The Royal Society of Canada joined science academies from other G-8 nations and the three largest developing countries in issuing a warning on climate change and the need for increasing S&T to assist African development. The joint statement asserted that “a lack of scientific certainty about some aspects of climate change is not a reason…
Organization: Royal Society of Canada
InterAmerican Network of Academies formed
A meeting of the Academies of Sciences for countries of the Americas have formed the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) at a recent meeting in Santiago Chile. The new organization has identified water and science education as its top two priorities. IANAS will work to strengthen S&T relationships as a tool for societal…
New research chair named in honour of Dr Michael Smith
The EJLB Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are contributing $1.35 million to establish a new research chair in neurosciences and mental health in honour of the late Dr. Michael Smith. The chair will be funded through a $1-million endowment grant from the EJLB Foundation, a $300,000 establishment grant from CIHR and…