Around the Corner in Ottawa: Canadian Science Policy Conference 2011

Early Bird Registration Before October 21st
Oct 20, 2011
Canadian Science Policy Centre
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/around-the-corner-in-ottawa-canadian-science-policy-conference-2011-1575834.htm

Federal R&D Panel reports with six major recommendations

Oct 17, 2011
Review of Federal Support to Research and Development
http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/eng/home

Innovation Canada: A Call to Action

Review of Federal Support to Research and Development – Expert Panel Report
Oct 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://rd-review.ca/eic/site/033.nsf/vwapj/R-D_InnovationCanada_Final-eng.pdf/$FILE/R-D_InnovationCanada_Final-eng.pdf

Minister of State Goodyear Receives Panel's Final Report on Improving Federal Support to Business R&D

Oct 17, 2011
Industry Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/minister-state-goodyear-receives-panels-final-report-on-improving-federal-support-business-1574029.htm

Policy Briefing: Innovation

Oct 3, 2011
The Hill Times
http://www.hilltimes.com/pb/view/2011-10-03

Jump-Starting Innovation in Canada

By investing in the research coming out of universities, colleges, and institutes, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has turned the old "brain drain" into a "brain gain."
Oct 5, 2011
Gilles Patry
The Mark News
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6955-jump-starting-innovation-in-canada

Innovation imperative in Atlantic Canada

Oct 13, 2011
DAVID JOHNSTON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Letters/1268239.html

Don’t push research, pull it

R&D doesn’t just respond to tax ­subsidies, or push factors
Sep 22, 2011
Mark Parsons
Financial Post
http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/09/22/don%E2%80%99t-push-research-pull-it/

Canadian universities must reform or perish

The reformist wave that is transforming health-care delivery in Canada must now reach undergraduate education at our publicly-funded universities
Oct 11, 2011
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/canadian-universities-must-reform-or-perish/article2195025/

Why our scientific discoveries need to surprise us

Let’s recognize that there’s nothing to beat the most innovative science for the highest degree of relevance
Oct 3, 2011
JOHN POLANYI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/why-our-scientific-discoveries-need-to-surprise-us/article2186778/

Universities aren’t about teaching v. research, they’re about teaching and research

Private researchers focus on their employers’ needs and often won’t share what they learn. Universities are all about sharing information and serving the public good
Sep 30, 2011
STEPHEN SAIDEMAN
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/universities-arent-about-teaching-v-research-theyre-about-teaching-and-research/article2184781/

Science cheats must be exposed: MP

Oct 12, 2011
Margaret Munro
Postmedia News
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/12/science-cheats-must-be-found-mp/

Adding Shades of Grey into Science Policy

Oct 2, 2011
The Black Hole: Science in Canada - Issues Affecting Trainees
http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/10/02/adding-shades-of-grey-into-science-policy/

Laval launches ambitious teaching chairs program

University plans to create 50 chairs over five years to foster innovation in teaching.
Oct 11, 2011
Mark Cardwell
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/laval-launches-ambitious-teaching-chairs-program.aspx

Europe labels crude from oil sands dirty fuel

Oct 11, 2011
Carrie Rait AND Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/european/europe-labels-crude-from-oil-sands-dirty-fuel/article2191203/

Universities to showcase new buildings to the public

Pan-Canadian event is meant to celebrate success of the KIP program.
Oct 11, 2011
Susan Peters
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/universities-to-showcase-new-buildings-to-the-public.aspx

Do faculty prefer research over teaching?

Oct 11, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/do-faculty-prefer-research-over-teaching/

A university degree is not a risky investment

Oct 3, 2011
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/a-university-degree-is-not-a-risky-investment/

Paying the Price: The Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada

Sep 29, 2011
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
http://nrtee-trnee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/paying-the-price.pdf

Improving Graduate Education to Support a Branching Career Pipeline

Recommendations Based on a Survey of Doctoral Students in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
Fall 2011
CBE—Life Sciences Education, Vol. 10, 239–249
http://www.lifescied.org/content/10/3/239.full.pdf