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Sonja Solomun Named a 2025 Bishop’s University Top 10 After 10 Award Recipient

webfull — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:04:42 +0000

The Max Bell School of Public Policy is proud to celebrate Sonja Solomun, Faculty Associate at the Max Bell School and Deputy Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at ��, has been selected as one of Bishop’s University’s 2025 Top 10 After 10 Award recipients, one of the university’s highest honours recognizing outstanding alumni achievement.

Published: 21 October 2025

Leslie Fierro Elected to the American Evaluation Association's Board of Directors

webfull — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:57:03 +0000

We are thrilled to share that Leslie Fierro has been elected to the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Board of Directors for a three-year term, serving as a Board Member-at-Large from January 2026 through December 2028.

Published: 21 October 2025

�� Geographers Weigh In on Canada’s AI Task Force

webfull — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:39:59 +0000

�� Geography’s Renee Sieber and AnaBrandusescu were featured in a recent Financial Post article critiquing Ottawa’s new AI Task Force. They raised concerns that the initiative is overly industry-focused and risks sidelining equity, accountability, and broader societal perspectives. Their contributions highlight the importance of including diverse voices in shaping Canada’s AI future. Article: https://financialpost.com/technology/scholars-criticize-ottawa-new-ai-ta...

Published: 9 October 2025

�� Geography Faculty Awarded Transdisciplinary Catalyst Grants to Tackle Sustainability Challenges

webfull — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:27:02 +0000

�� Geography faculty are among the recipients of the inaugural Transdisciplinary Catalyst Grants from the �� Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI). Our colleagues are leading three of the funded projects: the �� Urban Climate Risk and Resilience Initiative (MUCRRI), Nature-based Climate Solutions for a Secure Canada (NbCS), and CanFlux: Canadian Greenhouse Gas Flux Network.

Published: 8 October 2025

Making Sense of ‘Left Behind Places’ in Canada

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:19:50 +0000

Morgan Sleeth, Mylène Riva, Kevin Manaugh and Sébastien Breau recently published their article "‘Left Behind Places’: Examining the Evolution of a Concept With an Application to the Canadian Regional Development Context" in Growth and Change. This paper employs Statistics Canada's 2021 Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) dataset as a proxy for identifying LBPs across the country and examines their spatial dynamics at the census subdivision (CSD) level.

Published: 3 October 2025

Research on Mennonite colonies cited in The Economist!

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:06:29 +0000

Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/10/01/a-german-newspaper-for...

Published: 1 October 2025

Disrupted spaces, adaptive lives: New piece by Kee & Turner

webfull — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:18:36 +0000

Shout out to former MA student Michelle Kee and Prof Sarah Turner for their new co-authored piece: “Disrupted spaces, adaptive lives: Unequal impacts of Hanoi’s first urban railway lines” in the journal Urban Studies. Access the article here:

Published: 29 September 2025

Check out our audiobooks collection

webfull — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000

Did you know that the Neuro-Patient Resource Center has over 100 audiobooks? They are available free of charge to patients, families, caregivers, staff, and the general public.

Here are our recommendations:

Published: 24 September 2025

Claire Brown: appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

webfull — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:52:54 +0000

more info here:

https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1546

/research/article/special-features/professor-claire-brown-appointed-innaugural-chair-CISE

Published: 10 September 2025

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for September is now available!

webfull — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:16:18 +0000

Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:

September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic

September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

September 19 ─ Neuromuscular & Post-Polio Clinic

September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic

September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic

Published: 5 September 2025

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