WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, November 20, 2013) – A University of Waterloo professor and expert on home-grown terrorism joins a public discussion next week to talk about Canadian terrorists.
Professor Lorne Dawson joins researchers from four other universities at Research Matters, a panel discussion moderated by journalist and broadcaster Piya Chattopadhyay, on November 26, at the London Children’s Museum. The free event is open to the public and the second of five in the Research Matters speaker series that takes place across Ontario during the next six months.
“The threat from terrorism is, sadly, much more pervasive now. It has become a permanent aspect of life worldwide. Even children in Ontario schools are now trained in lockdown procedures that would have been unheard of a decade ago, and some Canadian youth are being recruited to serve in terrorist organizations abroad or plotting to perpetrate acts of political violence in Canada,” says Professor Dawson, chair of Waterloo’s department of sociology and legal studies.
“I look forward to sharing my research with the public including how academics are partnering across Canada to determine the origins of terrorism in Canada, as well as why people become engaged in this violence worldwide.”
Other research topics for the panel include:
- Can we eradicate infectious diseases? (Ana Sanchez, Brock University);
- How do we improve our borderline relationship to the U.S? (Bill Anderson, University of Windsor);
- How does the brain control the body? (Jody Culham, Western University); and,
- How can we maintain mobility into old age? (Stephen Perry, Wilfrid Laurier University).
Researchers will present their topics and then ask the audience members present and online to decide What Matters Now? The series is a collaborative effort of the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), and the events allow the public to discuss the future with the university researchers who are creating it.
“There couldn’t be a better title for this terrific series, because research does indeed matter in so many ways," says COU President and CEO Bonnie M. Patterson. “University researchers improve our lives every day – combating disease, solving social problems, helping to shape public policy and discovering the next big thing.”
University researchers are improving the health, happiness and richness of life for people around the world. Their work crosses all disciplines and is essential to helping government, businesses, and communities make informed decisions.
Research Matters London takes place at the London Children’s Museum, 21 Wharncliffe Rd. S., 6:30 to 9 p.m. Register to attend or watch the live webcast online.
Research Matters travels to Thunder Bay on March 4, 2014, Toronto on April 9, and wraps up in Kingston on April 23.
For more details on Research Matters please visit yourontarioresearch.ca and @OntarioResearch on Twitter.
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