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CBC Nova Scotia: Dalhousie graduate wins $15K grant for ultrasound technology research

A Dalhousie graduate student will be recognized Tuesday night in Ottawa for discovering a more efficient way to build therapeutic ultrasound equipment. For his university masters thesis research, 27-year-old Hugo Vihvelin was focused on miniaturizing the electronics in implanted devices like hearing aids. “There are advantages for cosmetic purposes and then there are also advantages on the […]

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Windsor Star: Dandelion cancer treatment research leads to award

A University of Windsor postdoctoral student received a prestigious award in Ottawa Tuesday night for her work in studying the efficacy of using dandelion extract to battle cancer. “It feels amazing,” said Pamela Ovadje, 29. “It was unexpected but I’m very excited.” Ovadje, who is in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University […]

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Quebec and Mitacs announce investment in industry-academic partnerships

Montreal, QC –Today, Jacques Daoust, Quebec Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports announced a new collaboration to support the province’s innovation agenda, with a $15 million investment. The Ministry is launching several initiatives that will stimulate the creation of partnerships between researchers, small-to-medium enterprises, and not-for-profit organizations — in order to achieve innovation and R&D […]

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Mitacs launches survey to understand program’s impacts on Canadian postdocs

Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs is launching a longitudinal survey for former Mitacs Elevate fellows. This review is the first to tackle long-term impacts of Mitacs’ Elevate postdoctoral fellowship program. The study builds on the success of previous surveys, including the Accelerate longitudinal intern survey, and the Accelerate longitudinal business partner survey. Mitacs Elevate is a […]

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Mitacs and Compute Canada partner to support innovation in advanced research computing

Toronto, ON —Mitacs and Compute Canada are collaborating to support the development of advanced research computing (ARC) skills across Canada to address the growing needs in industry for high performance computing and big data expertise. The partnership will focus on leveraging the ARC expertise of graduate and postdoctoral fellows engaged with Compute Canada in a […]

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Mitacs announces new members to Research Council

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, is pleased to welcome Dean Cristina Amon and Professor Farid Golnaraghi as new members to the organization’s research council. The Mitacs Research Council (MRC) is dedicated to maintaining the research integrity of Mitacs programs. MRC members provide representation of research in Canada across regions, disciplines, and […]

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University of Toronto’s Ridha Ben-Mrad appointed Mitacs’ Associate Academic Director

Vancouver, BC – The Mitacs Board of Directors announce the appointment of Ridha Ben-Mrad as the new Associate Academic Director. Currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto and the Director of the Mechatronics and Microsystems group, Ridha Ben-Mrad will assume his new role on January 1, 2016. Professor Ben-Mrad […]

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Université de Sherbrooke names Mitacs as 2015 “Ambassador Partner”

Sherbrooke, QC – Last night, at the Université de Sherbrooke’s 20th Graduate Gala (Gala du rayonnement), Mitacs was named the university’s 2015 “Ambassador Partner.” This distinction highlights a partner organization’s contributions to the development of the Université de Sherbrooke’s research and non-co-op student training. Thanks to the partnerships developed by Mitacs, university research is meeting industry needs. […]

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