November 5, 2020
Program seeks to improve Canadians’ maintenance of optimal brain health.
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15-year-old Ethan Chan of Victoria, BC, wins $15,000 first prize for kidney data monitoring device.
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Foundation team will work remotely but programs are still accepting applications as scheduled.
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The W. Garfield Weston Foundation makes one-of-a-kind, $16.7-million philanthropic grant to revolutionize the treatment of brain disorders.
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The Board of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lara O’Donnell as Executive Director of the Foundation effective February 3, 2020.
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Dr. Wayne Pollard has been named this year’s recipient of the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research – he has devoted more than 40 years to studying permafrost and what flows underground in Canada’s high Arctic.
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The W. Garfield Weston Awards in Northern Research and the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement will be administered by a new delivery agency as of June 1, 2019.
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Support to the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food to increase food production, experiment with newer agriculture practices and provide students with new experiential learning opportunities.
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Canadian Arctic Scientist Dr. Derek Muir was awarded the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research today. As an internationally recognized expert, Dr. Muir has dedicated more than 30 years to discovering, measuring and assessing chemical contaminants in the Arctic.
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The W. Garfield Weston Foundation supports the creation of a new 3,170-ha. protected area in northwestern Ontario.
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