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 […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is increasingly prevalent, affecting ~170 per 100,000 Canadians annually. Currently, there is no cure for PD, warranting the investigation of potential new therapeutics. Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a low-level light therapy that has been proposed as an alternative treatment for neurodegenerative diseases, such as PD. However, there is a lack of data regarding […]

Le soudage par friction malaxage est une technique de soudage à l’état solide qui permet de produire des assemblages plus résistants que les techniques de soudage conventionnelles et qui est particulièrement bien adaptée au soudage de l’aluminium. Cependant, en raison de la géométrie de l’outil utilisé, son application demeure principalement limitée aux surfaces planes. Lorsque […]

Le projet de recherche porte sur la documentation de la mobilité des femmes en situation de handicap lors de la période estivale à Montréal. L’objectif est d’identifier les services, aménagements, communications et sources d’insécurité et d’exclusion qui empêchent l’adoption d’une mobilité durable. Plusieurs activités sont organisées afin de collecter des données auprès des premières concernées: […]

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 […]