Ce projet de recherche vise à enrichir les connaissances sur les processus de conception et d’apprentissage de la conception en architecture, dans le cadre des sessions de revue dans le Hyve-3D, une plateforme immersive favorisant l’idéation et la co-conception. Le studio de projet est une pierre angulaire de l’apprentissage de la conception architecturale pour les […]

Fescue prairie has reduced in Western Canada, because of human activities including housing development and land clearing. Urban development can impact natural ecosystems by eliminating the majority of native species, thus changing the richness and composition of the species. Strategic restoration efforts may reduce the effects of urban expansion on native ecosystem by protecting natural […]

Researchers have recently proposed the concept of food addiction, postulating that certain foods can provoke addictive symptoms, similar to drugs of abuse. Current understanding of food addiction is, however, limited by a paucity of qualitative research examining the validity of this construct, and of cross-cultural research examining how food addiction is experienced in non-Western societies. […]

A complex web of federal, provincial and municipal laws, regulations and policies affect the lives and the health of people who are homeless, use drugs, and/or engage in sex work. These populations also have high incidents or elevated risk of contracting HIV and/or HCV, as well as risk of overdose death. The goal of the […]

The PC and console video game market have overtaken Hollywood movies as the number one source of entertainment dollars spent in North America. Very little work has been done to date on the effects that these games are having on (particularly young) players. This project will take well established rhetorical principles (Burke, Fahnestock, Perlman) that […]

Within Our Reach is an action research partnership between Food Secure Canada and Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE). It aims to increase the capacity of community and academic partners to contribute to a civil society national food policy process. We will do this through the practical application of, and experimentation with, ways to […]

The aim of The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) is to help combat the spread of HIV by supporting, conducting, and sharing the best research possible. This project will involve a novel analysis of previously conducted focus groups with front-line service providers to help determine the factors that most influence the perception of HIV risk. […]

Le nombre de personnes âgées de 65 ans et plus a connu une augmentation considérable à l’échelle mondiale. Ce bilan est préoccupant, considérant la possibilité accrue de développer une démence avec l’âge. La maladie d’Alzheimer est le type de trouble neurodégénératif le plus répandu, représentant jusqu’à 70% des cas de démence. La détection rapide des […]

L’œuvre de Christophe Tarkos a souvent été comparé à celui de Samuel Beckett par la presse. Cependant, à ce jour, aucune étude savante n’a exploré les liens qui unissent ces deux auteurs en ce qui a trait à leur utilisation idiosyncratique de la langue. Par conséquent, ce projet vise à analyser le livre « PAN […]

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson, provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the student(s) as well as the expected outcomes. (Approx. 150 words)

The world’s music is created with a variety of sounds and structures. For example, traditional Japanese music and classical Western music use different key signatures, rhythms, and instruments. This has suggested to music cognition researchers that different musical traditions might require unique mental processes and even distinct brain areas. Indeed, research by Professor Rie Matsunaga […]

This project aims at investigating productive uncertainty as a determinant factor in stimulating the exploration of innovation. Data will be collected through stakeholder interviews and observations of technological intelligence practices at Université de Bordeaux’s Via Inno lab. Via Inno engages with industrial partners to explore future development opportunities, which present an ideal case study to […]