In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence.
Kitchener – Joan Fisk, President and CEO of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has announced that she is leaving the Chamber effective the end of June.
VANCOUVER - Canadians will celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 5 this year, three days later than 2009, according to the Fraser Institute's annual Tax Freedom Day calculations.
BRANTFORD – At its 90th anniversary celebration held yesterday, SC Johnson Canada announced a $1 million donation to Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus. The donation will support the development of a business program and the proposed construction of an athletics-recreation facility in joint partnership with the YMCA.
Statscan - Following large gains in April, employment rose by 25,000 in May, the fifth consecutive monthly increase. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.1%. Since the start of the upward trend in July 2009, employment has risen by 1.8% or 310,000.
WATERLOO – The Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) has donated $100,000 to Laurier’s School of Business & Economics to help support students studying supply chain management.
Hamilton — Scientists have captured the first images of electrons that appear to take on extraordinary mass under certain extreme conditions, thus solving a 25-year mystery about how electrons behave in metals. The discovery could help with the design of new materials for high-temperature superconductors.
Guelph - Those neighbourhood squirrels you often see fighting over food may not seem altruistic, but new University of Guelph research has found that the critters will actually take in orphaned relatives.
Cambridge - Cambridge City Hall was all a buzz today with local artists and performers as Cambridge City Council and members of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee launched the 2010 Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. Slated for June 18th, the event showcases local talent and this year includes a new youth component which features a unique street art piece among others.
Waterloo Region- On June 3, 2010 Canada's Technology Triangle Inc hosted two events happening in partnership - a Lambda Alpha International (LAI) Familiarization Tour of Waterloo Region and the Urban Design Video Celebration of "A Symphony of Design" which was held at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts.
Kingston - When a one-horned Javan rhinocerous – among the world’s rarest animals – was discovered dead last month in a Vietnamese game preserve, officials called on Queen’s University biologists Peter Van Coerverden de Groot and Peter Boag.
Ottawa – Carleton University is establishing Canada’s first graduate program in political management. The goal of the program is to improve the practice of politics at all levels of government across Canada, by providing graduate level professional training for political officeholders, advisors, campaigners and staff.
Research Collaboration between Trent University, DNA Ident Inc. and Rowe Farms Creating Genetic Databases for Livestock to be Highlighted at Farm Open House in Keene June 5
Peterbourough - Trent Masters Student Developing Process Through a study of the behaviour of DNA molecules and by using today’s state-of-the-art laboratory automation technology, Tasnova Khan, a Masters student in the Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program at Trent University, hopes to make DNA extraction protocols more effective and increase the accuracy of wildlife genetics profiling.
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