Graduate Students' Union

And the winners are...

Thanks to all who participated in the Aldrich Conference this weekend, as a presenter, judge, volunteer, or spectator.  Attached are the list of winners, who deserve big congrats!

RESPONDING TO OCCUPY WALL STREET, which was sponsored by The Harris Center in the form of an iPad, was won by:

Shelagh Roxburgh. [Political Studies, University of Ottawa] for the paper entitled “Witchcraft, Violence and Mediation: a Comparative Study of Ghana and Cameroon.”

THE POSSIBILITIES OF PEDAGOGY, which was sponsored by DETLS in the form of an iPad, was won by:

Chelsee Arbour. [Archaeology, MUN]  “Researcher Positionality, Knowledge Practices and Narrative Construction: A Discussion on Archaeological Research to be Conducted at Kamestastin, Northern Interior Labrador”.

TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF METHODS & METHODOLOGY 1, which was sponsored by the School of Graduate Studies in the form of a 500 dollar prize, was won by:

David Bruce Lipsett. [Biology, MUN] “Neutraceutical testing in Drosophila models of Neurodegenerative disorders.”

TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF METHODS & METHODOLOGY 2, which was sponsored by Student Affairs & Services in the form of a 500 dollar prize, was won by:

Kathy Unger. [Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology, MUN] “Anti-predator responses of Newfoundland woodland caribou.”

Congratulations to all of our winners, and thanks again to everyone who made the conference possible!

 About

For over a decade the Graduate Students’ Union and the School of Graduate

Studies have hosted the Aldrich Interdisciplinary Lecture and Conference. The

Aldrich Conference offers graduate students the opportunity to gain valuable presentation experience in an informal setting. The conference’s scope will be a national one, inviting presenters from all over Canada.

Interdisciplinary conferences such as this one offer academics an opportunity to engage with colleagues from different disciplines. They also increase communication between experts and non-experts by bringing together researchers from every department, and encouraging accessible approaches to common questions. With this vision in mind, we believe the Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference is an ideal forum for studying contemporary problems and changing the way we, as a society, approach the creation of knowledge.

We encourage graduate students and senior level undergraduate students to actively participate in this initiative. Sign up for our listserve, read about the themes we’re suggesting for the conference, and come out to the lectures and social events. This website will be the hub of information for the conference, so check back often!