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The Short Report – May 27, 2020: DMZ and Ryerson Futures merge; Canadian psychedelic research gets boost; CFI launches $25-million competition; progress on a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine; and more

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council has awarded $76 million for 128 new applied research projects at colleges, cégeps and polytechnics. Funded through the tri-agency College and Community Innovation Program and the College-Industry Innovation Fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the investments will connect colleges with local companies, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises, to collaborate on projects that further…

Killam Prize winners

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the 2017 Killam Prizes, which celebrate world class excellence in the arts and sciences. This year’s five winners will each receive $100,000 at a May 30th awards ceremony at the Governor General’s residence in Ottawa on May 30. This year’s winners are: Dr John…

Killam Research Fellowships announced

The results of the 38th annual Killam Research Fellowships have been announced. Fourteen scientists have been awarded $1.47 million in funding, including seven who are first-time winners. They are: Bernard Crespi, Simon Fraser Univ (biological sciences), Axel Becke, Queen’s Univ (chemistry), Clifford Burgess, McGill Univ, McMaster Univ and Perimeter Institute (physics), Kenneth Dean, McGill Univ…