history faculty receive $74,000 sshrc research grant

20 september 2015 - thunder bay

michel s. beaulieu and ronald harpelle  have been awarded $74,000 from the social sciences and humanities research council of canada to help northern ontario communities use lessons from the past in the forestry industry.

beaulieu and harpelle will conduct a historical analysis of resource-based communities in northern ontario and uruguay, examining each in light of national and international trends in the region’s primary industries. “we will look at both sides of the hemispheric coin to better understand how communities developed and adapted to global shifts in the forest industry,” dr. beaulieu said.

in total, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers are receiving $637,800 from the social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc).

“our researchers are some of the best in the world,” said dr. andrew dean, vice-president, research and innovation. “these projects will be of great benefit to ontario and canada,” dr. dean said. “this exceptional research couldn’t happen without sshrc funding,” said dr. moira mcpherson, provost and vice-president (academic).