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Tech Transfer Growing Pains?

Nov 11, 2009

A video report from David Phipps of day 3 of the Alliance for the Commercialization of Canadian Technology technology transfer conference in Victoria, B.C. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6fkAm-yLA&hl=en&fs=1&]…

Way to Grow Tech Transfer

Nov 10, 2009

Our first ever video blog post from David Phipps of ResearchImpact on day 2 of the Alliance for the Commercialization of Canadian Technology technology transfer…

It’s Time for Tech Transfer to Grow Up

Nov 9, 2009

I am posting from Victoria, BC (staying at the lovely, historic Empress Hotel) where I am attending Canada’s national technology transfer conference hosted by the…

ResearchImpact hosts a visit by Stockholm and Uppsala Universities in Sweden

Nov 6, 2009

On Friday, October 15, York University’s KM Unit hosted a day-long visit by a delegation of 11 researchers and administrators from Stockholm University and Uppsala…

These are the KM Daves I know I know

Oct 29, 2009

SSHRC KIS/Cluster meeting: Day 2 (October 23, 2009) Recharged after a good nights sleep in the Albert @ Bay Hotel, the 34 knowledge brokers reassembled…

Polivery (or, if you prefer Delivercy)

Oct 27, 2009

The KM Unit at York was present on Thursday, October 8 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre along with over 400 Ontario Public Servants to…

Thirty four mobilizers walk into a bar…

Oct 23, 2009

SSHRC invited 34 knowledge mobilization projects from their Knowledge Impact in Society and SSHRC Clusters to a workshop in Ottawa October 22-23. Day 1: Not…

Married to a Mobilizer

Oct 22, 2009

As a York University graduate, a volunteer at York’s KM Unit, and the husband of the Director of the Office of Research Services & Knowledge…

ResearchImpact pleased to help Canadian Policy Research Networks provide an update on Social Innovation in Canada

Oct 19, 2009

In 2004 the Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) released their first review of Canadian social innovation titled “Social Innovation in Canada – how the non…

Still an overall outstanding opportunity – now everyone knows it

Oct 13, 2009

As we previously wrote on July 21 O3, Ontario’s new social networking platform from ORION, is a great tool for developing and sustaining research based…

After 12 years… I’m back!

Oct 13, 2009

You’re used to reading about York’s KM Unit and ResearchImpact in this blog as well as on Twitter @researchimpact. Occasionally we get some press that…

Knowledge Brokers and the Metaphors They Love

Oct 7, 2009

The following is a guest blog from Jason Guriel. A Research Assistant in the Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University, Jason works to summarize and…