Vancouver Sun: UBC salmon tracking studies find mortality hotspots, migration bottlenecks

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 […]

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.

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.  

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ottawa, ON — Members of the innovation community convened at the 2018 Mitacs Awards to recognize five researchers for their groundbreaking work. Their innovations advance fuel cells, mental health and medical diagnosis, work-site safety, and improve quality-of-life for persons with spinal-cord injuries. The annual ceremony honours the work of outstanding participants in Mitacs’s collaborative research […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ottawa, ON — Eight leading organizations in technology, entrepreneurship, and business excellence are partnering on the eighth annual Mitacs Awards — a celebration of research and innovation excellence held on November 27 in Ottawa. During the event, up-and-coming researchers and innovation leaders will receive recognition for their ground-breaking work conducted through Mitacs-funded internship and fellowship […]