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Official opening of new Technozone: Data exhibition
Re-posted on behalf of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada INVITATION Gary Polonsky, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, Fernand Proulx, Interim President and CEO, Canada...
Shining the spotlight on Brock and Niagara at Congress 2014
Jane Koustas, Academic Convenor for Congress 2014, Brock University It is my pleasure as Academic Convener for Congress 2014 to welcome you to Brock University and the Niagara region this May to explore borders without boundaries. As host institution...
SSH News: Contributions of social scientists, Federation’s 2014 Annual Conference, 2014 Canada Prizes finalists
Last Friday, Chad Gaffield, president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), spoke at Carleton University about whether social scientists have an obligation to solve society’s problems. In a subsequent article about the event...
2014 Annual Conference to be live streamed
Only days away! The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences will be hosting its 2014 Annual Conference at the McGill Faculty Club on Friday, March 28. Can’t make it to the Conference? Good news: you can still catch the day’s events. The...
Discovering Congress Expo… one exhibitor at a time
Jessica Clark, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences As the coordinator of the Congress Expo, I have the unique privilege of getting to find out which exhibitors will be taking part in the Expo one at a time. As the contracts roll in, the...
SSH News: Humanities Perspectives, FPACarleton Critical Panel Discussion, Imagining Canada’s Future
Humanities on the defensive? Yes. No. Maybe. One thing is for sure, this week has featured insightful reads on the value-added of education and training in the humanities, including: Move over, Stem: why the world needs humanities graduates (The...
Counting down the days to Congress 2014 at Brock University
Jack N. Lightstone, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brock University We’re now less than 70 days away from the kick off of Congress 2014 at Brock University. As the days get closer, we’re preparing to showcase Brock’s research and creative communities...
SSH News: Innovation, Humanities in the Digital Age, Big Data
Last Saturday was International Women’s Day, so it’s only fitting to share that ideas can be… smart and beautiful! “For years now, the call for more real-looking models to be used in clothing ads has been echoed by women around the globe. A San...
Building a stronger future for Canadian children and youth through social innovation
David J. Phipps, Executive Director, Research & Innovation Services, York University On February 24, 2014 ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (RIR) and Senator Kelvin Ogilvie co-hosted an event demonstrating the impact of social sciences and...