Research and Sustainability at Dawson
Sustainability has a strong presence at Dawson College, reflected in the many projects and initiatives undertaken in the past 10 years. Most recently, it has been noted as one of the foundational goals in the Dawson College Strategic Plan 2016-2021. Building on its achievements, Dawson aims to become a leader in the field of sustainability…
Read More about Research and Sustainability at DawsonNew Grants Awarded to Dawson Researchers
Congratulations! Dawson researchers were successful in their grant applications submitted this past year, with three new grants awarded for 2017-2018. Liz Charles, Chris Whittaker, Yann Brouillette and team (Pedagogy, Sciences) Liz and the team will continue their research on active learning classrooms through their new grant project funded by PAREA titled, « Gestion et régulation du…
Read More about New Grants Awarded to Dawson ResearchersNew Grants for Dawson Researchers
Congratulations to Stewart Cooke, Stacey Zembrzycki and Nancy Rebelo, who were awarded grants from SSHRC this spring! Stewart Cooke (English Literature) was awarded his third Insight Grant to continue his work on an annotated scholarly edition of the letters of Charles Burney, Vol 4. Burney was an 18th century English musician, composer and man of…
Read More about New Grants for Dawson ResearchersNew Partnership Engage Grant Awarded
Congratulations to Catherine Fichten and her Adaptech team who received a Partnership Engage Grant from SSHRC this fall. The team will partner with l’Association québécoise pour l’équité et l’inclusion au postsecondaire (AQEIPS) to create a bilingual online survey tool to evaluate successful employment search and job maintenance strategies for students with disabilities in postsecondary education….
Read More about New Partnership Engage Grant AwardedDawson College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for the 6th year in a row
Research Infosource collects data on research income, partnerships, and faculty research activity each year; in November, they publish their list of the top 50 colleges and research universities in Canada. In data collected from 2015-16, Dawson College placed 39th on the list, with research funding of $1,725,000 and 32 active research faculty. Dawson’s key research…
Read More about Dawson College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for the 6th year in a rowDawson Neuroscience Research Group
Hélène Nadeau’s Neuroscience Research Group, including two of its former Dawson students, Andreaa Angelescu and William Asselin, are featured in an article in Quebec Science. Formed in 2015, the summer research group offers Dawson students from all disciplines an opportunity to develop their interest in scientific research through practical experience, working with Hélène and other…
Read More about Dawson Neuroscience Research GroupWorld First: 56 Feet of Digital Teaching Space at Dawson
Calgary-based Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, has partnered with Dawson to create the world’s largest installation of its visual collaboration systems in a single classroom. The unique configuration is located in an active-learning classroom at Dawson (3H.10) and includes eight Nureva Walls that have created 56 feet or just over 17 metres of digital…
Read More about World First: 56 Feet of Digital Teaching Space at DawsonCelebrate Research 2017
On May 25, 2017, faculty and staff came together for the annual celebration to recognize the achievements of Dawson researchers and to mark another great year of research and pedagogical innovation at Dawson College.
Read More about Celebrate Research 2017Dawson College among Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for 7th year
Research Infosource collects data on research income, partnerships, and faculty research activity each year; in November, they publish their list of the top 50 colleges and research universities in Canada. In data collected from 2017-18, Dawson College placed 38th on the list, with research funding of $1,945, 000 and 32 active research faculty. Dawson’s key…
Read More about Dawson College among Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for 7th yearDawson College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for the 5th year in a row
Research Infosource collects data on research income, partnerships, and faculty research activity each year; in October, they publish their list of the top 50 colleges and research universities. In data collected from 2014-15, Dawson College placed 37th on the list, with research funding of $1,655,500 and 35 active research faculty. Dawson’s key research strengths include:…
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