{"id":14501,"date":"2010-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2010\/03\/19\/series-attempts-to-answer-the-question-why-does-research-matter\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:04:19","slug":"series-attempts-to-answer-the-question-why-does-research-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2010\/03\/19\/series-attempts-to-answer-the-question-why-does-research-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Series attempts to answer the question: 'Why does research matter?'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s been a year of research-intensive events and activities in the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies (LA&amp;PS) and one of the most notable initiatives has been the Research Matters series. It attempts to answer the question: &ldquo;Why does research matter?&rdquo; In particular, it focuses on the ways in which LA&amp;PS researchers &ndash; both faculty and students &ndash; are using their skills and expertise to address timely community, cultural, social, economic and industry challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are two more Research Matters sessions scheduled this year, open to the York community. The first, which will be held on March 24 from 10am to&nbsp;noon in 109 Atkinson Building, takes up the theme of knowledge mobilization. Michael Johnny, manager of&nbsp;York&rsquo;s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, will provide general insights into what knowledge mobilization is and how it ties to LA&amp;PS researchers. Professor Nick Mul&eacute;&nbsp;from the School of Social Work will discuss his knowledge mobilization efforts in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender research. <\/p>\n<p>The second session will be held on April 19 from 10am to&nbsp;noon in 305 York Lanes and will focus on human rights, international law and global health policy. Political science Professor Les Jacobs, director of the York Centre for Public Policy&nbsp;&amp; Law, will present in collaboration with four emerging York scholars: Hope Olumide Shamonda&nbsp;(PhD candidate in philosophy); Mark Staz (PhD candidate in philosophy); Ruby Dhand (PhD candidate in law); and Mariette Brennan (PhD candidate in law).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The series&nbsp;has also explored topics ranging from pandemic planning, indigenous research and&nbsp;China&rsquo;s competitive advantage in the world market to&nbsp;the grammar of aid in international development, community engagement as methodological practice, and, most recently, the value of Canada&rsquo;s North. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the highlights of the year for me in the role of associate dean, research, has been the launch of this series,&rdquo; says Professor Barbara Crow. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve gained helpful insight into the individual and collaborative research undertakings of faculty and students, and enjoyed watching connections being made between academic research and what&rsquo;s going on in our communities, our workplaces and our lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To RSVP for either of the upcoming sessions, e-mail Lorraine Myrie at <a href=\"mailto:lmyrie@yorku.ca\">lmyrie@yorku.ca<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Missed out on a Research Matters session? 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