October 29, 2021 – Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ont. 

Seven professors at Lakehead University are receiving a total of more than $470,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to fund their important research projects.

Dr. Daniel Krupp, Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies at Lakehead Orillia, is receiving an Insight grant of more than $94,000 to examine inequality and competition.

“Our research finds that local competition amplifies the effect of inequality on conflict, and that this interaction may occur as a consequence of relative deprivation,” Dr. Krupp said.

“This means that people who are in direct competition with each other will feel greater relative deprivation than those who are competing with a broader swath of the population.”

Dr. Krupp and his team hypothesize that competition – not similarity or fairness – drives relative deprivation.

This project will test their hypothesis by building a series of mathematical models to formalize the effects of inequality, the scale of competition, and similarity on the evolution of conflict.

“With these models, we can study the ways in which similarity foments conflict when it is associated with kinship and the extent of local competition,” Dr. Krupp said.

This research will help bring understanding to the psychology of relative deprivation and be of interest to social scientists, civil servants, and members of the public.

Dr. Lida Fan, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Lakehead Thunder Bay, is receiving an Insight Development grant of more than $63,000 to study the Prospect of Upward Mobility hypothesis. This hypothesis assumes that low-income people tolerate inequality in wealthy countries like the US and Canada because of the hope that they, or their offspring, may make it up the income ladder.

“In this research we will cast doubt on the Prospect of Upward Mobility theory by exploring alternative explanations within the Canadian context,” Dr. Fan said.

“The purpose of this inquiry is to reveal whether individuals see upward mobility as unrealistic in many instances, or they see the barriers of upward mobility and limited choices available but have given up the chance to challenge the situation.”

The results of this study may contribute to the understanding of public tolerance toward inequality and redistribution, and offer new information about a comprehensive set of determinants of public attitudes towards inequality in the contemporary Canadian context.

Dr. Ellen Field, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead Orillia, is receiving an Insight Development grant of more than $52,000 to study climate change education practice in Ontario and policy in Canada.

“In schools across Canada, teachers decide how they will integrate, discuss, or avoid climate change education on a daily basis,” Dr. Field said, adding that there can be ramifications with how teachers decide to discuss it in class.

Focusing on comprehensive national data on climate change education, this research will provide further depth and context by monitoring the policies of jurisdictional climate change education, such as within the Ministries of Education and school boards across Canada.

Dr. Field and her team, Dr. Paul Berger from Lakehead and Dr. Andrea Drewes from Rider University, will also examine teachers’ personal and professional beliefs on climate change education and how those views inform their decisions about the inclusion/exclusion of climate change content and how they deliver that content.

Researchers will also profile case studies of transformative and transgressive climate change education in Ontario schools.

This research will provide a more holistic picture of teacher practice that accounts for teachers’ beliefs and factors that teachers identify as influencing their integration, or lack of integration, of climate change education. It will also document how climate change education is already occurring in transformative ways in some pockets.

“This will inform policy responses and professional development directions. The research will contribute to scholarship in the emerging field of climate change education internationally and nationally through academic scholarly contributions,” Dr. Field said.

This study will support two graduate assistants completing MEd programs for the full duration of the research. Dr. Field will support the students as full members of the research team and they will participate in all stages of the project.

Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation congratulated each of the researchers and thanked SSHRC for funding these import projects.

“These Insight grants will do exactly what they are intended to do – provide insight into important questions that range from environmental education to inequality to understanding stress for post-secondary students, and everything in between.”

The Research Support Fund is a federal funding program for post-secondary institutions in Canada to support some of the costs associated with managing research funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

In 2020/21, Lakehead University received nearly $2 million in assistance from the Research Support Fund to support the indirect costs of research, which includes costs for supporting the management of intellectual property, research and administration, ethics and regulatory compliance, research resources, and research facilities.

New SSHRC Grants 2020-21

Total amount awarded:  $470,233

Insight Grant (Three-Year Grant)

Dr. Daniel Krupp, Interdisciplinary Studies – Orillia, “Relative Deprivation: Clarifying the Effects of Inequality, Competition, Similarity, and Fairness”, $94,408.

• Co-applicant:  Dr. Sandeep Mishra, University of Guelph
  

Insight Development Grants (One- to Two-Year Grants)

Dr. Lida Fan, School of Social Work, “Misconception of the Theory, or the Weak Without a Weapon? Explaining the Puzzle of Public Perceptions on Income Inequality”, $63,655.

• Co-applicant
  • Dr.  Nazim Habibov, University of Windsor

Dr. Ellen Field, Faculty of Education (Orillia), “Educational Policy and Practice in an Age of Climate Uncertainty”, $52,746.

