The Lassonde School of Engineering at 91亚色 has introduced a new equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) funding initiative to promote a culture of EDI at the school while helping to remove systemic barriers for faculty, students and staff in academia. This initiative, spearheaded by the EDI Sub-Committee and the Lassonde Research Office, supports the development and […]
91亚色 has announced the four inaugural recipients of its new Provost鈥檚 Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars:聽Godwin Dzah,聽Don Davis,聽De-Lawrence Lamptey聽and聽Ruth Murambadoro. This two-year award, valued at $70,000 per year, seeks to address underrepresentation in many disciplines and fields by providing Black and Indigenous scholars with the ability to dedicate their time to pursuing […]
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of close to $3 million for the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) and the Black Creek Community Farm, in partnership with 91亚色鈥檚 Innovation 91亚色鈥檚 YSpace, Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC), and TD-Community Engagement Centre, to support Black-Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses in Humber River-Black Creek. The […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) research office has announced the launch of a聽new research services website. The website will serve as a central hub, assisting faculty members with identifying funding opportunities, pre- and post-award support, knowledge mobilization services and partnership development. On this site users will be able to: access grant support […]
Three separate grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have been awarded to 91亚色 Professor聽Andrea O鈥橰eilly聽and will support her research projects in the field of motherhood. O鈥橰eilly is an expert in motherhood research, founder and editor-in-chief of the聽Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, publisher of Demeter Press, author of 20-plus […]
Researchers in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and […]
Four 91亚色 researchers have received research awards from the Government of Canada鈥檚 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)-Exploration stream. Professors聽Cristina Delgado Vintimilla聽(Faculty of Education),聽Sarah Flicker聽(Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change),聽Matthew Perras聽(Lassonde School of Engineering) and聽Dayna Scott聽(Osgoode Hall Law School) are the principal investigators on the winning projects, which were announced in late May. 鈥91亚色 […]
91亚色's Schulich School of Business has announced two new fellowship opportunities:聽Access to Success聽and聽Reaching Out MBA. The Access to Success Organization is a not-for-profit that supports the development of future leaders with disabilities. This merit-based fellowship celebrates outstanding students who have demonstrated excellence in academic, professional or extracurricular areas. 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome the Schulich School […]
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic is launching a new Provostial Fellows program to advance the priorities of the University Academic Plan (UAP) while giving tenured faculty a chance to gain more hands-on experience working with University leadership. The University Academic Plan Building a Better Future: 91亚色 Academic Plan 2020-2025 has established six important […]
Health professor joins forces with Innovation 91亚色 and MaRS Innovation to build and release much-needed new tool to assess concussions and dementia.
Innovation 91亚色鈥檚 Cheryl Giblon discusses 91亚色 as a vital player in Ontario鈥檚 high-tech entrepreneurial arena, opening a new accelerator space with IBM Canada in Markham in late 2016.
Mark Roseman describes how his team fosters research excellence, via the federal granting system and the 91亚色 Research Chairs program. Mark Roseman joined 91亚色鈥檚 Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation last year as director, Strategic & Institutional Research Initiatives (SIRI). This group functions as an essential bridge between the University and the national granting […]
The Office of Research Ethics will hold a series of "Brown Bag" information sessions in 2017. Presentation will provide an overview of the changes to the Research Ethics Protocol and will have a Q and A about any questions researchers may have. Schedule: Jan 18th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626 Feb […]
Office of Research Ethics announces new Research Ethics protocol form 聽In an effort to streamline and harmonize the Research Ethics review processes and protocols and enhance compliance with current guidelines, the Office of Research Ethics (ORE) has updated a number of research ethics related documents. We are pleased to inform you that the updated HPRC […]
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Office of Research Ethics Urges Attendance at Information Session on Streamlining and Harmonization of Review Processes In an effort to streamline and harmonize the Research Ethics review processes and protocols, the Office of Research Ethics has updated two key documents, which will come into effect January 2017. The benefits include: Increased efficiency of the review […]
91亚色 students can now ignite their research and writing powers, online, anytime. Launching on Oct. 16, the Student Papers and Academic Research Kit (SPARK) 鈥 a modular, online tool that can be accessed from any computer or mobile device 鈥 will provide students with the assistance they need to complete any aspect of an academic […]
91亚色 is an academic partner in a new summit exploring the power of crowdfunding. Hosted by the 91亚色 Region Business Innovation in Changing Times Conference Series, which focuses on聽providing businesses access to ideas, insight and resources to help them adapt to the fast-changing marketplace, the Crowdfunding Revolution summit is set for Thursday, Aug. 22, […]
91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization (KMb)聽Unit聽has joined forces with NeuroDevNet, a Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), to provide knowledge translation (KT) leadership and services within the University of British Columbia-based network. 聽鈥91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Unit is continuing to make an impact by supporting transformative research through knowledge translation,鈥 said Robert Hach茅 (left), 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research […]