Mentions: University of Calgary
The Short Report: July 16, 2025    July 16, 2025

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It is the Prairies’ century to grow an innovation-driven economy and lead a productivity turnaround for Canada    June 4, 2025

Mark Lowey
Even the most marvellous medical devices will gather dust unless they meet certain needs: Inventures conference    May 28, 2025

Mark Lowey
Port of Churchill is attracting more investment as an option to diversify trade routes amid U.S. tariffs    April 23, 2025

Mark Lowey
Concerns about data governance, returns on investment are slowing adoption of digital technologies in agriculture    April 9, 2025

Mark Lowey
Ottawa needs to boost funding for indirect costs of Canadian research in light of Trump’s cuts to science agencies    April 9, 2025

Mark Lowey
The dilemma in scientific literature: “An essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk”    March 19, 2025

Mark Lowey
How to grow Canada’s productivity? Competition, competition, competition    November 6, 2024

Mark Lowey
Highlights of Canada's Productivity Summit in Calgary October 30, 2024

Peter Josty
The Short Report: September 11, 2024    September 11, 2024

Research Money
Government-industry strategic collaboration is key to making Canada a global leader in battery technology    August 21, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: August 14, 2024    August 14, 2024

Research Money
The Short Report: August 7, 2024    August 7, 2024

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The Short Report: July 31, 2024    July 31, 2024

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The Short Report: July 24, 2024    July 24, 2024

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Ottawa will invest in expanding interprovincial electricity grid but only if provinces are interested    July 17, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: July 17, 2024    July 15, 2024

Research Money
Critical minerals’ importance should not condone their extraction at all costs July 10, 2024

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Critical minerals’ importance should not condone their extraction at all costs July 10, 2024

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report: July 10, 2024    July 10, 2024

Research Money
The Short Report: July 3, 2024    July 3, 2024

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The Short Report: June 26, 2024    June 26, 2024

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Canada’s agri-food sector needs to accelerate adoption of innovative technologies    June 19, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 19, 2024    June 19, 2024

Research Money
The Short Report: June 12, 2024    June 12, 2024

Research Money
Chemical catalyst developed in Calgary could be a game-changer for the energy industry    June 5, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 5, 2024    June 5, 2024

Research Money
Network for entrepreneurial grad students and post-docs keeps growing, launches new startup program    May 29, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: May 29, 2024    May 29, 2024

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The Short Report: May 22, 2024    May 22, 2024

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The Short Report: May 15, 2024    May 15, 2024

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The Short Report: May 8, 2024    May 8, 2024

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The Short Report: April 24, 2024    April 24, 2024

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The Short Report: April 17, 2024    April 17, 2024

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The Short Report: April 10, 2024    April 10, 2024

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The Short Report: April 3, 2024    April 3, 2024

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U.K.-Canada quantum partnership: protecting competitive advantage while enabling innovation    April 3, 2024

Mark Lowey
Learning lessons from past energy transitions for today’s daunting transition to net zero    March 27, 2024

Mark Lowey
Will the federal government’s vast subsidies for battery plants advance the energy transition? March 27, 2024

Yogi Schulz
The Short Report: March 20, 2024    March 20, 2024

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The Short Report: March 6, 2024    March 6, 2024

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The Short Report: February 28, 2024    February 28, 2024

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The Short Report: February 21, 2024    February 21, 2024

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Canadian scientist and environmentalist David Keith on the energy transition and “Big Oil”    February 7, 2024

Mark Lowey
Federal government needs to act now to ensure Canada’s Arctic security: Senate committee    February 7, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: February 7, 2024    February 7, 2024

Research Money
The Short Report: January 31, 2024    January 31, 2024

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Technology developed at University of Calgary is poised to transform oil sands industry    January 24, 2024

Mark Lowey
Why is Canada so miserly in funding academic research? January 17, 2024

Guest Contributor

Why is Canada so miserly in funding academic research? January 17, 2024

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report: January 10, 2024    January 10, 2024

