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Research News March 2014: Issue 40

Please visit the Research website for information on internal and external funding opportunities, upcoming book launches, the Research Ethics Board, and policies, guidelines and deadlines.

STU Research Day Workshops April 28th Panel on Writing & Publishing Research Ethics – Data Storage, Data Security External Funding Opportunities More info and online registration coming soon

A New Book

Women Voicing Resistance Discursive and narrative explorations Edited by Suzanne McKenzie-Mohr, and Michelle N. Lafrance Order it here

Internal Announcements and News

ORS Events and Workshops

Research on CBC Radio

Dr. Bill Randall featured on CBC Radio’s Ideas The episode of Ideas with Paul Kennedy featuring Dr. Randall is entitled "Aging by the Book" and aired Monday, February 17th and is available as a podcast here. Link to Dr. Randall’s book The Stories We Are

Winning Grants

Dr. Lynne Gouliquer has been awarded a $5,200 Summer Studentship 2014 grant from the NBHRF for her research project Health, Resilience, and Psycho-Social Challenges for the Exceptionally Old.

Winning Awards

Professor Janice Harvey, teaches in the Environment and Society program at STU and is a PhD candidate at UNB studying ecological economics and political science. She is also the Fisheries critic for the Green Party of Canada, and the President of the New Brunswick Green Party. Prof. Harvey has been awarded the 2014 SWAAC Graduate Student Award of Merit (Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada). This award was established to recognize women who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their university and in the community while maintaining an exemplary academic record.

ORS Acquiring New Equipment for STU Researchers We have ordered a Dell E6440 14” Laptop, a MacBook Pro 13”, and an iPad2 with projector adaptor. This equipment was purchased using a PETL Support for Research Offices Grant and will be available to sign out in May. We are also purchasing research software to install on the equipment (NVivo, Dragon Premium, Lynda, Express Scribe & Dictate, etc). To learn more about this initiative or to suggest research software please contact Shannon Carmont, the ORS Research Innovation Student Intern at innovate@stu.ca.

Do you need help getting started with NVivo? Or perhaps you are a more advanced user with questions about NVivo fine tuning. If you are interested in participating in a session, please contact Lehanne Knowlton knowlton@stu.ca.

Global and International Studies Initiative - Call for Applications: Visiting Scholar Program ($3000) 2014-2015 The Global and International Studies Program is a three-year, SSHRC-funded St. Thomas University initiative which is designed to promote global and international studies at STU through a program of major research grants, conference travel support, and the promotion of visiting scholars. The Visiting Scholar’s stay at St. Thomas should be at least one academic week (Monday-Friday, or the equivalent of 5 regular class days). Stays can be longer than this, but not shorter, except in very exceptional circumstances. The VS should visit St. Thomas during the regular academic year, from September 2014-April 2015. For the 2014-2015 calendar year, the deadline for submission of applications is Monday, April 7, 2014. Please send hard copies of applications to: Shaun Narine, Acting Director of GISI, Political Science Department, Holy Cross House. Read more here.

Social Sciences and Humanities | Sciences sociales et humaines

The Use (or Is It Abuse?) of Social Media in Social Science (Social Science Space) Breaking Down Barriers Between the Humanities and the Sciences (Chronicle of Higher Education) Citizen Scientists Should Have a Home in the Social Sciences, Too (Social Science Space) Why Study Philosophy? 'To Challenge Your Own Point of View' (The Atlantic) The impact debate should encourage us to reflect on how we produce research, not just on how we

communicate findings (London School of Economics and Political Science) Higher Education | L’éducation supérieure

Professors, We Need You! (New York Times) Arts degrees still important (The Record) Why is academic writing so academic? (New Yorker) How much debt is an A worth? (Globe and Mail) The Personal Consequences of the Academic Jobs Crisis (Social Science Space)

