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Without community involvement and ownership, renewable energy projects are doomed to fail over the long term.
Research about colonial schooling in Treaty 7 territory in southern Alberta exemplifies how donors helped fund residential schools.
There’s a need to better understand coercive control as an important component of domestic violence when it comes to making decisions around co-parenting.
Plus, why sarcasm is so difficult for children to understand – and how to help them. Listen to episode 23 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Why are sex workers routinely excluded from debates on their own legal and human rights?
“June-tired” has taken on a whole new meaning for educators this year. What can be done this summer to help them recharge and recover?
Many pregnant women who request planned caesarean deliveries are simply told no, despite guidelines advising doctors who disagree to offer referral or transfer care.
New research uncovers the impact of weather on the safe operation of common commercial drones.
Understanding sarcasm is related to the ability to recognize the thoughts and emotions of others, to empathize and to consider two things being simultaneously true.
Accessing “knowledge-rich” content assumes language and literacy competencies that take time for children to develop. Childhood cannot be rushed.
Diversity in STEM fields means higher quality research and innovation. To ensure that Canada can compete globally, marginalized students must be supported through STEM education and careers.
Why are so many entrepreneurs in Canada avoiding going public, and what are the consequences for our economy?
From maternity wards to primary care, Canadian researchers are looking to find the positive motivations of vaccine hesitant people, whether they are new parents or other adults.
Relationships, inclusivity, anti-racism and flexibility matter. So does offering students learning opportunities, and supporting and following their transitions over time.
The federal government’s announcement that boil-water advisories on First Nations won’t end until 2023 at the earliest isn’t surprising. The true crisis is much greater than widely known.
Budget 2021 includes significant investment in Indigenous communities. Moving forward, post-pandemic recovery and future budgets need to address systemic inequalities.
Avant l’agriculture, la croyance chez les anthropologues voulaient que les hommes chassaient et les femmes cueillaient. Mais de nouvelles preuves suggèrent que ce n’était peut-être pas le cas.
Strategic planning experts say public universities in developed countries can no longer depend on government funding, and must restructure to reduce costs and increase revenue or face failure.
Canadians who had poor finances and health were more likely to report financial stress across the first several months of the pandemic.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mathison Centre for Youth Mental Health and Education, University of Calgary
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Research Associate, Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
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PhD Candidate, Brain & Cognitive Science, University of Calgary
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Associate professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Business Technology Management, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Calgary
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Clinical Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor and Scientific Director of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary
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Werklund Research Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Area Chair, Business Technology Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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BMO Professor of Sustainable and Transition Finance, University of Calgary
