Chair IPBES / Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology 27-May-2013 Founding Chair of new world biodiversity body offers
Global Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth face severe self-inflicted water handicap
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto / Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Programme 13-May-2013 International experts recommend key focus areas for next 2 years As leadership of the
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 29 April, 2013 59 creative, out-of-box health innovations devised in 13 low- and middle-income countries, plus 43 from Canada, share $10.9
Bioscience Education Canada 9-Apr-2013 Raising scientists: Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada celebrates 20 years of inspiring biotechnology studies and careers Raising scientists: Canadian Governor General David
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada) / UN-Water 22-Mar-2013, World Water Day / International Year of Water Cooperation Amid
Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life
Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto 20-Feb-2013 BioGENEiuses Miranda Wang, 18, and Jeanny Yao, 19 reprise their prize-winning 2012 SBCC presentation at TED2013, Long Beach CA, Feb.
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 22 Nov. 2012 Grand Challenges Canada awards 68 $100,000 seed grants to innovators worldwide Some 51 innovators in 18 low and middle
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other development, a poor economic trade-off
Sandra Rotman Centre for Global Health, Toronto 1 Nov 2012 Researchers identify building blocks of trust: Honesty, transparency, capability, accountability, solidarity and generosity Trust between
Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology 1 Nov 2012 ‘Nutrition transition’ common to Mexico,
Grand Challenges Canada, Toronto 10-Oct-2012 On World Mental Health Day, Grand Challenges Canada funds a burst of 15 innovative projects spanning the globe — Asia,
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 23 Sep 2012 Study highlights horizon issues for world’s freshwater and marine systems A study
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012 World confronts serious water crisis,
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 3 September, 2012 Watershed covers roughly 20 percent of Canada, including oil sands; The Mackenzie may discharge more water
Block Lab, Stanford University, Monterey Bay, CA, USA 16-Aug-2012 New high-tech ocean observers debut above ‘The Blue Serengeti’; ‘Shark Net’ app lets public follow tagged animals
Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology 16-Jul-2012 California innovation experts counseling Malaysia’s development drive An
6-Jul-2012 United Nations University ‘Urban mining’ deposits are 40 to 60 times richer than mined ore, experts tell 1st GeSI and StEP e-Waste Academy in
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls early days of auto industry
Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 29-May-2012 As Canada prepares to chair the Arctic Council, Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program offers 19 recommendations based on international
Bioscience Education Canada, Toronto 8-May-2012 Powerful anti-oxidant discovered in tree pulp; Grade 12 researcher wins top honors at national biotech science competition OTTAWA — An