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November 16th, 2022

As the semester is well underway, the Research Office would like to issue a friendly reminder regarding the policy of conducting research among the °®¶¹´«Ã½community, whether it is by a °®¶¹´«Ã½researcher or by an external researcher. Any internal or external researcher wishing to conduct research among the °®¶¹´«Ã½Community (including faculty, all staff,…

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September 7th, 2022

In July, the Minister of Higher Education announced a total of $214,988 in ECQ grants for °®¶¹´«Ã½from the 2022-23 call for projects launched last March. Grants were awarded to: Experiential Learning and Community-Based Fieldwork in the Local and Global Context Gisela Frias (Geography) and Sara Louise Kendall (Geography) The objective of this project is…

Announcements from the Research Office

August 24th, 2022

The Summer has not only seen a flurry of research activities but also produced a number of interesting announcements from both the Tri-Agency and the FRQ, especially when it comes to the advertising of new funding opportunities. Please note the following unique grants, and please check out our website for more funding: FRQNT Dialogue—Volet chercheurs…

First-year student wins research bursary for work with Adaptech Research Network

April 6th, 2022

First-year °®¶¹´«Ã½Social Science student ´¡²ú¾±²µ²¹Ã«±ô±ô±ð Vasseur is one of seven CEGEP students in Quebec to win a bursary for research work this winter semester. joined Dawson’s Adaptech Research Network and it was through this work that she won a Bourse pour stage d’initiation à la recherche pour la relève au collegial, valued at $3,000, from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture.

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News from the Research Office

October 13th, 2021

If you are anything like us at the Research Office, you might be wondering what had happened to the semester. It seems like only yesterday that we excitedly opened our doors, welcoming a brand-new year that heralds a brand-new era. But alas! We are at the midpoint, and we have to admit the hard truth…

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Creative Collective for Change is next phase of Resist Violence

September 29th, 2021

Pat Romano (Faculty, Humanities) and Kim Simard (Faculty, Cinema | Communications) are beginning to implement the next phase of their Resist Violence project, which has been shared with administrators and educators across Canada and with faculty and professionals at Dawson’s Ped Days. The Creative Collective for Change is the name of a two-year project that…

°®¶¹´«Ã½part of $4.95 M grant to support healthy cities

August 18th, 2021

°®¶¹´«Ã½has been selected along with nine other institutions across Canada to implement a major federal grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

With over 80% of Canadians living in cities, the grant is intended to provide real-world data about what kind of environmental factors such as green space and air quality, or social supports such as housing and services, create better health outcomes, well-being and equity for different populations. The grant is a $4.95 million investment over six years in a research training platform that will guide the development of a new generation of health, social sciences and humanities, engineering and natural sciences researchers, to find ways to make Canadian cities healthier, more livable, and more resilient.

As part of the grant, °®¶¹´«Ã½has the opportunity to provide training to graduate students and act as a link between the lead researchers and community organizations in Montreal.

According to Anna-Liisa Aunio, Coordinator of Dawson’s Environmental Studies Profile and the lead for the project on behalf of Dawson, this type of applied research is becoming more and more common.

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New book by Richard Soare, Dawson’s own Martian expert

June 1st, 2021

Richard Soare (Faculty, Geography) has a new book out about the Red Planet. (9780128202456) is well placed to carry on with the search for water and life and other deeply rooted Martian mysteries.

Richard's book was published on May 28. Click Read More to go to a short review and more info.

(Photo is courtesy of NASA and shows the Ingenuity helicopter parked on the tarmac at Jezero Crater on Mars)


°®¶¹´«Ã½students place third in college research contest

May 18th, 2021

Graduating Health Science students Isabeli Pizzani Maurutto and Jennifer Robert were selected by a jury as third-place winners of a province-wide competition for the best student research projects at the college level announced by the Association pour la recherche au collégial (ARC) on May 11.

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Submit your research for Dawson’s annual research report

May 4th, 2021

This is a friendlyÌýreminder that should you wish to submit your research activities for the past year (between April 1 2020 and March 31, 2021)Ìýto the Annual Research Report, please emailÌýyour contributions toÌýresearch@dawsoncollege.qc.ca (a point-form list is fine or updated CV) by Monday, May 10.Ìý


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