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October 9, 2019

Strong Start for FPA Research Series

The first week of the FPA Research Series in early October was a resounding success, with 250 attendees, interdisciplinary presentations, and many engaging discussions. The new series features special events,... More

October 1, 2019

Spirited Election Panel at 2019 FPA Currents Lecture

Discussion of polls and political leaders kicked off the conversation at the 2019 FPA Currents Lecture on September 20th. The evening was hosted by David Coletto,CEO and a founding partner... More

September 30, 2019

Recruiting and Retaining International Professionals for Innovation

Political Science Professor Martin Geiger and partners will study the role of companies, tech clusters and countries in the global competition for talent. How do leading technology companies in Canada... More

September 30, 2019

SPPA Graduate Student Headlines Annual Freedom Day in Toronto

Jeremy Dias, a student in the Master of Public Policy and Administration program, was a keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Freedom Day event on September 24th in Toronto. The... More

September 25, 2019

Documenting the History of Ottawa’s Refugee Communities

In 2015, the Vietnamese Canadian Federation reached out to Colleen Lundy, a professor emerita in the School of Social Work, to ask for her help in preserving their stories. 120,000... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Researchers Recognized With SSHRC Insight Grants

Seven Faculty of Public Affairs researchers have been awarded Insight Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. According to SSHRC, the Insight Grant "enables scholars to address complex... More

September 20, 2019

FPA Faculty Members Win SSHRC Insight Development Grants

From food security to patriotism and diversity, the research of FPA's up and coming faculty members was widely recognized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) this year.... More

September 18, 2019

CBC Features SW Student Who Runs Prison Beekeeping Program

Beekeeping program began as a Carleton University Undergraduate Research Opportunity (CUROP). Social Work graduate student Sam Davidson was recently featured on CBC Radio, describing her beekeeping program for inmates of... More