Three Artistic Projects
Catherine Lee, Department of Theatre Arts
Refining movement/vocal scores for Upaya - decoding two choreographies for Ladies' Aires and Dances - building costumes for The Compleat Courtier
Urban Sustainability in a Frontier Country (2013)
Katrina Erdos, Department Geography & Environmental Studies Program
I would like to thank the Langara Research Committee for their support of my research ... MORE
Animal Models in Oncology Research: The Influence of Inoculation Site on Proliferation, Inflammation, Necrosis, Vascularity, and Molecule Delivery
Jessica Kalra, Department of Biology
This project was undertaken to compare tumours growing in different areas of a body ... MORE
In Progress- Abstract: Minority-Majority Relations – Bridging gaps in perception and media discourses
Indira Prahst, Department of Sociology
This research is part of a self directed publication ... MORE
In Progress - Abstract: Middendorf Breath Work
Brad Gibson and Dale Genge, Department of Theatre Arts
Breathexperience is an artistic form of somatic education ... MORE
"Unearthing" History: Museum Costumes as Research Tools
Mara Gottler, Department of Theatre Arts
Research into costume design for Elizabeth Rex ... MORE
Report - Sketch Elizabeth Rex - Elizabeth Rex - Dye Samples - Dye Sample 2 - Stamp-and-Dye Samples - Hero Sketch - Hero - Lord Cecil Sketch - Lord Cecil
Minority-Majority Relations: Bridging Gaps in Perception (2012-2013)
Indira Prahst, Department of Sociology
How do media representations influence identity formation and how are media portrayals of the South Asian Diaspora both deconstructed and resisted? MORE
The Endangered Species Road Trip
Cam MacDonald, Department of Biology
The main goal of my research project was to research and write a general interest book about conservation biology ... MORE
Images of Adults and Children on Attic Red-Figure Pottery
Gwyneth Lewis, Departments of History/Latin/Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies
May, 2011 in Greece: in the planning stages, it seemed like a wonderful idea ... MORE
Origins: A Family Memoir
Rachel Mines, Department of English
A two-part family memoir project to research and write a scholarly biography ... MORE
Finalizing the Compilation of Physical Theatre Notes
Wendy Gorling, Department of Theatre Arts
Traditionally, learning in this field has been passed on from master to student through oral teachings and by "doing" the work ... MORE
Searching for 'Japaneseness' in Contemporary Japan
Nariko Takayanagi-Heine, Department of Asian Studies
This proposed research is a full study to investigate transforming Japan in the context of globalization and post-Fukushima Japan ... MORE
Sustainable Living in Germany
Katrina Erdos, Departments of Geography and Environmental Studies
The goal of my research was to utilize a case study approach to research three aspects of sustainable development, as they were manifested in specific situations in Germany ... MORE
Costume Design for Bard
Mara Gottler, Department of Theatre Arts
Langara Research Committee funding supported research into costume design for two Bard on the Beach productions ... MORE
Breast Cancer Research
Jessica Kalra, Department of Biology
I received LRC funding for an application submitted in May of 2011 entitled “Optimizing digital quantification of tissue microarrays in order to evaluate early signaling consequences of ILK inhibition in an in vivo model of breast cancer"... MORE
Secret Agent
Aaron Bushkowsky and David Hudgins, Department of Theatre Arts
The Secret Agent Story workshop ... MORE
The Wii-Wand Project
Colin Mills, Department of Geography
The Wii-wand is a custom built pointer that works as a computer mouse. It lets users control ... MORE
The Biochar Project
Kelly Sveinson, Department of Chemistry
I would like to acknowledge and thank the Langara Research Committee for funding my project. I used the funds to finance the building of a reactor for thermal transformations of biomass ... MORE
Hanging from the Arbor vitae: Understanding the Gibbon Brain
Carol MacLeod, Department of Anthropology
I received funding to help with costs associated with my Educational Leave, including studying the macaques of Koshima Island, visting the Primate Research Centres in Japan, and writing a chapter for the book Progress in Brain Research, Volume 195, published by Elsevier. (Note from the Committee - Carol MacLeod received a prestigious Leakey Foundation Award for her research in 1998.)
St Lawrence River Project: Montreal
Ingrid Koivukangas, Art History
I was invited to Montreal to create a new work for the UNESCO/City of Montreal exhibition: Eaux Vive - :'eau en danger - Living Waters In Danger in June 2004. The St Lawrence River Project: Montreal was created over a ten-day residency and was exhibited at Mainson de la Culture Frontenac for six weeks ... MORE