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This time last year marked the centennial of the outbreak of the First World War. Professor Heather MacDougall saw an opportunity to delve deeper into our region’s history and place in the grander narrative of WWI. “Most of the historical studies to date have focused on large centres like Toronto or on the military,” she explains. “With social history being such an important development in terms of research, I thought that it was time to look at the way that German Canadians and British Canadians interacted throughout the war.”

French Studies research assistants Sarah Reilly and Monika Sosnowski are currently filming and starring in a new series of videos that help to disseminate research from L’Ontario français et ses premiers textes (Early Ontario French Narratives), a SSHRC-funded project led by Professor François Paré (French Studies). The videos are intended to deepen understanding of French Ontario history and its inseparable conne

“The public is not presently well-served by either the popular media or the science media when it comes to issues around gender,” says Shannon Dea, Director of Women’s Studies and Associate Professor of Philosophy. “Because the effects of gender are so pervasive, we need to be able to examine them from a range of perspectives.”

This Faculty is practically on fire when it comes to federal and provincial research grants. Warm congratulations go to Ian Milligan (History), Evan Risko (Psychology), and David-Antoine Williams (St. Jerome’s/English), who have each won a 2015 Early Researcher Award (ERA).

"There is such a wide breadth of technique, technology, and concept," explains Professor Beth Coleman of the MA in Experimental Digital Media (XDM) program based in the Department of English Language and Literature. “The students are using media technology in ways that are both surprising and delightful.”

The Faculty of Arts and Stratford Campus stand proud as second-year Global Business and Digital Arts (GBDA) student Ariana Cuvin wins the Government of Canada’s 150 anniversary logo competition.

“My Arts education is one of the best advantages I could have in the startup community,” says Jona Cho, a 3^rd year English student and founder of FotoFox.

Jenifer Sibdhannie, a fourth year Arts & Business student, has been awarded the prestigious TD Fellowship in Advancement by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education.

Children actually help entrepreneurial dads stay the course, but the gender difference starts to disappear when women get access to startup funds, says Waterloo economist.

Mompreneurship is a buzzword these days for mothers looking to re-enter the workforce—or those looking for a better way to balance work and family. But in Canada, children increase the likelihood that a woman will exit the entrepreneurial market by nearly 20 percent, while children help self-employed men stay the course.