What's New

Reminder that the application deadlines for the Operating Grants' and Scotia Support Grants' 2013-2014 Funding Opportunities is March 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm (AST).

For more information about the Operating Grants' 2013-2014 Funding Opportunity, click here. For more information about the Scotia Support Grants' 2013-2014 Funding Opportunity, click here.  

Dr. Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), will be visiting Nova Scotia to host an open forum on the new CIHR grant programs. 

Unfortunately, due to scheduling issues, Dr. Beaudet will not be able to make the meeting in Halifax scheduled for 930 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. on March 14, 2013. We apologize for any inconvenience. Dr.Beaudet will be having an Open Forum in the afternoon, if you are able to attend. We are pleased to offer research leaders, partners and senior investigators the opportunity to meet with Dr. Beaudet from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. More details of this meeting is listed below.  

All sessions are scheduled for March 14, 2013. To attend any of these sessions, please contact Linda Waterhouse:

New Investigators
Location: The NSHRF Office
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Open Forum
Location: Room 3-H1-Tupper Medical Building, Dalhousie Campus
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Postdoctoral Fellows
Location: Room 3-H1-Tupper Medical Building, Dalhousie Campus
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Research Leaders, Partners and Senior Investigators
Location: Room C-206 - Dean's Council Room, Dalhousie Campus
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

 

The Graham Boeckh Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are pleased to launch a call for expressions of interest through their partnership, the Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM).

Join a Webinar on February 27th to find out how to participate in TRAM's unique three-phase network development process. For more information, click here

The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education at McGill University's Faculty of Education announces the call for applications for the 2013 Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.

For details regarding the competition including deadlines, eligibility and requirements, please click here

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Graham Boeckh Foundation have launched a call for expressions of interest through their partnership, the Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM).

The intent is to identify the groups, resources and ideas that will form a pan-Canadian network. For more information on TRAM and details on the submission process, click here

The Canadian Association on Gerontology is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for CAG2013: Aging...from Cells to Society, October 17-19, 2013, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 
Join us for Canada's premier multidisciplinary conference for those interested in individual and population aging. This year's conference theme underlines the importance of multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives on aging as we explore the impacts and changes of aging, from our bodies to our society. Abstracts are welcomed from all disciplines and all interests in aging, including research, practice, policy and related work. International submissions are encouraged. We are also pleased to offer a Student Poster Competition and travel assistance grants. Abstracts are due by April 15, 2013.
 
For more information on CAG2013 and to view programs and presentations from our previous meetings, please click here. CAG2013 is hosted by the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University

 

The Cochrane Collaboration is hosting its 21st Colloquium in Quebec City, 19 – 23 September, 2013.

Join us in beautiful Québec City, Canada, from September 19-23, 2013, as we celebrate The Cochrane Collaboration's 20th Anniversary and our 21st Colloquium, Better Knowledge for Better Health.
 
Québec City is over 400 years old and is the only walled city in North America. Fill your social and scientific calendars with all this picturesque place and our superb Colloquium have to offer. Watch our Colloquium video for a taste of what you will experience in this majestic city.      
 
Cochrane Canada proudly hosts this Colloquium in collaboration with Université Laval. Cochrane Canada is the Canadian arm of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international non-profit dedicated to helping healthcare providers, policy-makers, and patients make well-informed decisions about health care. Visit colloquium.cochrane.org regularly for more information and updates.

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) announce the Career Development Awards in Prevention.

For details regarding the awards including deadlines, eligibility and requirements, please click here