Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County (DSORC) provides a number of programs and services for people impacted by dementia. DSORC has made a rapid and successful transition to virtual operations, including the delivery of services to clients. Recognizing the fundamental changes to our business we require a new strategy, detailed plan and implementation support […]

Hearing loss affects over 1/2 of Canadians over 65 years of age. Remarkably, however, hearing aid adoption rates have remained stable and very low (20-25%) over the past 25 years. This is particularly surprising given the significant, concomitant advancements in hearing aid technologies within the same timeframe. In attempting to identify the causes of dissatisfaction […]

South Korea has relatively high rates of suicide, making suicide a contemporary social issue that merits study. Korea has a long history of colonial violence, as well as decades of rapid modernization and social change. I believe the concept of suicide, and broader concepts of health for that matter, should be mapped throughout Korea’s unfortunate […]

This research project will focus on identifying challenges that women entrepreneurs in Cambodia face when starting and/or growing businesses. The purpose of the research is to help organizations identify areas where they can improve their services offered to empower women to start and grow their businesses. This research will be done by collecting participant feedback […]

L’objectif c’est de décrire les effets qu’a la gelée royale sur le processus de maturation artificiel des ovocytes au niveau moléculaire. L’hypothèse c’est que la gelée royale a des compounds qui agissent similairement à l’hormone FSH. Ce projet va explorer l’utilisation de la gelée royale dans le milieu de culture utilisé en IVM, et résultera […]

The Foundation is embarking this fall on an update to its strategic plan, the importance of which has been highlighted by the ongoing pandemic. The first step in this exercise, and the project for the intern, will be a survey of the economic impact upon professional services in Canada, with a focus on taxation. We […]

The MBA – Project and Research Internship with Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) will provide the intern with an opportunity to learn and research about exceptional governance practices in education field, especially with respect to governance in school boards associations. The intern will get an opportunity to research about the best governance practices in various […]

The Business Strategy Internship project will help the UAlberta Health Accelerator in refining its business strategy and improving its operational procedures. It will also help the student gain project management, business planning and strategy building skills.

Composite proton exchange membranes (PEM) with tuned microstructure, and novel proton conductors have been highlighted as promising alternatives to conventional PEMs, which suffer from high-humidity and low-temperature requirements. However, the exact structures and thus proton and water transport in these materials are poorly understood. High performance polymeric membranes with 2D material additives mixed into the […]

The Carret Dance Conservatory (TCDC) provides serious Ballet and contemporary training for dance students from a young age to a professional level. Despite the excellent curriculum TCDC offers, they have been receiving a negative cash flow since April due to the lack of marketing and the inability to alter business development plans under change and […]

This research project will provide an opportunity to learn intercultural and global perspectives of different peoples in Canada and around the globe. It will also help the intern to enhance organizational and project management skills as well as acquire knowledge of the process to create an effective marketing plan. The partner organization is expected to […]

A close relationship with the land is an integral part of the worldview of Tsimshian people, whose territory is on the northern coast of North America. Key places were marked as pictographs and petroglyphs (rock art), many of which are recorded as specific events in Tsimshianic oral tradition. This project seeks to advance the understanding […]