Brenda Horenfeldt was wowed Tuesday by a talking, walking robot — a new tool his creators feel could be the future of treatment for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients. Developed by a research team at the University of Toronto with the support of Mitacs, a national non-profit organization, Ludwig was unveiled at One Kenton Place, a retirement home in North York that cares for people with Alzheimer’s […]

The London-based National Women’s Rowing Team has added an important tool to their training arsenal ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games in Brazil: afternoon naps. Rowing Canada trainers concerned with the sleeping habits of their Olympians have reached out for help from the Centre for Sleep and Human Performance in Calgary, a private clinic that […]

Amy Bender discusses her research with Canada’s women’s eight Olympic rowing team at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, funded by Mitacs and Own the Podium.

Amy Bender, a University of Calgary postdoctoral fellow, discusses her research with Canada’s women’s eight Olympic rowing team funded by Mitacs and Own the Podium.  

Amy Bender, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Sleep and Human Performance, describes her research with Canada’s Women’s Olympic Rowing Team. The research is supported by Own the Podium and Mitacs, a national, non-profit research and training organization.    

Not many people get excited about sound quite like Pranav Venuprasad does. The 21-year-old is currently working on a unique project at the University of Victoria to develop an audio system that creates a concert hall experience through headphones. “The thing about audio projects is finally you get a working product that you can showcase. […]

A national organization is pairing international students with Halifax researchers this summer in an effort to bolster the economy and form global connections. Every year, the not-for-profit organization Mitacs brings in 565 students representing a global alphabet of countries — from Australia, Brazil, China and beyond. It’s an all-expenses paid, 12-week work-cation made possible by […]

The IWK Health Centre is getting a jump start on creating accessible programs for parents of children with developmental delays and disruptive behaviour disorders, thanks to an international internship program. Brazilian university student, Lisandra Oliveira, 24 is trading in the sunny beaches of Brazil for a cramped, dark office at the Halifax children’s hospital in […]

This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management.  Peruse recent headlines on the subject of botched business and it begins to sound as though failure is actually a requirement for success: Failure is Good. Why Success Always Starts With Failure. How to be […]

Every university and college student in Canada should participate in a co-op, internship or other workplace experience before they graduate, a group of business, university and college leaders says, arguing that students in arts and humanities must participate as well as those in engineering and business. The group, formally known as the Business-Higher Education Roundtable, […]

Beekeeping has gone high-tech. Beehives no longer have to be disturbed to see what’s inside thanks to new technology developed by Manitoba researchers. The system uses sensors that monitor a hive’s temperature and weight, population, and the amount and type of pollen that bees bring inside. The information is automatically sent via a wireless network […]

When apiarist Allan Campbell heads out to check his hives this summer, he’ll have a new tool to help him optimize honey production – an iPad. Sensors placed directly inside the hives will relay information directly to Campbell and his crew to help them keep watch on what’s happening in the hives and make better […]