Movement of sediment through landslide activities dominates sediment transport in headwater channels, and exerts a strong control on downstream channel morphology and aquatic habitat. Landslide and debris flow activity in headwater channels is controlled in part by the intensity of precipitation events. At Russell Creek Experimental Watershed on northern Vancouver Island, high resolution, remotely sensed […]

En se positionnant dans un contexte d’économie numérique, nous nous attachons au travers de ce projet de recherche à étudier le processus d’internationalisation des entreprises créées et dirigées par des femmes. En effet, nous nous apprêtons à identifier les spécificités de l’entrepreneuriat international féminin dans le domaine du numérique et de la digitalisation, à s’interroger […]

La responsabilisation des conjoints ayant des comportements violents (CCV) compte parmi les principes-clés des actions visant à contrer la violence conjugale. À notre connaissance, peu d’études y ont pourtant été consacrées et l’identification des meilleures pratiques de responsabilisation reste un objet de réflexion. Le réseau à cœur d’homme, qui regroupe 31 organismes québécois qui offrent […]

Un projet d’expansion portuaire soulève plusieurs enjeux, notamment au regard de l’atténuation des impacts négatifs qu’auront les activités de camionnage pour la construction du nouveau terminal. L’enjeu de la fluidité aux points de contrôle (guérites d’accès au port) du transport routier entrant et sortant est ciblé dans ce projet. Les deux guérites existantes sont sujettes […]

The proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern is concerning the use of preventative measures to combat youth homelessness and trafficking in Toronto through Covenant House Toronto. Youth homelessness and trafficking are on the rise and researching how prevention for this vulnerable population can be utilized has the potential to significantly reduce rates […]

Four research interns will be supported by four arts funders, five universities and four arts and culture organizations, which will come together under the leadership of Mass Culture to see how the arts and culture sector impacts society today. Together, we will look at ways to strengthen community ties and foster shared social values through […]

Canadian Addiction Treatment Centres (CATC) is the largest multi-site organization devoted to treating Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in Canada. CATC has implemented comprehensive protocols and a detail-rich model of care for patients with OUD. CATC has been generating practice summaries for each physician, comparing their outcomes to the peer group on factors that impact retention. […]

This proposal details an approach for evaluating a planned project led by SII called Participatory Cities: a new inclusive, system-based approach to stimulating and supporting dense networks of practical ‘participation culture’ in cities around the world. With proof of concept developed and tested in London, UK, by the Participatory City Foundation, the model will now […]

The project focuses on developing a software program for creating audiovisual interactive digital art works able to blend and manipulate sound, text and images for the purposes of artistic installation, performance visuals, networked art, and creative sharing. While there are numerous companies who have developed creative software platforms, there is currently nothing available which minimizes […]

This research project will organize and develop museum exhibits for a virtual Manitoba Oil Museum, using materials collected over the years by the museum as well as the dissemination of a PhD thesis on the Place of Oil in Manitoba. There is very little information in Manitoba broadly about the oil extraction that has been […]

Academic journals rarely feature research-creation projects: as such, they are often limited by conventions inherited from print publishing. Recent efforts to create digital and/or online journals can potentially result in new publishing opportunities for scholars and artists. This project will examine how international online f journals in art history, visual studies, and film and media […]

This proposal is aimed at researching, developing and producing a pilot audio tour recording for chART Projects, as a prototype for future audio projects that will eventually be distributed via an online platform. The audio tour will be an immersive artist-commissioned experience based in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Marpole. The research project aims to identify […]