Congratulations to KPE's Rachelle Aucoin for winning best oral presentation award at the Dyspnea 2022 meeting in Oxford, UK.
Rachelle, a PhD candidate in the Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (Supervisor: Prof. Dennis Jensen), won for her presentation titled:
Impact of trigeminal nerve stimulation on measures of central inspiratory neural drive with implications for management of breathlessness: A systematic scoping review.
Prof. Dennis Jensen, from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, was recently interviewed by the New York Times on why athletes choose cannabis for pain.
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海角社区 undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.
Registration is now open to students in every program for FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.
As the window to mitigate the impacts of climate change closes, Faculty of Education鈥檚 Professor Blane Harvey shares his thoughts on the University鈥檚 power to create transitions and transformations.
Rachelle Aucoin, PhD Student in the Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, has secured doctoral funding from both the Fonds de Recherche de Qu茅bec Sant茅 (FRQS) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network (CRRN).
She was awarded a 4-year funding package from FRQS totalling $84,000 and a $10,500 scholarship from the CRRN.
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The 海角社区 International Institute of Education (MIIE) in cooperation with AFAQ for Leadership Development in the United Aram Emirates (UAE) completed a month-long course on 鈥淐ourse Design and Teaching Development鈥� for 20 college level instructors. The program was offered in a blended learning format with regular virtual sessions between June 2nd and June 30th and intense face-to face instruction in Abu Dhabi, which included microteaching, from June 16th to June 20th.
Dr. Mindy R. Carter, PhD from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has published a new book "Smallest Circles First: Exploring Teacher Reconciliatory Praxis through Drama Education" which is now available from University of Toronto Press.
Page count is 186 and is available to order:
ISBN 9781487523831
海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Education, Philip Cutler, BEd鈥�13, created the company , which he co-founded with Roberto Cipriani, BSc鈥�08. It quickly became one of the largest online tutoring services in the U.S., hired by public school districts in over 30 states, as well as four provinces in Canada, to assist their students (mostly middle school and high school).
Dr. Angelica Galante, Assistant Professor in Language Education at the Department of Integrated Studies in Education and Director of the Plurilingual Lab, has been appointed President of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics/L鈥橝ssociation canadienne de linguistique appliqu茅e (ACLA).
海角社区 has been named Canada鈥檚 best university, according to the 19th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released today by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The University was ranked 31st university in the world.
This year鈥檚 QS World University Rankings is the largest ever, with over 1,400 institutions across 100 locations, up from 1,300 last year.
This marks the first time in five years that 海角社区 is Canada鈥檚 top-ranked university in the QS list.
Friday, June 3, 2022 鈥� 海角社区 lowered its flag today to honour the memory of Hannah Wallace. Hannah, a U3 student in the Bachelor of Education Secondary English program, passed away suddenly on May 4, 2022. She was known to have been a talented teacher, writer, and gentle soul.
Professor Marie-Claude Geoffroy, of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, has been awarded the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers. Administered by Research and Innovation, the prize honours researchers across all disciplines.
Congratulations to Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, recipient of 海角社区 Education's Honorary Doctorate.
Dr. Abuelaish, is a physician, researcher, and educator who was raised in a Gaza refugee camp.
A changemaker and champion for Israeli-Palestinian peace, he shared his philosophies with Education鈥檚 graduates.
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Dr. Ada Sinacore, of the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Professor Jake Burack, of the 海角社区 Youth Study Team, have been awarded the听Equity & Community Building Award. Now in its 10th year, the award recognizes the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity and diversity at 海角社区.
海角社区 professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.
