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Welcome to the Federation's Resource hub! Here you will find humanities and social science articles, blog posts, videos, webinars, Congress resources, and more! Filter by topic, resource type, file type, and/or year.

The Federation blog is a space for Federation members and researchers in the humanities and social sciences to respectfully discuss ideas and issues of importance to the community. Please review the Federation's blog policy for submission information.

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Genomics and Feeding the Future

Karine Morin, Director, National GE3LS Program, Genome Canada Genome Canada has launched a Request for Applications for the 2014 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition: Genomics and Feeding the Future. The Competition will support research...

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Rising stars in the field of research technologies

Terry Soleas Start-ups are a harbinger of the ideas that will one day dominate the fields of business. The ones that survive the initial feasibility phases have the potential to change the world, in small and grand ways. Last week we get to see two...

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The towers in the world, the worlds in the towers

Samara Bissonnette HIGHRISE. An incredibly modern, collaborative, inspiring digital project connecting voices from high rise buildings all over the world. These big concrete mammoths of architecture are "containers of human experience", and this...

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Being the best research assistant you can be

Terry Soleas Dr. Michelle McGinn in an extension of her role as the Associate Dean of Research and International Initiatives led a workshop on helping research assistants deepen their engagement with the research process, improve their skillset as...

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Attention future shoppers

Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and social science research supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). By funding state-of-the-art research infrastructure in all disciplines and across the full spectrum of research...

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Helping seniors in the suburbs

Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and social science research supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). By funding state-of-the-art research infrastructure in all disciplines and across the full spectrum of research...

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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...

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More than just a cardboard box

Using this cheap and lightweight material, researchers are helping parents design custom adaptations for their children with special needs Malorie Bertrand, Canada Foundation for Innovation Visit Innovation.ca for more stories about humanities and...

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Rethinking water, the stuff of life, through art at Congress

Stuart Reid, director/curator, Rodman Hall Art Centre, Brock University As hosts of Congress 2014, all of us at Brock have been busy preparing an engaging and thought-provoking “Congress Plus” program for both our out-of-town and local guests. As...