External News

Research | La recherche

Internet giving guidance to health providers – in unexpected ways (Globe and Mail) Opening Science: The evolving guide on how the Internet is changing research, collaboration and

scholarly publishing (The London School of Economics and Political Science) Interdisciplinary research: why it's seen as a risky route (The Guardian) Engagement with academic research is thriving but more could be done to improve understanding of

quantitative data (The London School of Economics and Political Science) More than one way to bring research, industry together (Hill Times) The Rise, Fall and Who Knows What’s Next of the Monograph (Social Science Space) Federal Funding of Basic Research (CAUT Education Review) The New University Paradigm (KMbeing Knowledge Mobilization) Open Access and Publishing | Libre accès et l’édition

Why open access should be a key issue for university leaders (The Guardian) Cultivating an ethos of openness through research integrity (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Issue 166

CIHR Reforms: An Update on the funding start date for the 2014 Foundation Scheme “live pilot” and Transitional OOGP competitions As part of our commitment to keeping the research community informed throughout the implementation of the new Open Suite of Programs and peer review processes, I would like to let the community know about a recent development related to the 2014 Foundation Scheme and Transitional OOGP competitions. As a result, the funding start date for the 2014 Foundation Scheme live pilot and Transitional OOGP has changed from October 1, 2015 to July 1, 2015.

Registration to 2014 Foundation Scheme Pilot Registration to the 2014 Foundation Scheme 1st Live Pilot competition will open this Monday, March 24, 2014 and will close on June 23, 2014. CIHR has incorporated an extended registration period for this competition to allow additional time for planning as we transition to the new scheme. Complete registration instructions can be found online.

CIHR: Pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy for Health Services and Policy Research

The CIHR-Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, provincial health research funding organizations and many national health charities are working together and with the community to develop the first-ever pan-Canadian vision and strategy for health services and policy research (HSPR).

The results of a strategic analysis of Canada’s assets and resources in HSPR are available in a comprehensive report and interactive asset map which illustrate Canada’s total investments in health services and policy research, priority research areas, people and knowledge translation at a provincial and national level.

These results will inform a Priorities Forum in April 2014 that will bring together partners, policy leaders, citizens and representatives of the HSPR community to develop the inaugural pan-Canadian Vision and Strategy for Health Services and Policy Research. Learn more about the initiative and asset map

Update to Funding Agencies’ Joint Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy Canada’s four federal research funding organizations—the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)—have updated their harmonized Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy of the Federal Research Funding Organizations. Review committee members, external reviewers and observers involved in review processes for the agencies will be asked to sign the updated version of the Agreement, which, among minor updates, now also specifies that individuals under investigation for a breach of agency policy at any of the four agencies must temporarily withdraw from participation in, and decline invitations for, any agency review processes. The policy, in its previous version, was launched last year and integrated into each agency’s review process. It helps ensure that the review process continues to meet the highest ethical and integrity standards, and preserves the trust and confidence of the research community, the government and the public. The updated version of the policy will be integrated into each agency’s review process based on the agency’s competition timelines.

University Affairs Magazine March issue Ready, set, commercialize: A discovery by a small laboratory unleashes a torrent of changes for the researchers and their university

The career changers: Switching disciplines in academia is a difficult decision but the move can enrich your life

April issue The subject was dirt: Novel course pushes students to look beyond disciplinary boundaries Super CERC me!: Choosing the right nominee for a prestigious research chair can be a high-stakes gamble for universities The rise of Big Data: Canadian researchers and their students make sense of vast amounts of disparate data

Budget 2014 Research Highlights The new federal budget contained many positive, significant announcements for the Canadian research & development industry. Here are some of the highlights affecting our sector:

Refocus Atlantic Canada-based innovation programs

Modernize Canada’s intellectual property framework

An additional $46 million per year on an ongoing basis to the granting councils $15 million per year to CIHR

$15 million per year to NSERC $7 million per year to SSHRC $9 million per year for the Indirect Costs Program

$8 million over two years to Mitacs

$10 million over two years in support of social innovation research projects

$3 million over three years to the Canadian Digital Media Network

An additional $500 million over two years to the Automotive Innovation Fund

Create the Canada First Research Excellence Fund Read more at Springboard Atlantic News

