Connie Tang, Author at Research Impact Canada

Nutrition and Diabetes KM in the AM- May 5

Posted on April 13, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

The YorkU KM Unit will be hosting a KM of the AM event on Wednesday, May 5th. The topic of the afternoon will focus on nutrition and diabetes, with brief presentations by researchers and community leaders, followed by ample time for questions, discussion, and networking. Confirmed Speakers: Mazen Hamadeh, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health, School […]

GET (Green Economy Transition) Ahead

Posted on April 13, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

As reported by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Times, on March 26, 2010 at the lovely Club at Bond Head (which didn’t look this good in March). South Simcoe launched their Green Economy Transition Centre. The South Simcoe Green Economy Transition Centre will be a centre of excellence for local businesses and a model for communities […]

United Way-York University Graduate Student Intern Job Posting

Posted on April 9, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

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 and Research Committee […]

March 25 Talks at York – A Smorgasbord of KMb Activity

Posted on April 6, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

Our experiences within research is such that ethics approval on human cloning would be a touchy subject, let alone the technological challenges, so when two interesting talks at York were scheduled for the same date and time, we were pleased to be part of an enthusiastic team that allowed us to split up and cover […]

Knowledge Mobilization and Research Matters

Posted on March 31, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

York’s KMb Unit was one of two featured presentations at the March 24 Research Matters talk sponsored by the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Research Matters is a monthly speaker series which highlights LA&PS researchers, their research and “the way they see the world”. Attendees represented several disciplines within LA&PS (did you know […]

Memorial is missing a mobilizer

Posted on March 23, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

The last time we ran into David Yetman he was Manager of Knowledge Mobilization for the Harris Centre which provides KMb services to Memorial and its local communities. We blogged about him last October as Memorial and York demonstrated KMb leadership at SSHRC’s KIS/Clusters meeting. David and the Harris Centre are known nationally for yaffle […]

Message to SSHRC: as you remodel the house don’t forget the foundation

Posted on March 17, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

Renovations are all the rage. Witness the Home Improvement Tax Credit (I’m looking forward to my $1,350 that will help pay for the new furnace, air conditioner and water heater), all the DIY shows on Home & Garden Channel and the boom in stores like Home Depot, Rona and Lowes. SSHRC has jumped on the […]

525,600 Minutes- How do you measure a year of KM?

Posted on March 11, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

Tuesday, March 2nd was the third annual KM Expo where York and it’s (mainly community) partners celebrated the past year of KM and looked forward to another. We were pleased to welcome over 95 participants to examine how KM can help broker relationships over, under, around and through Boundaries: between research and practice/policy; between community […]

Mobilizing Minds meets Mind your Mind

Posted on February 24, 2010 (November 23, 2021)

Apart from each having a cat, Jenn McPhee (Program Coordinator, Mobilizing Minds) and I have nothing in common. Discovering all the things two people have in common in 60 seconds was the first exercise at the annual Face to Face meeting of Mobilizing Minds, the $1.5M CIHR funded knowledge translation grant exploring pathways to young […]

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