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Fall 2020 SRCA Meet-Ups and Zoom into Lunch & Learns:

Are you interested in learning more about research at VIU? If so, attend our virtual SRCA Meet-ups held on the following Tuesdays from 12 to 12:45 pm. Learn more about research services, resources and supports with our friendly staff. See Calendar listings for the Zoom links.

Sept. 29th – Post-poned / Rescheduled to Oct. 6th from 11 -11:45am. Meet- up with SRCA Grant Facilitators Roisin and Bettina to learn about internal and external research funding opportunities

Oct. 6th - Zoom into Lunch & Learn about "Alternate Delivery in K-12 Schools: COVID-19 Experiences and Possibilities – A joint Faculty of Education and Health and Human Services Project" with Marian Riedel, Rachell Moll, , Riki Cox, Paige Fisher, Alison Taplay and Leif Rasmussen.

Oct. 13th - Meet- up with Research Ethics Officer Chris Turner and learn about the Research Ethics Board and process at VIU

Oct. 20th – Meet-up with Tamara McNeil Research Services Coordinator at VIU to learn about the application system ‘ROMEO’

Oct. 27th – Meet-up with Kendra Stiwich, Student Research Engagement Coordinator to learn about the opportunities and supports to engage your students in research

Nov. 3rd – Meet-up with Tanis Dagert, Community Liaison and Knowledge Mobilization Officer to learn about opportunities and best practices to engage with community and share your knowledge.

Nov. 10th - Zoom into Lunch & Learn about "Indigenizing Platforms: Perspectives on Facebook from Island Melanesia" with guests Geoff and Stephanie Hobbis, Assistant Professors in the Netherlands.

Nov. 17th – Meet-up with Leyla Innala, Animal Care Officer to learn about VIU’s animal care and bio-safety protocols and best practice.

Nov 24th - Meet-up with Kendra Stiwich, Student Research Engagement Coordinator to learn about the opportunities and supports to engage your students in CREATE 2020-2021.

What's Happening

Two VIU Academics Join the Royal Society of Canada's Class of 2019

Dr. Pam Shaw and Dr. Ralph Nilson are being recognized for the outstanding contributions they have made in their fields and to Canadian public life.

Welcome Dr. Cynthia-Lou Coleman, 2019 Fulbright Canada Jarislowsky Foundation Visiting Research Chair in Aboriginal Studies

Dr. Cynthia-Lou Coleman is curious about the similarities and differences between how Indigenous scientific and cultural issues are covered by the media in Canada and the United States.

VIU selected for an equity, diversity and inclusion grant and the Dimensions pilot program

VIU has been selected to participate in two federal research award programs. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) grant will help post-secondary institutions become more inclusive, welcome diversity, and improve research and employment opportunities for underrepresented groups. The Dimensions Pilot provides federal recognition of their work on EDI.