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Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of annual grants have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years.

A Canada Graduate Scholarship from one of the three federal research funding agencies is $17,500 per year for a master's student or $21,000 per year for a doctoral student. Those amounts have not changed since 2003.

In return for that funding, the recipients are expected to work full-time on their research, and in some cases are explicitly banned from spending more than 10 hours per week on any other paid employment. 

"Definitely below the poverty line in any capacity," said Sarah Laframboise, a PhD student in biochemistry at the University of Ottawa. 

Laframboise is one of the organizers of a campaign called Support Our Science, calling on the Trudeau government to boost graduate student funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. 

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"These students really deserve a living wage," said Laframboise. "They're struggling to pay rent, tuition, all of these costs."

Grants haven't grown with inflation 

Support Our Science has held a rally on Parliament Hill, presented a petition to the House of Commons and prepared a submission for the federal government's budget consultations. 

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, said he is aware of the call for more funding for graduate researchers. 

"I'm very much seized about that. This is going to be part of our discussions with the minister of finance," Champagne told CBC News earlier in December, adding that students should "stay tuned" for the 2023 budget. 

"It's clear that if we want to own the podium, we need to do more to support the researchers, the students and the scientists," said Champagne. 

He said the Trudeau government has invested in science and research, but Laframboise argues that those investments have not resulted in better annual funding to graduate students. 

Her group wants the government to increase both the value and number of scholarships and fellowships that the three agencies give to graduate researchers. 

"They often spend 40 to 60 hours a week in the lab doing their research," Laframboise said. "So when we look at it from this perspective, these students really deserve a living wage." 

Inflation has eroded the value of the grants. If the $17,500 amount for a master's student researcher had risen with inflation since 2003, it would today be worth $26,140, according to the Bank of Canada's inflation calculator.  

A feeling of 'generalized anxiety'

Jessica Reid, a master's student in fish ecology at Carleton University in Ottawa, says she has had to seek extra funding beyond her NSERC award to support her research and cover her costs.

"I'm one of the fortunate ones," Reid said in an interview. "There's just this feeling of generalized anxiety. Sometimes you are trying to make ends meet, or you're trying to decide between groceries and other things."  

When she learned that the NSERC grant to a master's student had not changed for nearly 20 years, Reid said she found it shocking.  

"It's quite frustrating to hear that my research and my contributions aren't valued," she said. "You just can't help but feel a bit slighted." 

Both Reid and Laframboise believe their research is important. Laframboise's biochemistry work focuses on cancer, using yeast.  

"Yeast and humans share about 30 per cent of the same genes," she said. "I study a gene that in humans causes cancer, but in yeast we can study this in a much more robust, easy, cheaper way."

Reid is researching the impact of urban development on the fish of the Jock River, which flows into the Rideau River in Ottawa. 

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She says the stagnant funding is a factor in Canadian students deciding to leave the country for graduate degrees.

"Feeling like you can't thrive or you just don't have the resources to stay in this field is definitely going to dampen Canada's research ability in the coming years," she said.

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• Africanization of international investment law : reconciling sustainable development, climate action, and foreign investment in the global south
• Rethinking the Antarctic governance and legal framework through the creation of an international legal framework for mining operations in Antarctica
• Overlapping criminal offences and gendered violence : what is overlap and when is it part of the problem of overcriminalisation?
• Climate discourse polluted : a cumulative effects analysis of the fossil fuel industry’s tactics to influence public discourse
• The financialization of housing in Canada and federally-backed mortgage securitization : public risks, private benefits
• Bishops on the bench : why Constantine legislated Christian bishops into the role of judges

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The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS M) program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

Description

The CGS M program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible master’s or, in some cases, doctoral program in Canada (refer to  Eligibility for more information). This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies in their chosen fields.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, you must

