The Halifax Memory Maps Project creates large scale digital maps of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the purpose of exploring and better managing built heritage assets. Halifax, as one of Canada’s oldest cities, has one of the most extensive and significant collections of old buildings in the country. However, no inventory of these buildings exists. The […]

The proposed research project will assess the efficacy and effectiveness of a generalized Sports Vision Training (SVT) program on varsity athletes through comparing the effects of a 10-week program to a 5-week program. The SVT program consists of training methods aimed at improving visual perception and efficiency of visual processing. Varsity athletes of hockey, basketball, […]

The objective for this research project is to support the future international success of the Canadian racialized creatives in the screen industry. There is a lack of available research on content production specifically targeting global audiences, and therefore there are significant gaps for development, promotion and distribution of Canadian screen content that could be filled […]

Cette recherche vise à implanter une batterie d’évaluation complète pour les jeunes joueurs de tennis afin de mieux comprendre et améliorer leurs compétences. Le projet prévoit des tests variés, qui mesureront des aspects techniques, tactiques, physiques et psychologiques des athlètes. Adaptés selon l’âge et le niveau de compétition, ces tests seront pratiqués sur un large […]

At the request of our community partners, Selkirk Innovates would like to refresh and ensure continuity with internships required to support our ongoing technology integration work in the natural resources sectors critical to the Kootenay environment and economy, specifically in forestry, fisheries, hydrology/ geothermal, wildfire mitigation and Mining/Minerals and with particular focus on applying geomatics […]

Data analytics is an integral tool for organizations to optimize their performances. Namely, it is critical in identifying and understanding patterns and trends within data in order to optimize business performance, understand markets, reduce costs, and forecast future outcomes. Understanding the potential to advance and revolutionize their ability to effectively manage participant experiences, Tennis Canada […]

There is an urgent need to dismantle the structural barriers that reduce higher education (HE) access for multiply marginalized deaf adults and advance community-led transformations. Towards these aims this project asks: What would HE designed by/for/with multiply marginalized deaf learners and communities look like and how can we develop or build it? Using a community-based […]

This project entails a partnership with the Pixelles, a nonprofit organization that has been a leader in increasing the participation of women and other marginalized people in the Canadian games industry. This research will provide insight into how to evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term impact of community organizing for inclusion in exclusionary industries through […]

This project will result in an online site showcasing Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre’s archives. These archives include historic materials such as programs, promotional materials, promptbooks, and other theatrical ephemera. Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre is a bastion of rural Nova Scotia theatre. This digital archive will make these materials available to the community and to researchers: […]

Invasive species are one of the major threats to biodiversity in Canada and globally. It can be challenging to identify where and under which circumstances landscapes will be most susceptible versus resistant to invasive species, and not having this information can hamper conservation efforts. The objective of this Master’s project is to model and map […]

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin in pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific harms caused by these microfibers to ocean […]

Global production and subsequent waste of plastic products, like those in synthetic clothing, has been growing at an exponential rate over the last several decades. Researchers have found polyester microfibers of textile origin throughout the ocean, including the deep ocean and pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean. However, we do not yet know the specific […]