DeclanCostello_BounceHealthInnovation

Bounce Health Innovation (Bounce) is a mini-cluster in medical technology that was launched in St. John’s in 2018 that connects frontline healthcare workers with developers, designers, patients, and entrepreneurs. It is operated by Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation (NATI) and other industry partners, with a mission to accelerate the growth of the […]

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Wije’winen – Envisioning the New Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre through Participatory City and Principles of Reconciliation

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia is building a new centre and is designing the space to provide programming and services that will substantiate reconciliation for urban Indigenous communities. In order to engage the diverse populations residing in the North End neighbourhoods of Kjipuktuk / Halifax, the MNFC is […]

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Fonctionnement scolaire des enfants vivant en contexte pandémique et contribution du tutorat pour soutenir la réussite scolaire des enfants 6-17 ans.

Le 11 mars 2020, l’Organisation mondiale pour la Santé déclare que l’éclosion de la COVID-19 est désormais une pandémie. Face à la propagation du virus et à la mortalité qui l’accompagne, le gouvernement Québécois met en place les mesures de confinement strict. Les premières études établissent que l’adaptation globale des enfants est peu compromise par […]

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Sa?nya?ola Project: Being Creative Together-Indigenous Language Revitalization in BC

This Indigenous language revitalization project consists of four sub-projects that together have the potential to significantly support the revitalization of Kwak’wala: the language of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations. Exploring the vital link between Indigenous holistic wellness and language revitalization will be a central theme of the project. The project will rely on active community engagement, youth […]

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A Leadership Development Model for Youth in Urban Communities

This internship will extend a research partnership between For Youth Initiative (FYI) organization and the Applied Social Welfare Research and Evaluation Group at the School of Social Work, York University. The internship project will build a comprehensive leadership development model that articulates best and promising evidence-based practices for engaging and building the leadership capacity of […]

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Indigenous-led food security pandemic response analysis and knowledge sharing

This project aims to challenge unjust systems and policies and support Indigenous people in their efforts to establish their food systems and adapt to the new CV-19 world. It will explore ways to address long-term pandemic-related food security challenges led by Indigenous organizations. The intern will gather information from experiences and existing research across Indigenous […]

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Investigating contaminant-related health effects in killer whales (Orcinus orca) using omics

Resident killer whale populations in British Columbia (BC) are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as “threatened” and “endangered” for the northern and southern populations, respectively. Common pollutants such as PCBs and PBDEs, are considered a significant impediment to the recovery of resident killer whales. These chemicals bioaccumulate throughout the food web and […]

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Développement d’un outil d’analyse comparative des indicateurs, mesures, pratiques pour évaluer et comparer la performance des bâtiments institutionnels durables, intelligents et résilients au Québec.

Ce projet a pour but de développer un outil d’analyse des indicateurs, mesures, pratiques et moyens, qui sera utilisé pour suivre et comparer la performance des actifs immobiliers institutionnels. L’évaluation et le suivi de cette performance permet aussi d’établir un meilleur diagnostic de leur espérance de vie économique. De plus, l’analyse permettra de développer un […]

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Fayez_Sharing Our Cultures Inc.

The objectives are to design and develop a Business Plan for a social enterprise that will create employment opportunities for youth from diverse cultural backgrounds and plan workshops for these youth to gain employability and entrepreneurship skills. The project will also create awareness of cultural diversity in the province.

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Développement d’une application mobile pour la suggestion de repas selon les rabais actuels dans les épiceries afin de permettre aux familles d’économiser

Au Canada et au Québec, au début 2020 les coûts reliés à l’alimentation représentent 10% du budget familial. En mai 2020, le taux d’inflation alimentaire a atteint 3,4 % et selon le rapport publié par l’Université Dalhousie et l’Université de Guelph, ce taux atteindra 4 % d’ici la fin de 2020. Le choc économique de […]

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YMCA of Greater Saint John – Huiqiong Xiao

Marketing & Communications Assistant – Reviewing social media platforms from the past year and providing a detailed report on strategies successes or failures. Providing reccomendations for variety of social media platforms in terms of type of content and ways to increase and improve engagement with audience and grow.

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