Research Money
Canada faces big problems with IP including national security risks: Parliamentary report    January 3, 2024

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: January 3, 2024    January 3, 2024

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The Short Report: December 20, 2023    December 20, 2023

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Why it is vital to support foundational research in quantum December 13, 2023

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The Short Report: December 13, 2023    December 13, 2023

Research Money
Why it is vital to support foundational research in quantum December 13, 2023

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report: December 6, 2023    December 6, 2023

Research Money
Canada needs national discussion on achieving clean energy transition as a united country    November 29, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: November 29, 2023    November 29, 2023

Research Money
The Short Report: November 15, 2023    November 15, 2023

Research Money
The Short Report - November 8, 2023    November 8, 2023

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - November 8, 2023    November 8, 2023

Lawrence Zhang
The Grapevine October 25, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 25, 2023    October 25, 2023

Danielle Burns
The Grapevine - October 16, 2023 October 18, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 18, 2023    October 18, 2023

Danielle Burns
The Grapevine - News about people, institutions and communities in the innovation ecosystem October 11, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 11, 2023    October 11, 2023

Danielle Burns
Feds need to use their power to get interprovincial electricity transmission lines built    October 4, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – September 20, 2023    September 20, 2023

Danielle Burns
The quantum era is upon us. Will Canada’s big bet pay off? August 2, 2023

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The quantum era is upon us. Will Canada’s big bet pay off? August 2, 2023

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report - July 12, 2023: U of A study to shed light on MAID delivery; ISC's quantum testing stream; food-focused AI projects, permafrost research, and more. July 12, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 28, 2023: Enhancing Canada's earthquake warning system; commercializing mining technologies; hydrogen-powered locomotives, Quebec's quantum scene, and more. June 28, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 21, 2023: A network devoted to sustainable aviation innovation, a $25-million donation to expand quantum research in Alberta, support for SMR research, and more. June 21, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 17, 2023: Advancing Manitoba's research ecosystem; Chalk River Labs site to host world's first MMR; a wildfire monitoring satellite; USask's GWF program finale, and more. May 17, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023

Cindy Graham
Canada lags other countries in combating cybercrime and online harms, says new report    April 26, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – April 12, 2023: April 12, 2023

Mark Lowey
Alberta invests in largest-ever targeted enrolment expansion for post-secondary students April 5, 2023

Guest Contributor

The Short Report – April 5, 2023: Turning waste into biofuels, huge foreign investment in Montreal, new governance for federal research, pausing AI development, Canada’s lunar astronaut, and more April 5, 2023

Mark Lowey
Alberta invests in largest-ever targeted enrolment expansion for post-secondary students April 5, 2023

Lawrence Zhang
Supportive policies needed to boost serendipitous “cross-pollination” for innovative R&D March 22, 2023

Guest Contributor

Supportive policies needed to boost serendipitous “cross-pollination” for innovative R&D March 22, 2023

Lawrence Zhang
Turning AI harm into help    March 1, 2023

Leah Geller
The Short Report - March 1, 2023: A boost for cancer research in B.C.; a major funding round for insect biotechnology; CFI's new strategic plan, a new SMR program, and more. March 1, 2023

Cindy Graham
Quantum strategy comes at a critical moment    February 8, 2023

Mark Lowey
Quantum Leap: Canada's big ambitions in a sub-atomic sector    February 8, 2023

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - February 8, 2023: CIHR research grants, investing in deep-sea research, boosting AI capacity for Amii & U of A, and more. February 8, 2023

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - January 25, 2023: Expanding Canada's clinical trial networks, a $40-million injection for Xanadu Quantum Computing, research income rankings, and more. January 25, 2023

