Exploring climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy

Climate change is understood variously across populations, and climate action strategies receive varying degrees of support. This study will explore climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy. It will specifically identify the communication and engagement strategies that are most resonant with certain segments of the population in BC, […]

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Exploring climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy – Year two

Climate change is understood variously across populations, and climate action strategies receive varying degrees of support. This study will explore climate action pathways towards a broader, deeper social mandate for a net-zero carbon economy. It will specifically identify the communication and engagement strategies that are most resonant with certain segments of the population in BC, […]

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Exploring leadership development for women and girls: challenges and opportunities to diversify the culture of Canadian sport

The proposed research will explore the leadership development of girls and women through sport. A leadership development program will be designed, implemented, and evaluated with Jumpstart, providing their organization with an evidence informed program and an understanding of participant experiences in the program, which can inform future work done by the organization. Interviews will also […]

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A Story-Based Positive Youth Development Program For Young Hockey Players

Despite the numerous benefits of participating in child and youth sport, they not guaranteed. Purposeful efforts must be made to ensure that sport offerings are age appropriate, promote engagement and enjoyment, and involve quality social relationships. This project represents a partnership with the objective of finalizing and delivering a story-based positive youth development (PYD) program—The […]

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Conservation des habitats fauniques et acceptabilité sociale

Le ministère de la Faune, des Forêts et des Parcs a pour projet de moderniser le règlement sur les habitats fauniques du Québec pour l’étendre aux terrains privés et voudrait connaître l’avis des intervenants en conservation et des habitants concernés. Le projet vise à recueillir les commentaires et avis des principaux intervenants œuvrant en conservation […]

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Blackbox optimization applied to Design of Experiments

The pharmaceutical industry relies on a process known as batch manufacturing to supply their goods to the public. Each batch takes time to ends, involves many parameters and is very expensive. Quality tests are performed at the end of each batch. The calibration of parameters is a crucial task and Design of Experiment (DoE) is […]

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Mise en valeur des aliments locaux : analyse et stratégie de commercialisation des coopératives d’alimentation du Québec

Depuis quelques années, la demande alimentaire pour des produits locaux connaît une forte croissance. Ces produits locaux sont souvent cultivés et transformés par des fermes de petite taille ou par des transformateurs artisanaux. De fait, la distribution de produits locaux pose divers défis organisationnels et logistiques. La concentration de la distribution alimentaire et l’optimisation de […]

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Performance Enhancing Effects of Altering Blood Flow Patterns

The vision of Own The Podium is for Canada to be a world leader in high performance sport. With this vision comes the required investment into our understanding of how athletes adapt to training and how this understanding can be leveraged to provide our national level athletes a competitive edge on the world stage. This […]

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Mitigating goose herbivory at Westham Island tidal marsh.

Tidal marshes are essential ecosystems both economically and ecologically. They provide many natural resources, such as filtering pollutants from water and providing flood protection. However, since the 1980s, we have lost about 80% of the world’s wetlands including many tidal marshes. This internship aims to identify the role of goose herbivory on marsh vegetation as […]

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Concertation intersectorielle autour des réalités paternelles dans le champ des services en périnatalité au Québec

Le projet de recherche a pour objectif général d’approfondir les défis que représente la concertation intersectorielle dans le cadre des services directs aux pères dans le champ particulier de la périnatalité. Il se décline en trois sous-objectifs : (1) consolider la base de connaissances disponible aux actrices et acteurs du terrain quant aux réalités paternelles […]

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Développement d’une politique de développement social chez Centraide Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean selon une approche participative : coconstruire aujourd’hui pour mieux intervenir demain

Ce projet de recherche vise à accompagner Centraide Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean dans la réalisation d’une politique de développement social qui lui permettra d’affiner sa stratégie d’investissement social. En cohérence avec les principes du développement social, nous mobiliserons les principaux acteurs du développement social de la région pour co-construire cette politique. À terme, ce projet de recherche action […]

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