Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence hunters in Africa -- before they claim millions of lives
Waterloo - DALSA Corporation, an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors, announced it has recently received new orders valued at over CAD $17.3 million at today's exchange rates to develop custom imaging solutions for five international customers in remote sensing and photogrammetry applications.
TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc. announced today that it intends to issue in Canada up to $500 million principal amount of Series 2009-1 Subordinated Unsecured 7.90% Fixed/Floating Debentures due 2019. The offering is expected to close on March 31, 2009 and the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including investments in subsidiaries.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Planned U.S. regulatory reforms may strain profits at the biggest banks during good times, but will likely boost profits during difficult times, which could ultimately help stock valuations in the sector, experts said.
KITCHENER - During its meeting March 23, 2009, city council gave staff the go-ahead to submit a prioritized list of 13 municipal infrastructure projects to the federal government, in hopes of garnering federal and provincial infrastructure funding for up to $71.8 million worth of new municipal construction projects, which would result in more than 500 new jobs.
Technology has been a revolutionary thing over the past few years, allowing us to do many things once thought impossible. We can work from home; we can make phone calls from the grocery store when we can't remember the right brand of coffee; we can instantly communicate with people on the other side of the globe; we can seek out the latest trends; we can mobilize on issues we care about.
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that his administration would unveil in the coming days the next part of its plan to help the troubled U.S. auto industry, provided the companies push ahead with sweeping restructurings.
Reversal of Sexual Dimorphism in People with Schizophrenia
MONTREAL - The brain of a schizophrenic woman possesses masculine qualities while that of a man with the same disease has feminine attributes, according to a recent study by Dr. Adrianna Mendrek from Fernand-Seguin Research Centre of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital.
US - (Bloomberg) -- Jason Burnett and his 10-year-old son Andrew, both born with a genetic defect, have been recruited into an experiment designed to transform bits of their skin into stem cells that may someday hold the key to a cure.
Toronto - Multiculturalism is a cornerstone of Canadian national policy but the underlying behavioural theory is only partly valid, according to a new U of T study.
"Latin America will enter a recession in 2009 as a result of the global economic downturn, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of Western Hemisphere Nicolas Eyzaguirre said on Wednesday..." [Xinhua/Factiva]
Toronto - The Honourable David Peterson, former Premier of Ontario, has been elected to serve a second term as Chancellor of the University of Toronto, the University announced today.
Statscan - Canada's population grew by 0.19% in the fourth quarter of 2008, the fastest fourth-quarter growth rate since 1992. The increase in population continues to be steadier in the western part of the country, notably in Alberta.
First subject blasts off for International Space Station on University's 50th birthday
TORONTO - A team of York University researchers has begun a groundbreaking study of how astronauts orient themselves in space, following today’s successful launch of the rocket carrying their first subject to the International Space Station.
TORONTO - Hydro One is proud to support Earth Hour again this year and is encouraging its customers and employees to reduce their energy consumption on Saturday, March 28, 2009 between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. "Hydro One is proud to participate in this important WWF and global initiative by reducing lighting at our head office and locations across the province and by encouraging our employees and customers to participate in Earth Hour," said Giuliana Rossini, Director, Strategy and Conservation Officer, Hydro One.
Ottawa – Carleton engineering professor Dr. Ata Khan has been presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE).
Kingston - Attracted by the interdisciplinary expertise of Queen's researchers, a Toronto-based solar panel supplier has chosen Kingston as the location for its new $500-million manufacturing facility.
Ottawa – Statistics Canada says more Canadians are living with cancer than ever before, the result of more frequent detection and improving survival rates. And the Canadian Cancer Society says more than 40 percent of Canadian women and almost 45 percent of men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. As a research- intensive university, Carleton is leading several projects devoted to the disease.The following researchers are available to discuss their areas of expertise.
Toronto - Michael Adams, Ajay Agrawal and Sacha Ghai will be joining the release of the Report on Canada's Prosperity at Sutton Place Hotel on Wednesday April 15th
WATERLOO — Dr. Bryan Gillingham, a medieval musicologist from Carleton University, will deliver a special lecture at Laurier as this year’s Distinguished Visiting Speaker in Medieval Studies.
Kingston - As part of the effort to address the serious financial challenges it faces, Queen's has asked all academic and administrative units across the University to cut 15 per cent from their budgets over the next three years. A number of other factors increases the cut in the Faculty of Arts and Science to 20 per cent.
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