Cindy Graham
The elusive impact of unicorns January 18, 2023

Peter Josty
The Short Report - December 14, 2022: Investing in biomass; breaking ground at Chalk River, counting on a critical minerals strategy, and more December 14, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - November 30, 2022: Canada's first space-tech law group; Mitacs innovation awards; funding Canada's climate adaptation strategy; updating Canada's code development system, and more November 30, 2022

Cindy Graham
Academic promotion and tenure: Where’s the connection to community?    November 23, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 23, 2022: $1.2 billion for Oceans Protection Plan projects; Ontario’s AI sector growing; Attabotics raises US$71 million; feds failing on cybersecurity risks; and more November 23, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more November 16, 2022

Mark Lowey
Agri-food sector still seeking recipe for IP and innovation    November 9, 2022

Guest Contributor

Agri-food sector still seeking recipe for IP and innovation    November 9, 2022

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report – November 9, 2022: Feds and Alberta invest $461M in hydrogen plant; new cybersecurity task force; Canada in top 15 “talent competitive” countries, open science awards, and more November 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more November 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 26, 2022: NSERC prizes; Canada's role in NASA's climate science satellite mission; an EU-Canada quantum project, and more. October 26, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report: October 19, 2022 - Transforming Nokia HQ, investing in oral health research, CASTL officially opens in Charlottetown, and more. October 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - October 5, 2022: Accelerating Ontario's R&I development, a network for perinatal research on medications, U of T's AI roundtable with South Korea, and more. October 5, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - September 28, 2022: UBC's FORWARD research initiative, boosting biomanufacturing, Brassard's Breakthrough Prize, and more. September 28, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - September 14th, 2022: York U. leads global team on infectious diseases; new fellows elected to the RSC; fintech funding falls in 2022, and more. September 14, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 24, 2022: CFI announces major science initiative projects, an inaugural scholar for NSERC, researching and producing social connection guidelines, and more. August 24, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - August 17, 2022: Scientists urge Ottawa to boost grant funding, assessing decarbonization of rail via hydrogen fuel cells; a funding competition for Alzheimer's research in Alberta, and more. August 17, 2022

Cindy Graham
Alberta investing in innovative high-value, non-combustion uses for oil sands bitumen    July 27, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - July 27, 2022: Ottawa launches next phase of its ocean protection program, a new policy agreement for Canada's agricultural partnership, funding to fight online disinformation, and more. July 27, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 20, 2022: Another step toward a vertically-integrated EV supply chain for Ontario, an Atlantic alliance to advance ocean science, a boost for digital innovation in Canada, and more. July 20, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - July 6, 2022: Funding to address trauma in frontline workers, a name change for the superclusters initiative, topping up patient-oriented research in Sask. and Manitoba, a new ED for SNOLAB, and more. July 6, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – June 15, 2022: CREATE program receives new NSERC funding, feds provide up to $100M to Saskatchewan potash mine, Alberta invests in quantum hub, $24M for research on life-saving organ transplant technology, and more. June 15, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - June 1, 2022: IBM boosts research and innovation at Memorial U; formalizing a framework for AI and data science research, Ottawa supports a national energy modelling hub, and more. May 31, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 11, 2022: New AI centres for Alberta and New Brunswick, a CCA-appointed expert panel on international STI partnerships, winners of the GG Innovation Awards, and more.    May 10, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - May 4, 2022: An international AI lab kicks off in Montreal, a call for proposals for Ottawa's new IP program, Alberta's new hydrogen centre of excellence, and more. May 4, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - April 13, 2022: New cybersecurity research hub in Calgary; health research in space; bolstering animal disease preparedness; and more April 12, 2022

Cindy Graham
Emissions Reduction Alberta invests $2M in four new carbon capture, utilization and storage projects    March 9, 2022

Mark Lowey
University research income shows small increase while colleges see 21 per cent boost, Research Infosource finds    February 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more January 26, 2022

Guest Contributor

The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more January 26, 2022

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report: Jan. 19, 2022: $550M in federal research investments, a review of Canada’s energy policies, COVID-19’s impacts on children, and more January 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
New advanced research agency high on federal innovation minister’s lengthy to do list    January 12, 2022

