Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Announce Research Funding in Priority Areas


WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 19, 2011) - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) will join Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to announce an investment in promising new research at universities across Canada.

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011
   
Time: 9:30 a.m.
   
Location: University of Waterloo
  200 University Avenue West
  Earth Sciences & Chemistry Building
  Room 316
  Waterloo, ON

Contact Information: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Danielle Nasrallah
Senior Communications Advisor
613-996-3861
media@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
or
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
Gary Toft, Director of Communications
613-943-7599
or
Industry Canada
Media Relations
613-943-2502