Organization: Ryerson Univ

NSERC awards $48M for Strategic Partnerships Grants

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council has announced $48 million in awards to 76 research teams through its latest Strategic Partnerships Grants competition. The awards include $10 million to support two networks — the new Ryerson Univ– based NSERC Energy Storage Technology Network and phase II of the NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, a…

OCE and OMERS launch big data accelerator

A new venture co-funded by OMERS Ventures and the Ontario Centres of Excellence hopes to position Toronto as a global leader in the so-called big-data economy. The OneEleven business accelerator offers “data-driven entrepreneurs” an opportunity to be part of a curated, peer community that includes venture capital, industry, academia and government. Ryerson Univ has signed…

OCE and OMERS launch big data accelerator

A new venture co-funded by OMERS Ventures and the Ontario Centres of Excellence hopes to position Toronto as a global leader in the so-called big-data economy. The OneEleven business accelerator offers “data-driven entrepreneurs” an opportunity to be part of a curated, peer community that includes venture capital, industry, academia and government. Ryerson Univ has signed…

Ryerson home to new Centre for Urban Energy

Three public utilities have committed $7 million in seed funding to establish the Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) at Ryerson Univ. The CUE will take a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to study a wide range of issues from demand management and local energy storage to carbon footprint reduction and smart infrastructure. The contributing utilities are Hydro…

$5-million gift boosts mental health & addictions research

The Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has received a $5-million gift from Raymond Chang, chair of CI Financial and chancellor of Ryerson Univ. The money will be used to further research and education into the treatment of mental health and addictions. The funding will support a $38-million project enabling CAMH to focus on…

Ontario universities sign India agreements

Ontario universities and businesses signed a flurry of deals and MOUs with Indian counterparts as part of an official Ontario mission to India and Pakistan. MOUs for student and faculty exchanges and R&D initiatives were signed by McMaster Univ, York Univ, Univ of Waterloo, Ryerson Univ and Univ of Windsor. PCI Geomatics signed an MOU…

Ryerson Univ adds MBAs in science & innovation

Ryerson Univ has introduced two Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs focused on science management and technology and innovation. The new programs are part of a major expansion of Ryerson’s Faculty of Business, which will soon relocate to a new 21,000-sq-m facility on Bay St in Toronto. It will house the new MBA programs, the…

CANARIE funds nine new media applications projects

CANARIE Inc has announced funding of $1.5 million to support nine projects under its Applied Research in New Media (ARIM) program. Jointly funded by CANARIE and Canadian Heritage, ARIM is designed to generate Canadian content and culture in a broadband environment. The projects are headed by: Acadia Univ, APR Inc, Delvinia, Immersion Studios, Live Wires…