Additional Springboard News: Dalhousie researchers explore connections and culture Dal played host to Connecting Cultures, part of a national series sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to explore what challenges Canada may face in the next 20 years and the role researchers can play in meeting those challenges. Read More Health Research Overlooked? Patrick McGrath, Integrated VP Research and Innovation at Capital Health wonders if the economic importance of health research in Nova Scotia is being overlooked in this op-ed piece. Read More Holland College and MSVU Researchers Prove Your Mother Was Right A research project by early childhood educators at Holland College and Mount Saint Vincent University proves the multiple positive health and developmental benefits of outdoor play. "When you're outside you're getting more oxygen to your brain, as you're getting more oxygen you're able to better think. And outside you have an ability to use bigger movements, so you're using your whole body to learn," said Marlene Harding, early childhood educator. Read More

BigData a Big Deal With more than 700 delegates, the second annual BigData Congress wrapped up in Saint John this week, highlighting how everyone can employ data analytics to improve efficiency and performance. Read more ….

GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA SIGNS PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION WITH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Strengthening relationship with India’s Department of Biotechnology will address health and development challenges through innovation Read more…

New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network

February Newsletter March Newsletter

Potential Research Subject Areas based on GNB Commitments: Job Creation Focused Leadership Better Healthcare Citizen Engagement & Responsible Governing Better Education

Newsletters

The Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Newsletter February 2014

NBHRF Newsletter February 2014

Canada Foundation for Innovation Newsletter February 2014

April Issue of Communiqué HERE

Ethics at CIHR In November 2013, the President’s Office at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) released the findings of the external Task Force on Ethics Reform. The Task Force, commissioned by the CIHR Governing Council in 2012, found that CIHR had failed to fulfill a leadership role in ethics.

Extract of recommendations from the report as posted at CIHR

Full report of Task Force on Ethics Reform (PDF)

An Ethics Action Plan has been developed in response to the Task Force recommendations. The draft Plan, shared with Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates (IABEDs) in December 2013, suggests there is little support for the idea of a Vice President of Ethics. Read more…

Get your copy of the TCPS 2 from the ORS (English or French)

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Research Ethics News

Do you have New Brunswick research that is ready for publication? The Journal of New Brunswick Studies invites submissions from the scholarly community for our next issue, and for all subsequent issues. Articles based on original research from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome. Articles must either focus on New Brunswick, or consider New Brunswick in a comparative framework, with New Brunswick as the main focus of the comparison. Scholars wishing to propose special issues focused on particular topics or themes should contact the Editor editor.jnbs@stu.ca

Special Issue of Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine: The Sociology of Hope in Contexts of Health, Medicine and Healthcare Deadline for submission: 12th May 2014 Online submission All submissions should meet Health: author guidelines

Call for proposals:

International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning 2014 Conference Quebec City October 22-25, 2014

Travel subsidies from STU’s LTD are available HERE.

Call for Papers/Chapters

Regional Building Trust, Reducing Harm: Community Policing and Harm-Reduction in Saint John April 7th, 2014 at 4:30 pm UNB Saint John campus, Oland Hall 203 The panel will address community policing and harm-reduction approaches as policy alternatives that focus on community collaboration and participation in crime and addiction prevention and calls for the non-judgmental, non-coercive provision of services and resources to people who use drugs and the communities in which they live in order to assist them in reducing attendant harm. Videoconference: UNB Fredericton, Marshall d’Avray Hall, Room 126A

Cyberbullying, the Law and Free Expression on the Internet April 23, 2014 CCEPA Boardroom, 630 Franklyn Street, Halifax, NS Halifax lawyer David Fraser will discuss the legal response to harmful behavior online, the challenges of definitions and the chilling of Charter protected speech. Register at info@ccepa.ca or 428-4731

