Peu de startups, tant au Québec qu’à l’international, réussissent le pari risqué de développer une entreprise pérenne en IOT, en matériel (hardware) ou en biens de consommation. Les obstacles sont nombreux: chaîne de financement non adaptée aux réalités de la production locale, une dépendance à la chaîne d’approvisionnement étrangère, qui a prouvé sa limite depuis […]

Cougars are one of the most important predators of BC’s large mammals, especially species valued for hunting. Yet, we know little about the habitat needs and responses of cougars to landscape disturbance and hunter harvest. In this project, we fit GPS-collars on 50 adult cougars in order to quantify their seasonal habitat use and predation […]

The emergence and expansion of diseases in wildlife in the Arctic is of growing concern to Inuit communities. Wildlife health surveillance is challenging in remote regions, and therefore it is important to draw on different sources of knowledge including local ecological knowledge, and traditional knowledge. In this project we aim to implement wildlife health surveillance […]

Racialized newcomer women often face significant challenges in accessing mentorship opportunities, which can be caused by a range of factors including language barriers, cultural differences, lack of networks, and discrimination. To address these challenges, the ‘Her Mentors’ project aims to develop inclusive mentorship programs specifically designed for racialized newcomer women and provide targeted support and […]

Le projet Kazoza est un engagement à long terme visant à améliorer les conditions de vie et l’accès à l’éducation pour les enfants réfugiés dans le camp de Nakivale en Ouganda. Mené par l’Université de Sherbrooke en collaboration avec le Carrefour de solidarité internationale, le projet vise à renforcer les systèmes éducatifs existants à l’aide […]

We are proposing a novel gender-inclusive approach with a focus on understanding barriers faced by women, Indigenous people, youth, and other underrepresented groups to increase recruitment, improve retention, expand and stabilize the construction and industrial workforces across Canada, and support employers. This proposal builds on our prior research on workplace factors associated with health professions’ […]

L’objectif de ce projet est d’évaluer la gestion des veaux laitiers Holstein dans les fermes laitières qui ont un historique de vente de veaux performants en engraissement. À cette fin, une enquête téléphonique est d’abord menée auprès de 150 exploitations laitières. Parmi ces exploitations, 25 seront sélectionnées pour une enquête approfondie à la ferme durant […]

Cette recherche vise à bâtir un outil d’auto-audit 4.0 accessible, gratuit, disponible en ligne qui servira de base consultative pour des organismes ayant à faire de la promotion-conseil auprès des PME du virage numérique. La recherche permettra de : ? Outiller l’Axe numérique de la mission de la SADC du Haut-Saguenay et ses conseillers ? […]

Kina8at (à prononcer « Kinawat », signifie « ensemble » dans la langue algonquine) est un organisme à but non lucratif basé à La Conception (Québec) et fondé par et pour des membres des communautés autochtones. La mission de l’organisme se lit comme suit : « Permettre la reconnexion culturelle chez les Premières Nations[;] Favoriser […]

Experiencing and accessing nature has been shown to promote individual and communal physical and mental well-being. However, these benefits are not universally enjoyed due to social inequities. There are limited tools and strategies to ensure that greenspace programs and policies have positive social and health equity impacts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the confluence […]

Millions of animals are used in research each year. This practice is justified by the expectation that the benefits of such research will be significant, outweighing the harms imposed on animals during experiments. Indeed, animal research has led to countless improvements in human health and quality of life. However, there is growing concern that current […]

Mice and rats are commonly used in biomedical research to model human diseases. Usually, we house them in “shoebox-sized” cages in small same-sex groups. Since they are social species, we know having social contact is important for their well-being. For example, rodents will choose to spend time with other rodents rather than live alone, and […]