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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...

Sociologist Irene Bloemraad Speaks about Immigration in Canada
Recent changes to immigration law in Canada drew criticism from legal and human rights groups, reminding us that immigration policy is an ongoing and heated conversation in which we all have a stake. In order to engage in this conversation as...

Real world plot-lines and violent media
Jessica Dixon As a member of the media-obsessed public, I take pride in my expansive knowledge regarding technological developments and other forms of media produced by our digital culture. I have grown up with the re-enforced idea that this mind-set...

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)...

Towards Journal/Library Partnership in Journal Publishing
Rowland Lorimer, Director, Master of Publishing Program and Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University Sunday May 25 14:45 to 16:15 Schmon Tower Boardroom 13 th Floor It would be difficult to find a Canadian researcher in the...

Annual report 2014

Annual report 2013

First World War shaped values of Canadian children: author
Susan Fisher says writing Boys and Girls in No Man’s Land: English-Canadian Children and the First World War had an unexpected personal benefit: It helped her understand the world in which her parents grew up. Fisher, whose book has won this year’s...