Women suffer from disproportionately higher rates of dementia, and face more barriers to equitable care. To help reduce the risk of developing dementia among women, programs that primarily target women, caregivers, and those affected by dementia are imperative. In partnership with the Women’s Brain Health Initiative we intend to create and evaluate the effectiveness of […]

Le Centre d’éducation et d’action des femmes (CÉAF) définit le harcèlement de rue comme tout propos ou comportement dégradant et non-consenti, commis par des personnes inconnues, dans l’espace public, notamment la rue et les transports en commun. À Montréal comme dans d’autres villes canadiennes, il s’agit d’une pratique très fréquente, qui cible principalement les femmes […]

When we get older, we tend to experience difficulties naming people, locations, and objects around us more frequently. Word-finding difficulties like these are not only sources of frustration but also crucial indications of a general cognitive decline. The company Winterlight Labs developed a software that analyzes natural speech for detection of cognitive decline and found […]

Adults often struggle to learn new languages since their brains are not as plastic as those of children. The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the human body, and its activity affects a variety of brain areas involved in attention, memory, and perception. By non-invasively stimulating the vagus nerve during language training, it may […]

Through archival research and oral history interviews, this collaborative project will trace the past and present of community-led and socially engaged arts education in the Katarokwi/Kingston. Working with the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning, a dynamic arts hub in the region, as well as several of its tenant organizations, including Modern Fuel Artist Run […]

The overall objective for this project is to support the research of one master’s student who would help advance the methods for modelling energy-climate policies, a field in which EMRG in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at SFU is one of the leading research units in the country and in which Navius Research […]

La pandémie mondiale causée par le COVID-19 a entraîné plusieurs problématiques pour un grand nombre de secteurs industriels. Afin de faire face à ces problématiques, des innovations sectorielles ont vu le jour. Ces innovations perdureront au-delà de la pandémie et pourront permettre l’élaboration de pratiques innovantes au sein de divers secteurs. Cette recherche vise l’identification […]

Youth-facing service providers in Waterloo Region have historically faced challenges when engaging marginalized youth. Through the Youth Action Initiative (YAI), Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) in partnership with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council (WRCPC) aim to address barriers to equity and engagement for youth in Waterloo Region, particularly for youth who have been historically and […]

SmartIce is hosting an intern to help develop culturally appropriate outreach strategies as part of it’s ongoing mission. This position involves a high degree of responsibility and autonomy, working independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary, Pan-Canada team and invovles working with project staff and partners to plan and coordinate logistics for engagement with a […]

To address local food system issues like loss of farmland, people without enough food, or climate change impacts, it is important to see such issues as all related. This project will assess Durham Region food system resources, like local research and policy documents, to find strengths, areas to be addressed, and areas to be studied […]

The objective of this research partnership is to map Artificial Intelligence (AI) to elementary curriculum and Indigenous ways of knowing using Cortic Technology’s software. We hope to build a theoretical framework and instructional approach for AI education for children at an elementary level. A review of current research will set the context for AI and […]

Missing Middle Housing (MMH) encompasses several moderate density housing types which offer similar features to a single detached home, while reducing costs to the buyer, reducing the environmental footprint and reducing the amount of land used. Although many Municipalities on Vancouver Island are beginning to encourage MMH, there are still relatively few of these homes […]