• be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) as of the application deadline date
• be enrolled in, have applied for or will apply for full-time admission * to an eligible graduate program at the master’s or doctoral level at a Canadian institution with a CGS M allocation
• respect the internal deadline to apply for admission for your intended program of study—contact the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the selected Canadian institution(s) for more detailed information
• have completed, as of December 31 of the year of application
• a master’s program
• a doctoral program that you are entering directly from a bachelor’s program without having ever been enrolled in any graduate programs (direct-entry)
• a combined master’s-doctoral program
• a master’s program that will transition to an eligible doctoral program, either before or after award activation, with no master’s degree conferred (fast-track)
• a master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before the end of the award, allowing the award to continue into an eligible doctoral program
• or between 4 and 12 months of full-time study (or full-time equivalent) in an eligible master’s program for which the degree requirements will be completed before activation of the award at that same institution, allowing it to be activated during the first 12 months of the subsequent doctoral program for which you are requesting funding
• not have held or be currently holding a CGS M scholarship from NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC
• not have held or be currently holding an Indigenous Scholars Award and Supplement
• Note: Institutions may, at their discretion, accept CGS M applications from individuals who have not obtained a first-class average; contact your proposed host institutions to determine their use of this eligibility criterion
• Note: Should more than one application be submitted, the eligible application submitted first chronologically will be retained

*Refer to the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide for details regarding part-time admission. **All studies credited toward the eligible program will be counted, whether or not they were completed at the degree-granting institution. Two terms of part-time study count as one term of full-time study.

Program of study eligibility

An eligible graduate program must include a significant research component that leads to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital and/or exhibit that is merit/expert-reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completion of the program.

Joint programs with a professional degree (for example, MD/PhD, DVM/PhD, JD/MA, JD/PhD, MBA/PhD, MA/MBA) as well as clinically oriented programs of study , including clinical psychology, are eligible if they have a significant autonomous research component, as described above.

Master’s programs that are based only on course work are typically not eligible since they do not include a significant research component, as described above.

Given the specific requirements of certain disciplines, institutions are invited to contact the appropriate agency for guidance on the eligibility of programs of study.

Eligible locations of tenure

Without exception, CGS M awards are tenable only at eligible Canadian institutions .

Field of research and subject matter eligibility

NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC support and promote high-quality research in a wide variety of disciplines and areas, which are divided into broad fields of research (health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities). This includes research that bridges two or more disciplines or that requires the skills of several disciplines.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Tri-agency is acting on the evidence that achieving a more equitable, diverse and inclusive Canadian research enterprise is essential to creating the excellent, innovative and impactful research necessary to advance knowledge and understanding, and to respond to local, national and global challenges. This principle informs the commitments described in the Tri-agency statement on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Black student researchers

The Government of Canada has deployed additional funds to increase direct support for Black student researchers . CGS M applicants who self-identify as Black and provide consent in their application to be considered for funds designated for specific groups may be able to receive this funding through a scholarship as part of this initiative. Each agency has a limited number of additional CGS M awards reserved for this initiative.

For more information, consult the Frequently asked questions about the new Black scholars funding web page.

Application procedures

To apply to the CGS M program, you must complete and submit an application to up to three institutions using the Research Portal. Consult the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program: Instructions for completing an application for more information on how to apply.

Allocations

Eligible Canadian institutions are assigned a separate allocation of awards to offer from each agency. Institutions must respect the agency-specific allocation. Refer to the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s award allocations page for a list of allocations by institution and by agency.

Note: As the application deadline approaches, delays may occur due to a high volume of users on the Research Portal, which may prevent the timely submission of your application. It is your responsibility to strictly follow the instructions for completing an application . Requests to submit late applications will not be accepted.

Selection process

The faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at each institution is responsible for coordinating the selection process for the CGS M applications. Refer to Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s program information and instructions for scholarships liaison officers for more information on the selection process.

Selection criteria

The merit review of CGS M applications will be carried out by institutions with an allocation and will be based on the following evaluation criteria:

San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

In 2019, NSERC, CIHR and SSHRC, along with other Canadian research funding agencies, signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) . As such, the agencies are committed to meaningful assessment of excellence in research funding and to ensuring that a wide range of research results and outcomes are considered and valued as part of the assessment process.They will continue work to ensure that their strategies, policies, and guidance align with DORA.

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Location of tenure

Awards must be held at the institution where the offer of award originates. Awards are not intended to be portable; however, at the discretion of the host institution and with agency approval, exceptions may be made in certain circumstances (for example, parental reasons, medical or pandemic-related reasons, family-related responsibilities, or exceptional supervision circumstances).

