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Years of run-off caused by farming practices and golf course maintenance have caused sea lettuce to explode in Island waterways, and one Island-based team is looking to make use of the pesky plant. Mike Cassidy, owner of Transcon International Ltd., a company with a history of battling sea lettuce, first tried to tackle the problem […]

THUNDER BAY – Seven Lakehead University students are going to spend the next two years on the cutting edge working to develop enhanced medical imaging technology. The university on Wednesday announced a $400,000 grant for the two-year project from Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization. Harutyun Poladyan, a biotechnology doctoral student at Lakehead, […]

Lakehead University graduate students will have the chance to work alongside radiologists to develop new medical imaging detectors through a new research project. National research organization, Mitacs, has provided a $400,000 grant to fund the two-year project which will give seven students an internship with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. This project is […]

A group of Thunder Bay researchers will spend the next two years developing the next generation of medical imaging, with funding support from Mitacs.

Vancouver, BC — Researchers at Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute will lead graduate students to develop and commercialize the next generation of medical imaging detectors that will improve patient outcomes, thanks to a new partnership with Mitacs.   Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit research and training organization, is providing a $400,000 grant to […]

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that provides post-secondary researchers with innovation-focused internships, commends the Government of Canada’s new investments to support Canadian researchers, including increased funding to the three federal research councils, as well as measures that support diversity and inclusion. These investments will provide researchers with access to support at all […]

Vancouver, BC — During Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India this week, Mitacs announced a new partnership with India’s Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to expand research opportunities for Canadian and Indian graduate students with academic institutions and industry partners in each country. Through the three-year partnership, more than 200 graduate students […]

Vancouver, BC — The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers have named Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organization, as one of British Columbia’s top employers for 2018. The award reflects excellence in social, financial, and professional aspects of the workplace and employee experience.  The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers considered Mitacs for its commitment to […]

Caledon native Brittany Spencer started off her journalism career on the right track — the VIA Rail track that is. Fresh out of grad school with a Master’s in Journalism from Ryerson University under her belt, the longtime Inglewood resident jumped straight into what she calls an eye opening experience as the senior producer for […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a not-for-profit research and training organization, is pleased to partner with the awardees of the Government of Canada’s $950M Innovation Superclusters Initiative. Mitacs’ internship programs will support all five superclusters from across the country by connecting partners within each and by supplying research talent. The five superclusters are as follows: The […]

What are Canadians talking about? VIA Rail was hoping to find out through a new podcast series. The podcast, C4C (Students of Challenge for Change) Conversations, was created from conversations recorded by six Mitacs researchers — three each from journalism programs at Carleton and Ryerson universities — who spent the summer of 2017 travelling across Canada by train, […]

Vancouver, BC— Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, and the state of Guanajuato’s Institute of Finance and Information for Education (EDUCAFIN) signed an agreement today in Mexico to create opportunities for undergraduate students in the state to participate in Canadian research internships. Starting in 2019, the partnership will provide senior level undergraduates with […]