News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
November 25-27, 2015 Ottawa, ON The CSPC draws representatives from the business, government, academic and research, media, non-profit, and education sectors across Canada to discuss the present and future of Canadian science, technology, and innovation policy. We invite proposals for different presentation formats from all sectors and regions in the
We are pleased to announce that we have just launched our new website! We will be working over the following weeks to refine all of the pages and implement any suggestions that have been made.
Jasmine Golf Communications and Creative Content Coordinator Jasmine is a recent graduate (2015) of Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Commerce program with a major in Marketing Management. Previously, she studied art and design in the Bealart program in London, ON. During two previous co-op placements at Science Atlantic, Jasmine created our 2013-14
A New Term – A New Name – A New Look As students return to books and classrooms, and professors to PowerPoint, a sense of anticipation grows on the campuses of Atlantic Canada. What will this course be like? Can I really learn (or teach) this stuff well? What new
It’s September again; time for the routine to get re-established. Time for those time-worn words, “back to school.” Welcome back! Those of us employed in university education have the benefit of two new years each year – the calendar new year in January, and the “academic year” which generally is
A new school year, another set of eager faces in the university classrooms … another pile of labs and assignments to be marked. September always brings its highs and lows! I hope you have enjoyed a summer with many opportunities for discovery, production, and maybe even a bit of relaxation.
By the time you read this message, the school year will be well under way. The first few labs will be done (and hopefully marked), exam schedules are probably posted at most institutions, and we are well into the routine of classes. It always surprises me how easily we fit
Five researchers from Atlantic Canadian universities were awarded NSERC grants in the latest round of Canada Research Chairs funding: Kimberley C. Hall Canada Research Chair in Ultrafast Science Dalhousie University Tier 2 $500,000 (Renewal) Nelson O’Driscoll Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biogeochemistry Acadia University Tier 2 $500,000 (Renewal) Lev Tarasov
Acadia University Human Motion Laboratory – $322,291 Cape Breton University Electric Fish Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Laboratory – $228,582 Dalhousie University Establishing a Unique High Temperature Thermal Analysis Facility to Conduct Advanced Materials Processing Research (*Funding for Research Infrastructure Associated with a NSERC Industrial Chair) – $124,998 Contribution of the lysosomal Ca2+/Fe2+