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STEMxPolicy: An approach to empowering STEM students to become leaders in policymaking
Get PDFAll co-authors are presentersPublic policy is informed by many stakeholders and bodies of knowledge. As policies are needed for topics rooted in STEM such as climate change, AI, health, cybersecurity, etc., it is vital that knowledge translation between researchers and policymakers is prompt and efficient. The current 1-2-decade gap in knowledge acquisition and implementation is insufficient (Curran et al., 2011). Researchers and policymakers should not be two mutually exclusive groups. STEMxPolicy is a new student organization in the Faculty of Science's USci Network based in student experiential learning and research. Our goal is to bridge the existing gap between STEM and policy by educating students about STEM policy, engaging them in policy-based discussions, and empowering them to become leaders in policymaking. Over the past year, we have hosted two panels and three "Snapshot Seminars" featuring expert panelists that have sparked thoughtful dialogue. The seminars have provided students an overview of the relevance of policy-making within STEM, field-specific considerations in constructing policy, and guided students to get involved. Social media has also been leveraged to circulate educational "Vlog Interviews" and "Hot Topic" posts and promote virtual events. Our work has created numerous student-faculty partnerships and engagement opportunities with high-profile speakers from large provincial and national organizations such as the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and National Research Council. We anticipate that this model of connecting STEM and policy will translate into more STEM professionals being at the forefront of the policymaking process. Curran, J. A., Grimshaw, J. M., Hayden, J. A., & Campbell, B. (2011). Knowledge translation research: The science of moving research into policy and practice. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(3), 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1002/chp.2012
The Memeing of Millennial Theatre: Looking at Remix Culture and How It Is Used to Engage
No full textFrom memes about University Players shows to fan fiction inspired by Shakespeare, millennials are using the new tools technology has provided for them in order to show appreciation and criticism of the theatre they have consumed. This has become their way of being an interactive audience, rather than a passive one. The adaptive content we are seeing today exists almost entirely in the digital space. Access to the internet and technology has made it incredibly easy for millennials to create and share without having to become a professional writer or photoshop editor. This creates something of a generational gap, where the content millennials are making online is often misunderstood. Three case studies will be given a close reading through the lens of Hutcheon’s Adaptation Theory and McLuhan’s Media Theory: the University of Windsor’s staged reading of Erin Shield’s “The Millennial Malcontent�, Shakespeare fan-fiction found on archiveofourown.org, and theatre memes made by drama students. Specifically, Hutcheon’s idea that adaptive works are not parasitic and deserve to be studied in their own right, and McLuhan’s idea that artists are the “antennae� of society, will be used to analyze the complex functions of millennial remix culture in the examples above. This presentation will argue that remix culture does not diminish works that inspire it, nor is it born out of a laziness and inability to make one’s own original work. Rather, it shows the desire to emulate a previous work and engage with others on the plays millennials feel passionately about
Sustainable Development Goal 9
No full text['UNSDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9)']Viable, Healthy and Safe CommunitiesSDG 9 recognizes that Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. Canada has achieved some progress when it comes to some of the indicators identified in the Canadian Indicator Framework (CIF) for SDG 9. New digital technologies are transforming existing industries, creating new business models, empowering innovation, and driving growth in Canada. However, Canadian firms tend to be relatively slow adopters of new technology, ranking low compared to other countries with similar economy potentials. While the Government of Canada is aiming to enhance skills, jobs and create more opportunities for Canadian residents and innovative businesses across the country, we can contribute as individuals to the achievement of this goal by staying informed on how the industry impacts on our life and well-being, using social media to push for policymakers to prioritize the SDGs, and organizing or participating in a think tank contest
Mind of Art
No full textViable, Healthy and Safe CommunitiesAda Walman Artist, fashion designer, makeup artist, animator and art teacher. Years, working on wide art scope with creative mind and multi-technique experiences. Proficient at conceptual fine art and skillful at design software domination. Recently enrolled art school and working on art commissions. As an art student, produced collection of art work in order to communicate with the variety of world. As an artist, prefer to listen, feel, also to touch reality and spiritual essence, use sensible form to etherealize both perception and experience. It is just like the world, not perfect, but we love to live upon. Alive, with this philosophy of mind, we beautify it with art, tempting ways to blend in and modifying. That what I do
Session I: The Wild in Fire: Public Discourse on Aid to Wildlife in the Thomas Fire
No full textResearch and TheoryDisaster, anthropocene, animals, fir
Task Interrupted By A Poisson Process
Get PDFWe consider a task which has a completion time T (if not interrupted), which is a random variable with probability density function (pdf) f(t), t>0. Before it is complete, the task may be interrupted by a Poisson process with rate lambda. If that happens, then the task must begin again, with the same completion time random variable T, but with a potentially different realization. These interruptions can reoccur, until eventually the task is finished, with a total time of W. In this paper, we will find the Laplace Transform of W in several special cases
Grounding the Concept of God in the Human Predicament
No full textContemporary religious epistemology often neglects offering a substantial defense of a particular conception of God, relying instead on appeals to tradition and past great theologians. This neglect is regrettable due to the large impact one’s concept of God has on the kind of expected evidence of God. I aim to correct this deficiency by offering a defensible concept of God grounded in the predicament faced by all human inquirers. My account of this human predicament will focus on three key features that are salient to religious inquiry: death, moral failure, and suffering and severity. I will defend the idea that death, moral failure, and suffering are all bad things that humans do and ought to seek rescue from. I will then argue that we ought to define our concept of God in terms of what it would take to rescue humanity from its predicament, thus allowing our conception of God to capture what matters most to us
Factors that Contribute to Acculturative Stress of Chinese International Students
Get PDFChinese international students in English-speaking countries experience an array of culturally-based stressors while adjusting to different pedagogical styles and cultural environments. Consequently, Chinese international students experience substantial levels of acculturative stress. Because this is a relatively new phenomenon, at least with respect to scale, insufficient research has been done on developing effective programs to address this issue. Thus, the current study conducts a literature review on Chinese international students’ experiences and challenges to determine the possible causes of the acculturative stress. Based on this research, it is clear that the acculturative stress is often a result of insufficient English, cultural shock, academic difficulties, limited integration with domestic peers, and perceived discrimination. Future research should explore the factors of acculturative stress focusing on the influence of English proficiency, cultural adaptation, and learning problems. In addition, a series of recommendations are provided for faculties, institutions, and students
