MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning? ____________________ Research
Waterloo - For the next five years, Susan Cadell will be working closely with families who have children suffering from life-threatening conditions – many of whom will die before they reach 19 years of age.
TORONTO - The Board of Directors of Sun Life Financial Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of James H. Sutcliffe, FIA as a Director. Mr. Sutcliffe will stand for election by shareholders as a Director at the Annual Meeting on May 21, 2009.
TORONTO - Manulife Financial Corporation ("MFC") reported shareholders' net income of $517 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to net income of $4,302 million in 2007.
Kitchener – The annual “Skills Elementary Regional Competition” will take place Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the Conestoga College Recreation Centre -- Doon Campus.
TORONTO – As Ontario celebrates the second annual Family Day, everyone is reminded that vulnerable families and children affected by the current economic crisis, high levels of unemployment and increased welfare rates will need community services and supports.
Guelph - Hoping for a little romance this Valentine's Day? Then avoid logging onto Facebook. A new study by University of Guelph researchers finds that Facebook creates jealousy and suspicion in romantic and sexual relationships.
Hamilton - The DeGroote School of Business has been named one of the top 50 business schools in the world in a recently released survey of international employers.
VANCOUVER - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today officially invited the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the world to attend the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
Austin, TX - ManageEngine, makers of a globally renowned suite of cost-effective network, systems and security management software solutions, announced that it has forged a technology interoperability partnership with RSA, The Security Division of EMC, and has achieved RSA Secured® certification signaling that ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, the company's Privileged Password Management solution, is now technically interoperable with the RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication system.
In response to the bushfires that are devastating parts of the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales, G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel, is sending out an urgent appeal asking for donations to help support the communities affected by this natural disaster, the worst Australia has seen in more than a century.
TORONTO - Gore Mutual Insurance Company is proud to sponsor the 2009 Ontario School Curling Championship. Established in 1839, Gore Mutual has a long history of supporting Canadian athletes.
Toronto - A new method of scanning the brain with near-infrared light - developed by Canadian researchers - can be used to predict a person's preferences with a high degree of accuracy, by reading the subject's mind directly. The technology could enable severely disabled persons -- unable to move or talk -- to express themselves.
TORONTO — The Ontario Human Rights Commission is calling for Parliament to force all Canadian magazines, newspapers and "media services" websites to join a national press council with the power to adjudicate breaches of professional standards and complaints of discrimination.
Waterloo - Whether it’s a cellphone video, web-cam footage or a creative movie, students at Laurier are encouraging dialogue on the topic of gender and violence through film shorts.
CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - His beetle cabinet is back in his old college rooms, his home is a national treasure and the islands that led Charles Darwin to evolutionary theory are under threat from tourism two centuries after his birth.
TORONTO - Ontarians can now find health care close to home with the click of a mouse. For the first time, information about local health services is available in a single place: www.ontario.ca/healthcareoptions.
BEIJING, CHINA-- Nortel has successfully completed the first end-to-end video streaming session using a Time Division Duplex (TDD)-based Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, working with commercial grade LTE Base Station and device prototypes in China.
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