• Co-applicant - Dr. Paul Berger, Faculty of Education
  • Collaborator - Dr. Andrea Drewes, Rider University

Dr. Sandra Jeppesen, Interdisciplinary Studies – Orillia, “Counter-mapping COVID: Grassroots Visualizations of Data on the Margins”, $72,995.

• Co-applicant - Dr. Michael Hoechsmann
• Collaborators
  • Dr. Emiliano Treré, Cardiff University
  • Dr. Paola Madrid Sartorett, Jönköping University

Dr. Dwight Mazmanian, Department of Psychology, “Gaming, Virtual Competence, and the Virtual Workforce”, $58,360.

• Co-applicant: Dr. Alexander Serenko, Ontario Tech University (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)

Dr.  Aislin Mushquash, Department of Psychology, “Daily Stress and Coping Among Emerging Adults as They Begin and Finish University: Examining Within and Between Person Patterns Across Time”, $74,430.

• Co-applicant
  • Dr. Abby Goldstein, University of Toronto
  • Collaborators
    • Cheryl D'Angelo, Lakehead University
    • Irene Pugliese, Lakehead University

Dr. Carlos Zerpa, School of Kinesiology, “Investigating the Nature of ‘Transfer Shock’: What Role does it Play in Postsecondary Education?”, $53,639.

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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2022 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

Dr. Dimiter Alexandrov

October 18, 2021 – Thunder Bay, Ont.

A Lakehead University professor has published experimental research that suggests a potential new sustainable energy source could be generated using non-radioactive nuclear fusion.

Dr. Dimiter Alexandrov’s research paper, Low Energy Nuclear Fusion Reactions in Solids: Experiments, was published in the International Journal of Energy Research in June 2021.

Professor Alexandrov is the head of Lakehead’s Semiconductor Research Laboratory and teaches in Electrical Engineering. He said it might be possible to develop the technology into prototypes for real-world applications, which could help address climate change by introducing an alternative green energy source to replace fossil fuels.

“This could be a major achievement in the search for a truly sustainable energy source that does not produce carbon emissions or any radioactive waste,” Dr. Alexandrov said.

“This non-radioactive nuclear fusion technology has enormous potential as we seek clean, renewable energy solutions to replace fossil fuels.”

Replicable experiments conducted by Professor Alexandrov confirm that nuclear energy is released in the interaction of deuterium, a widely available non-radioactive hydrogen isotope, with solid matter as the recent experiments carried out show significant energy release.

“Unlike other nuclear energy sources, this technology would not generate any radioactivity or produce radioactive waste. It is scalable and has the potential to be deployed in remote communities here in Canada and across the world, and in mobile locations on land, sea, and even in space,” said Dr. Alexandrov.

Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation, congratulated Dr. Alexandrov on this exciting publication.

“The search for nuclear fusion energy is one of the most significant research areas currently underway, and this experimental work is revealing some very interesting results,” Dr. Dean said.

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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2022 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

On Saturday, Oct. 16 (rain day Sunday, Oct. 17) from 1 to 3 pm, Lakehead University will host the first ever electric vehicle show in Northwestern Ontario at Lot G9 on the Thunder Bay campus (near Lakehead’s ATAC building and the Bike Shack).

As part of Lakehead's Year of Climate Action – a year to make connections and spark climate action – students, staff, faculty and members of the public in Thunder Bay will be able to speak with electric vehicle owners about what it's like to drive an EV in Northwestern Ontario.

“Where do you charge the battery? How much does it cost to drive it? Are there enough charging stations to drive to Toronto or Winnipeg? Do they still work in the winter?”

Who better to ask than our neighbours?

Lakehead is partnering on the event with EVANO, the Electric Vehicle Association of Northern Ontario, a citizens' group who are “EV ambassadors in our communities” - helping citizens understand the benefits to drivers and to the planet of transitioning to electric vehicles.

Other partners include EarthCare, Fridays for Future Thunder Bay, Fossil Free Lakehead, the Lakehead University Student Union Sustainability Initiative, and Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet.

Please note that all attendees must pass COVID screening (questions) and must provide proof of being fully vaccinated. 

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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2022 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

This year’s Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Online Summit, which will be on Thursday, Oct. 28, highlights the strength and resilience of the Thunder Bay region’s palliative care professionals in adapting to devastating situations and continuing to provide high-quality care.

Coordinated by the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH), Lakehead University, the summit will spotlight the approaches that regional health-care providers have taken to continue delivering a high standard of palliative care to the people of Northwestern Ontario during these challenging times.