REALITIES AND RESPONSES: A COMMUNITY FORUM ON SEX WORK April 24, 2014 Crandall University, Moncton, NB For general information, contact AIDS Moncton (sidaidsm@nb.aibn.com or 506- 859-9616) Register with Robert Gallant at rgallant@ravenssun.ca or 506-855-8525

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE APRIL 24 & 25 Saint John, NB The Dialogue is for community-minded citizens from all sectors, the general public, business, technology, science, education, government, NGOs, co-ops, social enterprises, and for everyone who is passionate about making a difference. It is for those with an innovative and collaborative spirit to discover and develop new ways to address social, economic, environmental challenges through high-impact enterprises that "do well and do good." Read more…

Images of Atlantic Canada/Représentations du Canada atlantique en evolution 20th Atlantic Canada Studies Conference May 1-3, 2014 Co-hosted by St. Thomas & UNB Register here

Workshops and Conferences

National

2014 Couchiching Gala April 24th, 2014 Toronto, ON The annual Gala brings the spirit of the storied Couchiching Summer Conference to downtown Toronto, emphasizing small, intense discussions. Tables are limited to eight people, each led by a prominent individual known for asking provocative questions and driving thoughtful dialogue. The Gala offers individuals a rare opportunity to engage in lively, wide-ranging discussions on issues that matter. The Gala will take place April 24th, 2014 at Archeo in the heart of the Distillery District. Cocktails are from 6:00 pm to 7:00 p.m., with dinner, conversations, and the Public Policy Award ceremony to follow. Individual tickets cost $500 and can be purchased by emailing couch@couchichinginstitute.ca. Funds raised at the Gala are critical to our ongoing success. Each year, the Institute raises funds to ensure both our year-round Conversations and the Summer Conference are as broadly accessible as possible. The funds help support Summer Conference scholarships for 30 to 50 students and young leaders each year and keep conference rates as low as possible for other participants. Related news: Phil Fontaine to receive 2014 Couchiching Award for Public Policy Leadership, more…

Today’s Children & Youth, Tomorrow’s Families

2014 Youth and Family Consensus Conference

May 2 - 3, 2014 | The Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites | Vancouver, BC

View the conference webpage to: Register for the conference Book accommodation Learn about conference updates and more

Registration Register online

Conference Description The purpose of this conference is to bring together youth and families with researchers, policymakers, service providers and educators to share knowledge and experiences about practices that best meet the needs of people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The conference will focus on what youth and families need from each other, their communities and service systems to flourish today and in future generations.

Grounding Trauma: Fresh Perspectives & Sound Connections Become More Comfortable and Effective in Your Work Pre-Conference Sessions: May 6 Main Conference: May 7 & 8 Alliston, Ontario

Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans: Challenges and Opportunities for Canadian Civil Society Friday May 2, 2014 (one day workshop) Carleton University The workshop aims to bring Canadian activists, NGOs and researchers together to explore the possibilities and challenges presented by Canada’s National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security. The agenda for the workshop is currently being finalized but we will link with researchers in Ireland, learn from global activists, discuss the Canadian NAP and the reporting by the Canadian government and discuss options and ways forward. Register by emailing Alexandra Dodge at AlexandraDodge@cmail.carleton.ca

International

Istanbul Quantitative Lectures “Structural Equation Modeling” by Professor Rex B. Kline from Concordia University, Quebec, Canada. Professor Kline is very well known by his books on Structural Equation Modeling, which has been translated and published in many languages. With LISREL, the course will cover both the conceptual and the practical aspects of implementing SEM and confirmatory factor analysis. “Data Mining with R” by Associate Professor Luis Torgo from University of Porto, Portugal. Professor Torgo is working on Data Mining and published several papers and books on the subject. Professor Torgo is very well known by his books on Data Mining with R, which has been translated and published in many languages. The course will focus on Data Mining using R and RStudio software and will include also a practical session for implementation.

**Expansion of the Research Resource Library for STU Researchers** Email research@stu.ca with your suggestions for new acquisitions

Office of Research Services Brian Mulroney Hall room 312 (506) 452-0647 research@stu.ca

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