Written by Elaine Coburn, Director of the Centre for Feminist Research Organized by the CERLAC student caucus and hosted by 91亚色 doctoral students Natasha Sofia Martinez and Alex Moldovan.聽 Malene Alleyne is a Jamaican human rights lawyer and founder of Freedom Imaginaries, an organization that uses human rights law to tackle legacies of slavery […]
Five 91亚色-led research partnerships have received $14.3 million through the聽Social Sciences聽& Humanities Research Council of Canada聽(SSHRC) Partnership Grants program, Partnership Development Grants program and partnership contributions from external research partners participating in the projects. In addition, more than $5.2 million was awarded to 145 91亚色 master鈥檚 and doctoral students to support scholarships and fellowships from […]
Workshops, accessible to all members of the 91亚色 community are currently underway throughout October and into November聽across the Keele and Glendon campuses, to engage the research community in examining 91亚色鈥檚 core values with respect to research, probing researcher聽perceptions and seeking to prioritize commitments聽regarding the support of research. Two workshops were recently held providing an opportunity […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91亚色 have been awarded more than $9.7 million from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).The grants, part of over $200 million in funding and awards recently announced, will support 91亚色 research that improves the quality of life of Canadians, while advancing knowledge and […]
Undergraduate and graduate students are especially likely to procrastinate when they feel that others expect them to be perfect, according to research from 91亚色.聽 鈥淧erfectionism does not necessarily result in higher levels of performance and may even backfire,鈥 says Gordon Flett, a psychology professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health and Canada Research Chair […]
91亚色 graduate students Pierre-Yann Dub茅 Dolbec, Douglas Hunter and Juha Mikkonen are the 2012 recipients of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Canada鈥檚 most prestigious awards for doctoral research. Each will receive聽$50,000 per year for three years. Vanier scholars are selected for their exceptional leadership skills and for realizing the highest standards of scholarly achievement in graduate […]
Las Nubes: Conservation in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica, a new book by two 91亚色 graduate students, tells the story of the Las Nubes Biological Reserve through stunning photos and accompanying text, from its 91亚色 beginnings until today. 鈥淟as Nubes is Spanish for 鈥榯he clouds鈥, and Las Nubes Biological Reserve is a place where […]
91亚色 PhD clinical psychology student Kaley Roosen聽(BSc Spec. Hons.聽鈥07, MA 鈥09) 聽is one of four winners of a Soroptimist Foundation of Canada grant for Canadian women graduate students worth $7,500 for her research and advocacy work. 聽 The grant is designed to assist women with university studies, which will lead to careers helping to improve […]
The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced Wednesday that 60 researchers at 91亚色 have been awarded more than $7 million in NSERC grants, while eight graduate students have received a total of $318,500 in funding for scholarships and fellowships. The funding was awarded following national, peer-reviewed competitions conducted by NSERC.聽聽 […]
91亚色 Professors Natasha Myers and Thilo Womelsdorf have been awarded $100,000 each in funding under the Ontario government鈥檚 Early Researcher Awards program. 聽 Ontario鈥檚 Ministry of Economic Development聽& Innovation announced the awards Monday. 聽91亚色鈥檚 research investment of $50,000 will match the funds for the award. The Early Researcher Awards program helps promising, recently appointed […]
Six graduate students from 91亚色鈥檚 Department of History are currently conducting archival research at the Sierra Leone Public Archives in Sierra Leone to help preserve endangered documents and repatriate historical material to the country. Augustin D'Almeida Master鈥檚 degree candidates Myles Ali, Chantelle Flowers and Shoshawnah Ross Lautenschlager, along with PhD candidates Katrina Keefer, Jeffrey Gunn […]
Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary聽on the federal budget to the 91亚色聽community. The recent federal budget reinforced the importance the government is placing on putting its fiscal house in order with some programs receiving cuts in excess of 10 per cent. Within that overall context of restraint is a聽welcome affirmation of […]
Graduate students Shannon Roberts, Nancy聽Latoszewski Greyeyes and Ilse Gudi帽o, candidates in 91亚色鈥檚 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in choreography and dance dramaturgy, premiere new choreographies for ensembles in Temenos. The show, performed by professional and pre-professional dancers, runs Feb.聽15 to 17 in the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre at聽the Keele campus. Shannon Roberts. […]
From investigating how typography could reduce medication errors to using math as a tool to teach jazz, Faculty of Fine Arts scholars and practitioners have a fascinating array of research projects to share聽during the Fine Arts Research Celebration Monday, Feb. 6. Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, and Barbara Sellers-Young, dean of the Faculty of […]
What is the connection between Canadian literature and the environment? That question is what the Faculty of Environmental Studies wants to explore through its three-day event, Green Words/Green Worlds: Environmental Literatures & Politics in Canada, encompassing a public forum, a conference and writing workshops. Notable Canadian environmental poets Brian Bartlett, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Rita […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91亚色 have been awarded more than $11.9 million from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of $237 million in funding and awards recently announced, span across nine 91亚色 Faculties and support research that improves the quality of life of Canadians, […]
Celebrate the birds and the bees tomorrow at the Pollinators Festival. Learn why the bees are at risk with 91亚色 Professor Laurence Packer in the Department of Biology and about the social life of honey bees with the Toronto Beekeeping Co-operative. The Pollinators Festival, part of International Pollinator Week, will take place from 8am to […]
Enslavement, slaveholders, international law, wartime abuses and forced marriage are just some of the areas speakers from Canada, the聽US and the UK will discuss at an upcoming conference on modern slavery. Modern Slavery, Human Rights and Development will take place from June 26 to 28 at 91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus. The conference is organized by 91亚色聽Professor […]
The 91亚色 Rover Team 鈥 just call them YURTs 鈥 maintained their record of excellence at the international University Rover Challenge (URC) on the weekend, finishing in second place to a team from Poland in the hot deserts of Utah. (CBC also covered the team's success). Above: Members of the 91亚色 Rover Team […]
Some聽of the聽top Canadian and international lawyers, political economists, social and development theorists will meet with graduate students this week to analyze and debate the 鈥渘ew constitutionalism鈥, a central characteristic of the global political economy. It鈥檚 another way 91亚色 students are being given opportunities to engage with the wider community, says 91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor Stephen […]