Laval - Press Releases | Canadian Cities
Research Infosource Rewards U of L With Increase in Ranking
University of Lethbridge | October 24, 2006
The University of Lethbridge is the only Alberta University in a recent ‘Top-three’ national ranking of research institutions....[continue]
Funeral services Friday for Canadian heart pioneer
McMaster University | October 24, 2006
Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 27 for a McMaster University professor who was also a Canadian cardiology pioneer....[continue]
McGill wins national baseball championship
McGill University | October 23, 2006
Ace throws no-hitter...[continue]
Celebrating 70 Years of SMU in Ink! SMU Alumni Association hosts Journal Newspaper Reunion
St. Mary's University | October 18, 2006
This is the 70th anniversary of the Journal Newspaper at Saint Mary’s University and former staff of this widely-read-student newspaper are invited for a big celebration....[continue]
NEW COLLABORATIVE WEBSITE DOCUMENTS MORAVIAN PRESENCE IN COASTAL LABRADOR
Memorial University of Newfoundland | October 13, 2006
A new collaborative website, The Labrador Inuit Through Moravian Eyes, documents the history of the Moravian presence in coastal Labrador....[continue]
News conference to launch website on Moravian settlement in Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland | October 11, 2006
A news conference to launch a new website that documents the history of the Moravian presence in coastal Labrador will be held on Friday, October 13 at 10 a.m....[continue]
WORKSHOP: « CULTURAL DIVERSITY, IDENTITIES AND GLOBALIZATION » ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (IPSA)
Concordia University | October 11, 2006
On October 20th 2005, the 33rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions....[continue]
Lakers return from Montreal with wins
Nipissing University | August 29, 2006
The Nipissing University Lakers soccer teams are putting the final touches on their rosters as they prepare to begin the regular season this weekend at the Education Centre Field...[continue]
Dalhousie and Michelin Announce Joint Research Projects
Dalhousie University | August 23, 2006
Dalhousie University and Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. announced today an agreement to conduct three joint research projects intended to assist Michelin’s Nova Scotia manufacturing plants on a range of scientific and technical issues....[continue]
Pre-Confederation census data to become a unique research asset
Memorial University of Newfoundland | August 23, 2006
This week, Memorial University and the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency (NLSA) of the Economics and Statistics Branch of the Department of Finance will showcase their leading role in a massive project to digitize census data when national players for the Canadian Century Research Infrastructure (CCRI) project gather in St. John’s from August 25-27....[continue]
McGill Athletics sets national record with 147 Academic All-Canadians
McGill University | August 22, 2006
McGill University established a Canadian record for academic prowess among its intercollegiate sports programs in the 2005-06 school year....[continue]
McGill Athletics sets national record with 147 Academic All-Canadians
McGill University | August 22, 2006
McGill University established a Canadian record for academic prowess among its intercollegiate sports programs in the 2005-06 school year....[continue]
UPEI Courtyard Named McMillan Hall
University of Prince Edward Island | August 2, 2006
A special ceremony today at the University of Prince Edward Island honoured Charlottetown resident Eileen (McQuaid) McMillan and her late husband Dr. Joseph (Joe) A. McMillan. Friends and members of the well-known McMillan family joined UPEI staff and faculty, student representatives, and guests for the official naming of the courtyard area of the Student Centre...[continue]
Lobster Science Workshop to Address Ecosystem Health
University of Prince Edward Island | July 26, 2006
The AVC Lobster Science Centre located at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will host the 3rd annual Lobster Science Workshop on July 26 and 27 at the Delta Prince Edward hotel, Charlottetown, PEI....[continue]
Bilingual School of Public Affairs at York U
York University | June 26, 2006
Glendon College at York University will open Canada’s first bilingual School of Public Affairs, offering graduate students a high-level bilingual education that will prepare them for leadership roles in public life....[continue]
Memorial University researcher leads a national network on the effects commercial ships have on coastal ecosystems
Memorial University of Newfoundland | June 21, 2006
Non-indigenous aquatic species which are introduced through discharged ballast water of commercial ships in Canadian ports are the leading cause of biodiversity loss in lake ecosystems and are a growing concern to aquaculture in Canadian coastal ecosystems....[continue]
UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas
University of British Columbia | June 20, 2006
A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline....[continue]
Trent University Researcher Receives $540,000 Research Award
Trent University | June 19, 2006
Professor Jim Buttle, from the department of Geography at Trent University, will receive $540,000 over three years to develop the first national Canadian forest management watershed framework that will help forest managers to better protect Canada's valuable water resources from possible impacts from forest operations....[continue]
Citation - Naïm Kattan
Concordia University | June 13, 2006
Mr. Chancellor, I have the honour to present to you Naïm Kattan, gifted author and critic, academic, arts administrator and influential shaper of our pluralist society....[continue]
UW's spring convocation awards student degrees, honorary degrees
University of Waterloo | June 12, 2006
