Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at 91ÑÇÉ«. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair for Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability, […]
Professors' SSHRC-funded project involves research collaboration with the Toronto District School Board A project led by 91ÑÇÉ« Faculty of Education Professors Heather Lotherington and Jennifer Jenson at Joyce Public School in North 91ÑÇÉ«, and funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), has received two awards. The 91ÑÇÉ«-Joyce Public School Multiliteracies […]
When you’re a charitable organization in 91ÑÇÉ« Region seeking a research partner to inform your strategic directions and priorities, whom do you turn to? If you’re United Way of 91ÑÇÉ« Region (UWYR), you collaborate with 91ÑÇɫ’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit. This summer, three 91ÑÇÉ« students will gain valuable experience through internships with UWYR’s Community […]
Drug has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism A 91ÑÇÉ« study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function. It is an important finding because misoprostol is similar in structure to naturally occurring prostaglandins, which […]
Over the past year, the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has reviewed the way its funding programs are structured to provide researchers with a simpler, more flexible and more effective system of application and assessment. SSHRC president Chad Gaffield addressed this process during a town hall meeting held with faculty and students […]
George Dashwood Sr., a resident at Simon Fraser Lodge, is now the namesake of the rare Lasioglossum dashwoodi bee species in BC, wrote the Prince George Citizen July 7. Lincoln Best, a graduate student at 91ÑÇÉ«, is one of several researchers who found this bee in the Okanangan in 2008: "There are hundreds of […]
Anxiety and uncertainty can cause us to become more idealistic and radical in our religious beliefs, according to new findings by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In a series of studies, more than 600 participants were placed in anxiety-provoking or neutral situations and then asked […]
The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes offer an opportunity for 91ÑÇÉ« faculty to recognize outstanding student work at the undergraduate or graduate level in the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies. The annual competition recognizes outstanding scholarly essays of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies from a humanities, social science, business […]
Companies that borrow money from hedge funds often see a sharp rise in bets against their shares before the loans or loan amendments are announced, new research from a Schulich professor shows, suggesting that fund managers or others privy to these deals may be illegally trading ahead of the announcements, reported The Wall Street Journal […]
Physics doctoral student Panagiotis Vergados (MSc '06) has found a new technique for improving the precision of global positioning systems (GPS) dual-frequency signals – and won four national and international awards in three years for papers detailing how. Vergados developed this technique to get more accurate readings of the Earth’s thermal structure. It was designed for satellite-to-satellite GPS […]
Protecting ourselves from backyard mosquito bites may come down to leaving the vacuuming for later, a study from 91ÑÇÉ« shows. Rather than vacuuming the grass clippings out of catch basins before adding treatments to control mosquitoes, municipalities should leave the organic waste in place, the research found. “Catch basins are a permanent source of […]
The two co-founding artistic directors of the hugely influential performance collective La Pocha Nostra were artists-in-residence at 91ÑÇɫ’s fourth annual Summer Institute in Theatre Studies, which ran June 15 to 27. Guillermo Gómez-Peña, described as “among the most significant of late-20th-century performance artists" by New 91ÑÇÉ« City’s Village Voice, and Roberto Sifuentes, professor of performance at […]
Much of what informs environmental thinking springs from a view that equates nature with sexually straight and queer with unnatural. The editors of a new book Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire, turn those notions upside down. Co-editors Bruce Erickson (PhD 09’) and 91ÑÇÉ« environmental studies Professor Catriona Sandilands, Canada Research Chair in Sustainability & […]
Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers. The study, published in the journal, Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, examined the influence of gender, sexual orientation and whether […]
The first cohort of students graduating from 91ÑÇɫ’s Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program will present their leading-edge research today as part of the University’s first Neuroscience Research Day. The presentations will take place from 9am to 3:30pm in 163 Behavioural Sciences Building on 91ÑÇÉ«'s Keele campus. Fifteen students will offer summaries of their research. The students come […]
Six 91ÑÇÉ« students have won five awards for their research on Asia or Asian diaspora this year from the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Vanessa Lamb (right), a second-year doctoral candidate in geography, is the 2010 Vivienne Poy Asian Research Award recipient. Her research interests include the politics of the environment and development, feminist political ecology […]
Four students from 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Graduate Studies have won Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for research on everything from protecting vulnerable women to finding alternatives to the global takeover of organic agriculture. This is only the second year the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships have been awarded. “We are delighted with the results of the Vanier […]
The 10-storey 91ÑÇÉ« Research Tower provides new facilities purposely designed to help graduate students be more effective researchers on floors six, seven and eight. Professor Susan Henders, director of the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Asian Research, spoke about the new facilities during a recent research celebration. Her remarks are available on the Research Web site's multimedia […]
Bee expert urges public to create bee-friendly gardens in their yards Breakfast may be toast if we don’t take action to save the bees, according to 91ÑÇÉ«Â biology Professor and bee expert Laurence Packer. “Consider breakfast. Eggs, maybe a slice of watermelon, toast with butter and jam, and a cup of coffee with a dash of […]
It is a human urge to imitate percussive sounds, says 91ÑÇÉ« music Professor Trichy Sankaran, whose new book, The Art of Konnakkol (Solkattu), delves into the rhythmic spoken syllables of south Indian drumming. A master percussionist, Sankaran wrote the book and used selections from his albums Laya Vinyas and Catch 21 on the accompanying CD to […]
