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Advocacy in action: Bridging research and policy-making
Description | Meet the panelists | Watch the webinar | Transcript Description We all benefit when researchers are empowered to raise their voices and advocate effectively. Today, public policy needs researchers more than ever. In the face of...
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Putting the Humanities to Work for Canadians' Health
Description | Meet the panelists | Watch the webinar | Transcript Description COVID-19 has been a stark reminder that understanding a novel pathogen is essential but insufficient to protect us from disease. Biomedical and technical solutions are...
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Redefining the Canadian housing paradigm - Part II
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description The intersection of climate change and housing crisis in Canada forms a pressing challenge, as extreme weather events become more frequent. Recent...
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Seeds of the future: Climate justice, racial justice, and Indigenous resurgence
Big Thinking at Congress 2023 Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, but it cannot be separated from issues of racial justice and Indigenous futures. In this Big Thinking lecture, discover the importance of Indigenous...
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What skills are needed at the interface between the social sciences, humanities and the arts (SSHA) and society?
by Erika Dilling, Global Health and the Environment Honours Major, 3rd year at York University “What are the needs of prospective non-academic employers of SSHA talent in the industry as well as social and public sectors? More importantly, whose...
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Beautifully Seen: how the arts can deepen relationships in re-imagining a different world
by Kimberly Duong, Criminology Honours Major, 4th year at York University Music is the “vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expressions of emotion.” Music’s visual qualities, the...
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Open Access In The Humanities And Social Sciences In Canada: A Conversation
Over the last decade, open access (OA) has gained support among researchers and policymakers, with increasingly vocal advocacy for free online access to scholarly work. While incorporating open access policies in Canada reflects a rapidly changing...
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What don't we understand about the war in Ukraine?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Season 2 → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description When Vladimir Putin launched a new military offensive last February, Canada condemned Russia’s actions and support Ukraine. As the war...