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Michel Nareau loves literature, the study of New World identities – and baseball. He manages to bring those three passions together in his new book, Double jeu : Baseball et littératures américaines, the winner of the Prix du Canada en sciences...

Writing the history of Canada’s spy and intelligence services is a massive undertaking – so massive that until now no one had taken it on, says Reg Whitaker, one of three authors of the first attempt at a comprehensive history of the “political...

Karen Diepeveen, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences This week was a busy one. Obama’s State of the Union address garnered plenty of reactions, including one from Danielle Allen of the Institute for Advanced Study. Her Washington Post...

Yesterday, SSHRC launched its new competition for Canadian university students: Research for a better life: The Storytellers. Tell your compelling research story in three minutes or less, and you could be one of 25 finalists to win $3,000 and attend...

Mélanie Béchard, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Curious. Bold. Resilient. Lucky. These were all adjectives used by the panelists at a recent roundtable discussion at McGill University entitled Women in Science: Challenges and...

Karen Diepeveen, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Today in Montreal, Graham Bell, president-elect of the Royal Society of Canada, announced that in conjunction with Congress 2014 host Brock University, the Federation will present a...

Milena Stanoeva Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences “Productivity” is a word that gets thrown around a lot, especially in times of economic uncertainty. Governments, financial institutions and media commentators are all concerned with...

Karen Diepeveen, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Idle No More protests and actions have taken centre stage over the past few weeks, with several of Canada’s political scientists weighing in. In planning surrounding last Friday’s...