Palliative care health-care providers have been through many changes in health-care delivery during the pandemic and in many cases, the situations they’ve faced have been especially difficult. For example, visitation restrictions have caused much moral, ethical and emotional distress to health-care workers, patients and their families, and have resulted in many people dying without loved ones by their side.

“Like many other areas, Northwestern Ontario health-care providers have been challenged by COVID-19,” said Stephanie Hendrickson, Summit coordinator.

“While the pandemic has certainly highlighted gaps in our system, we are grateful for the resiliency of our health-care providers who have continued to provide the high level of care we have come to expect. Moving forward, we will continue to support our health-care providers through education and our Summit is key to this,” she said.

“We will be highlighting how our region has continued to build effective approaches to identifying and supporting people who would benefit  from a palliative approach to care despite these barriers to care.”

Dr. Amy Montour from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, a palliative-care physician, will help set the stage, highlighting how health-care workers can recover and even thrive and grow together as demonstrated by the continued work to improve access to high-quality, culturally safer palliative care despite the pandemic.

Dr. Montour will also explain the Two-Eyed Seeing approach to palliative care for Indigenous people, and how health-care workers can incorporate a trauma-informed perspective to the practice of palliative care.

Regional health-care providers from Kenora, Nipigon, Manitouwadge, and Thunder Bay will discuss achievements and developments in the palliative care delivered in Northwestern Ontario – such as the implementation of Indigenous Transition Facilitators throughout the region, which have helped patients and their families receive the sensitive and responsive support they need at the palliative and end-of-life phases in their illness journey.

Health-care providers, administrators, educators, volunteers, and students are invited to attend. This virtual event takes place on Thursday, Oct. 28 from 9 am to 5 pm (EDT). Cost is $50 per person and the deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 18.

This event is organized by CERAH and the 2021 Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Online Summit Committee, made up of health-care organizations from Thunder Bay and the region. For more information, visit the Summit website at https://pheedloop.com/nwopcsummit/site/home/

October 8, 2021 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ont.

Maclean’s has once again included Lakehead University among Canada’s top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in the magazine’s 2022 University Rankings.

Lakehead ranked second overall among Ontario universities in its category, and eighth out of 19 primarily undergraduate universities from across Canada.

“At Lakehead University we provide a transformative university experience, grounded in exceptional scholarship and unique student potential,” said Lakehead University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Moira McPherson.

“These rankings recognize Lakehead’s success in creating future leaders who support the economic, social and cultural resilience of Northwestern Ontario and Simcoe County. At Lakehead University we are committed to supporting student success by helping students realize their potential and achieve their career goals,” Dr. McPherson explained.

This year, Maclean’s University Rankings place Lakehead first in Ontario in student awards (tied), faculty awards, and total library acquisitions; second for highest quality, developing the leaders of tomorrow, social sciences and humanities grants, scholarships and bursaries, operating budget, and library expenses; and third for most innovative, student/faculty ratio, total research dollars, medical/science grants, and reputation.

Maclean’s also found that Lakehead has the lowest class sizes in first- and second-year classes among all Ontario universities.

Dr. McPherson added that Lakehead’s placement in the Maclean’s Rankings comes on the heels of last month’s revelation that Lakehead has been included in the top half of the Times Higher Education’s list of the best universities around the world for the third year in a row, and a leading university in specific disciplines. Read more here.

Maclean’s annual rankings are just one way potential students can learn more about the Lakehead University experience. Potential students can also learn more about Lakehead University by registering for the virtual open house happening on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 am–2 pm (EST).

You can read the full Maclean’s University Rankings here.

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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2022 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is inviting you to attend the inaugural Sustainability Disruption Contest on Friday, Nov. 5 at 1 pm.

Similar to popular TV shows such as Shark Tank or Dragon’s Den, this online contest will feature the Wolf Pack, a panel of judges made up of exceptional Thunder Bay community leaders and disruptors.

Prepare to be engaged and entertained as the Wolf Pack judges choose the team with the best pitch as the first winners of the Lakehead Sustainability Disruption Contest.

Lakehead’s International Office will work with the winning team to implement their idea at the university, in alignment with Lakehead's commitment to sustainability as set out in the 2019-2024 Sustainability plan.

The Sustainability Disruption Contest is part of the Lakehead Makes Leaders Program where students develop key leadership skills focused on innovation, conflict resolution, disruption, flexibility, negotiations, managing uncertainty, and more.
The Lakehead Makes Leaders program is an initiative of Lakehead International,  comprised of five online leadership modules that students can complete during their studies at Lakehead.

Designed to address gaps in soft skills that are often seen in post-secondary graduates, the program's modules focus on building critical thinking skills, fostering self-reflection, and emotional intelligence, and promoting innovation and disruption, all critical to success in the labour market.

