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The doctor is in…industry

Calgary, Alberta — One year after the University of British Columbia released a report indicating only one in three Canadian doctoral graduates end up in traditional academic positions, a growing number of PhDs in Alberta are finding fulfilling careers in industry — including unexpected businesses. “Statistics show roughly 75 per cent of PhDs do not land […]

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Chronicle Herald: Smokers wanted for study looking at link between smokes packaging, behaviour

  Cigarette packages are about to get really boring in Canada. Except for those graphic warning labels. New federal legislation will prohibit promotional information and branding, including logos. That means every pack of smokes will look the same, although they will bear different warnings and photos illustrating the health risks of smoking. “When you basically […]

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The Chronicle Herald: Stroke science stokes Olympic medal hopes

A researcher at Dalhousie University is wiring up Canadian athletes like actors doing motion capture, to help them win Olympic medals. Josh Goreham, working on his PhD in kinesiology, is focusing on canoe and kayak competition at the highest levels. “My research looks at ways that we can use small sensors — inertial sensors, they’re […]

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Mitacs announces co-location with Startup Canada for entrepreneurial hub in Ottawa

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, announced the opening of a new office, co-locating with Startup Canada at 56 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario. Supporting Startup Canada’s initiative to build a multi-organizational entrepreneur hub in Ottawa, Mitacs is sharing the space with Startup Canada, the Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC), […]

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Edmonton Journal: Aurora Cannabis and Mitacs partner to fund U of A research on effects of cannabis use in health care

New research by the University of Alberta will help demystify whether cannabis is a help or a hindrance to our health, in light of its imminent legalization. The study will span more than three years, analyzing medical cannabis-using and non-using patients, and how their interactions with the health-care system compare. “In the absence of clinical […]

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Canada and Saudi Arabia expand research partnership

Ottawa, ON —Today at the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau, Mitacs announced two new agreements with Saudi Arabia to expand research opportunities for Canadian and Saudi Arabian graduate students with academic institutions and industry partners in each country. Today’s event builds upon an existing partnership established between Mitacs and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education in 2014. […]

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