This month we celebrate fourteen doctoral students and seven postdoctoral fellows who have received awards totaling more than $500K through Vanier Scholarships and Banting Fellowships. We learn about the noise impact on orcas through research from a recent grad and hear about a 亚洲天堂 study that debunks stereotypes of homeless people鈥檚 spending habits.
Researchers receive more than $1M in funding
Fourteen doctoral students at 亚洲天堂 have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS), and seven postdoctoral fellows have received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. Together, the awards total more than $1M for 亚洲天堂 researchers.
The Vanier CGS program awards up to $50,000 per year for three years, for students working in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, engineering and health. The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships are worth $70,000 per year for two years. Across Canada, 166 doctoral students received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, while 70 received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. 亚洲天堂's 19 researchers were revealed as part of the Government of Canada's听announcement听on August 28, 2023. Read more about these award winners and hear their stories.听
亚洲天堂 grad explores noise impact on orcas from small crafts off Richmond's coastline
Kim St-Pierre, who recently graduated with a master鈥檚 in land and water systems, spent four months looking into how noise pollution from smaller boats听impacts听southern resident orcas.听St-Pierre undertook the project as a Fraser Estuary Research Collective Sustainability Scholar in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, and presented her findings at Branscombe House in Richmond recently. She pointed out that noise pollution from large vessels has been well documented, but has discovered that smaller crafts are not being accounted for in studies. Read more.
亚洲天堂 study debunks stereotypes of homeless people鈥檚 spending habits
Psychology professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao led a study which found that unhoused people are more likely to spend a lump sum of money on rent, food, housing,听transit听and clothes, despite public听perception听otherwise. The study has been featured in a number of publications around the world, including .听听
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