Media Advisory - Government of Canada to announce a major investment in research that will advance the frontiers of knowledge

WINDSOR, ON, Oct. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, will announce a major investment in science and engineering research across Canada. Minister Duncan will be joined by a representative of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), as well as by scientists and students who will benefit from the new funding.

Preceding the announcement, media are invited to tour a science exhibit of some of the projects receiving funding at the University of Windsor, at which time researchers and students benefitting from the funds will be available for interviews.

Minister Duncan will be available to media following the announcement.

Media are asked to arrive at least 15 minutes early to sign in at the reception desk.

Date:	October 9, 2018
Time:	10:30 a.m. (science exhibit) 11:15 a.m. (announcement)
Location:	Freed-Orman Commons, Assumption Hall The University of Windsor 400 Huron Church Road Windsor, Ontario.

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Nyree St-Denis, Communications Advisor, Office of the Minister of Science and Sport, Tel.: [phone], [email protected]; Valérie Levert-Gagnon, Media Relations Officer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Tel.: [phone], [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Tel.: [phone], [email protected]