Science Canada

Saturday, September 17, 2011

A simple solution to Canada’s innovation problem

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:28 AM

Tom Jenkins
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:28 AM

Kevin Lynch and Munir A. Sheikh
Policy Options, September 2011 issue
Institute for Research on Public Policy

http://www.irpp.org/po/archive/sep11/lynch.pdf

Higher education and innovation

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:27 AM

Heather Munroe-Blum
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:27 AM

Jeremy Leonard
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?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:26 AM

John Stewart
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:26 AM

Charles McMillan
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

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

Innovation by design: Differentiator in the digital age

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

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

A call for centralized access to R&D funding in Canada

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:25 AM

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

From the eureka moment to the marketplace

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:24 AM

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

The creation of an “innovative university”

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

Gary Polonsky
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

Russell Williams
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:22 AM

David Crane
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:21 AM

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

Canadian cities need a lesson in academic potential

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:21 AM

Sep 14, 2011
Nick Rockel
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/shaping-the-future/canadian-cities-need-a-lesson-in-academic-potential/article2164474/

Professional development for grad students

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:20 AM

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

Federal Investment in Research Spurs Growth and Innovation

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:20 AM

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

Rebalancing the academy: teaching and research at Canadian universities

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:19 AM

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

Beyond borders: Global biotechnology report 2011

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:19 AM

Sep 2011
Ernst & Young
http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011/$FILE/Beyond_borders_global_biotechnology_report_2011.pdf

POSTnote: GM Crops and Food Security

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:18 AM

September 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:18 AM

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn388_Marine-Planning.pdf

POSTnote: Anaerobic Digestion

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:17 AM

September 2011
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn387_anaerobic-digestion.pdf

POSTnote: Water in Production and Products

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:17 AM

August 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:16 AM

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

Regional Innovation Monitor: Regional Innovation Report (London)

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:16 AM

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

Innovation in China: the rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:16 AM

Sep 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:15 AM

July 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:15 AM

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

The Ones to Watch: A Pharma Matters Report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:14 AM

A review of April-June 2011. Published September 2011.
Thomson Reuters
http://thomsonreuters.com/content/science/pdf/ls/pharma_matters/TOTW_Q3_2011.pdf

Policy Briefing: Sustainable Energy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:14 AM

Jun 20, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1308542400

Policy Briefing: Water & Oceans

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:13 AM

Jun 6, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1307332800

Policy Briefing: Life Sciences

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:13 AM

Apr 25, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/section/pb/download/1303704000

Faces of the Future: Fostering the next generation of bio-economy talent

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:12 AM

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

Biotechnology Learning Continuum - Grades 7 to 12

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:12 AM

Aug 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:11 AM

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/

Alberta must kick its coal habit

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:11 AM

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/

McGuinty’s clean green machine dodges a debate

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:10 AM

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

Canada's ozone tracking in jeopardy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:10 AM

Sep 16, 2011
Emily Chung
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/environment-ozone-monitoring.html

Soyuz capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:10 AM

Sep 16, 2011
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/16/russia-soyuz-kazakhstan.html

Beluga dies from infection at Vancouver Aquarium

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:09 AM

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

New Terry Fox memorial unveiled in Vancouver

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:09 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-terry-fox-memorial.html

No radiation detected in West Coast fish

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:08 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/bc-no-radiation-west-coast-fish.html

Global vaccine centre opens in Saskatoon

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:08 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/vaccine-research-saskatoon.html

Inadvertent child poisonings rise dramatically

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:07 AM

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

Wikipedia on cancer accurate but hard to read

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:07 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/wikipedia-cancer.html

Newborn deaths in China more than halved

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:06 AM

Sep 16, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/16/china-infant-deaths.html

Ottawa threatened by oceans planning

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:06 AM

Sep 16, 2011
Ross McMillan
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/Ottawa+threatened+oceans+planning/5412149/story.html

Canada instrumental in watering down elements of noncommunicable diseases plan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:06 AM

Sep 16, 2011
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/16sept11_canada-instrumental-in-watering-down-elements-of-noncommunicable-diseases-plan.xhtml

University, Talisman distance themselves from Friends of Science

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:05 AM

Sep 16, 2011
Mike De Souza
Postmedia News
http://www.canada.com/technology/University+Talisman+distance+themselves+from+Friends+Science/5414844/story.html

Government of Canada Supports Community Jobs and Growth

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:05 AM

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

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Universite de Montreal and the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:04 AM Labels: http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Sep 16, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-universite-de-montreal-ecole-polytechnique-1562155.htm

Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on National Forest Week

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:04 AM

Sep 16, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/statement-honourable-joe-oliver-pc-mp-minister-natural-resources-on-national-forest-1562119.htm

Taking science out of the lab and into the boardroom

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:03 AM

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/

Older moms face more birth complications

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:03 AM

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/birth-complications-older-women.html

E. coli case prompts criminal charges in B.C.

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:02 AM

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/09/15/bc-north-okanagan-ecoli-charges.html

The Horn of Africa’s last famine?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:02 AM

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/

Attempt to rename controversial corn syrup is ‘misleading’: FDA

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 1:01 AM

Sep 15, 2011
THOMAS WATKINS
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/new-health/health-news/attempt-to-rename-controversial-corn-syrup-is-misleading-fda/article2167469/

FDA slams Dr. Oz over apple juice report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:59 AM

Sep 15, 2011
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

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:59 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Sarah Schmidt
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadians+wary+foreign+food+safety+trust+domestic/5410290/story.html

Alberta’s dinosaur feathers have paleontologists all atwitter

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:58 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Renata D’Aliesio
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/alberta-scientists-strike-evolutionary-gold-with-discovery-of-dinosaur-feathers/article2167320/

Planet with 2 suns discovered

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:58 AM

Sep 15, 2011
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/15/technology-planet-suns.html

University of Calgary 'research accounts' used to fund anti-Kyoto Protocol campaign

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:57 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Mike Desouza
Postmedia News
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/University+Calgary+research+accounts+used+fund+anti+Kyoto+Protocol+campaign/5405627/story.html

Budget cuts target vital ozone layer monitoring

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:57 AM

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

World Famous Skeptic JAMES "The Amazing" RANDI to Tour Canada, Challenge Psychics and Quacks in Provocative Lectures, Sept. 22-30

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:56 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Centre for Inquiry
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/world-famous-skeptic-james-the-amazing-randi-tour-canada-challenge-psychics-quacks-provocative-1561948.htm

One in two first-time mothers over 40 has a C-section delivery

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:56 AM

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

Government of Canada Announces First Recipients of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:55 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-announces-first-recipients-banting-postdoctoral-fellowships-1561658.htm

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:55 AM

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

Government of Canada Invests in University Research at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:54 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/government-canada-invests-university-research-institut-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique-1561786.htm

Food Safety Confidence in Canada on the Rise

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:54 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/food-safety-confidence-in-canada-on-the-rise-1561716.htm

Minister Oliver Promotes Canada as Secure Energy Partner to California

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:53 AM

Sep 15, 2011
Natural Resources Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-oliver-promotes-canada-as-secure-energy-partner-to-california-1561936.htm

For undergrads at Canada’s universities, a new way of learning

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:53 AM

Sep 14, 2011
James Bradshaw
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/universitynews/for-undergrads-at-canadas-universities-a-new-way-of-learning/article2166759/

Activists target Environment Canada with hoax releases

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:52 AM

Sep 14, 2011
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110914/environment-canada-hoax-releases-activists-110914/

The poverty behind the plague

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 12:52 AM

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/