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91�� Geographers Weigh In on Canada’s AI Task Force

webfull — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 19:39:59 +0000

91�� Geography’s Renee Sieber and AnaBrandusescu were featured in a recent Financial Post article critiquing Ottawa’s new AI Task Force. They raised concerns that the initiative is overly industry-focused and risks sidelining equity, accountability, and broader societal perspectives. Their contributions highlight the importance of including diverse voices in shaping Canada’s AI future. Article: https://financialpost.com/technology/scholars-criticize-ottawa-new-ai-ta...

Published: 9 October 2025

91�� Geography Faculty Awarded Transdisciplinary Catalyst Grants to Tackle Sustainability Challenges

webfull — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:27:02 +0000

91�� Geography faculty are among the recipients of the inaugural Transdisciplinary Catalyst Grants from the 91�� Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI). Our colleagues are leading three of the funded projects: the 91�� Urban Climate Risk and Resilience Initiative (MUCRRI), Nature-based Climate Solutions for a Secure Canada (NbCS), and CanFlux: Canadian Greenhouse Gas Flux Network.

Published: 8 October 2025

Making Sense of ‘Left Behind Places’ in Canada

webfull — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:19:50 +0000

Morgan Sleeth, Mylène Riva, Kevin Manaugh and Sébastien Breau recently published their article "‘Left Behind Places’: Examining the Evolution of a Concept With an Application to the Canadian Regional Development Context" in Growth and Change. This paper employs Statistics Canada's 2021 Canadian Index of Multiple Deprivation (CIMD) dataset as a proxy for identifying LBPs across the country and examines their spatial dynamics at the census subdivision (CSD) level.

Published: 3 October 2025

Research on Mennonite colonies cited in The Economist!

webfull — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:06:29 +0000

Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/10/01/a-german-newspaper-for...

Published: 1 October 2025

Disrupted spaces, adaptive lives: New piece by Kee & Turner

webfull — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:18:36 +0000

Shout out to former MA student Michelle Kee and Prof Sarah Turner for their new co-authored piece: “Disrupted spaces, adaptive lives: Unequal impacts of Hanoi’s first urban railway lines” in the journal Urban Studies. Access the article here:

Published: 29 September 2025

Check out our audiobooks collection

webfull — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:16:33 +0000

Did you know that the Neuro-Patient Resource Center has over 100 audiobooks? They are available free of charge to patients, families, caregivers, staff, and the general public.

Here are our recommendations:

Published: 24 September 2025

Claire Brown: appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

webfull — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:52:54 +0000

more info here:

https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1546

/research/article/special-features/professor-claire-brown-appointed-innaugural-chair-CISE

Published: 10 September 2025

The Info-Neuro cart schedule for September is now available!

webfull — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:16:18 +0000

Our staff will curate the Info-Neuro cart offering free resources for the following clinics this month:

September 5 ─ Movement Disorders Clinic

September 10 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

September 19 ─ Neuromuscular & Post-Polio Clinic

September 23 ─ Epilepsy Clinic

September 24 ─ Brain Tumour Clinic

Wednesday 30 ─ MS Clinic

Published: 5 September 2025

NPRC Closed September 1

webfull — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:50:40 +0000

The Neuro-Patient Resource Centre (room 354) will be closed Monday, September 1st for Labour Day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Published: 27 August 2025

From Satellites to Sea Ice: GURA Student Investigates Arctic Patterns

webfull — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:45:04 +0000

Mr. Kingson Campbell just successfully completed his summer Geography Undergraduate Research Award (GURA) under the supervision of Dr. Mallik Mahmud. As part of the GURA, he focused on remote sensing of Arctic snow and sea ice: specifically analyzing satellite data across multiple years from a geographical perspective to identify patterns and correlations. Kingson’s research aimed to discern the optimal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) frequency for sea ice by investigating radar signatures derived from multi-frequency SAR imagery over the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic.