July / August 2007
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Can we innovate fast enough to avoid health care "tsunami"?
2007 Ontario R&E Summit Highlights
Canada faces a looming health care "tsunami" unless it moves quickly to innovate and make greater use of new and innovative technologies.
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Recognizing Ontario researchers and educators for innovation and leadership
2007 ORION Award winners announced
Ground-breaking innovations, from advanced visualization tools to startling computer simulations unraveling the mysteries of the universe, were recognized at the annual ORION Awards.
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Ontario university libraries launch new electronic data service
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) recently announced the launch of the Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure Initiative (ODESI), which will provide university researchers with unprecedented access to a significant number of datasets in a web-based data extraction system.
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Next-generation videoconferencing technology comes to Northern Ontario
Contact North/Contact Nord, Northern Ontario's Distance Education and Training Network, is bringing next-generation 3-D videoconference technology to Northern Ontario and will soon make the technology available for teaching and learning applications in the north.
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$2.5M for interface design to create better Web experience
The University of Toronto recently received $2.5 million from the U.S.-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a U of T-led project that will help universities worldwide provide more consistent and accessible Web services to all users, including those with special needs.
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  • Students respond to ORION FutureFlick Contest - deadline extended
  • Still time to register for ABEL Summer Institute 2007
  • Consumer Health Informatics Conference registration now open
  • Lakehead to establish new research centre for biomass technologies
  • Queens' to establish new Centre for Biomaterials Research
  • International Conference on the Management of Mobile Business 2007
  • Robarts Research Institute and Western finalize integration agreement
  • CBC launches e-commerce Web site for educational content
  • Waterloo beats out other world cities for Intelligent Community of the Year award
  • Ottawa releases national Science & Technology Strategy
  • People News
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