Sustainability and Research
As of 2018, 31% of College staff doing research and 1.1 million dollars was related to sustainability projects. This is a significant accomplishment for a non-university setting.
Dawson faculty are innovating, changing policies and contributing to capacity building in the field with the following projects:
| Department | Study Title | Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | Do soil fungal communities facilitate invasion of temperate forests by the Norway Maple? | 30/06/2015 |
| English | Intersecting College and Community Circles: A First Peoples Storytelling Exchange | 01/04/2016 |
| Environmental Studies | Food Justice and Sustainability: Mobilizing new technologies to transform cities and build communities of change | 01/04/2016 |
| French | Impact des applications de la CUA sur le français écrit en FLS | 01/09/2014 |
| Geography | Sustainable Campuses: A North-South International Research and Action Community | 01/07/2015 |
| Humanities | Les travailleurs et travailleuses pauvres : mutations, protections et résistances | 27/04/2016 |
| Learning Communities | Gestion et régulation du flux d’information en apprentissage actif | 09/05/2017 |
| Physics | Simulation des écoulements atmosphériques dans un parc éolien afin d’évaluer sa performance et maximiser son rendement à partir des équations de Navier-Stokes | 30/06/2014 |
| Physics | Research Report on Three-bladed Rotor Design | 01/05/2015 |
| Psychology | New Perspectives: Role of Stakeholder Groups in Ensuring Accessibility of ICTS to Postsecondary Students With Disabilities | 15/03/2017 |
| Psychology | Employment of Postsecondary Graduates with Disabilities | 2017-01-12 |