The U.S. Air Force awarded startup SkyNano, led by Innovation Crossroads alumna Anna Douglas, a $1.25 million contract to advance its CO2-to-carbon nanotube technology as part of a project to develop low-cost, battery-grade graphite. SkyNano’s partners include American Energy Technologies Company and Eonix, led by Innovation Crossroads alumnus Don DeRosa.

 Dilip Soman, a professor of marketing at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has been named as one of three finalists for an Impact Award in the partnership category from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). He is receiving the honour for his work leading the Behaviourally Informed Organizations (BI-Org) partnership which was funded through a SSHRC Partnership Grant. The Impact Awards are a major national award for academic research in Canada.

Professor Joshua Gans, an economist at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management,  has been elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Singapore’s flagship medical school is doubling down on population health research and technology-enabled solutions to strengthen healthcare systems and prepare tomorrow’s leaders. The School rebrands its Health Services & Systems Research (HSSR) programme to deliver policy-relevant, tech-driven solutions for a healthier Singapore, launching new education pathways to enhance professional capabilities in population health research

The University of Bonn has yet another good reason to celebrate as three of its researchers have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth €1.5 million each. This European Research Council (ERC) grant program is designed to support early-career researchers. The economist Assistant Professor Amelie Schiprowski, the computer scientist Professor Lucie Flek and the evolutionary biologist Dr. Moritz Lürig will use the funding to progress their own research projects over the next five years.