New science committee will help meet the needs of Canada’s researchers
Press Release Government unveils plan to improve coordination among research funding agencies that support scientists, students October 27, 2017 – Ottawa ON When Canada’s scientists have the best support to meet…
Yukon fossils shed new light on scimitar cat history
Press Release October 24, 2017 Genetic evidence from Yukon fossils has helped uncover more about the history of scimitar cats over the last 50,000 years. Using radiocarbon dating and DNA…
NSERC awards $2.3 million to Lakehead researchers
Press Release October 20, 2017 – Thunder Bay, ON Lakehead University researchers are receiving more than $2.3 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada…
Lakehead professors receive funding for research on pre-modern man, communicating climate change
Press Release October 18, 2017 – Thunder Bay, ON Lakehead University researchers are receiving nearly $900,000 in SSHRC funding for important projects that may change the way you think about…
U Arctic: Invitation to Contribute – OpenEd resource on Northern and Indigenous Health and Health Care
Press Release October 12, 2017 The UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Nursing Education invites contributions for an open access, online resource on northern and indigenous health and health care. Topic suggestions…
New Resource Available: Webpage on Conducting Research with Northern Communities – UArctic
Press Release Wed, Oct 11, 2017 The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) announces the availability of a new webpage, Conducting Research with Northern Communities: Documented Practices and Resources…
Government of Canada invests over $3.7M in innovative health research projects at the University of Regina
Press Release Researchers to study Parkinson’s disease, mental health, and Indigenous youth October 11, 2017 – Regina, Saskatchewan – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Today, while touring facilities at the…
UWinnipeg bat team gets US$305,000 to help defeat WNS
Press Release White-nose syndrome (WNS) has caused devastating declines of bats across eastern North America and continues to spread — killing bats during winter as they hibernate. UWinnipeg’s Dr. Craig…
Medical and law students at Western University explore Indigenous health through education
Press Release October 02, 2017 As a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, a learning session for Western’s Medicine and Law students, is taking place to focus…
Food insecurity and quality a big concern for Atlantic region’s First Nations
Food insecurity and quality a big concern for Atlantic region’s First Nations Newly published results from a study on food security and quality in First Nations communities in the Atlantic…