The modules build students’ soft skills and complement their academic learning. These modules are provided to students complimentary as part of Lakehead's commitment to producing the career-ready leaders of tomorrow.

Successful completion of each module counts toward the leadership section on each students’ co-curricular record. Lakehead University students who successfully complete all five modules receive a Lakehead Makes Leaders Completion Certificate, which helps set them apart – and provides assurance to Ontario employers that Lakehead students are career-ready and positioned to be leaders in the workplace.  

“Competitions like the Lakehead Sustainability Disruption Contest offer students opportunities to engage with community leaders and help foster meaningful change,” said James Aldridge, Vice-Provost, International and a member of the Wolf Pack judges panel.

“This is part of our commitment to producing unconventional leaders prepared to make a difference in the North.”

Aldridge will be joined by the following community members on the judges panel: Riley Burton, Chair, School of Business, Hospitality and Media Arts, Confederation College and Board Chair, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce; Lahama Naeem, President, Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU); Michael Nitz, District Vice-President, TD and Lakehead University Board of Governor Member; Richard Togman, CEO, Rent Panda; Dr. David Richards, Dean, Faculty of Business, Lakehead University; and Ledah McKellar, Sustainability Coordinator at Lakehead University.

Please join Lakehead for this fun afternoon that will support university students as they compete in the Sustainability Disruption Contest.

For more information on the Lakehead Makes Leaders Program, please visit lakeheadu.ca/lakeheadmakesleaders.

To register for this live event, follow the link below:

 lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ldOmprzIqHtYMZve-ywuN5YvEP10SEk-E.

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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2022 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

All Lakehead University Libraries on the Thunder Bay campus (Chancellor Paterson, Education, and Law) and the Orillia campus (Harvie Legacy and Education Library), will set up displays in honour of Treaties Recognition Week which is being held November 1 to 7, 2021. 

It was introduced in Ontario in 2016 as the Treaties Recognition Week Act.  The purpose of this week is to honour the importance of treaties and to build an awareness and understanding of their significance. 

Lakehead's libraries offer many treaty resources  and the unique offerings of each library will be featured.  The library displays will include print resources pertaining to Indigenous history, treaties in Canada, elementary and secondary teaching resources and provide information about online resources that are available.   

Additional opportunities for involvement in related events and activities are listed on the provincial Treaties Recognition Week website. We welcome you to drop by each library to review the wide range of resources available.

How it works:

Apply by October 29th: https://www.nwoinnovation.ca/pitch-it
Attend a mandatory Pitch Workshop - November 2nd 11:30 am - 1 pm
Present your pitch on November 10th from 5 - 7pm (Virtual or in-person TBD)

Participants will be judged on the following criteria:
The business opportunity and the impact of the business
Team, objectives, and outcomes
The ability to meet goals
The overall business idea
Full judging criteria will be given in the pitch workshop

Prizes:
$1,000 Grand Prize
$500 People's Choice

Applications are due Friday, October 29th, 2020 at midnight.

Read this edition of the newsletter at: https://mailchi.mp/9abf14b37479/lu-health-sciences-spring-2020-newslette...

October 8, 2021 – Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ont.

Lakehead is once again holding a virtual open house – meaning you can learn about the university’s programs and campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia from the comfort of your home.

The Lakehead Experience Virtual Open House will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 am to 2 pm (EST).

“The Lakehead Experience Virtual Open House will provide an exceptional opportunity to connect virtually with over 110 faculty and staff members, who will answer your questions about anything relating to our 65+ academic programs, admission requirements and the admissions process, scholarship and bursary opportunities, student supports and more,” said Lynn Hurrell, Director, Undergraduate Recruitment.

Participants will explore 21 booths showcasing Lakehead’s academic programs, support services and student life. A virtual backpack will allow visitors to pick up brochures and videos, while the live chat will connect visitors instantly with their future faculty members, professors, and student services in both Thunder Bay and Orillia campus locations.

“Students will become familiar with how our degree programs, smaller class sizes, hands-on learning opportunities, and high career employment rates make a degree from Lakehead University extraordinarily valuable,” Hurrell said.

“At Lakehead, our faculty members know you by name and care about your academic growth and success. By connecting with them now – before you become a Lakehead student – you can begin having important conversations that will help you personalize and shape your academic journey,” she added.

You can learn more about becoming a future Lakehead University student by registering for the Virtual Open House at lakeheadu.ca/openhouse.

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 Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8177 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has 10 faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked, once again, among Canada’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities in Maclean’s 2021 University Rankings; as well as included in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2022 World Universities Rankings for the third consecutive year, and in the top 100 of 1,115 universities from around the world in THE's 2021 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.