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$4.94 million to support training next generation of researchers for careers in industry, government or academia

Three of 平特五不中鈥檚 training programs have recently received a major boost from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) new Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program. The program, launched in May 2008, is designed to help graduates expand their professional and personal skills so they can make a successful transition from the classroom to the workplace.

In total, 平特五不中 programs will receive $4.94 million over six years to enhance training in areas focused on cognitive neuroscience, healthcare operations and information management and astrobiology.

"The CREATE results, which will directly impact our ability to design and improve research experiences for 平特五不中 students, has been a welcome addition to the suite of programs available from NSERC,鈥� Denis Th茅rien, 平特五不中鈥檚 Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations), said.听鈥溒教匚宀恢� has been unusually successful in this program, generating nearly $5 million to support innovative new programs, and we are highly supportive of this new investment in future generations of researchers."

Projects consist of initiatives led by teams of 平特五不中 researchers who see the value in helping students acquire skills that may not be part of their normal academic training.

平特五不中鈥檚 CREATE grant recipients are:

Prof. Caroline Palmer, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Psychology
CREATE Project: Training Program in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

Prof. Vedat Verter, Desautels Faculty of Management
CREATE Project: Training Program in Healthcare Operations and Information Management

Prof. Lyle Whyte, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences
CREATE Project: Training Program in Canadian Astrobiology

NSERC鈥檚 2009 CREATE grants support 20 projects that will receive $32 million over six years. They focus on a variety of areas, including nanotechnology, aquaculture, biomedical engineering and biodiversity. The CREATE program will help attract highly qualified people and retain them in Canada鈥檚 workforce. It will increase student mobility nationally and internationally, between individual universities and between universities and other sectors.

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