Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Transparency International.
OTTAWA - Fifteen scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa) have been awarded grants worth a total of $7.8M from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
TORONTO – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released January preliminary housing starts data for the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Construction began on 221 homes, up from the 90 units started in the same month last year. This was the fourth consecutive month with starts higher than a year ago.
MONTREAL - The research group of Dr. François Robert, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), in collaboration with the team of Dr. Daniel Durocher (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute and University of Toronto) accomplished a technical breakthrough: they mapped all the fragile sites of a living organism, the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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OTTAWA — The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that Milena Parent and Jeremy Kerr are the recipients of the Young Researcher of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to two members of the University of Ottawa Faculty who have made exceptional contributions to research and training students.
Same-sex sexual attraction and behaviour less critical than self-identity
Montreal - Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of McGill University researchers in Montreal has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviours.
Researchers find first evidence that six-month-olds comprehend adults’ intentions
TORONTO- A study by York University researchers reveals that infants as young as six months old know when we’re “playing” them – and they don’t like it.
Kingston - One quarter of Ontario hospitals surveyed in a Queen’s-led study do not have influenza pandemic plans, and few plans that do exist have been tested.
Guelph - The University of Guelph has received more than $2.2 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for five strategic team research projects centred around sustainability.
Ottawa – Three Carleton University researchers are receiving a total of $1,328,497 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), allowing them to pursue research to help farmers enhance environmental stewardship, generate northern economic development and improve communications networks.
Toronto - Ontario preliminary Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of home starts across urban* areas edged higher in January. An estimated 53,300 residential housing units broke ground in January, up from 52,500 units in December.
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