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SIM-one and Mitacs partner on Accelerate Program

Mitacs, a national research and training network, and SIM-one, the Ontario Simulation Network, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will see the organizations work together to enhance research connections between the members of the healthcare simulation community. SIM-one and Mitacs, through the Mitacs Accelerate program, will connect healthcare simulation companies with faculty and […]

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Outstanding up-and-coming researchers honoured at 3rd Annual Mitacs Awards Reception

Five students from universities across Canada were recognized on Tuesday night for their significant research achievements which are advancing industry innovation, creating new products and services and transforming the lives of Canadians. Each of the students received an award at the 3rd Annual Mitacs Awards Reception, held to honour the amazing contributions of these emerging […]

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Halifax Chronicle-Herald – Big leap in imaging tiny things; Dalhousie researcher’s ultrasound innovation wins national award

Medical researchers should have more money for actual research because of a Dalhousie University student’s work on a new high-resolution ultrasound probe. While there are probes available that use electromagnetic motors, Andre Bezanson came up with a way of using piezoelectric actuators instead. They are commonly used for things like the autofocus on digital cameras. […]

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Victoria Times-Colonist – UBC student wins national research honours

University of British Columbia researcher Emily Morris is being recognized nationally for her work in linking stigmatized attitudes toward mental illness by medical professionals with a higher risk of psychiatric disorders in patients with a rare genetic condition. “I feel very honoured and privileged to be receiving it,” Morris, 28, said of the Mitacs Award […]

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Chronicle-Herald: Op-Ed by Colin Dodds – Canada can become international education powerhouse

International students account for one out of every 10 undergraduates studying at Canadian universities. Nova Scotia, often referred to as Canada’s education capital, has achieved significant success in attracting international and out-of-province students. My own institution, Saint Mary’s University, has one of highest proportions of international students in the country. Nearly 30 per cent of […]

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Fairchild TV – Globalink Research Interns discuss their research at York University

Mitacs Globalink interns Jiacheng Wu and Jie Shu discuss their research projects and the Mitacs Globalink program on Fairchild TV’s Leisure Talk. Mitacs would like to thank the following government and international partners, in addition to our full and associate university partners, for their support of Globalink in 2013: Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Government […]

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Mitacs receives support from the Government of Canada to boost innovation and economic development among SMEs in the province of Ontario

Mitacs has signed an agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to help bring industry and academia together to boost innovation in the region. Support from NRC-IRAP will enable Mitacs to provide more opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ontario to access university-based researchers to help them […]

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Mitacs applauds Government of Canada for new support for technology commercialization and business growth in western Canada

Mitacs congratulates the Government of Canada and the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, for launching the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. The new initiative will enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access funding to help them take a product from the R&D stage to market, from product testing and technology […]

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Mitacs thanks Minister Pierre Duchesne and the Government of Quebec for new funding to continue to prepare the next generation of talented researchers

Mitacs thanks Minister Duchesne and the Government of Quebec for a new $3 million investment that will allow graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to apply their expertise to business-related research challenges. This new funding will enable the FRQ – Mitacs Accelerate Quebec program to offer 600 additional research internships in Quebec for the year 2013-2014. […]

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