United states : MUN's Ocean Science Centre gets financial boost.Byline: shiv03 The federal government announced today funding of more than $6.5 million for Memorial University s Ocean Sciences Centre at Logy lo·gy adj. lo·gi·er, lo·gi·est Characterized by lethargy; sluggish. [Perhaps from Dutch log, heavy or variant of English loggy, heavy, sluggish, from log Bay.The money will go towards infrastructure at the centre, including the construction of new buildings, laboratories, research facilities and equipment. Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement Anthony Peter "Tony" Clement, PC, BA, LL.B., MP (born January 27, 1961 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian politician, federal Minister of Health, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. made the announcement at the facility in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove.The funding comes through the Canada Foundation for Innovation Mission and Mandate The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and (CFI CFI abbr. cost, freight, and insurance ). Clement said that through CFI, the federal government is creating leading edge facilities to attract world-class researchers. Christopher Loomis, acting president and vice-chancellor of MUN, welcomed the investment. This major investment by the CFI recognizes the quality and impact of cold-ocean studies at Memorial University, and its importance to Canada s Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of future, Loomis said. It also re-affirms Memorial University as a premier institution in the world for cold-oceans research. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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