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The National Homeland Defense Foundation (NHDF) today announced the ten finalists for the Sixth Annual National Security Innovation Competition to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs this April 27th. Nearly 40 different projects competed, seeking the approval of 27  judges from across the US, representing scientists and technologists from industry and government agencies. The University of Calgary project is the only non-American entrant chosen as a Top Ten finalist. Read the rest of this entry »

CRG emPerform, a provider of online performance management software, is teaming up with the Human Capital Institute, and Bert Goos, Business Psychologist and CEO of Online Talent Manager, to deliver an insightful, and engaging complimentary webinar Wednesday, March 28th on The Secrets Behind Personality Testing. Read the rest of this entry »

Bringing together a community of parents, teachers, and education professionals, Emergent Learning: Turning Tides in 21st Century Education is a new conference that challenges the way we think about education as it relates to the whole child. Read the rest of this entry »

What is the connection between a soccer ball and math? How can you calculate angles to help you get a hole in one on the golf course? And what does math have to do with a slam dunk in basketball? The TVOKids Homework Zone LIVE, which complements the Homework Zone website, will be taking important math concepts and making them fun on March 26 from 4 pm to 7 pm on air and from 4:55 pm to 7:30 pm at tvokids.com. After the on-air broadcast concludes, the learning and fun continues with a live, exclusive Homework Zone special on tvokids.com from 7 pm to 7:30 pm. Read the rest of this entry »

In order for competitive businesses to succeed in today’s economic climate, staffing, recruitment and HR Service provider Randstad Canada encourages organizations to realize the full potential of employees, keep them productive and engaged in order to succeed in today’s economic climate. Read the rest of this entry »

At the Uniprix Stadium this morning, Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Youth Fusion, Robotique FIRST Québec and Montreal Hooked on School, along with partners from the education community, launched the first Quebec Robotics Festival. Bringing together more than 5,000 people from 67 schools in Quebec, one in Ontario and four in the United States, this major event features high school and elementary students taking part in a series of significant technological challenges. The initiative aims to familiarize students with science and new technology, and inspire young Quebecers to stay in and succeed at school. Read the rest of this entry »

An international team of astronomers is planning something audacious: a revolutionary telescope so vast and distributed, it will comprise 3,000 dishes spanning the area of an entire continent. This $2 billion international mega-science project is coming in the next decade to provide new insights about the darkest corners of our universe. Read the rest of this entry »

The Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that “Privacy Matters” will be the theme of this year’s Media Literacy Week, to be held November 5th through 9th. MNet and the CTF are pleased to welcome back YouTube as the 2012 Gold Sponsor of Media Literacy Week. Read the rest of this entry »

Education ministers and national teacher union leaders – including the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) – from 24 countries and regions with high performing and rapidly improving educational systems are in New York City for the second annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession, March 14-15. Read the rest of this entry »

According to a recent survey commissioned by DeVry Institute of Technology, seven in 10 Calgarians perceive a gender gap in the science, technology and engineering employment sectors. The same gap is also perceived in the post-secondary programs providing training for these careers. Read the rest of this entry »