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Buddy sap … the dreaded burnt Tootsie Roll taste and smell that marks the end of the maple syrup season. Maple syrup producers in the Algoma region dread its arrival each year, because, if undetected, it can result in an unsaleable batch of maple syrup. Researchers are now investigating the exact chemical compound that makes […]

Vancouver, BC — Student innovators taking part in international leadership projects now have access to a suite of professional skills training programs thanks to a new partnership signed by Mitacs and EQWIP HUBs. Mitacs Training is now offered to EQWIP HUBs participants before departure for their international volunteer experiences. The online courses help students to build business and […]

Scientists are using high-tech to identify and locate the gauntlet of threats facing wild salmon, particularly in the fresh water environment. Fewer than 10 per cent of juvenile salmon even make it out of the river to live their adult lives, according to research from Scott Hinch’s lab at UBC. Young researchers there are combining tiny […]

Paul Addo, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary, recently won a Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation for his work developing a CO2 conversion technology in partnership with ATCO.  

Dalhousie University PhD student Lyna Kamintsky recently won a Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation in recognition of her work with Emagix to diagnose brain bleeding injuries.

The numbers floating around Scott Hinch’s mind are daunting, if not impossible, to fathom. Infrastructure costs that veer into seven digits. Thousands of kilometres of water. Tens of millions of fish. A forestry professor with the University of B.C.’s Forest and Conservation Sciences department, Hinch is responsible for heading up first-of-its-kind research into salmon tracking […]

Barring something unforeseen, Tuesday night was one to remember for Lyna Kamintsky, who was born in Russia, raised in Israel, and now calls Halifax home. A doctoral student in medical neuroscience at Dalhousie University, she was in Ottawa to receive the award for Outstanding Innovation at the PhD level, awarded by Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that […]

Liquefied natural gas has been called a “bridge” fuel that will help countries meet climate change objectives, because it is a lower-carbon alternative to coal for power generation. But further out, as governments move to free their economies from fossil fuels entirely – 2050 being one of the target dates – even natural gas could […]

UBC Okanagan alumna Emily Giroux was recognized on the national stage this week for her innovative work in helping to shape research priorities for those living with spinal cord injury. Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada for business and academia, awarded Giroux a prestigious Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation for […]

Rachel Bouserhal, École de technologie supérieure, tells us about the work that won her the Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award for Commercialization.  

The provincial government is inviting Manitobans to help plan the 2019 budget. With a core deficit, and economic uncertainty from trade wars and price fluctuations, efficiency is the word of the day. Staying innovative is also critical to the economy. Supporting business growth — regardless of business size — and enabling development is an investment […]

Austin Engineering Ltd. and its team of like-minded partners are constantly analyzing dams, including how they react during earthquakes. The innovative thinkers are pleased to announce that their research, recently presented at the Canadian Dam Association, has received another accolade: the Clean Energy BC ‘Operational Excellence’ award, which will be presented at the Clean Energy BC Generate […]