Dialogue 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program provides financial support to Quebec students with English and French language skills pursuing full-time studies in the area of health and social services. These bursaries are coordinated locally by the English-speaking community networks in the various Quebec regions.
Competitive funding for researchers and students for initiatives addressing access to healthcare & social services for English-speaking Quebecers.
Supported by the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression has released a new report detailing six recommendations to enable citizens, governments and platforms to deal with online hate speech in Canada.
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February 2,聽2021 | As the tide of nationalism sweeps across the globe and countries increasingly turn inwards, it is crucial that the protection agenda鈥搃ncluding the Protection of Civilians (PoC) and the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)鈥搃s reaffirmed. Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh writes on the PeaceLab Blog about what measures Germany can take to achieve this objective, including embracing multilateralism and seeking out new partners to promote civilian self-protection.
December 2020 | This new report by the Media Ecosystem Observatory聽looks into vaccine hesitancy in Canada in the lead-up to the development of a vaccine. Key findings included that 65% of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, and that the聽best opportunity to reach those who are unsure is to address important concerns around the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
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January 24,聽2021聽|聽In this paper, Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh and her co-authors address the challenges and opportunities the fluid geopolitical and security environment poses for humanitarian policymaking and practice.
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Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis has authored the聽chapter聽Mind the Gaps: Integrating Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals into Evaluation Practice聽inThe Realpolitik of Evaluation,聽a recently published book edited by聽Markus Palenberg an Arne Paulson.
Neural 鈥渟ignature鈥 may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation
This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains of lonely people that make them distinct in fundamental ways, based on variations in the volume of different brain regions as well as based on how those regions communicate with one another across brain networks.
As approved by its Board of Directors, CIRM recently welcomed two new members:
We are pleased to welcome Professor Nik Luka as Interim Director for the 2020鈥2021 school year. As an Associate Professor in the School of Urban Planning and the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture at 鲍鱼直播, he has been involved with CIRM since its inception in 2014. Prof.
In this report for the Quebec government, our Director Christopher Ragan with the support of MPP students Matis Allali, Ruhee Ismail-Teja, Riad Katkhoda聽& Charlotte Reboul聽examine how terminating electric vehicle subsidies can strengthen Quebec's climate policy.
Through its Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program, Dialogue 鲍鱼直播 awarded a total of $325,000 to 51 health and social services students from 14 Quebec regions in the 2020-2021 academic year. Depending on the bursary category and level of study, recipients will receive anywhere from $2,500 to $10,000. The recipients have committed to working in their home region following the successful completion of their studies for a minimum of one year in a public health and social services institution or related organization.
Psychology researchers at 鲍鱼直播 have used network science 鈥 a mathematical technique for revealing connections and patterns 鈥 to gain novel insights into Montrealers鈥 experience of using French and English.
The unique approach has brought to light subtle differences as to which social settings Montreal bilinguals discuss certain topics and whether they use French, English or both languages to discuss those topics.
In response to the current health crisis, the latest Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Partnership Engagement Grants competition included a special initiative for research related to COVID-19. More than $3聽million was awarded to 139 projects across the country. CIRM is proud to announce that two of its members have received funding as principal investigators and will contribute to efforts to address the challenges posed by the pandemic in their respective fields.
This report, co-authored by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh, begins by summarizing a number of features of Canada鈥檚 population, economic power, and geographic and political position, which continue to call for international engagement.
Section Two then provides a strategic assessment of the current global environment and the most significant risks it poses to Canada鈥檚 interests and values.