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Lethbridge College Receives $1 Million For Public Safety Research
Lethbridge College has received the largest social sciences research grant in its history, as $1 million in federal research funding will kickstart the college’s public safety applied research program. The funding will allow the college’s researchers to engage with industry partners across policing, corrections, and courts and their associated community service providers to undertake research […]
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Read MoreBC Government: New research, funding to support complex mental-health, substance-use challenges
Oct. 14, 2022 VICTORIA – British Columbians living with overlapping brain injury, mental-health and substance-use challenges will benefit from a new research project that will explore these areas and propose solutions to meet people’s needs. The Province is investing $345,000 in Constable Gerald Breese Centre for Traumatic Losses (CGB) to support ongoing research into brain […]
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Read MoreLaurentian University celebrates over $237,000 in Federal SSHRC grants
(October 13, 2022) – Laurentian University researchers have received funding in amounts of over $237,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Grants received support researchers in their endeavours to produce new knowledge. Dr. Lea Tufford, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, received a 5-year Insight Grant to support her study, “Supporting […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada invests in applied research collaborations between colleges and local partners
October 14, 2022 Colleges are at the heart of many rural and urban communities across Canada and offer a wealth of resources to local and regional partners to develop innovative, tangible solutions to challenges being faced in their own backyards. That is why the Government of Canada values the tremendous contributions that colleges make as […]
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Read MoreTrue partnerships – MUN Gazette
The importance of Indigenous community engagement for research Oct. 13, 2022 As Memorial leads a review of its Research Impacting Indigenous Groups (RIIG) Policy, one of the common questions asked during consultations focuses on agreement in principle (AIP). Dr. Paul Banahene Adjei, interim associate vice-president (Indigenous research), uses a proverb from Akans of Ghana to […]
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Read MoreSouthwestern Manitoba First Nation denied access to search for unmarked graves – CBC
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation survey hopes dashed Oct 03, 2022 A southwestern Manitoba First Nation’s quest to search for unmarked residential school graves at Turtle Crossing Campground in Brandon, about 215 kilometres west of Winnipeg, has been put on hold after access to the land was denied. Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, located 260 km west […]
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Read MoreIndigenous food sovereignty requires better and more accurate data collection – Canadian Manufacturing
October 3, 2022 Indigenous Peoples have remained resilient and are making important strides toward food sovereignty through the revitalization of Indigenous food systems and cultural traditions. Indigenous communities are increasingly investing in agriculture to sustain their cultures and economies. Indigenous Peoples have a long history with agriculture — a history that wasn’t always recognized. For much of the 20th century, […]
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Read MoreEnergi Simulation Centre for Geothermal Systems Research Established at University of Calgary
In 2021, the University of Calgary launched the Geothermal Energy Laboratory, a transdisciplinary initiative aimed at leveraging the university’s strong history in energy research to enable the vision of ‘Geothermal Anywhere’. Geothermal energy, with its high-capacity factor, low footprint, low emissions, and the potential to be a significant player in the energy transition, is garnering […]
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Read MoreProvince Investing in Ontario-made Research and Innovation
September 29, 2022 TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting Ontario-made innovation with an investment of more than $198 million in research projects at colleges, universities and research hospitals across the province. The funding is being delivered through the Ontario Research Fund and Early Researcher Awards and supports researchers in making discoveries that advance knowledge, […]
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Read MoreNational gathering charts path forward for unmarked grave searches at former residential school sites – CBC
Sep 15, 2022 About 350 First Nation, Metis, and Inuit leaders, community members and survivors came together A national gathering this week will help with next steps, as Indigenous communities across the country grapple with the task of searching for unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools. About 350 First Nation, Metis, and […]
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