Policies and guidelines

You must comply with the policies and guidelines set out in the Tri-agency research training award holder’s guide and in any other documents related to scholarship applications and awards. In addition, the award is subject to final approval by the relevant agency before funds can be released.

You cannot be concurrently holding another NSERC, CIHR or SSHRC award, with the exception of the Michael Smith Foreign Studies supplement (MSFSS).

The agencies reserve the right to interpret and enforce the policies and guidelines for their funding opportunities set out in their published materials.

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Official languages.

You may submit your application in the official language of your choice. Institutions must have mechanisms in place to review both English and French applications.

Related opportunities

CGS M holders may be eligible for the following related opportunities:

• Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study supplements

The first point of contact for the CGS M program is the faculty of graduate studies (or its equivalent) at the institution(s) where you intend to hold the award .

You can also contact any of Canada’s three granting agencies for information about this program. You should communicate with the agency whose mandate corresponds to your field of research.

The agencies aim to respond to inquiries within 48 hours. During peak periods (November to January), response time may be delayed.

For questions about submitting an application

• to NSERC, contact schol@nserc-crsng.gc.ca
• to CIHR, contact cgsma-bescbm@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• to SSHRC, contact fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca

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2023 - 2024 CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Descriptions, opportunity link:, opportunity type:, award amount and duration:, eligibility.

Eligibility to Apply

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

• The Nominated Principal Applicant must be a  trainee  (and maintain such status throughout the award duration) and meet the minimum commitment of 75% of their time in the proposed research training (Research + Course Work) throughout the tenure of their award. Note : For the purpose of this funding opportunity, trainees cannot hold or be on leave from an  independent research  position.
• A primary  supervisor  must be identified on the application. An additional supervisor may also be identified.
• As of the application deadline, the Nominated Principal Applicant must hold or be completing a PhD or a regulated health professional degree. The Nominated Principal Applicant must expect to complete all of the requirements of the degree by the latest possible date on which they can take up their award (see  Conditions of Funding ). For examples of health professions, please consult the list  Eligible Health Professions .
• Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada are eligible to hold a CIHR Fellowship award in Canada or abroad. Nominated Principal Applicants who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents of Canada may only hold a CIHR Fellowship award at a Canadian institution.
• A recipient of a  CIHR doctoral–level award  with a health professional degree  may apply to the Fellowship funding opportunity no earlier than during the last year of their award. If a recipient of a CIHR doctoral–level award  with a health professional degree  applies to the Fellowship funding opportunity for doctoral support before the last year of the doctoral award, funding for the currently-held doctoral award will be cancelled as of the first potential effective date of the Fellowship award, even if the application is not successful through the Fellowship funding opportunity.
• The Nominated Principal Applicant may submit  only one (1) application per year  (September 1 to August 31) for funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). However, individuals eligible to apply to the  Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program  or the  Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program  may also submit an application to the CIHR Fellowship program (other exceptions may apply depending on the program objectives; these would be indicated in the specific funding opportunities).
• The Nominated Principal Applicant must complete one of CIHR's three  interactive modules on sex and gender in research  and include the completion certificate with their CIHR Fellowship application (see  How to Apply  section for further details).

CIHR's  Health Research Training Strategy  aims to  equip  research trainees so that they emerge from their training as scientific, professional, or organizational leaders within and beyond the health research enterprise. Generating  Research Leaders of tomorrow  is a key objective for CIHR.

Fellowships provide support for highly qualified applicants  in all areas of health research  at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad.

It is expected that applicants integrate sex and gender perspectives into their research to promote rigorous science that has the potential to expand our understanding of health determinants for all people. As such, applicants are required to indicate how they will account for sex (biological factor) and gender (socio-cultural factor) in the research design, methods, analysis and interpretation, and dissemination of findings. For more information and resources, please see the  Sex, Gender and Health Research page  on the CIHR website.

Application deadlines

Rso detailed review deadline, rso final internal review deadline, program application deadline.

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form , and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at [email protected] . Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process .

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Research areas.

Additional funds are available through this competition to support Fellowship award applications in the following specific research areas:

Fellowship: Fall 2023 Priority Announcements (Specific Research Areas)

Funds Available

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to  reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions  to awards received as a result of this funding opportunity.

