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  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 2050, meeting human needs will require science-based answers to urgent questions about food, energy, water, disease prevention and many other issues. Increasingly, innovation will hinge upon […]

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 Brett Favaro’s studies, made in concert with VIU fisheries and aquaculture professor Stefanie Duff, is to reduce bycatch found in prawn traps to keep the […]

When Mackenzie Gray talks about the way Paul McCartney used a recursive sequence to make the song “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” seem to last forever, you realize that part of the Beatles’ phenomenal success might have sprung from McCartney’s genius as a mathematician. When Roger Kemp draws on a napkin to illustrate that […]

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 development opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding for the Mitacs accelerate research internship program enables Memorial University graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to lead research and development projects, connect with local businesses and […]

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 (R&D) opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding for the Mitacs Accelerate research internship program enables graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to lead R&D projects, connect with local businesses and […]

Oscar-winning producer debuts theatrical production that brings math to life for high school students Vancouver, BC, December 14, 2011: What do you get when an Academy Award-winning producer, a film and television actor-director and an acclaimed choreographer team up to put high school math in the theatrical spotlight? A professional production with original music, dance, sets, […]

Researchers at Memorial University have developed a novel technique that will help prevent occupational allergy and asthma in seafood processing workers. Dr. Anas Abdel Rahman, a former doctoral student of chemistry at Memorial University, and his supervisor, Dr. Bob Helleur, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, developed the technique. It measures airborne, particulate materials […]

In this interview with Dr. Christina Amon of the University of Toronto, she references Mitacs Globalink as a way to increase diversity in engineering. A special, mentoring relationship from one of my own female teachers from when I was young helped me recognize the positive influence that strong role models can have on young women. […]

Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research organization headed by CEO Dr. Arvind Gupta, invites applications for its Globalink program. Globalink is an international internship program that offers undergraduate students of all disciplines (including professional streams) from around the world three-month summer research projects at universities in Canada. Mitacs Globalink bears the cost supporting the students with […]

The Hindu – Education Plus  Page 5, By Chitradeep A.  “Canada’s contribution to the world of research is only four percent and it needs to link with other countries and accelerate growth in research,” says Arvind Gupta, CEO of Mitacs Globalink and professor of computer science, University of British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Gupta, who was in […]

In an attempt to provide a platform for Indian students to engage in scientific research, a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization is conducting an academic programme that aims at allowing Indian students to travel to Canada for a research interns. Jude Sannith S, in converstion with Arvind Gupta, CEO of Mitacs… In 1999, Mitacs, a Canada-based not-for-profit […]

Toronto – There is a positive link between social networking outside of Canada and innovation reveals the initial results of OCTIE, a first-of-its-kind research study conducted by Ryerson University. The preliminary report, which is part of a larger innovation research project, finds Ontario technology start-up organizations with larger social networks are associated with more start-up […]