News + Notices Archive 2025
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College bids farewell to senior research partner
Heather Young-Leslie leaves a legacy of research initiatives and successes
Recap of 2024 UNESCO Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility Conference and report now available
The college played a key role in the conference, with many members offering their insights and expertise
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 14: Affirming Disfluency
A discussion with Joshua St Pierre about disfluency studies, the Stuttering Commons project, and his work to provide accessible public resources about speech disabilities
Fabric of the future
CSSH researchers are integral to a new, federally-funded smartwear research project currently underway at the U of A
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 13: Recognizing Our Pasts
Research conversations with Sarah Nickel about the stories of Indigenous women’s activism and achievement, and the value of bringing historical training into community
Celebrating the recipients of the 2025 Awards for Teaching Excellence
The 91ԹϺ is thrilled to celebrate seven outstanding individuals from CSSH for their exceptional contributions as teachers, researchers and community builders
Video Spotlight: Directory for Japanese Canadian Resources in Action
Unique resource enhances learning outcomes by exploring Japanese Canadian experiences in classrooms across Alberta
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 12: Understanding Prisons
A discussion with Sandra Bucerius about the largest mixed methods study on Canadian prisons in the history of Canadian criminology, including Canada’s much overlooked remand prisons
From the Provost's Desk: College dean and vice-provost of Social Sciences and Humanities moving to SFU
Marvin Washington is taking on the position of dean of SFU’s Beedie School of Business
How playoff beards grew from Swedish roots to hockey tradition
Other cultural norms emerge, spread and even transform in much the same way, says anthropologist.
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 11: Indigenous-Engaged Archaeology
In this episode, we chat with Kisha Supernant about Indigenous-led and community-engaged archaeology, and the work of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology (IPIA)
SSH: The Podcast, Episode 10: Women Entrepreneurs
A discussion with Jennifer Jennings on gender and entrepreneurship, the importance of a contextualized approach to ensure research recognizes the institutionalized expectations at play, and the role of confidence in the entrepreneurial domain
Leading the way: A timeline of remarkable women of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
In honour of Women’s History Month, learn the stories and legacies of several women from the social sciences and humanities at the 91ԹϺ who broke ground in their areas
From classroom to custom bras: How one alumna is reshaping lingerie to put women first
Ruhee Dhillon, BCom ’04 and founder of Rubies Bras, made it her mission to support women — not just by creating bras that truly fit, but by challenging the idea that women should conform to what’s available,
Behind the stacks: research exposes sexual harassment of library workers
Only seven per cent of workers report never being harassed by patrons, say researchers who have identified “pillars of resistance”
Second-year undergraduate student finds inspiration and community in the Black Youth for Social Innovation Program
The innovative initiative has opened doors and led to new opportunities for Iiesha Moume
Report finds deep-rooted white supremacism lurks in Canadian military
Political scientist finds recruits seeking training and resources for perceived “race war”
Welcoming Dr. Laura Beard as associate dean (access, community, and belonging)
The College of Social Sciences is excited to announce that Dr. Laura Beard will serve a three-year term as the college’s inaugural associate dean (access, community, and belonging).
Welcoming Dr. Temitope Oriola as associate dean (research)
The College of Social Sciences is excited to announce that Dr. Temitope Oriola will serve a three-year term as the college’s next associate dean (research).
Academic supervision: The invisible work shaping the next generation of researchers
Across the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, veteran researchers face the challenges and reap the rewards of preparing the future of their disciplines
U of A ranked in the Top 100 worldwide in five subjects
Excellence in a broad array of disciplines, including Education, shows in Times Higher Education’s latest ranking
U of A brings entrepreneurial expertise to nationwide ‘lab to market’ networks
University will play key roles in four collaborations — with expertise from the Alberta School of Business — receiving more than $95M in federal funding