August 2006
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Research leaders note alarming drop in interest - need to engage young people
Looking for the "Wayne Gretzkys of engineering"
While there is an alarming reduction in the numbers of young people entering fields of research, the solution may be in embracing technology to transform the way we teach and learn science, suggests Dr. Alan Bernstein.
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ORION Awards - recognition for Ontario R&E success stories
The world-leading Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Ontario's SHARCNET distributed computing network, and the innovative Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program came up top winners at the 2006 ORION Awards.
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Winners - Profiles in achievement and innovation
- SNO and "Supernova Watch" - innovative use of ORION
- ABEL - bringing the world into Ontario classrooms
- SHARCNET - leveraging massive computational power
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Art, heritage, science and design groups look to global connections
Representatives from Ontario's top art, cultural and science exhibition institutions have agreed to move quickly to take full advantage of advanced technologies and global connectivity over high-speed telecommunications networks.
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  • ORION weathers destructive storms
  • Webinar on e-Presence a hit
  • ORION staff changes
  • MERLOT International in Ottawa
  • Prensky opens Summer Institute
  • UOIT and Northern sign agreement
  • SHARCNET expands with Phase II
  • Sun founder joins HPCVL celebration
  • Waterloo reaches across the border
  • People News
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