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February 29, 2000

Provost speaks on institutional renewal today

University Provost and vice-president academic Harvey Weingarten presents his annual State of the Academy address at 12:30 p.m. today in HSC-1A5. Weingarten will speak on the "Thrills of Institutional Renewal." "We are entering a time, I think, of institutional renewal at all levels. Due to retirements, people here will witness a turnover in faculty, and probably staff, which hasn't been seen since the early 1960s," says Weingarten.

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February 29, 2000

McMaster hosts women’s basketball finals

The 2000 OUA West Women's Basketball Final Four Championship begins at McMaster today with the All-Star Awards Banquet.

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February 29, 2000

Symposium surveys the global health care arena

The frequency of miracle medical breakthroughs continues to increase. New discoveries are no longer rare with a heightened understanding of the basis of diseases. But an understanding of the social and cultural issues, many of which dictated the pace of progress, throughout the world health care scene is much more uncommon.

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February 29, 2000

Federal funding for universities, research welcomed

Finance minister Paul Martin's tax-cutting budget, announced yesterday, contained good news for Canadian universities. The federal government is providing a one-time $2.5 billion transfer payment for post-secondary education and health care. It also made significant commitments to university research through the allocation of $900 million to extend the Canada Foundation for Innovation program into 2005, and the same amount, over five years, for the establishment of the 21st Century Chairs for Research Excellence.

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February 28, 2000

Innovation report author: Ontario needs balanced investment in research support

Ontario unarguably develops world-class, innovative researchers in almost every field. But the province fails to properly encourage and reward them, says a U of T professor who recently conducted a study on ways to expand Ontario's ability to innovate in all sectors of the economy.

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