\u201c¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ is a national leader in knowledge mobilization efforts and these successful grant recipients exemplify our research community\u2019s exceptional talents in this area,\u201d said Amir Asif<\/strong>, vice-president research and innovation at York. \u201cWith SSHRC\u2019s support, our faculty members can more broadly engage, collaborate and share their work with the public. Congratulations to Dr. Bonnell, Dr. Corbiere, Dr. Bunting and Dr. Choudhury as they apply their research in ways that create lasting positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonnell and Corbiere\u2019s project, \"Changing the Narrative: Connecting Indigenous and Settler Histories at Black Creek Pioneer Village,\" received $43,911. The project brings together a team from York, the University of Toronto and Black Creek Pioneer Village, a history museum, to mobilize SSHRC-funded research to support the development of a permanent exhibition and associated programming on the Indigenous history of the northern Greater Toronto Area and its interconnections with settler history at Black Creek Pioneer Village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bunting\u2019s project, \"Youth and Gender Violence \u2013 Health and Gender Justice,\" received $25,000. Bunting and her team will organize virtual workshops with youth and young adult survivors of violence in several African countries in crises (Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia), researchers, filmmakers and practitioners working with youth to develop a research program that focuses on intergenerational trauma and psycho-social needs of youth affected by conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choudhury\u2019s project, \"Sustainability impacts of Canadian companies,\" received $17,776. The grant will support a conference that will bring together scholars from around the world to collaborate on ways to better address Canadian corporations\u2019 impacts on sustainability issues. The conference will look to develop legislation and other regulatory vehicles to address corporate responsibility and feature a keynote speech by a member of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The York researchers were among 66 recipients across the country to receive funding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Projects ranging from local Indigenous history education to youth affected by conflict in Africa to corporate social responsibility and sustainability will advance, thanks to Connection Grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":333879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,25,22],"tags":[18,32,28,6,45,55,10,38,21,15,36,4],"yfileauthor":[204],"qualifier":[],"yfile-author":[],"tags-to-show":[155,149,156,147,163,176,150,164,154,158,157],"workflow":[],"class_list":["post-338181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-recognition","category-editors-picks","category-research-innovation","tag-awards","tag-bipoc","tag-changemakers","tag-faculty","tag-government","tag-innovation","tag-laps","tag-osgoode","tag-research","tag-sdg","tag-sustainability","tag-yfile","yfileauthor-yfilestaff","tags-to-show-awards","tags-to-show-bipoc","tags-to-show-changemakers","tags-to-show-faculty","tags-to-show-government","tags-to-show-innovation","tags-to-show-laps","tags-to-show-osgoode","tags-to-show-research","tags-to-show-sdg","tags-to-show-sustainability"],"acf":{"internal_publish_date":null,"original_image":null},"yoast_head":"\n![\"Jennifer](\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/11\/Jennifer-Bonnell-edited-300x400.jpg\")
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