CEF announces its 2016 grant recipients
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The Chemical Education Fund (CEF), the registered charity of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC), supports education...
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Top Canadian chemists were honoured at the annual Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards ceremony on Feb. 16 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. University of Toronto biochemist...
Read More >>Volcano Conference reaches new heights with 25th anniversary
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This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Volcano Conference, held annually in February at Washington’s Pack Forest. This unique conference marries bioorganic chemistry research with nature...
Read More >>Alberta science teacher wins Beaumier Award
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Engaging. Exciting. Educational. These words describe the unique teaching style of the 2016 Beaumier Award for High School/Cégep Chemistry Teachers recipient Michael Ng of Paul Kane School...
Read More >>Aboriginal students learn how the Inuit use chemistry
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For more than 10 years, Geoff Rayner-Canham, FCIC, of Grenfell Campus - Memorial University of Newfoundland and his team of students have organized and run a travelling...
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Hatch’s global lead for water and tailings management, Emily Moore, has been named one of 100 inspirational women in mining from around the globe.
Read More >>Crystal clear winners at CIC national competition
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The Chemical Institute of Canada’s annual National Crystal Growing Competition took place over a five-week growing period from September to October last year.
Read More >>Pacifichem conference draws record attendance in Hawaii
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The Pacifichem conference, which takes place every five years, drew a record number of delegates to Honolulu, Hawaii last Dec. 15-20.
Read More >>Carleton’s Maria DeRosa receives appointment as PAGSE chair
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Canadian Society for Chemistry member Maria DeRosa of Carleton University was appointed chair of the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) this past January.
Read More >>Kuwait University celebrates a decade of accreditation
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A site visit team from the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), including John McIntosh, FCIC, of the University of Windsor and Russell Boyd, FCIC, of Dalhousie University toured the chemistry...
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Industry representatives, academic researchers and students attended the first annual, one-day Industrial Chemistry and Engineering Conference this past Nov. 2 in Toronto. Held at the International Plaza Hotel, the meeting offered delegates the chance to learn...
Read More >>Maritime local section battles chemophobia
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Last October was a busy month for Matthew Lukeman, chemistry professor at Acadia University, who championed the Chemical Institute of Canada’s Maritime Local Section’s inaugural “CIC Chemistry Bus.” Inspired by the CIC Edmonton Local Section’s “Café CIC,”...
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