New scholarships help Nova Scotians study in China

Halifax, NS — Nova Scotia students will have more opportunity to further their studies in China, thanks to new scholarships. The Government and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, will fund five, $5,000 scholarships each year for the next three years. Premier Stephen McNeil announced the scholarships today, Sept. 12, while in Shandong […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs, a not-for-profit research and training organization in Canada, announced the winning entries in its annual photo contest, which documents the research experiences of its Globalink research internship program participants. Six photographs were chosen as winners in two categories. My research: Interns shared their Globalink research. First place Piyush Rai analyzed how […]

Brad Bennett recently ended his five-year tenure as Mitacs’ board chair. Having steered the organization through several key milestones and achievements, Brad possesses a particular insight into Mitacs’ success and unique position in Canada. In 2004, Brad was entering a six-year term on the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) board of governors.  Later that year, […]

Calgary, Alberta – Dr. Justine Dowd, a Mitacs researcher at the University of Calgary, has a strong gut feeling — and it’s a healthy one. For more than a year, Dowd has been working alongside Registered Dietitian Desiree Nielsen and WholeLife HealthTech CEO Darlene Higbee Clarkin to launch ‘My Healthy Gut,’ a first-of-its-kind app for […]

Halifax, NS — Tourism in Halifax is getting a boost this summer with the infusion of 19 Mitacs Globalink interns — some of the brightest young minds in the world. They’re helping to bolster the economy by spending time in local labs, focused on helping Halifax researchers make ground-breaking discoveries and form global connections in a […]

They are the best and the brightest from around the world, and an initiative to link them with the leading minds of academia can produce real-world results right here in Manitoba. A total of 565 interns through Mitacs Globalink program have been connected with university professors across Canada, with 35 of those students lending their […]

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are developing drones to deliver food and supplies across vast distances in remote Manitoba. The research was supported by Mitacs Globalink.

Here’s something that might be over your head: near-sentient drones shipping critical goods to remote Northern communities. University of Manitoba professor Witold Kinsner said it’s not only possible, but may be necessary, which is why he and a visiting intern from China are currently working on bringing the advanced auto-pilot necessary for the task to […]

Montreal, QC — The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM) and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, have partnered to see graduate and postdoctoral researchers solve challenges in collaboration with businesses and not-for-profit organizations using applications of mathematical sciences. The partnership will provide companies and organizations with access to top mathematical scientists from Quebec […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, announced its year-end highlights today for the year ending March 31, 2016. Last year, Mitacs delivered 3,785 collaborative research internships with universities and industry, trained close to 5,800 students and postdocs, and facilitated 967 international research collaborations, representing $67.9 million in funding toward innovation […]

Canada’s women’s eight rowing team is napping for gold following a study conducted with the University of Calgary, and supported by Mitacs.    

Any Olympic athlete will tell you how important exercise and sticking to a healthy diet is, but some experts (and even some athletes) say sleep is just as important for overall performance. According to a recent study by Mitacs, an organization whose aim is to build research-based partnerships in Canada, 77 per cent of participating athletes were […]