Daily Media Digest August 16, 2018

UCalgary News
“The University of Calgary is at the forefront of this emerging field, making biomedical engineering (BME) one of six core research strategies across …”
TAGS: bioengineering, biomedical engineering, University of Calgary

 

The London Free Press
“Western University officials are scrambling to help about 165 Saudi students, a higher number than first reported, who have been ordered out of …”
TAGS: Saudi Arabia recalls students, Western University

 

Fort McMurray Today
“Fort McMurray is one of five communities where Alberta Health Services is discussing expanding abortion access into local hospitals. The other …”
TAGS: abortion services, access to healthcare, Alberta Health Services

 

Globalnews.ca
“A man is starting a long-distance run in Hamilton to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research. READ MORE: 21-year-old cycling across Canada …”
TAGS: fundraising, Alzheimer’s disease research, Alzheimer’s Society

 

CTV News
“The federal government is spending $378 million on medical research projects across the country, with $32 million going to teams at the University of …”
TAGS: federal funding, medical research, Minister of Health

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“Today the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, announced an investment of $378 million, to support 405 health research projects …”
TAGS: federal funding, medical research, Minister of Health, CIHR

 

University Affairs
“Ted Hewitt: By our own terms of reference and the open letter from Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan and Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor, …”
TAGS: Canada Research Coordinating Committee, Dr. Ted Hewitt,

 

CBC.ca
“That’s the message Nicholas Gold shared with Montrealers on Monday, as Concordia University unveiled its new robotics facility at the Centre for ..”
TAGS: genome lab, robotics, biological research, Concordia University

 

The Telegram
“They decided to make their cross-Canada venture means something more and chose to make it a fundraiser for prostate cancer research. The two …”
TAGS: fundraising, prostate cancer research

 

GuelphToday
“Six research projects at the University of Guelph are getting a combined $2.5 million in funding through a pair of federal grant programs. The projects …”
TAGS: federal funding, Health Research, University of Guelph

 

UCalgary News
“Their internship was offered through the Cumming School of Medicine’s Global Health and International Partnerships Unit. Below is their account of …”
TAGS: international health, maternal health, newborn and child health, students, University of Calgary

 

CBC.ca
“Still, pre-clinical trials in animal models of arthritis are sparking hopes that cannabis may prove effective in humans, so much so that the Canadian …”
TAGS: cannabis research, pre-clinical trials

 

Hill Times
“Opioid overdose deaths are not so much the result of bad choices made by individuals, or a criminal matter, but a sign of a sick society, writes author …”
TAGS: opioid crisis