Canadian universities attract top minds
Canadian universities have lured 19 world-leading researchers as prestigious Canada Excellence Research Chairs. cbc.ca |
McDougall to stay at development agency
The board of the International Development Research Centre is standing by its chair Barbara McDougall, who has come under fire for having an overlapping tenure on the board of a tobacco giant. cbc.ca |
Researcher-luring fund gets $182M
Roughly a third of research infrastructure money announced in the 2009 budget will go toward a fund aimed at attracting and retaining top researchers, the federal government has announced. cbc.ca |
Montreal hospital's child psychiatry centre opens
Montreal's Jewish General Hospital has inaugurated a centre dedicated exclusively to caring for children with emotional, psychological and behaviour difficulties. cbc.ca |
High resting heart rate risky: study
People with stable heart disease may have a higher risk of dying if their resting heart rate is high, according to Canadian researchers who say it's more proof of the importance of exercise. cbc.ca |