The total amount available for this funding opportunity is approximately $22,650,000. Of this $22,650,000:

• approximately $21 million over five (5) years will be available for the open fellowships competition.
• $1,650,000 will be available over five (5) years to fund at least six additional awards to support meritorious  Black research trainees
• The maximum amount awarded for a single award is up to $60,000 per annum for up to five (5) years. The value and duration of each award is determined by the degree(s) held, licensure (where applicable), location of tenure and experience of the applicant.

Applicant self-identification information may be used by CIHR to consider individuals for designated funding, should it become available.

The annual stipend level for:

• Trainees with a PhD degree is $40,000 per annum.
• Health Professionals  who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have less than two (2) years  of research or clinical training experience since the completion of their health professional degree is $40,000 per annum. Upon completion of two (2) years of postgraduate research training, the awardee may be eligible to receive a stipend increase to the higher level.
• Health Professionals  who hold licensure (full or educational) in Canada and have two (2) or more years  of research or clinical training experience since the completion of their health professional degree is $50,000 per annum.
• Health professionals  who do not hold licensure in Canada  is $40,000 per annum. Upon obtaining licensure in Canada  and  two (2) years of research training, awardee may be eligible to receive a stipend increase to the higher level.

For awards physically held outside Canada, $5,000 is added to the annual stipend.

Research allowance:  $5,000 per annum.

Duration of Support

The maximum duration of support, taking into account all  Tri-Agency federal funding  held Footnote1 , will depend on the degree(s) held by the applicant. For holders of a:

• PhD degree, or PhD and health professional degrees, the maximum period of support is three (3) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency support held at the postdoctoral researcher / post-health professional degree level (see examples of  postdoctoral/degree researcher programs ).
• Health professional degree who are not requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support is four (4) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency funding held at the postgraduate level (see examples of  Doctoral  and  Masters'  programs).
• Health professional degree who are requesting support to pursue a graduate degree, the maximum period of support to complete the degree is five (5) years minus the duration of any previous Tri-Agency funding held at the postgraduate level (see examples of  Doctoral  and  Masters' ).

Note:  Health Professionals who receive funding through this program to pursue a graduate degree must terminate their award upon completion of the degree.

For more information on the appropriate use of funds, refer to  Allowable Costs .

Supplement: The Alice Wilson Award

A $1,000 award is offered yearly by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) to three women of outstanding academic qualifications entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level via fellowship programs from the Tri-Agencies (one award is granted per Agency). CIHR will seek the consent of top-ranked applicants who self-identify as women who accept a CIHR Fellowship to share their information as potential nominees to the RSC, who will make the final determination and inform successful candidates upon completion of their selection process.

More information is available on the  Royal Society of Canada  website.

DORA:  CIHR has signed the  San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment  (DORA), a statement that "recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of research are evaluated".

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The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship, named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, matches highly qualified graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one-year paid fellowship.

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Dr. Qianben Wang Awarded NCI R01 Grant to Research Revolutionary Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment

On May 1, 2024, Duke Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology Qianben Wang, PhD , was awarded a five-year, $3.29-million National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01 grant. Wang will use this significant funding to investigate how alternative polyadenylation (APA), a major mechanism of post-transcriptional gene regulation, drives the lethal progression of prostate cancer and how it may be able to be engineered in a clinically meaningful manner.

Using integrated experimental and computational approaches, Wang will identify, characterize, and target upstream APA regulators and downstream APA target genes that drive prostate cancer progression to lethal phases. The study will expand upon the current understanding of gene regulation in prostate cancer by exploring post-transcriptional mechanisms, complementing existing research focused on transcriptional processes.

The prospective clinical implications of this research could revolutionize the current approaches to treatment and provide a foundation for novel APA-focused therapeutic strategies for prostate cancer.

Wei Li, PhD , the Grace B. Bell Endowed Chair and professor of Bioinformatics in the Division of Computational Biomedicine and the Department of Biological Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine will serve as a multiple principal investigator. He’s a renowned leader in computational biology and epigenetics. 

Duke University School of Medicine Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology Jiaoti Huang , MD, PhD , will join forces with Eric Wagner, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester, and Brant Inman, MD , chair of Urologic Oncology and professor of Urology and Oncology at Western University (London, Canada), the London Health Sciences Center, and the Lawson Health Research Institute will serve as co-investigators on this grant.

