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From June 3-5, the CBC radio program Ideas will be airing“Science under Siege” – a three-part special on science and democracy. The episode examines the historical relationship between science and democracy, the state of science in the modern world, and solutions for addressing the undermining of science happening today. Givenrecent criticisms surrounding Canada’s changing science… Read more »

The Canadian Association of Physicists feels very strongly about the need for openness with regard to communication of scientific results, particularly when they impact public policy and the overall well-being of the nation. More specifically:   Citizens and their elected representatives need easily accessible information to be able to fully contribute to the democratic decision-making process. Scientific… Read more »

NSERC recently announced the Tri-Council Open Access Policy on Publications, designed to ensure that federally-funded research is broadly disseminated. Details can be found on the NSERC website or the Government of Canada’s Science.gc.ca website. Summary: The policy requires that federally-funded peer-reviewed journal publications be made freely available within 1 year of publication Grant recipients must also… Read more »

A draft version of the NSERC 2020 Strategic Plan has been posted for advice and comment. You can read about the plan on the NSERC website: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/NSERC2020-CRSNG2020/index_eng.asp. The plan is open to comments until June 19, 2015. An interview with Dr. Mario Pinto, the new President of NSERC, will be published in the 2015, Vol. 71, No…. Read more »

For their outstanding teamwork in realizing a solution for safe and reliable isotope production for hospitals in Canada, interdisciplinary research team CycloMed99 will be receiving a prestigious national award at a ceremony in Ottawa today. The Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will present the NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science… Read more »

The 2014 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry have been awarded, one for the ubiquitous LED light, and the other for the invention of a new way of seeing microscopic processes in action. Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of the Nagoya University in Japan and Japanese-born U.S. citizen Shuji Nakamura, of the University of California,… Read more »

A Celebration of Life in honour of Alan Astbury,  former Director of  IPP (1991-1995) and TRIUMF (1994-2001), will be held from 2:00-4:00pm on Saturday, October 25th 2014 at the University Club of Victoria (http://club.uvic.ca) on the University of Victoria campus.

The contest is open to anyone not employed by SPIE with prizes totaling $US 4,500 – and winning photographs will be published on the cover of SPIE Professional magazine. Images must be received by 30 September 2014 and should show how light and light-based technologies play a vital role in our everyday lives. See the… Read more »

Dr. Alan Astbury, Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Victoria, died on July 21 following a brief illness.  Alan, a leading figure in Canadian science, served as Director of TRIUMF from 1994-2001. His distinguished career began in the U.K.  Born in Crewe, he obtained his Ph.D. at Liverpool and, following postdoctoral work at… Read more »

You are invited to submit an abstract at Theory Canada 9, June 12th-15th Wilfrid Laurier University, a satellite conference of CAP.  The Theory Canada conference was initiated in 2005 as a satellite conference for the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) congress.  The conference provides theorists from all over Canada the opportunity to discuss physics and… Read more »