Connie Tang, Author at Research Impact Canada

ResearchImpact visits the Community-Campus Partnership Program (CUPP), University of Brighton

Posted on December 12, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

In September 2008, UVic knowledge broker Laura Milne visited the University of Brighton while on a vacation in the UK. The University of Brighton is the home of the Community-Campus Partnership Program (CUPP), which is an organization that builds collaborative relationships between the university and its surrounding community. Given the similarities in mandate between CUPP […]

Networking and Strategy Session on Housing and Homelessness hosted by UVic

Posted on December 5, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

On October 30th, UVic hosted a Networking and Strategy Session on Housing and Homelessness. This event was intended to create dialogue around the various issues related to housing and homelessness in Victoria, and to broker connections between academics, policy makers, and community members. Over 50 people from various non-profit organizations, government branches, local businesses, and […]

How do immigrants overcome “No Canadian Work Experience challenges”? survey

Posted on November 26, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

The Work Skills Centre (WSC), a community-based, non-profit organization that supports immigrants, has developed a survey for their research project which aims at answering the important policy question: How do immigrants overcome “No Canadian Work Experience challenges”? The survey is a research initiative of WSC to understand the challenges faced by immigrants and they are […]

Meet a Mobilizer – Laura Milne, University of Victoria

Posted on November 25, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

My name is Laura Milne. I grew up in Calgary Alberta, but moved to BC 10 years ago to go to the University of Victoria. After graduating in 2003 with a double major in Sociology and Anthropology, I worked a research assistant in Social Psychology for a while, waitressed on the weekends, and then somewhat […]

KM Highlighted in York University President’s Report to the Community and “hold the date” for KM Expo 2009

Posted on November 24, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

York University President Mamdouh Shoukri recently released his 2008 Report to the Community outlining accomplishments made during his first year as President. Reflecting on York’s University Academic Plan President Shoukri states that the UAP “sets the intensification and expansion of research as the paramount objective”. Included in the intensification of the research enterprise is Knowledge […]

York Community Data Sharing Symposium I

Posted on November 18, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

On Friday November 14, the KM Unit at York University co-hosted a York Community Data Sharing Symposium, with the objective of supporting community capacity-building in utilizing data. The Symposium also introduced the York Children’s Services Data Station, a web-based portal which houses child-relevant data to help inform service-based decision-making. 75 attendees participated in the day-long […]

RE$EARCH MONEY publishes on Knowledge Mobilization

Posted on November 10, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

RE$EARCH MONEY recently published an article by David Phipps. The article provides a brief theoretical framework for KM and illustrates KM activities with examples of how KM can create value for faculty, graduate students and research users. The article makes a distinction between project based KM and institutional KM services such as those supported by […]

AUCC Releases 2008 Report on University Research and KM

Posted on November 7, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

The following media release, which references ResearchImpact partners YorkU and UVic, was taken from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada’s Web site. You can view the original article here. AUCC report shows universities are major contributors to Canada’s economy and quality of life Ottawa, October 21, 2008 — The Association of Universities and […]

Meet a Mobilizer – Krista Jensen, York University

Posted on October 31, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

Greetings! I’m Krista Jensen, the Knowledge Mobilization Officer at York University. I have been with the KM Unit here at York since April of 2006. Before that I was in the non-profit, special library world. I have a Master of Information Studies with a specialization in Library Studies from the University of Toronto and a […]

MITACS Skills Enhancement Program

Posted on October 30, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

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 […]

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