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Vancouver Sun - Canadian firms should adopt Own the Podium model

18 February 2012
In the years leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada's sporting community realized that "aver-age" wouldn't satisfy a host nation hungry for success. Canada decided to Own...
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Vancouver Sun - Innovation, international collaboration go hand in hand

10 February 2012
 The global population explosion of the past century, unprecedented in human history, poses a thorny tangle of interconnected challenges. With the population expected to reach 9.3 billion by...
Accelerate | Media Coverage

Nanaimo Daily News - Student, VIU prof gain acclaim

31 January 2012
Page: A5, Section: News  A student under the supervision of a Vancouver Island University professor has gained national attention for his work for a sustainable prawn fishery.The focus of...
Accelerate | Success Story

Alumni now looking to make new participants benefit from Mitacs experience

26 January 2012
If you’re a graduate student in the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) engineering, Elias Gedamu at Blackbox Integrated Data Collection, a division of Northridge Energy Development...
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Medal named in honour of Mitacs own Dr. Aftab Mufti

17 January 2012
On a warm evening this past December, Mitacs Scientific Director Dr. Aftab Mufti, was asked to attend the Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-5) conference in Cancun,...
Elevate | Success Story

Elevating the interplay of art and science

09 January 2012
Dr. Peter Bevan embodies the oft-forgotten idea that science and art flow hand-in-hand. As a researcher, imagining an outcome and working to make it a reality involves a creative process which is...
Accelerate | Success Story

At the heart of the Quartier des spectacles’ projections

08 January 2012
The new Quartier des spectacles at the centre of Montréal offers a potential which the company Realisations.net hopes to help fulfill.The company which conceives, produces and communicates commercial...
Accelerate | Media Coverage

St. John's Telegram - Research funds announced

15 December 2011
A $1.2-million funding arrangement has been announced between the province's Research and Development Corp. (RDC) and Mitacs to provide graduate-level researchers with new research and...
Accelerate | News Release

New Funding to Help Researchers Acquire Valuable Work Experience in the Private Sector in Newfoundland & Labrador

14 December 2011
 A $1.2 million funding arrangement announced today between the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) and Mitacs will provide graduate-level researchers with new research and development...
Outreach | News Release

Math Out Loud premieres, prepares for BC tour

14 December 2011
 Oscar-winning producer debuts theatrical production that brings math to life for high school studentsVancouver, BC, December 14, 2011: What do you get when an Academy Award-winning...
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