STEM programs grew after 2018 in Canada, but only a fraction of graduates worked in a STEM field (CFI, 2022). Less women enter the STEM field and even less in the field are Black women who face challenges finding employment in the industry, leading to a small number pursuing STEM careers, including those STEM careers […]

The Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies (OAYPA), via Abonia Centre, requested a study to examine 1) available treatment programs available to pregnant and parenting transition aged youth (TAY) and their children, in Ontario; 2) demographics of TAY who access these programs; 3) literature on promising practices for treatment programs for TAY. This study will […]

The range of contemporary engineering careers extend far beyond those closely tied to the traditional disciplines taught in engineering schools. Using Canadian Census 2021 data, this study will examine the occupational outcomes of engineering graduates residing in Ontario, with specific attention to the differences between industry sectors of employment and along lines of race, gender, […]

Liang Shuming’s”reciprocal centeredness”shows us a new way of gaining rights, he suggests that the realization of one’s personal rights will be naturally entitled via his fulfillment of necessary obligations.It’s likely that people lead a meaningful life among harmonious interactions rather than through the “outward demand” of rights,though the status he assigned to rights needs to […]

Creative research to investigate what types of Augmented Reality experiences cause users to feel co-presence. A set of prototypes will be created that explore different ways that users can experience presence in virtual worlds at the same time as other users. A publicly accessible artwork in Victoria, BC, will be created based on learnings from […]

Alberta Workers Association for Research and Education (AWARE)is a non-profit organization that focuses on raising awareness through research and education on issues related to non-unionized workers and workers with precarious immigration status. We create educational materials and facilitate programs pertaining to workers’ rights education, precarious workers’ challenges, and unemployment. For years, AWARE has seen the […]

Partant du constat de l’écart entre le grand écart existant entre l’adoption de normes de droits humains et leur application réelle dans les pays centraméricains considérés, comment et pourquoi des acteurs continuent à s’appuyer sur ces normes pour entreprendre leurs luttes? La recherche comporte un triple objectif : (1) comprendre les raisons de l’adoption de […]

This project, in partnership with the City of Saskatoon, will develop the parameters for Active Transit corridors. While the long term goal is for multiple corridors, this initial exploration and research will focus on the College Corridor adjacent to the University of Saskatchewan Campus and one that has a great deal of daily traffic. This […]

Le projet Mitacs à l’Université de McMaster vise à renforcer la collaboration académique avec le Département Global Peace and Social Justice (DGPSJ), une équipe pluridisciplinaire et multiculturelle. Cette collaboration a pour objectif de promouvoir les échanges et les discussions avec le DGPSJ en vue de concevoir un dispositif d’enseignement des langues étrangères (anglais et français) […]

Les enjeux de ce projet de recherche se situent dans les transitions du monde agricole, en lien avec le besoin de répondre à la biodiversité, en réponse à la préservation de la planète, au réchauffement climatique et aux changements de comportements alimentaires des consommateurs. Ces transitions transforment les pratiques des agriculteurs, notamment avec des effets […]

The project investigates the distinction between two main forms of human memory, namely episodic (the experiential contextualized memory for personal past episodes) and semantic (the abstract de-contextualised memory for facts) memory. In line with recent proposals in philosophy, it calls this widely accepted distinction into question and explores a one-system conception of memory. The original […]

This study will assess the behaviour, physiology, reproduction and survival of individual birds breeding on reclaimed mine tailings and waste rock, and will provide a robust measure of the effectiveness of reclamation efforts on the Highland Valley Copper operating area. By examining a range of life-history traits in two ecologically distinct species, and comparing birds […]