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

Mar 17, 2010

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,…

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

Mar 11, 2010

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…

GURU = Great University-Based Research Utilization

Mar 8, 2010

Guru. That’s what we think of when we think of Carole Estabrooks and her more than two decades of research and teaching in KT, and…

Mobilizing Minds meets Mind your Mind

Fév 24, 2010

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…

‘What Works’ in Homelessness Program Evaluation? Ask York and UVic Researchers!

Fév 18, 2010

In the summer of 2009, as part of the initial grant for KM pilot projects at York University and University of Victoria, the two institutions…

Growing from broke with brokers

Fév 12, 2010

OK, Ontario isn’t and never was broke but it is working from a projected $24.7B deficit as disclosed on October 2009. The Ontario Economic Summit…

Youth and Mental Health: Addressing Stigma and Discrimination through Community-Informed Curriculum

Fév 9, 2010

In the summer of 2009, as part of the initial grant for KM pilot projects at York University and University of Victoria, the two institutions…

Meet a Mobilizer- Jennifer McPhee

Fév 5, 2010

My name is Jennifer McPhee. I am the project coordinator of a national KT project that focuses on young adult mental health (Mobilizing Minds: Pathways…

YorkU’s KM Expo 2010 – there’s still time to register!

Jan 29, 2010

Join us on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, when York University’s KM Unit will be hosting their third annual KM Expo at Le Parc in Richmond…

Q. What sits at the intersection of political participation and community engagement? A. Knowledge Mobilization

Jan 25, 2010

Hernando Rojas, H. and Puig-i-Abril, E. (2009) Mobilizers Mobilized: Information, Expression, Mobilization and Participation in the Digital Age. J. Computer-Mediated Communication, 14: 902–927. “We contend…

Michael’s ‘Aha Moment’!

Jan 19, 2010

I am flattered to know someone asked for a blog based on a Tweet I contributed on the ResearchImpact Twitter feed.  First, a few observations…

ResearchImpact (York) awarded over $50,000 to work with York Region

Jan 18, 2010

KM at York’s strong 2009 finish bodes well for 2010 On December 23, 2009, the KM Unit at York University was awarded two CIHR grants…