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April 22, 2013

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report Innovation Impacts: Measurement and Assessment

A new expert panel report, entitled Innovation Impacts: Measurement and Assessment, was released today by the Council of Canadian Academies. The assessment was conducted by a 13-member...

March 26, 2013

The Council of Canadian Academies Receives a New Question for Assessment on STEM Skills for the Future

The Council recently received a new question for assessment regarding the future of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills in Canada. The question, referred to the Cou...

March 21, 2013

Lydia Miljan appointed to the Council’s Board of Governors

The Council of Canadian Academies is pleased to announce the appointment Dr. Lydia Miljan to its Board of Governors. Dr. Miljan is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair ...

February 26, 2013

The Council of Canadian Academies Releases an Expert Panel Report, Water and Agriculture in Canada: Towards Sustainable Management of Water Resources

Canadian agriculture is faced with great opportunities, but also challenged by water-related risks and uncertainties. An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies has f...

February 22, 2013

Doug Owram to Serve as Expert Panel Chair on Memory Institutions and the Digital Revolution

The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Doug Owram, FRSC, as Chair of the Expert Panel on Memory Institutions and the Digital Revolution. Library and Archives Canada h...

January 7, 2013

Five new members appointed to the Council’s Scientific Advisory Committee

The Council of Canadian Academies is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) – Lorne Babiuk, Clarissa Desjardins, Gregor...

December 19, 2012

Arthur Carty to Serve as Expert Panel Chair on the State of Canada’s Science Culture

The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Arthur Carty, O.C. as Chair of the Expert Panel on the State of Science Culture in Canada. In 2011 the Minister of State (Scien...

December 18, 2012

The Council of Canadian Academies Receives Two New Questions for Assessments on Health Risk Communication and Wind Turbines

The Council recently received two new questions for assessments on the measurement and evaluation of health risk communication, and the association between wind turbine noise and human ...

December 13, 2012

The Honourable Justice Goudge to Serve as Expert Panel Chair on the Future of Canadian Policing Models

The Council of Canadian Academies is pleased to announce the appointment of the Honourable Justice Stephen T. Goudge as Chair of the Expert Panel on the Future of Canadian Policing Mode...

December 6, 2012

Fred Gorbet to Serve as Expert Panel Chair on Canadian Industry’s Competitiveness in Terms of Energy Use

The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Fred Gorbet, C.M., PhD, as Chair of the Expert Panel on Canadian Industry’s Competitiveness in Terms of Energy Use. In 2011 I...

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Canadian Ocean Science The State of Industrial Research and Development in Canada Harnessing Sciences and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction The State of Knowledge of Food Security in Northern Canada The Potential for New and Innovative Uses of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Greening Canada Canadian Industry’s Competitiveness in Terms of Energy Use [View All Assessments]