
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.
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CAGS 54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Hyatt Regency, November 2-4, 2016
Canada’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Winners: Clarity, Savvy and Making a Difference
Research into how political violence and war affects children’s sense of place has won the 2015 Distinguished Dissertation Award for Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
A University of Victoria researcher with a drive to prevent human infectious diseases, especially those that affect the developing world, has won the 2015 Canada’s Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Engineering, Medical Science and Natural Science category.
SGS Habitat: Resources to Live Well and Stay Well in Graduate School has won the 2015 CAGS/ETS Award for Excellence and Innovation in Enhancing the Graduate Student Experience.
Dalhousie University’s Daniel Boyce (PhD Biology) compiled the unprecedented collection of historical and recent oceanographic data to document declines in phytoplankton.
Queen’s University’s Chenman (Cara) Yin is the 2015 Canada’s 3MT winner. In her Master of Applied Science at Queen’s University, Yin is researching how to use lasers to cut bone and improve outcomes in brain surgery.
Elizabeth Watt’s (University of Calgary, Physics and Astronomy) explanation of how radioactive “seeds” can be used in breast in cancer treatment was chosen from the 11 national finalists.
Immunologist Rebecca (Delong) Dielschneider took second place with her explanation of targeting lysosomes in the treatment of leukemia.
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