Aviation - Press Releases | Science and Technology
Lorne Trottier: The gift of passion for stars and sky
McGill University | November 15, 2006
High-tech entrepreneur increases support of science, engineering at McGill...[continue]
Craig Lawrence Dobbin: 1935 to 2006
St. Mary's University | October 10, 2006
Craig Lawrence Dobbin OC, D.Sc.(h.c.), LL.D (1935 to 2006) passed away on October 7....[continue]
Dalhousie Hosts Speakers on Risk Management and Other Trends in the International Aviation Industry
Dalhousie University | October 6, 2006
Dalhousie’s RBC Centre for Risk Management, in collaboration with AlgoPlus Ltd. of Halifax are pleased to host three preeminent speakers from diverse sectors of the aviation industry as they present their views on important issues; including safetymanagement and recent developments in the field....[continue]
McGill unveils Medical Simulation Centre
McGill University | September 12, 2006
McGill University is pleased to unveil Canada's first fully integrated Medical Simulation Centre, a state-of-the-art facility that will greatly enhance medical research and the training of medical students and health care professionals, reduce medical errors and improve patient safety....[continue]
UW offers science and geography degrees combined with aviation
University of Waterloo | September 6, 2006
Aviation enthusiasts will be able to learn to fly while earning a university degree through two new programs offered by the University of Waterloo....[continue]
Senior author follows creative star to Cowichan campus
Malaspina University College | August 9, 2006
Starting this fall, the 71-year-old Mill Bay resident will take Creative Writing 120, followed by Creative Writing 100....[continue]
Scotiabank supports BCIT's new Aerospace Technology Campus and students with gift of $125,000
British Columbia Institute of Technology | June 27, 2006
BCIT students will benefit from the opening of the new Aerospace Technology Campus, an elite facility currently under construction on 12.2 acres at the gateway to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), thanks in part to a $125,000 donation from Scotiabank....[continue]
MANITOBA ROBOT PLANE WINS MILITARY-SPONSORED COMPETITION
University of Manitoba | June 23, 2006
Beats out major American aerospace institutions....[continue]
Gift from HSBC Bank Canada to support students in BCIT’s aerospace programs
British Columbia Institute of Technology | June 19, 2006
HSBC Bank Canada is stepping up to provide funding for BCIT’s innovative new Aerospace Technology Campus (ATC) through a new fund for students....[continue]
Grads participate in first Spring Convocation for Okanagan College
Okanagan University College | June 1, 2006
Okanagan College will confer more than 300 degrees and diplomas on graduates from a variety of programs at two ceremonies on Saturday....[continue]
Plummer, Huston among McGill honorary degree recipients
McGill University | May 8, 2006
Seventeen highly accomplished individuals, including acclaimed actor Christopher Plummer, author Nancy Huston, diplomat James Bartleman and civil aviation pioneer Pierre Jeanniot, will receive honorary McGill University degrees during this year's spring convocation ceremonies, May 29-June 6....[continue]
Western Alumnus Gives Back To His Program - $5-Million Gift From Social Science Graduate Aubrey Dan
University of Western Ontario | March 24, 2006
Students and faculty from the Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies program are the beneficiaries a $5-million gift from Toronto businessman and Western alumnus Aubrey Dan....[continue]
NORAD, BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE HEADLINES UNBF LECTURE
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | March 24, 2006
The future of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and an opinion on the hot topic of ballistic missile defence will headline a public lecture at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton...[continue]
Altantic Canadian Airports Subject of Key UNBF Forum
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | March 16, 2006
The future of airports in Atlantic Canada is the theme of the fifth Atlantic Provinces Transportation Forum, sponsored by the Transportation Group of the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton....[continue]
Canadian Astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield to speak at Mount A, March 13
Mount Allison University | March 9, 2006
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield will give a special presentation at Mount Allison University on Monday, March 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Wu Centre....[continue]
BCIT to soar with new elite Aerospace Technology Campus, announces a further $6.8 million in funding support
British Columbia Institute of Technology | March 3, 2006
BCIT’s $65 million Aerospace Technology Campus (ATC), under construction on 12.2 acres at the gateway to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), promises to build on the foundation of BCIT’s recognized leadership in maintenance, repair and overhaul training....[continue]
BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus capital campaign soars with gift from BMO Financial Group
British Columbia Institute of Technology | March 3, 2006
BCIT Students will benefit from the opening of the new Aerospace Technology Campus, an elite facility currently under construction on 12.2 acres at the gateway to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), thanks in part to a $250,000 donation from BMO Financial Group....[continue]
BCIT welcomes $2.6 million partnership with the Government of Canada and Raytheon Canada: investment revolutionizes new Aerospace Technology Campus
British Columbia Institute of Technology | March 3, 2006
The development of a partnership with Raytheon Canada Limited, BCIT and the federal government will provide BCIT Aerospace with FIRSTplus, a leading edge Air Traffic Control training tool....[continue]
BCIT welcomes equipment donation from Honeywell Aerospace: partnership with industry integral to new Aerospace Technology Campus
British Columbia Institute of Technology | March 3, 2006
Through a donation of $2.2 million in hardware and technical support, Honeywell Aerospace will provide BCIT with the latest generation of avionics digital technology – enabling BCIT to create a glass cockpit learning laboratory in its new Aerospace Technology Campus (ATC), to open in 2007....[continue]
BCIT welcomes investments by key financial institutions in elite Aerospace Technology Campus
British Columbia Institute of Technology | March 3, 2006
The financial sector in Canada is stepping up to provide funding for BCIT’s innovative new aerospace campus, an elite facility currently under construction in Richmond....[continue]
BCIT celebrates Okanagan-based aerospace partnership
British Columbia Institute of Technology | January 6, 2006
The aerospace industry has seen increased demand for job-ready technicians to work on new aircraft and new technologies, and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), in partnership with Kelowna Flightcraft and Rutland High School in Kelowna, will be able to deliver first-class aerospace training in the Okanagan to help fill these jobs....[continue]
Biographies of the authors
Concordia University | November 16, 2005
Mercedes Abad, born in Barcelona in 1961, pursued studies in communications at the Univesidad Autónoma in her native city....[continue]
Carleton University Professor Receives Funding for Operating Room Simulator Avi Parush receives $80,000 in CFI funding to increase patient safety
Carleton University | November 7, 2005
For Avi Parush, the study of human-machine interaction has been his life’s work....[continue]
Media alert: Airplanes and outer space
McGill University | September 28, 2005
Security, accidents and aviation industry on the agenda as aerospace leaders gather in Montreal...[continue]
HEC MONTRÉAL AND CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY JOIN FORCES TO CREATE THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNANCE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS
Concordia University | September 14, 2005
Jean-Marie Toulouse, Director of HEC Montréal, and Claude Lajeunesse, President of Concordia University, along with several prominent business and academic leaders, today launched the Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations, a new research, reference and training centre dedicated to issues related to governance....[continue]
