Go to page content

Virtual recap

CIHR town hall video now available

Research

By Jeff Green

On Tuesday, May 18, Memorial President Vianne Timmons co-hosted a town hall with Dr. Michael Strong, president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

The video of the session is available below.

Dr. Strong virtually met with members of the Memorial research community and provided updates from CIHR, including its 2021-31 strategic plan.

Topics discussed included support for researchers; interdisciplinarity training; funding for MD and PhD students; and research partnerships.

In total, 60 people attended the session.


To receive news from Memorial in your inbox, subscribe to Gazette Now.


Latest News

Leadership appointment

Executive director of development and alumni engagement named

Building on momentum 

Dr. André McDonald joins Memorial University as vice-president (research and innovation)

Cause and effect

Reducing exposure and preventing pregnancy complications from micro and nanoplastic pollution

Bridging the workforce

Connecting Canadian innovators with specialized testing facilities and pathways to defence procurement

Supporting defence

Memorial part of first-of-its-kind Arctic maritime security consortium

Better decisions, better protections

Occupational health at sea: how is climate change impacting seafarers' well-being?