The University of Waterloo will graduate nearly 4,000 students and award 11 honorary degrees during spring convocation to be held on campus from Wednesday through Saturday (June 14-17)....[continue]
McGill pain researcher awarded NSERC prize
McGill University | June 12, 2006
McGill researcher Jeffrey Coull, whose exploration of the mechanisms that cause chronic neuropathic pain has helped enormously in the search for new analgesic drugs, has been awarded Canada's top prize for doctoral research in science and engineering from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)....[continue]
UBC Trio Wins Trudeau Scholarships
University of British Columbia | June 9, 2006
Three UBC graduate students have been named 2006 Trudeau Scholars, Canada's premier social sciences and humanities doctoral award....[continue]
Naïm Kattan
Concordia University | June 7, 2006
Born in 1928 in Baghdad, where he attended secondary school and studied law, Naïm Kattan received a scholarship from the French government in 1947 to continue his studies of literature at the Sorbonne....[continue]
New Dean of Engineering appointed at University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa | June 1, 2006
A respected engineer and academic is the new Dean of Engineering at the University of Ottawa....[continue]
The use of French across Canada to be explored at Queen’s University
Queen's University | May 30, 2006
The evolution of French in Canada, how Franco-Ontarian teenagers talk, and French in Alberta are amongst the topics being discussed at Queen’s University June 5-8....[continue]
A historic career concludes for Canada West's male athlete of the year
Trinity Western University | May 5, 2006
As volleyball hitter Chris Meehan crosses the stage of his Trinity Western University graduation ceremony, he concludes his undergraduate degree, but his legacy will not soon be forgotten....[continue]
Avrum Morrow
Concordia University | May 4, 2006
Avrum Morrow is a businessman with a passion for the arts, which he exercises in a variety of ways....[continue]
Memorial University awarded five Canada Research Chairs
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 3, 2006
The health of cultured and wild marine animals, local dialects and languages and the challenges coastal communities face are just some of the areas of study that Memorial University’s newest Canada Research Chairs will be exploring....[continue]
Catherine Black awarded the 2006 WLU Award for Teaching Excellence
Wilfrid Laurier University | May 2, 2006
Catherine Black, an associate professor in the Department of Languages & Literatures, has been awarded the WLU Award for Teaching Excellence for 2006....[continue]
Let me research the beasts of burden
St. Mary's University | April 28, 2006
How does a chemist safely handle a reactive molecule that could spontaneously burn? How can we prevent fires when these reactive molecules react uncontrollably?...[continue]
U of S Awarded $1 Million for Research into Biofuels and Computer Networking
University of Saskatchewan | April 28, 2006
Two University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chairs have been awarded a total of $1 million over the next five years from the Government of Canada to further cutting-edge research into more natural and intuitive computer networking environments and creating renewable, environmentally friendly diesel fuel from vegetable oil....[continue]
Concordia University awarded Canada Research Chair in Democratic Learning in Career Education
Concordia University | April 28, 2006
Concordia University has been awarded a new Tier-2 Canada Research Chair in Democratic Learning in Career Education for Dr. Emery Hyslop-Margison in the Department of Education in the Faculty of Arts and Science....[continue]
Cheese Talk at U of G Open to Public
University of Guelph | April 24, 2006
People have been learning how to make cheese for more than 100 years at the University of Guelph, and U of G will mark the anniversary of its spring cheese-making course with a symposium April 28 at 4 p.m. in Room 1200 of the Thornbrough Building....[continue]
UW awards 11 honorary degrees at convocation
University of Waterloo | April 24, 2006
Flora MacDonald, a highly respected former federal politician, and Bob Rosehart, the longest-serving university leader in Ontario and president of Wilfrid Laurier University, are among those receiving honorary degrees at the University of Waterloo during spring convocation to be held June 14-17....[continue]
York leads national research project on disability rights research
York University | April 19, 2006
A woman in a wheelchair is hit by her caregiver, but the abuse is not reported. She has no way to tell someone else without alerting the abuser, and the woman does not have the power to fire her caregiver....[continue]
UPEI Human Resources Students Top in Maritimes and Number Five in Canada
University of Prince Edward Island | April 12, 2006
A team of students from the UPEI School of Business has carried off fifth place in EXCALIBUR, the Canadian University Tournament in Human Resources (HR)....[continue]
Honorary degree recipients for June 2006 convocation
University of Alberta | April 4, 2006
The University of Alberta will confer nine honorary degrees at spring convocation 2006, June 7-9, 12 and 13 in the Jubilee Auditorium....[continue]
New carpooling program launched at Memorial University
Memorial University of Newfoundland | March 29, 2006
A new car pooling program has "started its engine" at Memorial University today....[continue]
SFU Surrey to Host National Design Research Centre
Simon Fraser University | March 27, 2006
Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus will be the home of a new national Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) initiative on design research....[continue]
University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 7 to 12 2006
University of Ottawa | March 7, 2006
Here is a summary of the activities taking place at the University of Ottawa this week....[continue]
