Innovation Week Events
Beyond the Bling: Diamond Exploration and Research
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Noon - 1 pm (MT)
Learn from leading diamond researcher Graham Pearson, how the precious gems can show us how the Earth works. Find out how a unique U of A internship program is training the next generation of diamond explorers and growing Canada’s diamond industry.
Diamonds are more than just bling. From revealing reservoirs of primordial magma as old as the moon to discovering unrealized gold deposits, the findings of diamond exploration are a boon to both science and industry.
Hear from University of Alberta diamond researcher Graham Pearson, who shares some of the unique abilities of diamonds to illuminate processes deep inside the Earth. Plus, find out how the Diamond Exploration and Research Training School, a one-of-a-kind U of A internship program, is training the next generation of diamond explorers and growing Canada’s $2.5-billion-a-year industry.
Social Change Through Entrepreneurship
Thursday, May 20, 2021, Noon - 1 p.m. (MT)
Could entrepreneurship be used as a social innovation tool? Hear from assistant professor Madeline Toubiana to learn how self-driven business opportunities can support destigmatization and empower marginalized communities.
Headlines over the past year illustrating the health risks to frontline workers — from grocery clerks to meat-packers to sex workers — have shone a spotlight on the need to better protect marginalized communities. Could entrepreneurship be used as a social innovation tool to carve out a safe space?
Join assistant professor Madeline Toubiana to learn how entrepreneurship might be used to support social change. Find out how self-driven business opportunities can support destigmatization and empower marginalized communities, including women, transgender individuals, immigrants, refugees, the disabled, youth, sex workers, formerly incarcerated people and others.