The expert panel leading the Review of Federal Support to R&D submitted its final report today to the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology. It makes a series of recommendations that call for a simplified and more focused approach to the $5 billion worth of R&D funding provided by the federal […]

From the BC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Innovation   VANCOUVER – Eighteen of China’s future science stars are experiencing the world-class research going on at British Columbia universities – and finding out why they should return here for graduate school, or to become entrepreneurs. This is the first time Chinese undergrad students have taken […]

Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2011: “Kon-yay” West and Christopher Columbus gave Grade 8 – 12 students at Vancouver Technical Secondary School a lesson in drama and math today at a sneak preview of Show Math, a live, multimedia comedy play getting set to travel to high schools across British Columbia. Show Math – a core […]

TORONTO, Ontario (May 12, 2011): After serving for 12 years as Canada’s premiere Network of Centres of Excellence in the mathematical sciences, Mitacs announced today that it is transforming itself into two separate organizations that will work, each in their own way and focus, on supporting the country’s innovation agenda. Mitacs Inc. will concentrate on […]

  Vancouver, BC – May 10, 2011 – A $3.5-million grant announced today by Premier Christy Clark will generate jobs and promote innovation by creating new research opportunities in the province. The grant – awarded to Mitacs, a Vancouver-based research network which creates and manages unique research and training programs – will enable B.C. graduate […]