The Networks of Centres of Excellence in the News

Getting the message out

When research works, people notice.

In 2007-2008, thousands of publications – both within Canada and across the globe – featured NCE accomplishments.

From new ways to test for arthritis, to international collaborations for stem cell research, the accomplishments of NCE researchers made news in newspapers and magazines, on websites, television and radio broadcasts and websites. The following is a very small sampling of the NCE program's presence in the media.

March, 2008

A new study, led by Canadian Water Network (CWN) Scientific Director Dr. Mark Servos, shows evidence of drugs getting into drinking water, the Toronto Sun reports.

Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network (GEOIDE) researcher Dr. Stephen Sheppard is interviewed by Global BC News about the effects of climate change on the British Columbia coastline.

The Toronto Star and Globe and Mail report on a study on bullying patterns from late elementary to the end of high school. It was led by Dr. Debra Pepler of Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNet).

The Montreal Gazette and other Canadian papers report that Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) researcher Dr. John C. Polanyi is the winner of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for science and Engineering, Canada's most prestigious science prize.

February, 2008

The Windsor Star interviews AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence Scientific Director Dr. Peter Frise about the state of hydrogen-powered vehicles.

The Ottawa Citizen quotes National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) member Dr. Sandra Hirst on ways to help vulnerable seniors remain in their homes.

January, 2008

United Press International reports on a study led by Dr. Leigh Callahan of the Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN), which found that arthritis sufferers who exercise showed significant improvements in pain, fatigue and managing arthritis.

December, 2007

The Globe and Mail publishes an article on the way in which Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) links Canadian scientists and businesses.

November, 2007

The Victoria Times Colonist and CTV News, feature Stem Cell Network (SCN) investigators discussing an innovation that turns skin cells into stem cells.

October, 2007

Radio Networks worldwide interview ArcticNet Network Investigator Dr. Scott Lamoureux on his work with water quality in the Canadian Arctic.

Many print media, including the Calgary Sun, cover the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRN) study on classroom listening conditions.

September, 2007

ArcticNet's Dr. Dermot Antoniades is featured in a number of print and television outlets, including the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet. His work concludes that North America's northernmost lake ecosystem is being affected by climate change.

The Sustainable Forest Management Network's (SFMN's) Dr. Sylvie Gauthier tells the Montreal Gazette that alternative forest practices, including reduced harvesting of adult trees and a different stance on forest fires, would decrease losses in the boreal forest.

August, 2007

The Kingston Whig-Standard interviews Dr. Amir Fam of Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures – ISIS Canada on the use of polymers used in bridge construction.

The discovery of a new prion by PrioNet's Dr. David Westaway is featured in many print and online publications in Canada and around the world

July, 2007

AUTO21 researcher Dr. Anne Snowdon's study, reported on in the Montreal Gazette, finds that not nearly enough Canadian children are using automobile booster seats.

June, 2007

Regina's Leader Post and other Canadian newspapers report on a study by Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy of the Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet) that shows a genetic basis for caffeine-seeking behaviour.

Many Canadian print media, including the National Post, quote Canadian Obesity Network (CON) Scientific Director Dr. Arya Sharma in articles about Canadians' attitudes about their weight and its effects.

May, 2007

The Hamilton Spectator interviews AllerGen The Allergy, Genes and Environment Network Board Chair Mr. Lynton Wilson about the network's International Partnership Initiative.

The Toronto Star covers a newly-announced joint project between the University of California at Berkeley and the International Regulome Consortium, led by SCN Scientific Director Dr. Michael Rudnicki.

April, 2007

The Canadian Stroke Network (CSN) is featured in Canadian Nurse for its work in establishing the National Stroke Nursing Council.