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Whitehorse, YT — Research funding has been extended for another year to support Yukon’s understanding of the social, cultural, economic, environmental, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mitacs student internship program, which also supports innovation-related research that will benefit the Yukon economy, was launched last year through a partnership between Mitacs, the Government of […]

By Roxanne Egan-Elliott A University of Victoria lab is working on developing an affordable, accessible and effective test to detect arsenic in drinking water, with the help of a researcher in the U.S. Read more…

Program will support businesses and not-for-profit organizations while providing work-integrated learning opportunities for students and postdocs Vancouver, BC – Mitacs is pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, the Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program is connecting students from academic institutions across the country with businesses as the post-COVID-19 economic recovery begins in earnest. The BSI program […]

By Kelly Cutrara Kelly talks to Harvard undergrad Indumathi Prakash about her work with Queen’s University on a rapid test to detect Lyme disease in ticks. Listen here…

By Kiernan Green This 12th year of the Mitacs Globalink internship sees Fulbright Canada scholar and Georgia Institute of Technology chemical engineer Andrea Green assisting the University of Victoria in the development of arsenic-water detectors that are compatible with cell phones. Read more…

Vancouver, BC — The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and Mitacs launch the second year of collaborative research awards to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families across Canada. College, undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines are invited to participate in the 2021 KBHN-Mitacs awards competition. The KBHN-Mitacs awards support collaborative research between KBHN, a non-academic partner, and an intern.  The call for research proposals includes 10 internship […]

By Mia Rabson Ms. Prakash, 21, is working with a Queen’s University professor, although virtually, on a rapid test that will diagnose the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in ticks in just a few hours. Read more…

New agreement strengthens connections and promotes research exchange opportunities for graduate students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs and IC-IMPACTS (the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability) have signed a three-year agreement to support research collaborations in sectors of mutual interest, including integrated water management, safe and sustainable […]

Queen’s researchers building rapid testing device for Lyme disease By Alan Neal We talk to two researchers who want to shrink the time it takes to detect Lyme disease in ticks. Listen here…

First agreement between Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research will benefit 50 PhD students and postdocs Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) signed a five-year agreement that creates international mobility opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and France. This is the first partnership between the organizations. Participants will […]

Interview with Indumathi Prakash and Dr. Robert Colautti. Watch here…

Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada partner again to offer internships to improve mental health services Toronto, ON — Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) are partnering for a second time to support the development of the next generation of mental health researchers. The collaboration will provide funding for master’s and college students from […]