Mark Lowey
Alberta's major universities hit pause on new research initiatives with China    December 22, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Dec. 22, 2021: Trudeau releases mandate letters, a promising brain diseases partnership, a national survey of young people’s attitudes towards science, and more December 22, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Dec. 8, 2021: Ontario launches flagship EV program, Alberta boosts vaccine development capacity, applied research on the rise, and more December 8, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Dec. 1, 2021: Canadian Nuclear Labs announces project team for Chalk River research centre, CFI's Innovation Fund competition, Mitacs & SSHRC awards, and more November 30, 2021

Cindy Graham
Declining enrolment driving changes in oil and gas university programs    November 16, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Oct. 27: Dr. John Polyani awarded 2022 Andrei Sakharov Prize, rapid growth in Ontario's AI ecosystem, U of A's promising antiviral research, and more October 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 20, 2021: A global research hub for vision care, a UWaterloo centre for sustainable aeronautics, the Writer's Trust inaugural Balsillie prize, and more October 19, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Sept. 22, 2021: Mintz report calls for tax reform, CSA starts procurement for LUNAR program, a new member of BIOTECanada, and more September 22, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Sept. 1, 2021: Liberals release their campaign platform, feedback sought on new CFI fund, industrial R&D on par with 2019, and more September 1, 2021

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report – Aug. 25, 2021: $100M to study safer railways, planning Canada’s first Mental Health Innovation Incubator, SSHRC Anti-Black Racism committee, and more… August 25, 2021

Debbie Lawes
Q&A: Entrepreneur Mark Blackwell on building a strong innovation ecosystem in Calgary    July 7, 2021

Mark Lowey
Canada needs to invest in the energy infrastructure of the future, not the past June 16, 2021

Guest Contributor

Canada needs to invest in the energy infrastructure of the future, not the past June 16, 2021

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report - May 26, 2021: Canada's funding agencies launch interdisciplinary peer review program, Alberta launches medical studies website, and more May 26, 2021

Cindy Graham
MaRS innovation hub hits pause on plan to expand to Calgary    May 19, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - May 12, 2021: Canada invests $80 million in cyber security, a Canadian-German clean tech collaboration, the third Arctic ministerial, and more May 12, 2021

Cindy Graham
After billions in funding, Strategic Innovation Fund failed to improve Canada’s innovation performance, experts say    April 21, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - April 14, 2021: Alberta invests in vaccine R&D, Ottawa brings wireless tech to mining industry, CIB shores up Ontario's energy grid, and more April 14, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - March 31, 2021: Canadian government invests $925 million in biomanufacturing, funding for variants research, a new digitalization centre, and more March 31, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – March 17, 2021: Canadian government invests heavily to bolster biomanufacturing, D-Wave Systems gets funding for quantum tech, Canada’s largest study on aging gets a top-up, and more March 17, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Feb 17, 2021: NSERC supports Huawei research collaboration, ALS research gets a boost, Ottawa invests in SMEs transitioning to clean tech, and more. February 17, 2021

Cindy Graham
Opinion: Leveraging Canada’s agri-food system to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 February 3, 2021

Guest Contributor

Opinion: Leveraging Canada’s agri-food system to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 February 3, 2021

Lawrence Zhang
The Short Report – Feb. 3, 2021: Corporations partner on rapid COVID testing for employees, Conestoga launches national institute for senior care, Lakeland offers Canada's first AgriTech degree, and more February 3, 2021

Cindy Graham
Canada’s deep-sea science imperiled by outdated research ships, say scientists    January 6, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Jan 6, 2021: National Research Council has a new president, drones deliver PPE to remote communities, a hydrogen strategy for Canada, and more January 6, 2021

Cindy Graham
Regional hydrogen nodes could accelerate Canada’s energy transition    November 25, 2020

