Using data from an ongoing community garden project, Mitchell鈥檚 talk will offer insights on ideating, creating and using school and community gardens in Montreal, Quebec. With local partners, we have co-created gardens on a university campus, at an underfunded public school, and at two different community organizations that work with youth experiencing homelessness and housing…
If you would like to write an article for the May issue of Academic Matters, please submit your proposal (max 200 words) by听Feb. 24.
Topics could be pedagogical strategies and practices, research projects, innovations, services to assist teachers and students, resources for teaching, and other matters of academic interest. Click Read More to submit your idea.
Last week, the Social Science Week organizers evaluated each planned activity in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs related to each presentation were displayed. The SDGs are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations…
Dawson's 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery Program was featured in a news report by CTV News Montreal Feb. 8. They looked into the digital effects industry in Montreal in their pre-Oscars coverage. For the news report on our website and a link to the CTV feature, click Read More.
North South Studies, with the collaboration of academics, journalists, Human Rights organizations, activists and engaged members of communities from the South, has organized a series of conversations about the ongoing social uprisings.
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Five teams of Dawson Science students participated in the annual D茅place de l'air competition at Polytechnique Montr茅al Feb. 8.听 They had three hours to build an operational wind turbine from scratch using only the materials provided. The best among them produced 1150mV during testing. Dawson's best entry placed 14th of about 60 teams.
We are buying 60 per cent more clothes today compared to 20 years ago and we are only keeping these clothes half as long as we used to. This is one surprising fact that students learned at a lecture听 Feb. 3 on sustainable fashion given by听Kelly Drennan, Founding Executive Director of Fashion Takes Action. Kelly’s…
Decolonization was the subject of two workshops at Ped Days Jan. 13-14. Everyone can participate in decolonization efforts, Catherine Richardson said at her workshop. To read more of what she shared and to get practical tips and resources on decolonization, click Read More to go to the news article.
The most recent Resist Violence project newsletter is available now! Don鈥檛 forget to subscribe! Through the Resist Violence project, Pat Romano (Humanities) and Kim Simard (Cinema-Communications) have developed a pedagogical approach that integrates critical thinking, media literacy and artistic expression. This pedagogy allows students to deepen their insights into the problem of violence, including how…
Social Science Week is next week: Feb. 3- 7.
Plan your week:听session descriptions听
To reserve for your class or for more info, contact organizers Vivien Watson or Nancy Rebelo.听
Last Modified: February 18, 2020
