Connie Tang, Author at Research Impact Canada

ACCELERATE Ontario – Ontario’s Graduate Research Internship Program

Posted on August 15, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

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 fellow – the intern […]

York’s KM Unit Continues to Forge Relationships between Researchers and Community Agencies

Posted on August 8, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

On July 24, 2008, York University played host to the first ever Knowledge Mobilization Peer to Peer (P2P) Network meeting. The meeting brought together students, researchers, and community partners engaged in knowledge mobilization (KM) – the active, two-way exchange of information and expertise between knowledge creators and knowledge users. “This is an extraordinarily innovative undertaking,” […]

Knowledge Mobilization and Community-Based Research at UVic

Posted on August 1, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

The UVic Knowledge Mobilization Unit and Office of Community-Based Research have been working closely together under the institutional banner of “Civic Engagement” for a year. It is quickly becoming apparent that the goals of both of these initiatives would be realized more efficiently and thoroughly if there was an official amalgamation. The upcoming merger of […]

University researchers awarded CIHR grant

Posted on July 29, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Canadian Mental Health Commission have awarded a grant of $1.5 million to a team of researchers, including a contingent from York University. According to a July 22 YFile article, they will be researching “how young adults who suffer from mental health problems, and those who support them, […]

KM intern making a difference with West End Heat Registry

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

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 of at-risk residents on days […]

meet a mobilizer – michael johnny, york university

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

Hi. I am Michael Johnny, a knowledge broker at York University. It is what I do and what I enjoy. But it is not who I am. But then who ever grows up aspiring to be a knowledge broker (yet)? My mother told me I wanted to be the person that cleaned street lights. My […]

Knowledge in Motion 2008

Posted on July 11, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

Knowledge in Motion, 2008 is a three-day international conference being hosted by Memorial University and organized on its behalf by the Leslie Harris Center of Public Policy and Development to explore the role Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play in mobilizing knowledge in a regional development context, and how that role is best carried out. From […]

York University Collaborates With The World Green Building Council To Mobilize Knowledge

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

Earlier this year, York University formed a partnership with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), via the WorldGBC Universities Pilot Program. In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between York and the WorldGBC, WorldGBC identifies ResearchImpact as a key factor in choosing to partner with York, stating, “York University is also a national leader in knowledge […]

Community Based Video Art and Activism Course at YorkU

Posted on June 27, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

The following course will be offered during the Winter semester at YorkU: FA/VISA 3053 3.0 Community Based Video Art and Activism Winter (Tuesday 9:30 – 1:30) Same as FA/FILM 3331 3.0 For enrollment purposes: the Catalogue Number: D69P01 Focuses on the community based video, documentary and video activism. Students create individual and/or group projects on […]

KM Resources

Posted on June 20, 2008 (November 23, 2021)

Knowledge: we all mobilize, transfer, translate and/or exchange knowledge between knowledge creators and knowledge users. Research funders and stakeholders are demanding increasing accountability. Researchers are increasingly engaging research users in all aspect of the research cycle from design to execution, evaluation and dissemination. Research users are looking for more information but in accessible formats. In […]

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