Mentions: McGill University
The Short Report - November 30, 2022: Canada's first space-tech law group; Mitacs innovation awards; funding Canada's climate adaptation strategy; updating Canada's code development system, and more November 30, 2022

Cindy Graham
Academic promotion and tenure: Where’s the connection to community?    November 23, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 23, 2022: $1.2 billion for Oceans Protection Plan projects; Ontario’s AI sector growing; Attabotics raises US$71 million; feds failing on cybersecurity risks; and more November 23, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 9, 2022: Feds and Alberta invest $461M in hydrogen plant; new cybersecurity task force; Canada in top 15 “talent competitive” countries, open science awards, and more November 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more November 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 26, 2022: NSERC prizes; Canada's role in NASA's climate science satellite mission; an EU-Canada quantum project, and more. October 26, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report: October 19, 2022 - Transforming Nokia HQ, investing in oral health research, CASTL officially opens in Charlottetown, and more. October 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - September 14th, 2022: York U. leads global team on infectious diseases; new fellows elected to the RSC; fintech funding falls in 2022, and more. September 14, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - September 7, 2022: A boost for B.C. & Alberta's patient-oriented research units; moving towards a national flood insurance program, Suzanne Fortier retires from McGill, and more. September 7, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 24, 2022: CFI announces major science initiative projects, an inaugural scholar for NSERC, researching and producing social connection guidelines, and more. August 24, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 27, 2022: Ottawa launches next phase of its ocean protection program, a new policy agreement for Canada's agricultural partnership, funding to fight online disinformation, and more. July 27, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 1, 2022: IBM boosts research and innovation at Memorial U; formalizing a framework for AI and data science research, Ottawa supports a national energy modelling hub, and more. May 31, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 25, 2022: Quebec renews its research & innovation strategy, MOUs to advance SMR research, Ottawa's request to join DEPA, and more May 24, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 18, 2022: Genome Canada's climate-smart agriculture & food systems initiative, funding for critical minerals value chain development, CINUK's Arctic climate research projects, and more May 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 11, 2022: New AI centres for Alberta and New Brunswick, a CCA-appointed expert panel on international STI partnerships, winners of the GG Innovation Awards, and more.    May 10, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 4, 2022: An international AI lab kicks off in Montreal, a call for proposals for Ottawa's new IP program, Alberta's new hydrogen centre of excellence, and more. May 4, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 30, 2022: Ottawa releases $9.1B emissions reduction plan, Montreal's CDL surpasses $1B in equity value creation, Canada's tech performance blooms in 2021, and more March 30, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Feb. 23, 2022: Funding for farmers to mitigate climate change, USask's cystic fibrosis study, a boost for postpandemic recovery research, and more. February 23, 2022

Cindy Graham
University research income shows small increase while colleges see 21 per cent boost, Research Infosource finds    February 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more January 26, 2022

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - Jan. 12, 2022: Chair and vice chairs elected for standing committee on science, Order of Canada appointments, Health Canada's 2021 cannabis survey, and more January 12, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Dec. 22, 2021: Trudeau releases mandate letters, a promising brain diseases partnership, a national survey of young people’s attitudes towards science, and more December 22, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Nov. 17, 2021: Ontario invests in research facilities, UOttawa launches centre for Black health, a win for BrainBox AI at COP26, and more November 16, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 27: Dr. John Polyani awarded 2022 Andrei Sakharov Prize, rapid growth in Ontario's AI ecosystem, U of A's promising antiviral research, and more October 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - October 13, 2021: CIHR launches Indigenous opportunity fund to tackle COVID-19 challenges; a new president for PHAC, Communitech focuses on company scaleups, and more. October 12, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 6, 2021: McGill's new innovation fund, an insect research facility for USask, U15 calls for investment in university security measures, and more October 5, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Sept. 22, 2021: Mintz report calls for tax reform, CSA starts procurement for LUNAR program, a new member of BIOTECanada, and more September 22, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Sept. 9, 2021: Greens release their campaign platform, $2 million for early-career brain researchers, supporting women-led businesses in Agri-Tech, and more September 8, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Aug. 25, 2021: $100M to study safer railways, planning Canada’s first Mental Health Innovation Incubator, SSHRC Anti-Black Racism committee, and more… August 25, 2021

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report - April 28, 2021: COVID-19 data portal goes live, Protein Industries Canada launches new phase of plant-based food plan, Carleton funding bolsters ecosystem conservation, and more April 28, 2021

Cindy Graham
New COVID-19 portal aims to nationalize genomic data sharing    April 7, 2021

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report - April 7, 2021: VC investment hits $4.4 billion in 2020, Ontario’s rise as a hub for autonomous vehicles, Gairdner Awards recognize biomedical research, and more April 7, 2021

Cindy Graham
Q&A: Dr. Richard Gold on why open science partnerships could reverse declining research productivity    March 24, 2021

Sebastian Leck
The Short Report – March 24, 2021: Genome Canada creates data portal to address COVID-19 variants, Suncor invests US$25M in carbon capture tech, a national agriculture network, and more. March 24, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Feb 17, 2021: NSERC supports Huawei research collaboration, ALS research gets a boost, Ottawa invests in SMEs transitioning to clean tech, and more. February 17, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Jan 6, 2021: National Research Council has a new president, drones deliver PPE to remote communities, a hydrogen strategy for Canada, and more January 6, 2021

