#UWRW2023: Research Week 2023
Wed. Mar. 1 10:30 AM
- Fri. Mar. 3 06:00 PM
Contact: r.keijzer@uwinnipeg.ca
Location: UW Main Campus
Objective: Make space for UW researchers to connect with each other, students, potential partners and funders.
Cost: This event is free and open to the whole UW community, members of the public, potential partners/funders
Wednesday, March 1 |
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10:30-12:00 March 1 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Canada Research Chair Speaker Series: Students in Research In this talk, Ryan Bullock and Nora Casson will reflect on their experiences, building blocks of a career in research, how to involve students in research, describing the opportunities and challenges they faced, and offer tips to students and faculty for building a meaningful and rewarding research career. Nora Casson (Geography) Dr. Casson is the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Influences on Water Quality and co-director of the Prairie Climate Centre. Her research focuses on the ways in which climate change impacts water quality of streams, lakes and wetlands. Ryan Bullock (Environmental Studies and Sciences) Dr. Ryan Bullock is the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Human-Environment Interactions, and Associate Professor in Environmental Studies and Sciences. He researches the human dimensions of environmental resources with a focus on how societies respond to social-ecological crises, conflicts, and change. This means understanding how different societal actors perceive, negotiate, and adapt to changes in order to devise collaborative solutions. |
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12:30-1:30 March 1 |
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How to Meet Tri-Agency Data Requirements #2: Open Access and Winnspace Presenter: Brianne Selman, Scholarly and Copyright Librarian Description: This workshop is designed for researchers interested in learning more about and open access publication and Winnspace and will cover the following:
Host: Dylan Jones, Program Officer, UW Research Office |
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12:30-1:30 March 1 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Funder’s panel: How to be competitive in today’s funding environment
Moderator: Lauren Bosc, Lead Program Officer, UW Research Office |
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1:30-2:30 March 1 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
North Forge 101 Presenter: Joelle Foster, CEO, North Forge Technology Exchange, Co-Founder and General Partner, Women's Equity Lab (WEL) Manitoba Description: North Forge is an incubator accelerator and a powerhouse entrepreneur community fueling Manitoba’s innovative science-based, technology-enabled, and advanced manufacturing startups. They curate resources to help entrepreneurs solve problems in real time and reduce the cost and risk of innovation. Joelle Foster, North Forge CEO, will walk participants through the innovation to market pipeline in Manitoba. Host: Rachel Keijzer, Program Officer, UW Research Office |
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1:30-2:30 March 1 |
Escalators |
Research Funders and Partners: Booths Research Manitoba: Promotes, supports, and coordinates the funding of research excellence and innovation in health, natural and social sciences, engineering and the humanities in Manitoba. UM Partnerships & Innovation: Works toward increasing the number of partnerships and moving inventions from research labs into practical applications that can be used around the world. Manitoba Medical Service Foundation: Promotes and funds scientific, educational and other activities to improve the health and well-being of Manitobans, focusing on support of new researchers. MITACS: Empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to our most pressing problems. PrairiesCan: Diversifies the economy by supporting business, innovation and community economic development unique to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. SSHRC: The federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences. +MORE |
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2:30-4:00 March 1 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Let's Talk About It: Podcasts as Knowledge Creation and Mobilization Panelists:
Moderator: Kent Davies, Adjunct Professor, Oral History Centre, podcast producer |
Thursday, March 2 |
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10:00-11:15 March 2 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Freedom of Information Workshop Presenter: Kevin Walby: Kevin Walby is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg. He is co-author of Police Funding, Dark Money, and the Greedy Institution (Routledge, 2022). He is co-editor of Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada (BTL Press, 2022) and Changing of the Guards: Private Influences, Privatization, and Criminal Justice in Canada (UBC Press, 2022). He is the Director of the Centre for Access to Information and Justice (CAIJ). He is co-editor of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons. Description: This workshop on investigative research techniques will explore how to use access to information (ATI) and freedom of information (FOI) requests in social science and humanities research. The workshop will address all aspects of how to create, submit, and interpret ATI and FOI requests and disclosures in Canada. The workshop will also address how to integrate use of ATI and FOI requests into broader social science research designs. Host: Rachel Keijzer, Program Officer, UW Research Office |
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12:00-2:00 March 2 |
3C01 |
Engaging youth in STEM: In this 2-hour interactive workshop from Let’s Talk Science, participants will explore the why, what & how of engaging youth in STEM topics.
Host: Theresa Mackey, Ethics Program Officer, UW Research Office, Let's Talk Science alumn |
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12:30-2:30 March 2 |
Main campus: 2nd floor Centennial by the escalators Departure at 12:30 and 1:30 |
Research Spaces and Places: A Tour C-TAPE: Centre for Terrestrial and Planetary Exploration GCS:German-Canadian Studies MIRA: Movement, Interaction, Resilience, Adaptation Lab TerraByte: Machine Learning in Agriculture CRYTC:Centre for Research in Young People’s Texts and Cultures CRiCS: Centre for Research in Cultural Studies OHC: Oral History Centre Physics |
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1:00-2:30 March 2 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Screening: What is EDI and How Can It Be Incorporated into Research Design? Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Adams, Canada Research Chair in STEM and Creativity and Academic Director of EDI in Research and Black Futures Strategy, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Calgary Description: This will be a screening of a presentation from Dr. Jennifer Adams which provides an overview of how equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and decolonization (EDI/AR/D) are defined in the context of research design and practice. Then, Larissa Wodkte will facilitate a discussion of EDI in research. Host: Larissa Wodtke, Program Officer, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization and Research, UW Research Office |
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3:00-4:30 March 2 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Women in Science Panel
Moderator: Tabitha Wood, Associate Dean of Science and Associate Professor, Chemistry |
Friday, March 3 |
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10:00-11:30 March 3 |
3C01 |
Mobility, Borders and Belonging: A Panel Discussion on Migration and Research Panelists
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11:30-1:00 March 3 |
3M61 |
The ABCs of Health Misinformation: This 90-minute workshop will draw on the most current research and best practices of addressing health-based misinformation and developing health- and science-related media literacy skills. Based on MediaSmarts’ “Check First, Share After” campaign and related resources, this session will teach participants three key topics:
Host: Drake Hechter: PhD student, exploring nutrition and its role in aging, longevity, and chronic disease. His work uses animal models to understand the mechanisms by which calorie restriction (CR) may alleviate the pathophysiology and behaviour associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). |
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11:30-12:30 March 3 |
3M63 |
Panel Discussion: Experiences in Development Practice Practicums Panelists:
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12:30-1:30 March 3 |
3M63 |
POST PONED Not a File Type: Postdoctoral Fellowships at UW Panelists:
Moderator: Dr. Doug Goltz, Dean of Science, Professor (Chemistry) |
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12:00-2:00 March 3 |
Escalators |
The Next Generation of Researchers: Student Posters University of Winnipeg- affiliated booths: UW programs, faculties, researchers, UW-affiliated centres |
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2:00-4:00 March 3 |
Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
3MT: 3-Minutes Thesis Competition Host: Kent Suss, Budget, Programs, and Priorities Officer, Graduate Studies |
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4:00-5:30 March 3 |
1L13 |
Sport: Antiquity and Its Legacy Sport saturates contemporary society and the global reach of sport and its intense popularity characterizes the modern world. But, at the same time, sport is one of the most ancient human pursuits. In the globalized sport of today, the type of athletic performance and the ideology of sport and its apparent origins are mostly derived from |
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4:00-6:00 March 3 |
outside Eckhardt Gramatté Hall |
Reception: all are welcome!
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