We talk to Nikkie To​ – recipient of the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation — Masters and a recent Master of Inclusive Design graduate at OCAD Listen here…

 Dr. Ilaria Rubino, Recent PhD graduate from the department of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Alberta & winner of the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation – International.  Listen here…

As a record number of Canadians head outside to take in fun, safe activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a UNBC professor is being recognized for her innovative work to conserve critical northern lands and key outdoor recreation areas that up until now have been flying under Canada’s conservation radar. Read more…

Interview with Pamela Wright, recepient of 2020 Mitacs Award for exceptional leadership and John Hepburn, CEO. Listen here…

By Camille Bains Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation. Read more…

By Camille Bains Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who is being recognized for her innovation. Read more…

By Elisabetta Bianchini In the midst concerns about surgeries and treatments being impacted by the stress COVID-19 is having on Canada’s health care system, a Canadian researcher is being recognized by Mitacs for engineering cancer-killing viruses to treat breast and ovarian cancer. Read more…

By Denise Ryan Pamela Wright, an environmental scientist at the University of Northern B.C., feels optimistic despite declining mountain caribou herds and the threat of climate change Read more…

By Lynn Desjardins A new salt coating can be applied to medical masks to kill viruses and bacteria before they penetrate, and a researcher at the University of Alberta has earned an award for her work developing it. When airborne droplets land on the mask the salt dissolves, but then the liquid evaporates and the […]

By Elisabetta Bianchini As the second wave of COVID-19 rages on in Canada, a researcher at the University of Alberta is being recognized by Mitacs for her breakthrough work in developing a salt-coated mask that can kill viruses and bacteria within five minutes of surface contact. Read more…

By Joanne Laucius Staff at the Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre (BMC) walk through the The Ottawa Hospital’s Cancer Centre on their way to work. It’s a constant reminder of the importance of what they do — and that in their line of work, there is no margin for error. Read more…

By Peter Moreira Mitacs and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, or NBIF, have announced a joint initiative that will pay $860,000 toward research internships at New Brunswick companies. Read more…