The following article appeared in York University’s YFile on April 24, 2012 and is reposted here with permission. York U welcomed 22 graduate students and their respective community partners on Monday, Sept. 19 to celebrate the launch of an exciting new award opportunity at the University. [caption id="attachment_8877" align="alignnone" width="500"] The
Read MoreOLC Partners with KMb / Le réseau OLC et l’unité de MdC de York joignent leurs forces
This was first posted by Ontario Literacy Coalition on July 6. It features two of York's KMb Interns undertaking research with the Ontario Literacy Coalition. Student interns are a great way to connect academic research talent to community knowledge needs. Ce billet a été publié le 6 juillet par le Réseau
Read MoreKnowledge Mobilization for Climate Change – Internship Programme Competition
York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit is excited to announce the start of the graduate student internship competition as part of the Knowledge Mobilization for Climate Change Project. The goal of this project is to make York climate change research and expertise more accessible to policymakers, so that academic research can better
Read MoreYork’s KMb Interns….then and now
Picture this…York University, 2007. First summer of our SSHRC Knowledge Impact in Society grant and we run a KMb internship competition. We had 6 to hand out but the incredible demand made us find funding for an additional 6 allowing us to fund 12 interns. Tammy Lowe (she was Tammy
Read MoreUnited Way-York University Graduate Student Intern Job Posting
We are happy to share the following job posting for a United Way of York Region-York University Graduate Student Intern position for the summer of 2010. United Way – York University Interns Job Description General Purpose: The United Way-York University Interns will work with United Way of York Region (UWYR) Community Engagement
Read MoreUVic Summer Interns 2009
The interns for UVic’s KM/CBR Sumer Internship program have been selected! Through the ResearchImpact initiative, the UVic Office of Community Based Research is sponsoring ten graduate students to work hands on with a local Community Organizations on a piece of research relating to social policy. The UVic KM Coordinator received
Read MoreACCELERATE Ontario Internship Workshop – April 27
YorkU’s KM Unit is pleased to be working in partnership with ACCELERATE Ontario and their graduate student internship program. Click here to learn more about the internship opportunities offered by YorkU’s KM Unit in partnership with ACCELERATE Ontario. We are also happy to announce this upcoming workshop hosted by MITACS
Read MoreACCELERATE Ontario Internship Workshop – March 6
YorkU's KM Unit is pleased to be working in partnership with ACCELERATE Ontario and their graduate student internship program. Click here to learn more about the internship opportunities offered by YorkU's KM Unit in partnership with ACCELERATE Ontario. We are also happy to announce this upcoming workshop hosted by MITACS
Read MoreMITACS Skills Enhancement Program
MITACS will be hosting the following 3 professional development events in November: Brush up your technical writing skills! Thursday, November 6, 2008 Event registration and information here Become an entrepreneur with Sean Wise! Thursday, November 13, 2008 Event registration and information here IP: Learn what's in it for you! Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Event registration and
Read MoreKM Intern secures $130,000 Trillium Grant for Community Outreach/Education at Peterborough Youth Shelter
Naomi Nichols is a PhD Candidate at the York Faculty of Education who was a KM Summer Intern in 2007. Naomi’s placement was with the Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) in Peterborough. She began her work at YES as a participant observer: helping in the recreation program; and the Children’s
Read MoreACCELERATE Ontario – Ontario’s Graduate Research Internship Program
ACCELERATE Ontario is a unique program which connects the province’s up-and-coming highly-skilled researchers – grad students and post-doctoral fellows – with Ontario companies through short-term applied research projects. The formula is simple; a 4-month research project is identified which is of interest to an Ontario company, a graduate student or post-doctoral
Read MoreKM intern making a difference with West End Heat Registry
Tanya Gulliver, an intern with the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University, appeared in the July 18 edition of the Toronto Star, discussing her role as co-ordinator of the West End Heat Registry. The Heat Registry is a project funded by the City of Toronto, designed to ensure the safety
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