Life on Mars statistically probable according to Richard Soare’s research
February 23rd, 2021
Is there life on Mars? That question is propelling the mission of the Perseverance rover, which landed on the Red Planet Feb. 18. It has also driven the research of Dawson College Geography teacher and Mars researcher Richard Soare for over two decades.
Specifically, Richard’s research has focused on finding evidence of near-surface ice in the non-polar regions of Mars.
Click Read More for the homepage news story, which includes a Q and A with our colleague Richard Soare and a link to the CTV News interview with him last week.
Powerful stories bring Indigenous perspectives to higher education
February 9th, 2021
Storytelling is at the heart of the oral cultures of Indigenous peoples in Canada. A unique project in Quebec led by Dawson College faculty uses storytelling to advance the inclusion and welcome of Indigenous cultures and students in higher education institutions.
“Our project is about changing the culture in academic institutions, underlining the need for Indigenous people to have leadership roles within these institutions and making sure that Indigenous perspectives are reflected and part of the educational experience for everyone,” explained Michelle Smith, a faculty member of Dawson’s Cinema | Communications Department and principal investigator.
Click Read More to go to the Homepage news story.
Phones as teaching tools in the classroom
October 7th, 2020
Just before this semester began, the Adaptech Research Network completed a one-year ECQ-funded project entitled “Smart Phones: a Neglected Pedagogical Tool.”
Click on Read More for the homepage news story and a link to the videos produced by Adaptech.
Posture and fitness are related: Joanna Farmer’s research
June 16th, 2020
During her career as a teacher of Physical Education, Dawson’s Joanna Farmer has developed expertise in teaching posture.
Click Read More to read a homepage news story about Joanna's posture research and for a link to her research article.
May 26th, 2020
The Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org is housed at Dawson College. We have been active in conducting research on students with disabilities since 1996. With a team of international collaborators, we have received both federally and provincially funded grants and published our findings in peer reviewed journals. Friday Adaptech meetings continue However, no one has been…
Board game and e-book advancing sustainable campuses
April 7th, 2020
Gisela Frias (Coordinator of North-South Studies) was in Mexico last month to promote a board game and an e-book produced as part of the Sustainable Campuses Initiative.
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Making the world more inclusive
March 3rd, 2020
Improving the lives of people living in a disabling situation has been the work of CRISPESH for almost 10 years. CRISPESH is Dawson's unique College Centre for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT). The project is in partnership with Cégep du Vieux Montréal. Currently, there are about half a dozen teachers from CVM working on CRISPESH research. Dawson teachers are invited to contact CRISPESH to find out about research opportunities. Click Read More to access the news piece.
March 3rd, 2020
Implementing Smart Cities: Interventions to Build Healthy Cities is the name of a training platform and research project that is in the running for a $5 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Anna-Liisa Aunio (Sociology) is a co-applicant in the multi-disciplinary project led by David Ma of the University of Guelph,…
March 3rd, 2020
Two projects that count DawsonAI as a partner have been selected by PIA to go forward. The organizaiton made the announcement Feb. 26. Here are the two DawsonAI projects: How virtual assistants and applications powered by artificial intelligence can help promote student academic success. Comprising members from Dawson College, Concordia University and McGill University, the team…
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