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Ontario's universities are feeling the pinch after years of sustained cuts in provincial operating budgets.

"… FeLaSoFi has an important role to play in the improvement of physics education in poorer countries."

“The major growth [in employment opportunities] is going to be in the Bureau of Product Review and Assessment." --Heather Throop, NHPD

"One of the main problems in BC right now is that the government is taking major action on innumerable fronts, so there is a sort of numbness on the part of the public."

"If you create the infrastructure to bring the science, scientists, and the business community closer together, then you generate the impetus to accelerate technology commercialisation in a cluster environment."

We have a collective agreement that other faculty associations can look to, in
important ways, as a model.

"The policy is viewed as a significant step forward for the more than 1000 postdocs at the university."

"Moving from the academic environment and all of its politics to representing a community ... was an amazing thing and a big step in my career."

"Its one thing to get the experience in industry, make contacts, and know what's happening there, but people should never lose sight of the fact that its important to publish--that should remain the number one priority for anyone who wants to do a postdoc."

"While the pool of drug discovery positions in Canada slowly grows, so too does the competition to hire scientists with drug discovery experience and training."

"… developing a flexible career plan is an essential tactic for women to employ, in order to meet their personal and professional goals simultaneously"

The recent wave of government support for entrepreneurs is one reason why biotechnology companies are finding Ontario a good place to do business.

I think that networking works best from the top down.

The whole big thrust of Eye on Science is to motivate students to explore science and technology and to help them realize that they can do science at any age.

Saskatchewan and Alberta are rising to the forefront in another area of Canadian strength: biotech.

"CIHR, as a federal funding agency, is in a great position to encourage the creation of national standards for the training experience and thereby impact the quality of training for all trainees." --Alison Kydd, MD/PhD student