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By Jonathan Guignard The Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina has announced John G. Hampton as its executive director and CEO, the first Indigenous person to fill that role in a public art gallery in Canada. Read more…

The University of Guelph and Mitacs have signed a MOU to establish around 100 internships in the next five years for students in UoGuelph’s master of cybersecurity and threat intelligence (MCTI) program. Read more…

By Stephanie Tsicos WINNIPEG — It’s been one year since a plane carrying dozens of Canadians was shot down in Iran shortly after take off. Read more…

Scholarship established in honour of colleague Forough Khadem Winnipeg, MB — Today marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of 176 people aboard Flight PS752 — among them many Canadian-Iranian researchers returning from Tehran, including renowned scientist Forough Khadem, PhD, a Mitacs employee, colleague, and friend to many. Forough came to Canada from Iran originally to […]

Candice Loring is on a mission. The 36-year-old member of the Gitwangak band from the Gitxsan nation is out to change the narrative of Indigenous research in Canada. “Historically, research was done ‘on’ Indigenous people, not ‘for’ or ‘with’ Indigenous people,” explained Loring, Director of Business Development and Indigenous Community Engagement for Mitacs — a national innovation […]

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Collaboration funds up to 50 work-integrated learning opportunities for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post-secondary students Vancouver, BC — Thanks to a new innovation partnership between Mitacs and Indspire, Indigenous students enrolled in colleges, polytechnics, and universities across Canada will gain access to job opportunities while developing research skills. By combining Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: […]

Learn more at December 17 webinar: Indigenous Perspectives on Innovation Vancouver, BC — Indigenous post-secondary students and businesses in Canada can now gain greater access to Mitacs’s programs thanks to a new funding opportunity that reduces the cost of participation. Because Mitacs is committed to providing equitable access to its programs and financial barriers have […]

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Fredericton, NB — Businesses and students in New Brunswick can now get a productivity boost thanks to a new agreement between Mitacs and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). Thanks to a $97,000 investment by ACOA, Mitacs can undertake 26 research internships that allow for partnerships between students at post-secondary institutions and local industry. Specifically, the […]

A University of Alberta researcher has won a national award for her work in creating face coverings layered with salt. As Su-Ling Goh reports, the salt masks have been shown to kill bacteria and viruses within minutes. Watch here…