Lindsay Borthwick
UCalgary creates first Canadian investment fund for child health startups    November 18, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report – Nov. 18th, 2020: New stem cell bioproduction facility; new fund for female businesses, and more… November 18, 2020

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - Oct. 28, 2020: UWaterloo targets Japanese market, Calgary breaking venture capital record, and more October 28, 2020

Cindy Graham
Calgary wants MaRS to complement its innovation ecosystem, not add competition    October 7, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: Supporting Black tech professionals, high-speed Internet for rural Quebec, and more August 5, 2020

Mark Lowey
Ottawa and Alberta collaborating to accelerate development of Canada's hydrogen economy    June 24, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, June 24, 2020: Canada's pandemic recovery, investments in sustainability, and more June 24, 2020

Mark Mann
Alberta agri-food sector gets a boost with launch of new research and innovation network    June 11, 2020

Mark Lowey
Alberta’s innovation community urges UCP government to act on expert panel’s report    May 13, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, May 13, 2020: Public trust in science rising; new COVID-19 advisory councils created; OneEleven ceases operations; and more May 13, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, May 6, 2020: AbCellera receives $175.6M for COVID-19 therapies; Canada contributes $850 million to global pandemic response; new “super angel” fund launches; and more May 6, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, April 28, 2020: Alarming drop in donations for health charities; Health Canada approves COVID-19 clinical trial; and more April 29, 2020

Debbie Lawes
The Short Report, April 15, 2020: Regulators move fast to approve AI-powered x-rays for COVID-19; American lawmakers look askance at Huawei PPE donations; and more April 15, 2020

Mark Mann
New national climate institute hunts for a win-win-win on Canada’s low-carbon future    February 5, 2020

Mark Lowey
Edmonton and Calgary launch “Alberta Innovation Corridor” to grow startups    January 22, 2020

Mark Lowey
New federal Arctic policy framework faces huge challenges in implementation    December 11, 2019

Mark Lowey
Alberta and Saskatchewan partner on study of commercial-scale CO2 capture and storage for the cement industry    December 11, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, November 20, 2019: Sidewalk Labs, public-private partnerships, Alberta layoffs    November 20, 2019

Mark Mann
Albert budget lowers corporate tax but undermines innovation and higher ed    November 6, 2019

Mark Lowey
Scandals spotlight the role of private funding in science    October 16, 2019

Lindsay Borthwick
Penalties for high-growth tech companies prompt mounting calls for tax system overhaul    October 16, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, October 9, 2019: Digital scholarship, e-commerce, astrophysics October 9, 2019

Mark Mann
Investment firm offers novel income-sharing approach to funding students' education    September 4, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, August 28, 2019: International education, social enterprise, industrial R&D August 28, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, August 7, 2019: Intelligent communities, advanced wood, cyber security August 7, 2019

Mark Mann
The Short Report, June 26, 2019: Dementia, Ontario chief scientist, AI for travel June 26, 2019

Debbie Lawes
CIHR and partners invest $24.5M to study cannabis    May 29, 2019

Mark Lowey
Calgary-based innovation network aims to make Canada world’s cleanest oil and gas producer    April 10, 2019

Mark Lowey
B.C. clean tech firm Carbon Engineering secures $68M investment    April 3, 2019

Mark Lowey
University of Calgary innovation hub receives $8.5M from city’s investment fund    February 7, 2019

Mark Lowey
New innovation network seeks to slash oil and gas industry's methane emissions    January 15, 2019

Mark Lowey
New innovation centre launched in downtown Calgary    December 24, 2018

Mark Lowey
StatCan report on foreign firms signals promise and peril for Canada’s innovation sector    December 19, 2018

Mark Lowey
Innovation advocates argue for makeover to Canada's R&D tax credit program    November 14, 2018

Mark Lowey
Rei Safavi-Naeini August 29, 2018

Jeffrey Crelinsten
Team Alberta lobbies Ottawa for fair share of research funding    February 22, 2017

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