Internal Deadline: September 7 Application Deadline: September 15 Link: NSERC Science Promotion NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to under-represented groups in NSE careers, including girls and Indigenous peoples. Taking equity and diversity into account, NSERC may support additional meritorious applications that focus…
Québec, July 19, 2021 – Today, the Fonds de recherche du Québec are launching their equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy, which was adopted by the boards of directors of the three Fonds in June 2021. The approach is in line with the agencies’ commitment to strengthen EDI, as outlined in their 2018–2022 plans L’annonce…
For the English version of this announcement, please click here (opens in a new tab) Le programme Engagement proposé par les Fonds de recherche du Québec est présentement ouvert aux chercheurs et chercheuses du Québec qui souhaitent (1) accompagner des citoyens et des citoyennes ayant répondu à l’appel des FRQ dans la découverte de la méthode…
Race, Gender, and Diversity Initiative Coming Soon! From SSHRC’s Announcement: Initiative aims to support partnership research to inform actions to address social disparities related to race, gender and other forms of diversity. Research in the social sciences and humanities is essential to understanding and tackling inequities in society, and identifying systemic barriers and discrimination. To…
Congratulations to both Catherine Fichten and Joel Trudeau on each being awarded $100,000 towards AI research from Pôle montréalais d’enseignement supérieur en intelligence artificielle (PIA)! In collaboration with Concordia, McGill’s teaching hospital, Lady Davis Institute, and Cégep Andé-Laurendeau, Catherine and her team will be examining how virtual assistants and AI-based smartphone apps help post-secondary students with disabilities…
Joss Whedon Vs. The Horror Tradition: The Production of Genre in Buffy and Beyond Edited by Kristopher Karl Woofter and Lorna Jowett This book examines the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon within a horror tradition that has formed its main source of inspiration and critique. The collection’s 15 chapters situate Whedon’s productions and critical pretensions…
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…
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….
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:…
On October 18, 2016, the Association francophone pour la savoir (Acfas) announced during its annual gala in Montreal that Catherine Fichten from Dawson College is this year’s recipient of the Prix Acfas Denise-Barbeau pour la recherche au collegial. Dr. Fichten is the Co-Director of the Adaptech Research Network, which conducts research by, for, and with…
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