The primary goals of the Events and Volunteer Program Innovation Project are to increase our capacity to run excellent and successful fundraising events, and to rebuild our volunteer program to be a well-oiled machine as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are dozens of people every month who apply to volunteer at EAC; we […]

The City of Delta, the City of Surrey, and the Semiahmoo First Nation in British Columbia are testing the feasibility of restoring historic salt marshes to reduce the risk of coastal flooding by installing a pilot project to test multiple salt marsh rebuilding techniques in Boundary Bay. This study will test the hypothesis that the […]

Dans un contexte financier et budgétaire où les fédérations sportives sont appelées à développer davantage leurs revenues autonomes, l’exploitation d’un actif intangible telle que la marque peut constituer une action stratégique décisive pour ces dernières. Toutefois, le secteur des OBNL sportives, au sein duquel les fédérations peuvent être incluses, a historiquement été négligé quant au […]

Mon projet de thèse est relatif à la mise en œuvre des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion dans l’enseignement supérieur. La persistance de barrières systémiques limitant l’accès de certains groupes sociaux à l’enseignement supérieur et à certaines catégories d’emploi, m’a amenée à m’intéresser aux mécanismes explicatifs de ces iniquités malgré la mise en place […]

This project aims to address the current gaps in the literature by focusing on the social and cultural dimensions of integration for racialized newcomers in rural communities in Alberta. This qualitative study will conduct one-on-one interviews with newcomers in 2 rural communities in Alberta. The intern will work with local community-based organizations to help identify […]

The objective of this project is to improve the quality of the hard-to-reach areas of the hydraulic turbine blades using abrasive waterjet polishing method. By this way, the energy lost caused by parietal friction between the turbine blades and the flow will be decreased and consequently the efficiency of the turbine will be improved. Previously, […]

This project will provide a biomechanical comparison of commonly used patient handling techniques performed using a standard hospital bed outfitted with and without a Vendlet (vendlet.com) patient transfer device. This Vendlet technology has the potential to significantly reduce the musculoskeletal and joint strain to health care providers in both acute and long-term care facilities. The […]

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 […]

Brain research has advanced our understanding of the biological substrates of human behavior and its perturbation across a variety of neurophysiological states and disorders. Over the last 80 years, Brain Research has gained a lot of traction, culminating in the 1990s which was named “The Decade of the Brain” to enhance the visibility of brain […]

Le projet s’inscrit dans la stratégie d’entreprises MITACS. Les études doctorales sur le religieux contemporain donne lieu à une expertise de haut niveau. Cette expertise, en termes de connaissances et de compétences, sera mise en oeuvre au Atlin Christian Centre (ACC), localité située dans le nord-ouest de la Colombie Britannique. Le ACC accueille une station […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux comprendre, d’une part, les besoins en compétences, savoirs et connaissances pour réaliser des études d’impacts et pour les réviser, et, d’autre part, l’offre de formation existante au Québec dans le domaine de l’évaluation environnementale. La mission de l’organisation partenaire (AQÉI) est d’outiller le mieux possible ses membres dans […]