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Kudos to Congress for childcare
This blog post was originally published in the September 2014 Bulletin of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Kudos to congress childcare organizers for getting it right this year. As Guttman and Burnett ( Bulletin, May 2013)...
Reflections on the Changing BA
The Canadian BA is surely but subtly transforming before our very eyes, as Antonia Maioni points out in a thoughtful op-ed in The Globe and Mail this week. The program from which I graduated at the University of Toronto more than 25 years ago is a...
An interview with the creative minds behind hitchBOT, Canada’s hitchhiking robot
Something strange has been happening across Canada. A small, chatty robot has been making its way from Halifax to Victoria by waiting on the side of the road to hitch rides. On August 16, hitchBOT tweeted out to its followers that it was on the ferry...
Congress-Inspired Development
The 2014 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences was a terrific opportunity for start-up companies, like Waterloo Innovations, to showcase their products. Most academics at Congress were unfamiliar with our product, Confero. For readers who...
When science and art collide
Artists and researchers collaborate on an innovative look at biomedical science Omar Mouallem, Canada Foundation for Innovation Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and social science research supported by the Canada Foundation for...
Social sciences and humanities themes run deep in Council of Canadian Academies research
Jeff Junke, Coordinator, Social Media and Communications, Council of Canadian Academies The social sciences and humanities are an important cornerstone of Canada’s research strength. The Council knows this all too well thanks to its report, The State...
A transdisciplinary space for social justice at Congress 2014
Rachel Hirsch, Projects Facilitator, Social Justice Research Institute, Brock University Jeffrey Sinibaldi, Media Relations Manager, Marketing and Communications, Brock University At Congress 2014, Brock’s Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI)...
The future of research dissemination: Events at Congress 2014
Karen Diepeveen, Policy Analyst, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences The issue of open access and research dissemination is one that sparks many conversations across our fields. What is the future of scholarly work in this digital age...
A behind the scenes look at preparing for Congress 2014
Brad Clarke, Project Manager for Congress 2014, Brock University We’re now just two weeks away from hosting Canada’s largest academic gathering on our University’s campus situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve atop the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario’s...