp-of-sugar-a-day/article2174438/

Thomson Reuters Predicts Nobel Laureates

Twenty-four “Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates” Recognized for Their Contributions to the Advancement of Science
Sep 21, 2011
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/press_room/science/2011-citation-laureates

Health Canada Decision on Trasylol (Aprotinin)

Sep 21, 2011
Health Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/health-canada-decision-on-trasylol-aprotinin-1564068.htm

Working With Canadians to Protect our Trees

Sep 21, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/working-with-canadians-to-protect-our-trees-1564024.htm

Sweeping Conservative crime bill only ‘the beginning’

Sep 20, 2011
Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sweeping-conservative-crime-bill-only-the-beginning/article2173915/

Canadian MDs consider denying fertility treatments to obese women

Sep 20, 2011
Carolyn Abraham
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/canadian-mds-consider-denying-fertility-treatments-to-obese-women/article2173941/

‘Ethical oil’ ad sparks war of words between Ottawa, Saudis

Sep 20, 2011
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ethical-oil-ad-sparks-war-of-words-between-ottawa-saudis/article2173999/

Author of salmon science review accused of bias

Sep 20, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/author-of-salmon-science-review-accused-of-bias/article2173846/

Montreal-raised researcher wins $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship

Sep 20, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/montreal-raised-researcher-wins-500000-macarthur-fellowship/article2172217/

Natural gas extraction industry still in a transition period

Sep 20, 2011
Conference Board of Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/20/c4906.html

Joint Panel Established To Review Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion Project

Sep 20, 2011
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/20/c5016.html

Backlash grows against Ontario’s nonconventional therapy guidelines

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has proposed guidelines that would compel physicians "to propose both allopathic and non-allopathic therapeutic options that are clinically indicated or appropriate."
Sep 19, 2011
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/19sept11_nonconventional-therapy-guidelines.xhtml

Chronic diseases could cost global economy $47-trillion

Sep 19, 2011
ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/andre-picard/chronic-diseases-could-cost-global-economy-47-trillion/article2171607/

No ‘primary cause’ for salmon collapse of 2009, analysis of evidence shows

Sep 19, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/no-primary-cause-for-salmon-collapse-of-2009-analysis-of-evidence-shows/article2172114/

CHART: Tracking killer chronic diseases

Cardiovascular diseases leading worldwide killer: WHO
Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/who-2011/

Blood donation ban for gay men merits re-evaluation

Canada should for the time being continue its exclusion of blood donations from men who have had sex with men, but should also continue to re-examine the question
Sep 19, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/blood-donation-ban-for-gay-men-merits-re-evaluation/article2171947/

Energy flashpoints and the politics of power

Ontario’s political parties differ sharply in one key area — energy: what kind to produce, and how to pay for it.
Sep 19, 2011
Martin Regg Cohn
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1056440--cohn-energy-flashpoints-and-the-politics-of-power

Brains of obese crave calories differently

Treats look more inviting when blood sugar drops, brain scans show
Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/obese-brain-scans.html

Ontario elk boom prompts historic hunt

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/ottawa-elk-hunt.html

Oceans may pause warming of Earth's surface

Sep 19, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/science-oceans-climate-change.html

Gamers' discovery could generate anti-HIV drugs

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/19/technology-foldit-hiv.html

Solutions for tackling chronic disease worldwide

Sep 19, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/19/chronic-disease-un.html

New Alternative Medicine Policy Draws Fire From Doctors, Public

Sep 19, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/new-alternative-medicine-policy-draws-fire-from-doctors-public-1562945.htm

Ovarian cancer continues to claim many Canadian lives

Sep 19, 2011
September is ovarian cancer awareness month. Research is crucial to help prevent, detect and treat this disease
Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/19/c3928.html

Jean-Pierre Côté Named Recipient of the 2011 CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award

Jean-Pierre Côté honoured for his collaborative contribution to the establishment of the pilot-phase Canadian National Site Licensing Project and its successor organization, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network
Sep 19, 2011
Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2011/19/c4285.html

Fish return to Howe Sound, once a toxic dead zone

Sep 18, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fish-return-to-howe-sound-once-a-toxic-dead-zone/article2170555/

Are we serving the public or the providers?

Sep 17, 2011
JEFFREY SIMPSON
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/are-we-serving-the-public-or-the-providers/article2169054/

Ontario class hits gym in search of brain boost

Niagara region hopes exercise regime will help improve its students’ marks
Sep 17, 2011
John Rieti
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/16/f-photos-eastdale-sparking-life.html

L’Aquila’s earthquake: Scientists in the dock

An extraordinary manslaughter trial starts in Italy
Sep 17, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/node/21529006

Research Critical to Creating Jobs and Economic Growth Says Minister of State Goodyear as Stephen Hawking Centre Opens

Sep 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/research-critical-creating-jobs-economic-growth-says-minister-state-goodyear-as-stephen-1562344.htm

Reliability of the grid: Disaster waiting to happen

Old and creaking, America’s electricity grid needs urgently to be rewired
Sep 16, 2011
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/reliability-grid

Project to help salmon past hot spot abandoned, Cohen Commission told

Sep 15, 2011
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/project-to-help-salmon-past-hot-spot-abandoned-cohen-commission-told/article2168284/

Make Pacific salmon B.C.’s official fish, groups urge

Sep 14, 2011
Sunny Dhillon
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/make-pacific-salmon-bcs-official-fish-groups-urge/article2166574/