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The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Artificial Intelligence and Robotics cluster will be headed by Jason Millar, Candidate for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Engineering and Society, as well as Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering.

Congratulations to Dr. Ian Kerr, ISSP Core Member, Law Professor at University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in ethics, law and technology, for becoming a part of #Canada’s new Advisory Council on #AI.

The ISSP is launching five new Research and Engagement Clusters.

The Arctic Change cluster will be headed by Jackie Dawson, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Environment, Society and Policy, as well as Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, Faculty of Arts.

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Mavriplis, ISSP Faculty Affiliate, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa and NSERC (Pratt & Whitney Canada) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), on winning the 2019 Partners in Research Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award.

The ISSP has had a very active year to date in research, teaching and outreach. Check out our newest issue of ISSP News to know more!

The video of Dr. Rees Kassen, (ISSP Core member and Full Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa) speaking on Synthetic biology: promises and perils of DIY (Do It Yourself) biology in re-writing the text of life at La science hors murs au XXIe siècle colloquium, organized by the Académie française des sciences in Paris, France, is now available on our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel.

Compendium of articles, opinion pieces and blog posts by Paul Dufour, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the ISSP.

Dr. Rees Kassen, ISSP Core member, as well as Full Professor, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, will speak on Synthetic biology: promises and perils of DIY (Do It Yourself) biology in re-writing the text of life at La science hors murs au XXIe siècle colloquium, organized by the Académie française des sciences in Paris, France, on November 29, 2018.

Dr. Kassen's presentation will be at 3:30 PM (GMT +1), or 9:30 AM EST.

Morning session (from 9 AM GMT +1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm5qE3cLshg

Afternoon session (from 2 PM GMT +1):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7DVTLzCwuM

Congratulations to Dr. Yves Gingras, Member of the University of Ottawa ISSP Advisory Council, Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Canada Research Chair in History and Sociology of Science for receiving the prestigious 2018 Léon-Guérin Award.

New blog post by Jean-Louis Trudel, ISSP Writer in Residence, Author and Historian.

Dr. Lundy Lewis, Canada/US Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and Society at the ISSP, will speak at the Luncheon talk Exploring the Societal Impact of AI through Robots: A STEM-ulating Demonstration and Discussion, on Friday, November 23, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, at the STEM building, room 364.

Register now via e-mail

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Bronson, ISSP Core Member and Assistant Professor of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ottawa for becoming the new Canada Research Chair in Science and Society.

She will be representing all three new Canada Research recipients during the Canada Research Chair Announcement, on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 10 a.m., at the Lobby of the Advanced Research Complex building. 

Winter is just around the corner and the ISSP has a very active program. This issue of the ISSP News shares our activities across our three activity streams: research, outreach and teaching/training. Check out our ISSP News to know more!

The photos of our participation at the CSPC 2018 are now available at our Facebook page.

Do not miss the Queen's University panel at the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2018, titled Supporting Canada’s Energy Transition - Bridging the Gap between Fundamental Research, Industry, and Policy, with Dr. Monica Gattinger, Director of the ISSP

Do not miss the Canadian Science Policy Centre and le Fonds de recherche du Québec​ panel The many ways in which the next generation can be involved in the governance of research, with Paul Dufour, Senior Fellow at the ISSP.

Do not miss the panel organised by the ISSP, Mitacs and the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy Centre for the Study of Science and Innovation Policy at the Canadian Science Policy Centre 2018, titled Risk Communication and Engagement with the Public in the Nuclear, Climate and Artificial Intelligence Sectors, with Dr. Monica Gattinger, ISSP Director and Dr. Duane Bratt, researcher of the ISSP @ Risk project.

Do not miss the Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Centre breakfast panel Skills and competencies where science and policy meet, with Dr. Scott Findlay, ISSP Core Member.

Do not miss the Canadian Science Policy Centre panel A two-way street: science informing policy, and policy informing science with Denise Amyot, Chair of the University of Ottawa ISSP Advisory Council and President/CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada.