Decolonizing diagnostic assessments in mathematics

The overall purpose of this research is to explore the ways diagnostic assessments enable or disable growth in mathematics understanding for children most impacted by colonialism, in particular Black and Mi’kmaw children in Mi’kma’ki or what we now call Nova Scotia. This research stems from ongoing collaborative relationships in local Mi’kmaw and Black communities that […]

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Evaluating the impact of climate change on forest watershed ecosystem services surrounding Cape Breton drinking water source areas

The trees surrounding the source drinking water lakes in Cape Breton Regional Municipality influence the pH and electrical conductivity of throughfall water in preliminary studies, particularly conifers like black spruce. The Kelly Lake Watershed that provides drinking water to the community of Louisbourg suffers from an acidity pulse each spring, potentially influenced by overland flow […]

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Assessing equity in urban forest distribution in Laval, Quebec

This project aims to assess the degree of sociospatial polarization of green space in the City of Laval, Quebec, compared to the Montreal Greater Metropolitan Area (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, CMM) and identify which areas in the city have reached or have the potential to meet proposed metrics for distributional inequalities in green spaces. The […]

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Temporal and spatial dynamics of the Northern Cod stock

The Northern Cod Acoustic Telemetry (NCAT) project in collaboration with the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) and the Atlantic Groundfish Council (AGC) aims to fill gaps in our knowledge of the Northern Cod stock via the use of genomics and telemetry. Within the genomic component, our goal is to compare the genomic composition of cod […]

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African Nova Scotian (ANS) Social Innovation Opportunities Lab

Over the past 30 years, there has been no statistical change in the gap between the unemployment rates of African Nova Scotians and the provincial average. In early 2019, the Nova Scotia Government funded a Social Innovation Lab led by One North End to develop innovative solutions to address this long-standing issue. African Nova Scotians […]

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Etuaptmumk, a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to Live-Projects – Prototyping Deployable, Culturally Identifiable Spaces for Indigenous Youth Athletes

The NAIG 2023 is trialling Brave Spaces for young athletes — outdoor rooms providing for moments of pause or rest during the event programming. The idea for this particular program came from NAIG and relates to the observed experiences of youth athletes during previous games. Reflection on this trial will be useful for the NAIG […]

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Production of New Balsam Fir Lines Using Somatic Embryogenesis

Christmas tree growers in Nova Scotia are experiencing high demand for trees along with increasing pressure to adapt to changing climate conditions. The Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia (CTCNS) is the parent organization of three regional Christmas tree associations representing over 300 Christmas tree growers who grow primarily Balsam fir. These growers need trees […]

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Investigating Sugar Kelp’s potential as an environment-friendly biofertilizer for sustainable potato production

The proposed research aims to evaluate different processing techniques to ensure sugar kelp’s safety and stability as a biofertilizer for potato production. And nutrient contents of the processed kelp will be determined, and plot-scale experiments will be conducted to grow potatoes under exclusive and in-combination application of processed sugar kelp with synthetic fertilizers for 2-years. […]

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Blunose AR Reloaded;Upgraded App with Advanced AR capabilities and more

Speed Eco has developed an interactive educational selfguided local history app for tourism and self guided tours. As the bluenose is of significance to the local history and of interest to tourists and locals, speedEco is developing the appropriate software and tools to allow for virtual reality, a 3D rendering of the boat and a […]

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Enhanced machine learning for hematology analytics with near-field microscopy

Alentic Microscience Inc has developed a highly portable device that can analyse blood in a few minutes, opening the possibility for much improved healthcare for a lower coast. The system uses AI a proprietary sensor system that provides data for an AI based analysis technique. In this project we will evaluate the impact of recent […]

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