Amid the ongoing climate crisis, there’s a surging demand for initiatives that prioritize climate action. Communities are seeking solutions to their environmental challenges that not only allow them to adapt and thrive but also position them as catalysts for change. Non-profit organizations, such as the Biosphere Institute of Bow Valley, play a pivotal role in […]

L’histoire de l’Amérique française est, assurément, en plein renouvellement : sous le double coup des avancées de l’histoire globale et de l’histoire impériale, la Nouvelle-France est désormais réinsérée dans un jeu à plusieurs échelles où interagissent les espaces caribéen, nord-américain et européen. Pour autant, si l’histoire sociale et l’histoire urbaine ont déjà bénéficié de l’élargissement […]

The proposed research project will review data from CNIB’s survey of attitudes and beliefs of staff who volunteer in the Vision Mates program. The data will be analyzed for thematic qualities as well as for any correlations between attitudes and individual factors. It is important to understand how volunteers see the people with whom they […]

The proposed research project is an observational study that aims to explore the relationship between cannabis use and music enjoyment in a real-world setting, specifically within a cannabis smoking lounge. By studying how cannabis affects individuals’ absorption in music, we hope to shed light on the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. Partnering with Lit Research, we […]

In the last decade, “Conditional Cash Transfers” (CCTs) have spread across Latin America. CCTs involve small, monthly cash transfers to poor families on the condition that children attend school and obtain vaccinations. Studies suggest that these transfers are relatively effective at alleviating extreme poverty. But what are their impacts beyond the material realm? This project […]

CityHive is a Metro Vancouver-based non-profit organization on a mission to transform the way that young people are engaged in shaping their cities: in city planning, decision-making processes and urban sustainability issues. This project will support CityHive to complete a comprehensive evaluation on CityHive’s programs and youth engagement impact, including their CityShapers in Schools, Urban […]

The objective of this project is to complete a needs assessment and feasibility study and develop a land usage recommendation to SJHC that will best fit within the SJHC Mission to meet the unmet needs within the community. The intern would work through the Blueprints Program utilizing the guidelines and templates that are appropriate to […]

À la suite de la crise immobilière de 2008, le gouvernement vietnamien met en place des politiques favorisant la conversion de projets de logements commerciaux en logements sociaux. En raison du grand nombre de promoteurs cherchant à convertir leurs projets, la planification du logement social par l’État se voit bouleversée. Il est donc d’intérêt d’en […]

This research project, “Decoding Political Messaging to Working-Class Voters In Canada,” is interested in understanding how the three major Canadian political talk to working-class voters. We will be looking at what the Liberals, Conservatives, and New Democrats say about important topics like jobs, climate change, and healthcare. By exploring and analyzing their party platforms from […]

De la colonisation du nord de l’Abitibi pendant la crise des années 1930, à la fondation de camps de prospecteurs dans un des derniers Klondike, jusqu’à la création de villes de compagnies modèles, l’histoire de la Baie-James est à l’image de son territoire : diversifié. L’histoire de cette région-ressource aussi grande que l’Allemagne a principalement […]

The intern will lead the development of three research briefs based on findings from the 2023 Kindergarten Parent Survey, a unique research instrument designed by a collaborative of Halton researchers. The survey provides a snapshot of the wellbeing of Halton kindergarten preschool children and their families on multiple domains, including healthy development, physical activity, nutrition, […]

This project aims to simplify the creation of avatars for use in research, with a focus on self, identity, and facial recognition. Avatars, or digital selves, can be challenging to make and limited by software, and this is made worse when participants’ avatars look different from themselves in real life. The goal of this research […]