Andréanne Joly

2 weeks ago | affairesuniversitaires.ca | Andréanne Joly

La recherche dans les universités de la francophonie canadienne en situation minoritaire est aujourd’hui foisonnante. Depuis une vingtaine d’années, elle s’est dynamisée, autour des Chaires de recherche du Canada. Une chaire vise à stimuler la recherche, faire avancer les connaissances, valoriser et promouvoir une discipline et former une relève. Il s’agit d’un poste octroyé à un chercheur, une chercheuse, afin de poursuivre des recherches dans une discipline.

4 weeks ago | landsby.ca | Andréanne Joly

Belugas have inhabited the St. Lawrence for more than 10,000 years. Indigenous communities once relied on them for sustenance, and European settlers in the St. Lawrence Valley did the same, using their fat to make oil and their skin for leather. But in the 20th century, misguided beliefs that belugas were depleting cod stocks led to mass slaughter. In the 1920s, hunting intensified and drastic measures — such as the bombing of the St. Lawrence in 1932 — were taken to eliminate the belugas.

2 months ago | universityaffairs.ca | Tara Siebarth |Andréanne Joly

Posted in Ottawa CitizenThe challenges for neurodiverse students in postsecondary educationNeurodivergent students are significantly underrepresented in post-secondary education (PSE), with less than half disclosing their identity or diagnosis to their institution, according to a research series from The Conference Board of Canada and the Future Skills Centre.

2 months ago | universityaffairs.ca | Diane Peters |Tara Siebarth |Andréanne Joly |Hannah Liddle

Disasters happen more often — these programs explore the whys and hows. Posted in Photo by: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Preventing, managing, mitigating and understanding disasters and emergencies requires expertise bolstered by evidence. Such events can be national, international, local, or just affect one organization. They can include floods, fires, crashes, product malfunctions, disease outbreaks and mass murders.

2 months ago | universityaffairs.ca | Tara Siebarth |Andréanne Joly

Posted in CTV NewsCanada lacks the tools to counter ‘existential threat’ of disinformation: commissionerCanadians must guard against the “existential threat” of disinformation which can be weaponized through artificial intelligence and spread through social media to undermine democracy, said Justice Marie-Josee Hogue last week at the conclusion of the public inquiry into foreign interference.