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Brenda Horenfeldt was wowed Tuesday by a talking, walking robot — a new tool his creators feel could be the future of treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Developed by a research team at the University of Toronto with the support of Mitacs, a national non-profit organization, Ludwig was unveiled at One Kenton Place, a retirement home in North York that cares for people with Alzheimer’s […]

A retirement home in north Toronto is preparing to welcome an unusual resident: Ludwig, an artificially intelligent robot. Adorned with spiky mauve-coloured hair, green-tinged eyes and a few quirky facial expressions to mimic a range of emotions, the two-foot-tall robot is made to look and act like a little boy. But his job is far […]

Ludwig the Robot may soon be entering seniors’ centres around the world to help patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Pauline Chan reports. 

Dr. Frank Rudzicz built a robot five years ago. It was five feet tall, and it had a bulky white case, like an early iPod. It followed Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients around their home, and instructed them to do basic tasks. But it couldn’t listen to them. Fixing that limitation was the idea behind […]

Amy Bender discusses her research with Canada’s women’s eight Olympic rowing team at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, funded by Mitacs and Own the Podium.

Amy Bender, a University of Calgary postdoctoral fellow, discusses her research with Canada’s women’s eight Olympic rowing team funded by Mitacs and Own the Podium.  

Not many people get excited about sound quite like Pranav Venuprasad does. The 21-year-old is currently working on a unique project at the University of Victoria to develop an audio system that creates a concert hall experience through headphones. “The thing about audio projects is finally you get a working product that you can showcase. […]

Amy Bender, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, describes her research with Canada’s Women’s Olympic Rowing Team. The research is supported by Own the Podium and Mitacs, a national, non-profit research and training organization.    

London, ON and Calgary, AB – You snooze, you win. That’s the belief of the Canadian women’s eight rowing team, whose members have been taking action to improve their sleep as a winning strategy to bring home the gold at the Rio Olympics next month. From sporting blue light-blocking glasses and shutting off electronic devices […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs announced the appointment of Diane Gray as the chair of the organization’s board of directors. Gray replaces outgoing chair Brad Bennett, who was in the position since 2011. Bennett served on the Mitacs board of directors and as its chair since 2011. He is the president of McIntosh Properties, a real […]

A national organization is pairing international students with Halifax researchers this summer in an effort to bolster the economy and form global connections. Every year, the not-for-profit organization Mitacs brings in 565 students representing a global alphabet of countries — from Australia, Brazil, China and beyond. It’s an all-expenses paid, 12-week work-cation made possible by […]

Victoria, BC – Today, Parliamentary Secretary for Science, Terry Beech, announced the recipients of Round 5 funding under Genome Canada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP), which includes three Mitacs projects: Dr. Christoph Borchers, University of Victoria, and Dr. Gerald Batist, McGill University, are working with AstraZeneca to validate new technology that will help healthcare professionals […]