Judges had the discretion to name between one and five finalists in each award category. There were a total 177 entries for the 2012 awards program.

The Canadian Association of Journalists is a professional organization with over 500 members across Canada. The CAJ’s primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.

The following story appeared in the May 6th issue of the Toronto Star.

Toronto Star freelancer wins CAJ award

Congrats to Toronto Star freelancer Marc Ellison for winning a CAJ award for his “The Girls of War” feature.

The piece appeared in the Star’s Childhood Interrupted series last May. The CAJ/CNW Group Student Award of Excellence “recognizes excellence in the field of journalism at the  student level,” according the CAJ’s website.

The Vancouver-based photojournalist’s feature looked at how Uganda’s female child soldiers struggle to reintegrate into society. Videos and photos accompanied the story.

In the summer of 2011, Ellison interviewed 40 formerly abducted women in Uganda about their post-abduction  difficulties. As part of the project, he gave some of the women cameras to allow them to document their own stories.

“Winning the CAJ award was honestly a huge surprise to me. At a time when foreign  bureaus are closing due to operational costs, it’s often challenging to convince  media outlets to carry freelanced international stories,” Ellison wrote in an email. “You also have to battle  the public’s ‘why should I care?’ attitude towards articles covering issues in  faraway lands.”

His research was funded by an International Development Research  Centre award. It can be found at www.dwogpaco.com.

Ellison returned to Uganda in July 2012, and wrote a follow-up piece for the Star about how the women were doing.

Ellison is currently a part-time Masters of Journalism candidate at Carleton University. More about Ellison can be found here.

The deadline for post-secondary institutions to submit their nominations is June 10, 2013. Winners will be announced in October 2013, at the World Social Science Forum taking place in Montreal.

Learn more:

Press release, video from the president and presentation – SSHRC Launches New Suite of Awards, with a Focus on Impact

SSHRC Impact Awards – June 2013 Competition

“In three minutes or less, each of the 20 grad students who participated wowed the crowd with their concise and compelling explanations of their research and how it impacts our lives,” said Wallace Clement, dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. “This is not an easy feat considering the depth and complexity of research conducted at the graduate level.”

And the winners are:

• First Place: Tessa Innocent-Bernard from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her topic? Evaporation in Oil Sand Thickened Tailings: The Path to Reclamation.

• Second Place: Vinita Ambwani, from the Sprott School of Business, who spoke about Untying the Ribbons: Exploring Gift-giving Motives and their Relationship to Human Values for Immigrants.

• Third Place: Brian Crosland, from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, whose research focuses on Cleaner Air from Fire and Lasers.

Innocent-Bernard and Ambwani will now compete in the provincial championships being held at Queen’s University on April 18. Both walk away with cash prizes of $1,000 and $500 respectively while Crosland takes home a prize of $250.

The 3MT was part of the Graduate Research Forum, that also featured posters of several graduate students’ research projects, a lively panel discussion about research and a talk by James Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers.

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Graduate Students’ Association were sponsors.

More details about the Three Minute Thesis Competition can be found on the 3MT website.  Videos of the additional Top Ten Finalists can be found on the 3MT Video page.

The awards celebrate the amazing accomplishments of Carleton University’s teaching assistants and their dedication to undergraduate learning.

This year the list of nominees is nearly 1/3 larger than ever before.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s nominees for their dedication and hard work. The winners of the Awards will be revealed in April. Announcements regarding Departmental TA Award winners will vary by department.

To see the list of nominees, please go to the TA Support website.

This monetary award of $1,000 was established to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research in open access journals. The Award encourages Carleton graduate students to make their works more widely available on the internet and thereby increase the visibility and impact of their research in advancing knowledge and improving the global community.

For recipient names, bios, and links to the winning papers, please visit: http://www.library.carleton.ca/about/projects/scholarly-communications/open-access/graduate-student-open-access-award/2012-2013-award-recipients

Some students may receive notification that they are on the “Reversion List,” which means that they did not receive an OGS, but are on a wait list. Students will not be told where they rank on the Reversion List. If a successful candidate declines his/her OGS, this will open up a place for a grad student whose name was placed on a ranked reversion list. Students whose status changes from Reversion List to Successful may be notified over the coming months.

Dobbin Scholarships are targeted at scholars in the early stages of their research career, and are open to all academic disciplines. The Canadian awards are to support scholars resident in Canada seeking to make a short research visit to an Irish university or similar institution. The amount of the award varies from $3,300 to $5,300 depending on duration of research stay.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. EST on Friday, April 19, 2013.

Founded by Dr. Craig Dobbin O.C. of Newfoundland and Dr. Patrick Hillery, former President of Ireland, the Foundation was recognised in a 2004 International Memorandum of Understanding by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D. and Canadian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin M.P.

More details are available at: http://www.icuf.ie/.

Nominations for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Award can be made online at: http://www6.carleton.ca/tasupport/awards-nomination-form/ until March 8 at 4 p.m.

In many cases, nominations received via this form will be considered for the both the institution-wide EDC awards and departmental TA Awards (please consult your department).

For more information, contact the EDC at mailto:edc@carleton.caor 613-520-4433.

The OGS Committee will be meeting on March 6 to review all of the submissions to develop a final list. All students, both those who applied in Round 1 and those who applied in Round 2, will be notified of the outcome of their application around the middle of March.

Some students may receive notification that they are on the “Reversion List,” which means that they did not receive an OGS, but are on a wait list. Students will not be told where they rank on the Reversion List. If a successful candidate declines his/her OGS, this will open up a place for a grad student whose name was placed on a ranked reversion list. Students whose status changes from Reversion List to Successful may be notified over the coming months.

“The opportunities and support I received from Carleton plays a significant role in my architecture career,” said Chu. “During my graduate studies, the professors supported the development of my thesis, extra Extra SMALL! – Learning from Poverty, Density, Housing, and Hong Kong with enthusiasm and expertise. In addition, Carleton supported me financially, with two scholarships that enabled me to focus on my studies and graduate with high distinction.

“Thanks to the education and people I met at Carleton, I continue to pursue my passion in architecture and use my skills to contribute to easing poverty and developing solutions for better living.”

Chu’s XXS submission was one of just 25 projects included as part of the award shortlist. The projects selected encompass a wide range of competencies in architecture, urbanism and design.

“Being included on this shortlist is significant given the range of international entries,” said Inderbir Singh Riar, lecturer at Carleton’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism and Chu’s thesis advisor. “Ray’s thesis project is remarkable from both an architectural and social standpoint. He did fundamental research in the Hong Kong archives, lived in one of the slum dwellings and produced a fine design project.”

Limited land, high-density population and overpriced housing have caused a major housing crisis in Hong Kong, forcing millions to resort to high-density housing that fails to provides even the bare minimum, with limited space, no ventilation, no sunlight and insect and mold infestations. These units are structurally unsound, with inadequate framing and partitioning drywalls.

XXS is a design that provides a housing solution for better living for Hong Kong’s poor. Through understanding, integrating and modifying the strategies that Hong Kong locals have developed over the years, XXS is a dwelling design that is both functional and practical. It’s functional in terms of providing a space that accommodates the residents’ daily needs and activities and practical in terms of being compatible with Hong Kong’s current housing and societal context.