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How do people assess the credibility of COVID-19 related information? Personal beliefs a strong influence
Guest post by Jaigris Hodson, Associate Professor, College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University, Christiani Thompson-Wagner, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Linguistics, University of Saskatchewan and Darren Reid, Ph.D. student...
Northern Relations – Congress 2021
Building upon its strong ties with Northern communities and peoples, and a commitment to reciprocal and respectful relations, the University of Alberta chose “Northern Relations” as the theme for Congress 2021.
Canadian researchers analyse the spread of Covid-19 misinformation online
As local and global information about COVID-19 continues to shift rapidly, social science and humanities researchers are investigating the nature of misinformation and conspiracy theories, methods of transmission for false information, and the impact...
Trekking Toward Awe: Nonreligion in a Complex Future project examines nonreligion and hiking
Lily Polowin, Digital Communications Officer, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences One of our goals at the Federation is to demonstrate the value and contributions of humanities and social science research. Sometimes, that value can be...
Exposure risks and mounting anxieties: researchers examine Covid-19’s impacts on workers
A certain level of risk is inherent to all work environments, but COVID-19 has created an entirely new kind of threat. How are these risks distributed across the workforce? Are certain groups unfairly burdened by their risk of infection or the...
Forging community connections to improve food systems
During COVID-19, researchers across Canada have been developing projects at an unprecedented pace in order to support policy makers, public health officials, and the public at large, while health risks remain and the economic and social recovery...
Guess who’s coming to dinner? That is, after you hire us.
Consider the following statements from search committee meetings at various universities involving racialized candidates. My purpose in sharing these statements is to raise questions about institutional commitments to hire Black faculty. “ Our first...
Care is on the ballot: Why COVID-19 should push American voters to pay greater attention to the care economy
Rethinking capacity: on preserving the dignity of risk
I recently came across an article in the Walrus titled: "When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?" The article outlined what is involved in a capacity assessment, who is authorized to provide said assessments, illustrated...