This research will inform the co-governance arrangements for the Syilx-led klusxnitk? (Okanagan Lake) Responsibility Plan by exploring the praxis of ethical space in the development and implementation of the plan, and focusing on two themes: worldviews and knowledge systems. The proposed MITACS grant involves researching and developing an ethical space framework for cross-cultural collaboration in […]

This project will provide analysis and recommendations regarding the impact and processes of the Community Centre Alliance-Fry Family Foundation Scholarship Program. Established methods will be used to help the scholarship coordinators identify the goals of the program, and determine the information necessary to ensure those goals are being met through the scholarship program. A review […]

Nous ambitionnons, via ce projet de recherche, d’aider les PME québécoises à s’engager dans un virage vert via une offre de financement adaptée à leurs besoins. En d’autres termes, il s’agit de mettre en place un accompagnement au niveau de financement pour intensifier l’engagement des PME dans le virage vert au Québec. Pour ce faire, […]

Social isolation and loneliness are serious public health issues with many adverse effects on individuals’ quality of life and well-being. Notably, these are growing problems in the aging population. Working from an existing prototype and extension of our previous Mitacs project, the main objective of this research project is to develop and optimize a personalized […]

In recent years, increasing attention has been directed to “natural climate solutions” (NCS). In practice, Indigenous Peoples have been implementing NCS for millennia through sustainable land stewardship. Recent collaborative research with Wahkohtowin Development GP Inc. explored the question: what opportunities could NCS enable, including and beyond carbon sequestration, if rooted in Indigenous guardianship? The exploratory […]

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a safe and effective tool for imaging patients without implanted medical devices. However, implants can negatively interact with MRI scanners, which sometimes earns the patient a ban on MRI because their implant is deemed unsafe. Orthopedic implants (e.g., plates, screws, and nails) often heat up during MRI, so they must […]

Vancouver Foundation (VF)’s Indigenous-led systems change grants support organizations addressing structural inequalities and racism faced by Indigenous organizations in BC. These organizations have historically been marginalized, counted on few resources and spent much of their time reporting to donors and coping with other bureaucratic barriers. This research will bridge the gap by reviewing academic and […]

Mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, represent a common and severe group of mental illnesses. Poor eating behaviors contribute to worsened symptoms and quality of life in these patient populations, but this aspect is not adequately addressed in clinical care. Previous work characterized six groups of eating behaviors in mood disorders, including low appetite, […]

In this internship, we aim to develop a machine-learning model that learns human pose and movements. Such models can be used for AI-assisted human animation creation, motion refinement and denoising, video or imageto- pose conversion, and motion editing. We plan to implement and push state-of-the-art human motion models by taking inspiration from the advances in […]

We will use several databases from Canada and the USA which hold more than 30 years of scientific survey and citizen-science observations of common loon breeding on lakes across eastern and central North America, to determine regional population trajectories and evaluate what threats or factors might explain variation in reproductive success. We will also focus […]

Le projet s’inscrit dans le plan d’action du Nouveau-Brunswick d’atténuation des impacts de la hausse du niveau marin, des ondes de tempête et de l’érosion sur les localités côtières de la province. Les infrastructures côtières comme les bâtiments et les routes auront un risque accru d’inondation parce que la mer sera de plus en plus […]

Weeds can adapt to diverse crop management practices altering their growth, phenology (timing of developmental events such as emergence, flowering, seed production etc), and seed persistence (seed viability and dormancy). Managing herbicide resistance in weeds with integrated weed management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with integrated nutrient management are becoming the two most important crop […]