EPISODE 6: How do we learn more effectively while working in a high-stress work environment? Dr. Aman Hussain from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health knows a thing or two about learning in stressful environments. In the past, he’s coached athletes,...
EPISODE 5: What is the importance of understanding collective behaviour and group level goals? Dr. Olya Bryksina research focuses on goals. Everything from personal goals to large societal goals. She wants to know what motivates us towards attaining those goals and...
EPISODE 4: What Do A Boat And A Puzzle Have To Do With Teacher Burnout During COVID-19? Dr. Laura Sokal and Dr. Lesley Eblie Trudel are part of a team of UWinnipeg researchers that have been studying stress and resilience in teachers since the early days of the...
EPISODE 3: How Does History Teach Us About Structural Racism? Dr. Mary Jane McCallum is assistant professor in the History Department at the University of Winnipeg, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People, History, and Archives and a member of the Munsee-Delaware...
EPISODE 2: How do we Build More Resilient Cities Post-Coronavirus? Dr. Jino Distasio, Professor of Geography and Vice President of Research and Innovation at the University of Winnipeg has been part of a group of academics from across Canada working to understand how...
EPISODE 1: How do we stop the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats? Over the past decade, millions of hibernating bats across eastern North America have died from a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome causing the fastest population decline of wild mammals ever...