Sustainability
A deep dive on Canadians’ relationship with the ocean
The world’s first national ocean literacy strategy maps out how Canada — and the world — can strengthen marine conservation and our understanding of the ocean
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August 2018Canada is known for its environment: fresh air, mountains and a multitude of lakes and rivers. Our natural resources are an important part of our national identity. Protecting the quality of our water is crucial to supporting our urban infrastructure and the caring for the environment around us. That’s why Université Laval’s modelEAU research team are searching for ways to optimize urban wastewater treatment to reduce its impact on surrounding bodies of water. - 0
July 2018With the world’s population increasing rapidly and expected to hit 9.7 billion by 2050, researchers at the University of Manitoba are looking into one of the greatest challenges associated with population growth. How can we feed growing numbers of people while reducing the food industry’s environmental footprint? - 0
May 2018“Sea lice are difficult to control,” says Albert Solares, a Mitacs researcher at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Ocean Sciences Centre. “They’re tiny, spread quickly, and attach themselves to voraciously feed on salmon.” - 0
May 2018A New Brunswick biotech start-up is working to keep your food fresh using a revolutionary compound made from an ingredient you might find in your fridge. - 0
December 2017“I live near a protected Garry oak ecosystem, and I bring my daughters there, so I know how important these areas are,” says Alina. - 0
November 2017Sometimes the seeds of a great career in engineering lie in a project studying seeds themselves — or the technology that helps farmers plant them. - 0
October 2017Mitacs intern Oldooz Pooyanfar, a graduate student from Simon Fraser University’s School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, is working on a ‘smart’ system that monitors the health of honey bees and their hives. - 0
September 2017Hayfa's research will help the team at UQTR better understand the health of regional bodies of water. - 1
June 2017Asha Srinivasan, co-founder of Boost Environmental Systems, is a recipient of the Mitacs Global Impact Entrepreneur Award. - 0
March 2017By attaching an RFID tag to a milk carton, Rahma will make it easier for recycling services to detect the presence of milk cartons. - 0
January 2017I worked with a group of students to develop a smart nanocomposite that can simultaneously detect and scavenge the heavy metal ions in water. - 0
December 2016When InteliRain CEO Cam Cote realised that wind was thwarting the efficiency of his sprinklers, he turned to a University of Alberta mathematician to develop an innovative solution through a Mitacs internship.
