Mois : mai 2009

Knowledge Mobilization: Maximizing your Career Options — Inside, Outside, and Beside the Academy

Publié le par Connie Tang

I was trained as an immunologist. The title of my major paper from my PhD was “Gallysin-1, an antibacterial protein isolated from hemolymph of Galleria mellonella.” (Dev. Comp. Immunol 18: 13-23). The title of the major paper from my post doc was “Increased enzymatic activity of the T-cell antigen receptor-associated Fyn protein tyrosine kinase in […]

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« How can my university get involved in ResearchImpact? »

Publié le par Connie Tang

This is the third year that ResearchImpact has been featured at CAURA and Congress. It is the third day of Congress and second day of CAURA, in Ottawa, and delegates at both events approached ResearchImpact with that common question. The question is even more interesting in that it is being echoed by graduate students, faculty, […]

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ResearchSnapshot enhances broader access to research at York

Publié le par Connie Tang

Our new ResearchSnapshot series of clear language summaries of completed research was featured today in YFile, York’s daily news bulletin. You can search the ResearchSnapshot collection on our web site by clicking here.  Here is an excerpt from the article: How would a community organization or policy-maker access social science or humanities research expertise from […]

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York Community Data Sharing Symposium II

Publié le par Connie Tang

The KM Unit at York University is pleased to be co-hosting the second York Community Data Sharing Symposium being held on Thursday, June 4 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. York Community Data Sharing Symposium II The second in a series of sessions highlighting the power of data to strengthen the capacity of York Region’s […]

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ResearchImpact Hosts KM Session for Research Administrators

Publié le par Connie Tang

For the third year in a row ResearchImpact hosted a session on knowledge mobilization for the annual national meeting of the Canadian Association of University Research Administrators (CAURA).  The session was held on May 25 in Ottawa and featured presentations by Craig McNaughton (SSHRC), David Yetman (Harris Centre, MUN), Michael Johnny (ResearchImpact, York), Fiona Haynes […]

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ResearchImpact.ca has a New Look!

Publié le par Connie Tang

After 2 years with our old Web site, we decided it needed a bit of a make-over. We’ve updated the look, added features such as videos, an events calendar, links to our twitter feed and other Web 2.0 tools, as well as a new online opportunity description form. This new form will allow our visitors […]

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Personal Reflections on the ‘Hidden in Plain Sight: Living Homeless in York Region’ Photovoice Exhibit at YorkU – April 27 to May 1, 2009

Publié le par Connie Tang

The York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YREAH) was formed in 1999 as concerns about homelessness were emerging in our communities. “The Alliance is a coalition of social service agencies, faith groups, interested community members and government representatives that meets regularly to understand, plan and coordinate services and supports related to homelessness in York Region”. […]

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Open for Ideas Means Open for Business and Fosters Social Innovation

Publié le par Connie Tang

Ok, so it’s an older article but few have yet to seriously adopt open collaboration and innovation. In 2006 Huston and Sakkab wrote about Procter and Gamble’s (P&G’s) Connect & Develop (Harvard Business Review, page 58-66, March 2006). In contrast to the typical pharmaceutical proprietary model of in house R&D, P&G piloted a novel concept […]

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David Yetman of the Harris Centre, MUN at YorkU – May 12

Publié le par Connie Tang

The KM Unit at York hosted a talk on Tuesday May 12 as part of our KM Speaker Series.  David Yetman is the Manager of Knowledge Mobilization at the Leslie Harris Centre with Memorial University in St. Johns, NL and spoke about Memorial’s experiences with KM.  He also demonstrated Yaffle a new research search engine […]

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The Blogosphere and Beyond

Publié le par Connie Tang

If you’re reading this on our blog you’re almost part of the blogosphere. If you’re reading this because you received Mobilize This! in your e mail inbox you’re not, but I bet you’re thinking about it. In Wikinomics, Don Tapscott describes the web 2.0 world as the blogoshpere which represents the ecosystem of wikis, blogs, […]

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