The purpose of this project is to research and understand the mechanism behind freeze tolerance of wood frogs that allows them to survive during the freezing months during winter. As well as to how this understanding could be applied to freeze organs to improve organ transplant success in healthcare.

Dream Catcher touches on colonialism, cultural loss, and resilience. When the heart and mind align as one, solace may only exist in daydreams. While residential school survivors are with us and long after they are gone, we must carry their voices forward, ensuring the fight for equity continues.

Warning: This video contains sensitive content.

3V.  Building the Colonial Canadian Modern Girl: A Study of Modern Canadian Girlhood in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Hannah Baglole

My research project explores the existing written history of modern girlhood in nineteenth and twentieth century Canada. This study reveals Canada’s deep-rooted colonial past. It examines the way girls and young women were seen as a tool and a threat to the colonial Canadian project in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The study of this written history demonstrates large knowledge gaps in historical research and calls for a more comprehensive historical narrative.  

5V.  Nature’s Guardians: A Dive Into Game-Based Learning

Alex Kunlenkamp

Game-based learning is a teaching tool that allows learners to reflect on the real world by engaging with the game. This video focuses on creating a board game to assist students in learning about mining practices in the Ring of Fire and their effects on the environment and Indigenous communities. 

Forensic pathology is a technique used in the determination of cause of death in suspicious or non-natural cases. In this video, the application of molecular autopsy, a revolutionized forensic tool was explored in the determination of the causes and circumstances of a death and implications of this technique are considered.

This story follows a young Black boy adopted by two White dads as he navigates questions of his identity, belonging, and heritage. Through a heartfelt exploration of open adoption and diverse family structures, this story challenges traditional narratives and empowers young readers with a broader understanding of love and family.

Warning: This video contains sensitive content surrounding adoption.

8V.  Lessons Beyond the Letters:  Ideologies in 1880s Readers

Hannah D'Agostino

This project explores how 1880 Canadian school readers shaped national and gender identity through language. Using archival texts and digital analysis, this video uncovers the colonial and moral ideologies embedded in these books, and how student marginalia reveals moments of resistance, questioning, and agency in shaping historical narratives.

9V.  Looking Up! How Birdwatching Inspires Awe and Enhances Well-being

Vanessa Currado

This study explores how birdwatching influences psychological well-being through awe and attention restoration. By measuring skin conductance and self-reported feelings, preliminary findings suggest that birdwatching evokes more awe and may leave people feeling more mentally refreshed compared to viewing nature landscapes alone.

10V.  Immersive Virtual Reality Meditation and Acute Stress Regulation

Natalia Luciani

Immersive virtual reality (VR) meditation is an innovative intervention that can be utilized to manage acute stress by promoting relaxation and stress reduction. In this video, the unique methodology of the in-person laboratory study is explored, along with pertinent implications of this intervention in universities and society.