Business in Vancouver: Initiative links academia, private sector to drive innovation

The national non-profit group tasked with linking Canadian academic researchers and the private sector is seeing a spike in the uptake of its internship program, indicating a jump in demand for Canadian startup talent, officials said. And with programs linking the private sector and university research talent increasingly globalized, the group’s work may now play […]

A local scientist has been gathering data with inertial sensors hoping this will help coaches understand exactly where their athletes have room to improve. The sensors measure speed, stroke rate, and position of the athlete as well as pitch, yaw, and roll of the canoe or kayak. Josh Goreham, Dalhousie PhD candidate and sport scientist, […]

Mitacs researcher Josh Goreham, a local sports scientist currently completing his PhD at Dalhousie University, has created a first-of-its-kind, stop-motion-like technology for professional paddlers.

Staunch stares from coaches aren’t the only “eyes” monitoring the women’s canoe and kayak teams as they train on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, N.S., for the World Cup later this month in Hungary. New technology on the boats and athletes keeps a detailed account of every stroke and paddle. Researcher Josh Goreham, a local sports […]

A researcher at Dalhousie University is wiring up Canadian athletes like actors doing motion capture, to help them win Olympic medals. Josh Goreham, working on his PhD in kinesiology, is focusing on canoe and kayak competition at the highest levels. “My research looks at ways that we can use small sensors — inertial sensors, they’re […]

A Halifax researcher has developed technology that could help propel Canadian paddlers to the podium at future summer Olympics. Dalhousie University PhD student Josh Goreham is using sensors and the data they collect to help canoe and kayak athletes and coaches improve performance. The sensors are used to look at the movements of athletes and […]

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, announced the opening of a new office, co-locating with Startup Canada at 56 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario. Supporting Startup Canada’s initiative to build a multi-organizational entrepreneur hub in Ottawa, Mitacs is sharing the space with Startup Canada, the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC), […]

Mitacs researcher Ali Zareian from U of C talks with Danielle Smith about how are PhDs moving out of the classroom and working in Alberta businesses.  

New research by the University of Alberta will help demystify whether cannabis is a help or a hindrance to our health, in light of its imminent legalization. The study will span more than three years, analyzing medical cannabis-using and non-using patients, and how their interactions with the health-care system compare. “In the absence of clinical […]

Ottawa, ON —Today at the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau, Mitacs announced two new agreements with Saudi Arabia to expand research opportunities for Canadian and Saudi Arabian graduate students with academic institutions and industry partners in each country. Today’s event builds upon an existing partnership established between Mitacs and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education in 2014. […]

Victoria, BC — Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada When Canada’s college and polytechnic students have the opportunity to learn in a hands-on work environment, they build the real-world skills and connections they need for the good middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow. Today, during her address at Colleges and Institutes Canada’s annual conference in Victoria, […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) as a new Full Partner and Laurentian University as an Associate Partner. Full and Associate university partners inform Mitacs’ priorities and program development, while promoting alignment with their institutions. The addition of UQAM and Laurentian bring Mitacs partners to a […]