Military - Press Releases | Science and Technology
Police can see adequately to do their work after eye surgery: UW study
University of Waterloo | November 16, 2006
Police officers and recruits who have undergone eye surgery can on average see adequately enough to do the work that's expected of them, a University of Waterloo optometry study has concluded....[continue]
Gwynne Dyer to speak at Nipissing University
Nipissing University | November 15, 2006
Nipissing University, in partnership with the North Bay Nugget, is proud to host internationally renowned journalist Gwynne Dyer on campus for a lecture on Monday, November 27, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nipissing University Theatre (room F213)....[continue]
State of Our Health, GIS Mapping and War Correspondent
University of Western Ontario | November 13, 2006
The following items from The University of Western Ontario may be OF INTEREST....[continue]
Expert on Rumsfeld Resignation
University of Western Ontario | November 8, 2006
Peter Ferguson, professor of Political Science at The University of Western Ontario, specializes in American politics....[continue]
War and remembrance are focus for York film student
York University | November 6, 2006
Ryan Knight was 13 when he saw Saving Private Ryan and decided to become a filmmaker....[continue]
There really is nothing as 'blind as a bat'
McMaster University | October 27, 2006
because bats are not blind....[continue]
Gender and Disaster in Canada: New Thinking, New DirectionsVictoria Park Garrison, Sydney, October 31st – Nov 2nd, 2006
University College of Cape Breton | October 26, 2006
Cape Breton University’s International Centre for Emergency Management Studies is holding its first inaugural workshop focused on gender factors as they relate to the emergency management cycle in the Canadian context....[continue]
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]
UW Hagey lecturer, Seymour Hersh, to talk about U.S. policy in Middle East
University of Waterloo | October 23, 2006
Acclaimed journalist Seymour Hersh will discuss the role of the United States in the Middle East during a public lecture at the University of Waterloo next month....[continue]
U.S. Policy decision-making more autocratic: Ryerson experts
Ryerson University | October 23, 2006
Prof. Greg Elmer, Bell Globemedia Research Chair, has co-authored a paper on the Bush government's method of making policy decisions....[continue]
UW bookstore hosts talk by Adrienne Clarkson
University of Waterloo | October 20, 2006
The University of Waterloo bookstore will host a talk by Adrienne Clarkson, Canada's 26th Governor General, at the University of Waterloo next month....[continue]
CTV’s Lisa LaFlamme receives honorary doctor of laws degree from Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University | October 17, 2006
Wilfrid Laurier University will bestow an honorary doctor of laws degree on Lisa LaFlamme, CTV News national affairs correspondent and Kitchener-Waterloo native, during Laurier’s fall convocation ceremony on Friday, October 27, 2006....[continue]
World Leader in Peacekeeping Key Note at CBU Annual Progress Dinner
University College of Cape Breton | October 13, 2006
Major-General (ret’d) Lewis Mackenzie to speak at Cape Breton University Alumni Association Annual Progress Dinner, Thursday November 23, 2006 at the Delta Sydney....[continue]
COM DEV delivers key instrument for Europe's deep space observatory, UW scientist leads research team
University of Waterloo | October 13, 2006
Canada's largest manufacturer of space hardware subsystems is today unveiling a key component of an international satellite that will, among other things, search for water in the deepest reaches of space....[continue]
New Memorial Scholarships share parents' support for post-secondary education
Malaspina University College | October 12, 2006
Sydney and Thelma Mansbridge encouraged all three of their children into post-secondary education and on to successful careers. Now those children are sharing their parents’ support with others, by endowing two memorial scholarships at Malaspina University-College....[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]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 5, 2006
Barrie Frost's (Psychology) research into monarch butterfly migration is featured in the Science section of the New York Times....[continue]
Seminar: "The Science of Ballistics: Mathematics Serving the Dark Side"
Augustana University College | October 4, 2006
"The Science of Ballistics: Mathematics Serving the Dark Side". A seminar by Dr. W....[continue]
RRU, Canadian Forces Liaison Council to Share Support of Reservist Education
Royal Roads University | September 29, 2006
Canadian reservists serving in Afghanistan, assigned to peacekeeping in Bosnia, or deployed to fight fires or floods at home will receive increased support for continuing their post-secondary education thanks to a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Royal Roads University and the Canadian Forces Liaison Council (CFLC)....[continue]
Thermal imaging shatters arousal gender gap myth
McGill University | September 29, 2006
A new McGill University study that used thermal imaging technology for the first time ever to measure sexual arousal rates has turned the conventional wisdom that women become aroused more slowly than men on its head....[continue]
Ten Hut!
