Dawson’s commitment to being carbon neutral forever featured
Un point cinq, an online news site that is Quebec's leading climate change media, featured ýas a CEGEP committed to taking action on climate change.
See the August feature here:
Un point cinq, an online news site that is Quebec's leading climate change media, featured ýas a CEGEP committed to taking action on climate change.
See the August feature here:
In July, Michelle E. Smith (Faculty, Cinema l Communications) was named an Indigenous Vanier Scholar of McGill University.
Michelle's reaction to the news: "I was very excited, very surprised, extremely happy; when I read the acceptance letter my heart was beating so fast it felt like it was jumping out of my chest. I am really happy that the Vanier committee got behind me and my research."
That quote comes from the McGill Reporter. Click Read More to read the whole story.
(Photo credit: McGill University)
ýhas 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, ýhas 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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Despite the mixed emotions about a return to campus, many acknowledge that in-person learning is best for students.
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ýChemistry teacher Carmen Leung “dedicates herself to teaching in ways that keep her students engaged and she contributes to all aspects of College life,” reads the announcement from SALTISE.
This week, Carmen will be honoured with a 2021 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award at the happening June 2-4.
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Dawson’s Psychology Profile Coordinator Selma Hamdani is incredibly grateful to receive a mention d’honneur from the Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC).
“Whatever I do, it is not by myself,” she said. “So many vibrant and great ideas are sparked everywhere at Dawson. I share this honour with the ýActive Learning Community (DALC), the Office of Academic Development, the Psychology Department, the Communities of Practice and so many other people who helped me be the teacher I am today. ýis fertile ground and a special community!”
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This year’s valedictorian is a future physician with a passion for social justice. Enriched Science student Meygan Brody has been selected to address Dawson’s Class of 2021 at Virtual Graduation on June 30.
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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)
Jean-François Garneau (Class of 2011) says his experience at ýCollege a decade ago was a positive one. He shared his opinion in The Montreal Gazette on May 21.
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Madeleine Bazerghi's photo, entitled A Socially Distant Moment, has won the Concours Photo Le Monde en Images - Catégorie Personnel du réseau collégial québécois from the Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique (CCDMD).
Madeleine works as a pedagogical counsellor in Dawson's Office of Academic Development and is on the Faculty Hub team.
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Last Modified: September 1, 2021