Cindy Graham
COVID science has created a sea of bad data, conflicting results and exaggerated headlines. We can do better. November 25, 2020

Guest Contributor

CFI awards $28 million for COVID-19 research infrastructure November 11, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 14, 2020: CIHR signs MOU to support Inuit-led health research, Health Canada accepts rolling submission for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, and more October 14, 2020

Cindy Graham
Human genome editing is not safe for clinical use, but nations must prepare: Report September 16, 2020

Lindsay Borthwick
Opinion: The banality of Canadian discourse on research commercialization September 9, 2020

Mark Mann
Canada’s AI skills gap includes business leaders, data scientists and educators: report    August 19, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - August 12, 2020: Feds invest in mining sector, CSIS warns universities about China, new Supercluster projects, and more August 12, 2020

Mark Lowey
adMare BioInnovations launches back-to-back biotech companies    June 17, 2020

Jessica Galang
The Short Report - June 10, 2020: A warning about 5G, a low-carbon opportunity for Canada, and more June 11, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report – May 27, 2020: DMZ and Ryerson Futures merge; Canadian psychedelic research gets boost; CFI launches $25-million competition; progress on a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine; and more May 26, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Feds developing unprecedented long-term research and pandemic preparedness strategy    May 20, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, May 6, 2020: AbCellera receives $175.6M for COVID-19 therapies; Canada contributes $850 million to global pandemic response; new “super angel” fund launches; and more May 6, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, April 28, 2020: Alarming drop in donations for health charities; Health Canada approves COVID-19 clinical trial; and more April 29, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, April 22, 2020: Ottawa extends graduate research scholarships and post-doctoral fellowships; McGill prepares to decarbonize its investment pool; and more April 22, 2020

Mark Mann
New collaboration platforms bring researchers together to fight COVID-19 April 15, 2020

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report, April 15, 2020: Regulators move fast to approve AI-powered x-rays for COVID-19; American lawmakers look askance at Huawei PPE donations; and more April 15, 2020

Mark Mann
UPDATE: Incoming McGill research director withdraws after backlash for past charges of discrimination    April 8, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Survey: Canadian universities are increasingly cutting fossil fuels from their investment portfolios    April 1, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, April 1, 2020: EU will integrate COVID-19 stimulus with green transition; researchers team up to share resources and materials in fight against COVID-19; and more April 1, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, February 26, 2020: Transatlantic AI projects; multiplying ocean startups; scaling in the Big Apple February 26, 2020

Mark Lowey
New consortium of colleges aims to help Canada’s cannabis industry    November 6, 2019

Mark Lowey
Scandals spotlight the role of private funding in science    October 16, 2019

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report, September 4, 2019: Master of Information, ocean protection, beef research September 4, 2019

Mark Mann
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
Patent Collective to give Canadian cleantech firms “freedom to operate”    August 21, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, August 21, 2019: Bio-manufacturing, insurance innovation, women entrepreneurs August 21, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 21, 2019: Bio-manufacturing, insurance innovation, women entrepreneurs August 21, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 21, 2019: Bio-manufacturing, insurance innovation, women entrepreneurs August 21, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 21, 2019: Bio-manufacturing, insurance innovation, women entrepreneurs August 21, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security August 7, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security August 7, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security August 7, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security August 7, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, June 26, 2019: Dementia, Ontario chief scientist, AI for travel June 26, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report - May 15, 2019: Early career awards, cannabis R&D, AI May 15, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report – May 8, 2019: Cannabis R&D, fuel cell demo, accelerator funding May 8, 2019

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report - April 3, 2019: Future skills, Lightspeed POS, cannabis research April 3, 2019

Mark Mann
Quebec AI institute Mila opens giant new facility in Montreal January 28, 2019

Mark Mann
Pre-budget submissions for 2019 seek improved R&D tax credits and stronger space policy    December 12, 2018

Mark Henderson
CANARIE awards $3.2M to nine research teams December 4, 2018

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - December 14, 2022: Investing in biomass; breaking ground at Chalk River, counting on a critical minerals strategy, and more

Cindy Graham
Quebec takes stock of innovation

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - March 29, 2023: Ontario Budget 2023 highlights; a new national strategy for rare diseases, a boost for domestic semiconductor production, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 10, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 17, 2023: Advancing Manitoba's research ecosystem; Chalk River Labs site to host world's first MMR; a wildfire monitoring satellite; USask's GWF program finale, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 12, 2023: U of A study to shed light on MAID delivery; ISC's quantum testing stream; food-focused AI projects, permafrost research, and more.

Cindy Graham
Allegations of mismanagement beset Canada’s main clean tech funding organization   

Mark Lowey
Genomics got game   

Tim Lougheed
The Short Report – August 23rd, 2023

Danielle Burns
The Short Report - November 8, 2023   

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - November 8, 2023   

Guest Contributor

Climate change solutions require community participation in research, say CIFAR scientists   

Mark Lowey
Lack of supercomputing power is impairing Canada’s research and business innovation   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: December 13, 2023   

Research Money
The Short Report: December 20, 2023   

Research Money
AI tools are spurring climate action but also present a danger, CIFAR researcher says   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: January 3, 2024   

Research Money
Ottawa launches new collaborative approach to build a green Prairies economy   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: January 17, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: January 24, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: February 7, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: February 14, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: February 28, 2024   

Research Money
Women scientists struggle with academia’s structural barriers and family caregiving   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: March 6, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: March 13, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: April 24, 2024   

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