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Addressing Bias and Inequity in the Research Ecosystem

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Watch videoW0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd Bias and inequity within the research ecosystem influence the trajectory of national and international research, as well as future generations of researchers and institutions. In order to achieve [...]

Decoding the Federal Budget 2023 for Science and Innovation

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W0dUcmFuc2xhdGVd The federal government released the 2023-24 budget on Tuesday, March 28th. CSPC is once again hosting a Symposium for a comprehensive analysis of the Federal Budget, and the reactions [...]

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Panel 2: Building Global Scientific Leadership: Youth Engagement through Horizon Europe

Oct 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Panel 1: Advancing European Union-Canada Research and Innovation: Focus on Horizon Europe

Oct 3, 2025 @ 8:45 am - 9:45 am EDT

Fostering Trainee Well-Being through Accountability and Collaboration

Oct 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Canada’s Innovation Strategy for the Advanced Manufacturing Sector

Sep 25, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

Beyond the $100 Billion Promise: Reimagining Climate Finance Ahead of COP30

Sep 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Canada’s Innovation Strategy for the Life Sciences Sector

Sep 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

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Maydianne C.B. Andrade

Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Co-Founder & President, Canadian Black Scientists Network, Co-Chair, Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence (TIDE), and Chair, National Killam Selection Committee

Maydianne C.B. Andrade is a University Professor at the University of Toronto. With a PhD in Neurobiology & Behavior from Cornell University, Andrade’s research uncovers links between mating behaviour, ecology, and evolution in variable environments. She is an internationally recognized expert on black widow spiders, with research awards including a Canada Research Chair, the Exemplar award for sustained research contributions (Animal Behavior Society), and the Burpee Medal for science leadership (Royal Canadian Geographical Society). She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Council of Canadian Academies.

As Vice Dean Faculty Affairs & Equity, and as Acting Vice Principal Academic and Dean at the University of Toronto Scarborough, Andrade’s leadership was marked by innovation and change management. Andrade is a co-founder and inaugural President of the Canadian Black Scientists Network/ Réseau Canadien des Scientifiques Noirs, a national, multidisciplinary coalition advocating for Black inclusion in STEM.  She is the founder and co-Chair of the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence, a group of faculty engaged in peer education on equity and inclusion. She received the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize from the University of Toronto for the impact of this work.

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Kevin Hewitt

Associate Dean of Science, Equity and Inclusion in the Faculty of Science at Dalhousie University

Dr. Hewitt is a full Professor in the Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, and former Chair of Senate (2015-2021) at Dalhousie University. In his Molecular imaging lab, he has developed novel nanoparticle probes for cancer imaging and treatment, new optical imaging approaches and a prototype medical diagnostic tool.

He completed his B. Sc., Physics & Biology, at the University of Toronto (1992), where he received the UofT Physics prize. At Dalhousie he unified his deep and abiding interests in science and community engagement by co-founding (in 2003) the award-winning Imhotep’s Legacy Academy, a STEM outreach program for Black students from junior high to university.

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S. Karly Kehoe

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities, Saint Mary’s University, and Past President of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars

S. Karly Kehoe is Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. Her work concentrates on religious minority migration in the north Atlantic world. She is the past president of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College, a member of the International Science Council’s (ISC) Freedom and Responsibility in Science standing committee, the InterAcademy Partnership’s Policy Advice committee, and the Science in Exile steering committee.

She is the founder and lead of the RSC’s At-Risk and Displaced Academics and Artists program, and co-founder of the At-Risk and Academic Refugee Membership program of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy of Scotland, and the Global Young Academy’s At-Risk Scholar initiative.

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Temitope Oriola

Professor and Associate Dean (Undergraduate), Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta

Temitope Oriola is an exemplary scholar known for field-defining sociological research on terrorism and policing, leadership and service to his discipline, and commitment to mobilizing knowledge in support of informed public debate. Internationally, he is known for his work on sociological terrorism studies and as a leading scholar on African security (specifically on political kidnappings and the war against Boko Haram). In Canada, Oriola’s scholarship has focused on policing and his work on protest and policing against Black and other minority groups has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a leading expert on police reform.

A recipient of the Governor General of Canada Academic Gold Medal (first presented by the Earl of Dufferin in 1873), Oriola has served as Special Adviser to the Government of Alberta on Police Act Reform, participating in several citizen engagement sessions that have led to development of recommendations for reforming Alberta’s Police Act. His community work on policing reform has led him to being one of the most sought-after public intellectuals on policing in Canada.

A decorated researcher and teacher, Oriola is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Carnegie fellowship, a Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA) Distinguished Academic Award, the Professional of the Year Award by Diversity Magazine and Arts Research Excellence Award, University of Alberta.

Oriola has gained international reputation within a decade as a leader within the academy and his discipline. He is Joint Editor-in-Chief of the international journal African Security, President-elect of the Canadian Sociological Association and former president of the Canadian Association of African Studies. Oriola is a member, Board of Directors of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and is Chair of the University of Alberta Press Committee. On the recommendation of the Alberta Legislative Assembly in January 2023, Oriola received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for ‘exceptional qualities and outstanding service to our province in the field of Advanced Education and Public Service.’

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Elizabeth Cannon O.C.

President Emerita, University of Calgary, Co-Chair, National Killam Program Advisory Board

Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is President Emerita of the University of Calgary. From 2010 to 2018, she served as the university’s eighth president and vice-chancellor, the first alumna to hold that position. Prior to her appointment as president, Cannon was the dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary from 2006 to 2010.

Cannon has led research at the forefront of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) since 1984, commercializing technology to over 200 agencies worldwide. She has served on the National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences to the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, as past president of the U.S. Institute of Navigation, and as a past director of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Cannon has also served as the Chair of Universities Canada, as Co-Chair of the Business-Higher Education Roundtable, and as a member of the Board of Governors of Sidra Medicine in Qatar. Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is the Co-chair for the National Killam Program Advisory Board.

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