November 2003
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New strategic council looks at high-performance computing
Just as two of Canada’s top high-performance computing facilities joined forces to better serve Ontario research needs, a new Strategic Council has been created to look at SHARCNET’s role in high performance computing both nationally and internationally.
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U of T signs on to PlanetLab test-bed for global networks
The University of Toronto is participating in a global test-bed project involving research into Internet systems, which could lead to new advances, such as new protection from viruses and giving the Internet a “memory” of content many generations into the future.
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ORION assists in first Transatlantic Native 10 GbE connection
Researchers in Europe and North America have succeeded in creating the first transatlantic connection using native 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology.
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Lakehead and Western lead research on elderly drivers
A national research team led by Lakehead University and University of Western Ontario researchers will look into safety and driver training for elderly drivers.
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Ontario researchers win 2003 John Charles Polanyi Prize
Five Ontario researchers, in fields ranging from chemistry to medicine, are the recipients of the 2003 John Charles Polanyi Prize. The awards, worth $15,000 each, were announced recently by Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Mary Anne Chambers.
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- SNO leader wins top Canadian science prize
- Laurentian kicks off Advanced Networking Days
- New northern IT and videoconference network
- U.S. builds optical network similar to ORION
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