Today, at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry investments of more than $635 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada.
Investments were made through the(CRC) program and The Canada Foundation for Innovation’s, in partnership with the CRC. Funding was also awarded via the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada’s (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC),,and.
The CRC program is a tri-agency initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHC). Granted in this round to 91˿Ƶ, six new Chairs, as well as three renewals.
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At 91˿Ƶ, more than 200 grants were awarded through NSERC and SSHRC to researchers in departments across the University. 91˿Ƶ garnered three new SSHRC, 26, 30, and 138. Also awarded were four, one, 11, and 28.
The new Canada Research Chairs:
- Patrick Augustin, Desautels Faculty of Management
- , Faculty of Science
- , Faculty of Science
- , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Renewed:
- , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Christopher Moraes, Faculty of Engineering
- Anna Weinberg, Faculty of Science