St. Mary's University | September 27, 2006
Saint Mary’s University is now offering a unique course where students can learn more about the history of the military in Halifax....[continue]
DeGroote student writes business how-to book
McMaster University | September 27, 2006
The Art of War, Sun Tzu's famous military treatise, has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics....[continue]
AULD, Stewart Edward
St. Mary's University | September 25, 2006
AULD, Stewart Edward - 65, passed away in the VG Site, QEII, Halifax, on September 20, 2006....[continue]
Super computing facility receives $11.5-million boost
Queen's University | September 22, 2006
Canada's most powerful high performance secure computing facility, based at Queen's University, will become even more powerful thanks to new funding from the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation....[continue]
Lakers sweep RMC for 1st wins
Nipissing University | September 19, 2006
It took some time but, the Nipissing Lakers varsity soccer teams are both in the win column after putting in 90-minute efforts as they blanked the outmatched Royal Military College Paladins, Sunday....[continue]
Harris Centre releases final report on federal presence in Newfoundland and Labrador
Memorial University of Newfoundland | September 14, 2006
Memorial University’s Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development today released the final report on its study of the federal government’s presence in Newfoundland and Labrador. This study complements and completes an earlier report issued by the Harris Centre on Nov. 22, 2005....[continue]
UNBF OFFICIALLY UNVEILS GREGG CENTRE FOR STUDY OF WAR AND SOCIETY
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | September 8, 2006
Historical relevance with an eye on the present and future come together when two forces unite at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton....[continue]
Letter from Tara Tavender
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
My name is Tara Tavender and I am the organizer for the upcoming September 17th ‘Rally for Darfur’ in Montreal, an event coinciding with the ‘Global Day for Darfur’ (www.dayfordarfur.org) and sister rallies around the world....[continue]
Biography of Major Brent Beardsley
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Born in Ottawa and raised in Montreal, Major Brent Beardsley is a 25-year veteran of the Canadian Army....[continue]
Recipients announced for the 25th Annual Memorial Alumni Tribute Awards
Memorial University of Newfoundland | September 8, 2006
Ten outstanding alumni of Memorial University of Newfoundland will be recognized for their achievements at the 25th Annual Alumni Tribute Awards on Thursday, Oct. 26 2006....[continue]
Biography of Roméo A. Dallaire
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire is recognized as an advocate of peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in the world’s most war-torn regions....[continue]
SMU in the News
St. Mary's University | August 22, 2006
Dr. Kevin Vessey, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, spoke about outdoor plants on CBC National’s Quirks and Quarks radio program....[continue]
SMU archaeologists may have discovered "Ground Zero"
St. Mary's University | August 17, 2006
Bookstore...[continue]
Mental-health support network not always available for reservists, TRU instructor finds
Thompson Rivers University | July 21, 2006
There's an inequity in returning Canadian soldiers' health care, a Thompson Rivers University researcher has found....[continue]
Breath-hold research could save lives
Simon Fraser University | July 18, 2006
Helicopters need to be equipped with breathing systems that passengers can don before their choppers crash into ice-cold, open waters, if federal regulators are to improve the abysmal survival rate in such accidents....[continue]
Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips
University of Toronto | July 12, 2006
Finding has enormous value for communications, imaging and monitoring applications...[continue]
WLU Press grows into diverse and vital publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University | June 28, 2006
Wilfrid Laurier University Press is thriving after a successful spring with the release of more than ten titles in April and May alone....[continue]
Double Research Honours for UNBF PhD Candidate
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | June 20, 2006
It was a case of publish or perish for Ben Isitt. Turns out it’s a good thing Mr. Isitt decided to publish his work....[continue]
'UN 911 Emergency Service' Vision of Western Professor
University of Western Ontario | June 15, 2006
When a new global initiative to stop genocide is launched at the United Nations in New York tomorrow, at its core will be the vision of Canadian professor Peter Langille....[continue]
Two uOttawa students win $10,000 in Tech Venture Challenge
University of Ottawa | June 9, 2006
Peter Harlick and Rodigo Serna, Chemical Enginering PhD students at the University of Ottawa, mentored by Richard Deboer, CEO of Galazar Networks, have won the Tech Venture Challenge....[continue]
