News

Welcome to the January/February issue of the ISSP News! This winter has been an extremely active period for the ISSP across our three activity streams: research, outreach and teaching/training. Check out our ISSP News to know more!

Article by Kelly Bronson, Core Member of the ISSP and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa, for the Technology Innovation Management Review.

Occasional Paper on the subject of science and technology development and partnerships between China and Canada, by Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa and Senior Fellow, China Institute at the University of Alberta.

Article written by NEB’s Chair and CEO Peter Watson for the website World Pipelines. In it, Peter Watson cites the University of Ottawa`s Positive Energy report System Under Stress, written by Michael Cleland and Monica Gattinger.

Welcome to the November/December issue of the ISSP News! We have developed a new look for the Newsletter and will now be publishing every two months. We hope you enjoy the new approach. This fall has been an extremely active period for the ISSP across our three activity streams: research, outreach and teaching/training. Check out our ISSP News to know more!

Genome Canada has mentioned the ISSP project @Risk in their latest press release: New projects to explore societal implications of genomics research

Kelly Bronson, core member of the ISSP, talks about the institute for science, society and policy of the University of Ottawa and her research on Artificial Intelligence and big data in the Agricultural sector at the CSPC 2017 conference.

Monica Gattinger, director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy of the University of Ottawa, talks about the ISSP the at the CSPC 2017 conference.

The complete interview is available here

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Youtube link

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Jackie Dawson, core member of the ISSP and professor at the University of Ottawa, was chosen by The Royal Society of Canada  to chair the drafting group that will prepare a Joint Statement from the G7 Member Academies on the topic The Global Arctic: the Sustainability of Northern Communities in the Context of Changing Ocean Systems. In 2018, the Royal Society of Canada is responsible for presiding over the process leading to joint statements of the G7 academies, delivered in time for the G7 summit.

Participants included senior practitioners from the energy, genomics and public health sectors and faculty and students from seven universities and multiple disciplines including political science, engineering, communications, psychology, geography, law and philosophy. We are pleased to acknowledge financial support from a SSHRC Connection Grant and financial and partner support from Genome Canada, the Geological Survey of Canada, and the Faculty of Social Science for the workshop.

You can also follow us on Twitter @Risk_ISSP

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The Official Videos of the event (Youtube link)

The Official Videos of the event (Facebook link)

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Article from the uOttawa Gazette about the Canada 150 Conference on Innovation and Globalization. Several memembers of the ISSP were part of the panels and discoussions.

More information about the conference can be found here. 

Highlights of Monica Gattinger's participation on the University of Ottawa Chancellor's Debate panel Climate change in the age of Trump: How should Canada respond?

The panel was moderated by Calin Rovinescu– President and CEO of Air Canada, and Chancellor of the University of Ottawa and also had the participation of Annette Verschuren– Chair & CEO of NRStor Inc., and Chancellor, Cape Breton University, Tzeporah Berman– Energy and Climate Campaign Strategy Consultant and Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies, York University and Stewart Elgie– Professor, Faculty of Law; Founder and Chair, Smart Prosperity Institute and Director of the University of Ottawa’s Institute of the Environment.

Full video of the event (uOttawa Facebook link)

Monica Gattinger`s highlights (Youtube link)

Monica Gattinger`s highlights (Facebook link)

Photos of the event (Facebook photo album)

Fulbright Canada Research Chairs, Dr. Korina Jocson, and Dr. Dee M. Williams were given an opportunity to share their experiences as Fulbright Canada Research Chairs at the University of Ottawa at a wonderful event hosted by the University of Ottawa on April 4, 2017.

Jacques Frémont, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, and Fulbright Canada CEO, Dr. Michael Hawes, attended and spoke about the ability of the partnership between Fulbright Canada and the University of Ottawa to enrich the researchers, the university community, and more broadly, help to foster cross-cultural idea exchange and collaboration. Dr. Monica Gattinger, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), and Viviana Fernandez, Assistant Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Center (HRREC) also spoke, representing the two Research Centers where the chairs were hosted.

Rees Kassen, Professor and University Research Chair in Experimental Evolution at uOttawa is interviewed at the 2016 Canadian Science Policy Conference (November 2016).

The Global Strategy Lab at the University of Ottawa is working on a review and analysis of scientific advisory committees (SACs), committees that provide scientific advice to governments and international organizations. One part of this project is workshop, in early 2017. While a number of papers are already in development for that workshop, we have also drafted a Call for Papers soliciting additional papers on specific issues relating to SACs.

In partnership with the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy and Mitacs’ university partners, the Canadian Science Policy Fellowship establishes relationships between government decision makers and academic researchers to help address policy challenges that Canada faces. The initiative aims to enhance science in policy and support evidence-based decision making within government.