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Learn about the upgraded Yaffle and find out about upcoming events and funding opportunities in the November edition of the Regional.
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Launch of redesigned Yaffle
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Yaffle, Memorial's online connecting tool, has been redesigned and is better than ever!
From showcasing your own work and projects to finding a potential collaborator, from Memorial or the community, Yaffle is for everyone, both inside and outside the university.
Check out www.yaffle.ca today and create your profile!
Have a project or a question?
Yaffle provides a place for anyone around the province to suggest projects that they would like to see Memorial working on. Just click on “submit an opportunity” to get started.
These suggested projects are shown as “opportunities” in Yaffle, and you can search existing opportunities for inspiration.
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Once you suggest a project, it comes right to the Harris Centre. We then try to find Memorial faculty, staff or students to work with you to get the project done.
If you have an idea and you aren’t sure whether it would make a good project, or you aren’t sure how to word it, get in touch with Amy Jones at [email protected] or 864-6115 to talk about it.
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Listen to the latest episode of Rural Routes Podcasts - Food Shopping
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Our latest episode is on food shopping with Catherine Mah. Dr. Mah is a researcher at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine in the Division of Community Health. Dr. Mah is interested in understanding food policy and food environments and their impacts on our health. Much of her research happens in rural areas. So come grocery shopping with us!
Listen here.
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Synergy Session
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Introducing a Time Dimension
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November 17, 2016
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Business Boardroom (BN 4000), Business Administration Building, Memorial University
“Entrepreneurial ecosystems” is the latest buzz word in the lexicon of policymakers, practitioners, and the media, and is attracting considerable policy focus. Several studies have listed the attributes of entrepreneurial ecosystems: networks of entrepreneurs, leadership, finance, talent, knowledge and support services. These environments – which are geographically limited
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are seen to be conducive to entrepreneurial activity both in the form of start ups and also high growth firms.
This presentation by Colin Mason will address the evolutionary nature of entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Colin Mason is Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His research and teaching are in the area of entrepreneurship and regional development. His specific research interest is in entrepreneurial finance.
Click here to register.
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Film Screening
Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
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November 29, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Faculty of Medicine Auditorium, Room 1M101
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The Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, and GEMMA: a Society for the Promotion of Infants' Mental Health, invite you to the documentary screening of Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope.
Presented at the Sundance Film Festival 2016, director James Redford's documentary brings attention to the issue of early childhood adversities, unpacking the recent science and research behind the lasting impact of childhood trauma.
Click here to register.
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The Harris Centre – MMSB Waste Management Applied Research Fund
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Think your project could address NL's solid waste management challenges? We have funding to help you!
Open to all faculty, students and staff at Memorial, the Harris Centre - MMSB Waste Management Applied Research Fund provides up to $15,000 per project/per year to investigate waste management issues in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Click here for complete details.
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Deadline for Submissions: November 25, 2016, 4:00 p.m. NST
Contact Information
Mandy Strickland
Coordinator, Yaffle & Funding Programs
Email: [email protected]
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Semester in Dialogue Events
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The Harris Centre is undertaking a feasibility study and implementation strategy for an undergraduate interdisciplinary program, the Semester in Dialogue. The Semester in Dialogue will be a full-time, collaborative, and dynamic learning program available to 20 students from a variety of faculties and schools. It will use methods of dialogue and experiential learning to address complex community-based and public policy issues. Find out more here.
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Public Information Session with Mark Winston
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Earlier this month, the Semester in Dialogue study team visited Grenfell Campus and the Labrador Institute for a series of information and consultation sessions about the Semester in Dialogue. The team learned more about intercampus possibilities and the opportunities to host semesters in other locations.
The founder of the Simon Fraser University program Semester in Dialogue, Mark Winston, will be visiting the St. John’s campus next week!
Join us for an information session on
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November 15, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in ED-1014 to hear more about the program from Mark Winston and the opportunities available to Memorial University students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members from across Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Dialogue Lab: A Semester in Dialogue
Curious about what a class within the Semester in Dialogue might look like? Mark Winston will be holding a hands-on dialogue lab on Tuesday, November 15, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the McCann Centre, Room ED 2030B where participants will learn how to use dialogue to probe future innovative education at Memorial University.
The session will combine a mix of teaching and dialoguing to learn how the mode differs from other conversational and pedagogical models. The session is open to all who are interested but space is limited so please register early.
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Meet Zaren Healey White, Communications Coordinator. Zaren is responsible for communications, promotions, and social media for the Harris Centre and works on the annual NL Vital Signs report.
Read more about Zaren's role here.
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Meet Bojan Fürst, the Manager of Knowledge Mobilization. Bojan is responsible for regional workshops, Harris Centre funding, and Rural Routes, the HC's latest project and your favourite new podcast! Read more about Bojan's role here.
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Strategic Doing: An Introductory Workshop
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Ed Morrison of Purdue University's Agile Strategy Lab presented a workshop on Strategic Doing: Horizontal Innovation in Newfoundland.
The Strategic Doing methodology emphasizes the strategic value of collaboration in today's global economy. Prosperity in today’s economy depends on our ability to collaborate and to find new solutions to the challenges we face.
Read the report: Strategic Doing: An Introduction
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The Lifelong Impacts of Adverse Experiences in the Early Years
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On June 1, 150 people from academia, government, community, and civil society came together for a half-day workshop, The Lifelong Impacts of Adverse Experiences in the Early Years. Participants worked together to identify priority issues, key stakeholders, and possible solutions.
This summary report of those conversations will help guide those from the workshop who have opted to sit on a working group begin meaningful action addressing the needs of the community. If you are interested in helping out with a project related to this report, please contact Taylor Stocks at [email protected]
Read the full report: The Lifelong Impacts of Adverse Experiences in the Early Years
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Missed the session? Watch the video!
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