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UBC’s next president, Arvind Gupta, still remembers the plane trip that brought him from the Indian state of Punjab to North America as a five-year-old boy in the late 1960s. His father, a chemist, had come a year earlier on a visiting professorship to Wayne State University in Detroit. In an interview in his office […]

A computer science professor with a reputation for putting students in jobs, partnering with industry, and attracting government funding in fiscally conservative times will be the University of B.C.’s new president. When Arvind Gupta steps into his role as UBC’s 13th president on July 1, he will take over a university from outgoing president Stephen […]

The University of British Columbia, one of Canada’s largest universities, has found its new president on campus in computer-science professor Arvind Gupta. The expert on science and innovation policy was named the 13th president of UBC Tuesday morning in a ceremony that was twice disrupted by chanting animal-rights protesters. Dr. Gupta later said he relished […]

The University of British Columbia’s next president will be Arvind Gupta. Current president Stephen Toope is leaving June 30 to become director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. Gupta is now chief executive officer of Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organization that strives to make Canada more innovative and that is headquartered […]

The Board of Directors and staff of Mitacs congratulate its CEO and Scientific Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta, on his appointment as the 13th President and Vice Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Gupta is a well-regarded expert in science and innovation policy with a proven track record in building meaningful research collaborations between […]

The Canadian federal government is investing Can$8 million (US$7.3 million) over two years to tackle the country’s shortage of research and development managers. Mitacs, a nonprofit organization in Vancouver, will run a fellowship programme to support 125 to 150 postdocs in industrial research, providing training in skills such as management and leadership. Researchers who have […]

It’s not superglue, but hot bone glue being developed in Halifax could make cranial and facial surgery simpler, quicker and more effective. “It will bring a lot of comfort for patients,” said Mehdi Kazemzadeh-Narbat, in an interview Wednesday. He is an Iranian native who holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering from the University of British […]

India and Canada have inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on research exchanges to increase student mobility between the two countries. The agreement was formalised by Mitacs CEO Arvind Gupta and Additional Secretary Amita Sharma, representing the Ministry of Human Resource Development. “This LOI represents the start of a long and fruitful collaboration […]

At a ceremony this morning in Delhi, Mitacs CEO Arvind Gupta and Additional Secretary Amita Sharma, representing the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Republic of India, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on research exchanges to increase student mobility between Canada and India. “This LOI represents the start of a long […]

In the 21st century, prosperous markets are consumer-driven, high-performing schools are student-centered, effective health care is patientcentered, and successful technology is user-centered. This people-centered focus has made social sciences and humanities skills essential to the innovation agendas of businesses, community organizations and governments alike. Social sciences and humanities graduates are uniquely equipped to help organizations […]

Mitacs extends its congratulations to the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) for its novel partnership in Mexico.   On February 7, 2014, the Governor of the Mexican State of Oaxaca, Lic. Gabino Cué Monteagudo, and the Director General of the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACyT), Dr. Enrique Cabrero Mendoza, announced an infrastructure grant […]

The Government of Canada’s budget today announced an $8M investment over two years to support industrial research and training for postdoctoral fellows through the Mitacs Elevate program. The Government also announced that Mitacs program eligibility will extend to not-for-profit organizations with an economic orientation. “The Government of Canada has taken two important steps today to […]