The government hopes that the money will "help support world-class research facilities and respond to the needs of Canada's smaller universities in their efforts to become more research-oriented".
But many say the modern university is changing the essence of the humanities, forcing the discipline to become more research-based in order to compete with its science-y counterparts.
"TV definitely became more research-driven and more demographically self-conscious in the 60's and 70's," says Mark Crispin Miller, director of the Project on Media Ownership at New York University.
Mr. O'Keefe said that some changes, such as the commission's suggestion that NASA centers become more focused research and development centers run under contract by universities or private organizations, would take more discussion.
The hourglass shape of the labour market has become more pronounced: research by the Trades Union Congress shows that four in five net jobs created up to December 2012 were in low-wage sectors.
The forced differential equations and their oscillations has recently become more interesting research areas.
And as phone- and voice-over-Internet Protocol-based business transactions become even more ubiquitous, vocal biometrics may become more popular a research topic at IBM's human language technologies group.
Many reasons that account for the reluctance of NGOs to become (more) involved in research activities pertain to NGO perceptions on research (Center for Advanced Studies of International Development. Symposium on NGO/Academic Linkages.
Over the last three years I have become very stoic, and since censorship has made publications and dailies ineffectual, I have become more interested in research work.
Ultrasound is a proven method for examining soft tissue structures, including tendons, and recently quantitative ultrasound has become more prevalent in research settings.
A major goal is to help African universities become more involved in research on the continent's most serious health issues, including HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