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Augsburg Nursing Faculty Focus on Infant Health Through MDH Grant

Augsburg University Assistant Professor of Nursing Katie Martin is the recipient of a $160,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Health to support infant health in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Martin is a certified midwife who has been providing care to expecting mothers in the area for over 20 years. Since beginning her academic tenure at Augsburg in 2021, she has become a coordinator at the Health Commons and the director of the BSN-completion program in addition to her teaching responsibilities.

“I have been honored to work at the Health Commons in Cedar Riverside over this past year and am so excited that this generous grant allows us to be able to expand the work we do,” Martin says. “We’ll restart programs that were happening pre-pandemic centered on maternal and infant health through community-led programming and community-based research.”

The funds from this grant will support new projects at the Health Commons in Cedar-Riverside, a health-focused drop-in center that is offered through a decade-long partnership between Augsburg, M Health Fairview, and the East Africa Health Project. Aligned with the grant program’s goal to reduce infant mortality in Minnesota, Martin and the Health Commons team are focused on three objectives: 

• Infants in the Cedar-Riverside community are born at term and at a healthy weight.
• Infants in the Cedar-Riverside community survive and thrive in their first year of life.
• East African Immigrants trust and feel safe with their health care providers in the Minneapolis metropolitan area.

This grant-funded work will be led by an Infant Health Advisory Committee organized by Martin. Much of the activities of the grant include offering infant health educational courses, distributing safe cribs, increasing safe sleep messaging and prenatal care, and hosting monthly birth celebrations at the Health Commons in Cedar-Riverside. Additionally, graduate students will be able to complete a paid internship through this grant and assist in a research project. This grant will also support ongoing programming and health services currently offered at the Health Commons, such as blood pressure checks and movement and mindfulness classes.

“This grant was extremely competitive and is a tribute to Dr. Martin’s expertise in infant health, health equity, and her relationships in Cedar-Riverside,” said Associate Professor Katie Clark, chair of Augsburg’s department of nursing and executive director of the Health Commons.  “Congratulations, Dr. Martin!”

Learn more about Augsburg’s Health Commons locations, range of services, and operating hours.

Recent MFA Graduate Translates Complex Concepts Into Visual Form

• Post published: May 17, 2024

As an interdisciplinary artist, animator, and immersive experience designer, Adeline Newmann weaves narratives that challenge perceptions and delve into the depths of human experience. Her own artistic journey has been a flurry of unique experiences. Before pursuing an MFA at Michigan State University, her career ranged from VJing the dark corners of goth clubs to designing animation and visuals for music festivals. Her most recent position was as a Video Media/VFX Designer for theme parks across the United States and Asia.

She’s now a recent Michigan State University graduate, having received her MFA in Spring 2024 from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design , and her thesis project, Corrupted Uncorrupted , is now on display at the MSU Broad Art Museum as part of the 2024 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition that runs through Sunday, May 26. This thesis project showcases Newmann’s drawings from a variety of places, including the Crypt of the Capucchin Monks in Rome and the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia — both places where photography isn’t allowed, but drawing is. Her creative workflow used in the making of Corrupted Uncorrupted involved two separate paths that converge during the making process. The first path involves immersive sketchbooking sessions, where she draws inspiration from real-world observations. “Observational drawing is an incredibly powerful way to engage deeply with research, history, and collections,” she said.

The second path is experience design, where Newmann envisions how viewers will engage with her art.

“This includes considering how a person might move through the exhibit space and what creative technologies might be used in the final exhibit design,” she said. “I follow both of these paths and bounce them off one another at key intervals. Eventually, they converge in the final piece.”

Laden with profound themes and poignant narratives, Corrupted Uncorrupted dismantles the binary notions of health and illness and delves into the annals of misogyny within the history of medicine.

“I hope mostly that visitors will come away from ‘ Corrupted Uncorrupted ‘ with a wonder and respect for the human body, both as ‘specimen’ and as ‘person,’ and a renewed desire for health care access for all.”

“I’m fascinated (and horrified) by the stories about illnesses and myths about who can get sick and who cannot, the evolving narratives around cervical cancer and HPV-related cancers, and the true horror that people die all the time from these preventable cancers because of vaccine misinformation and lack of access to healthcare,” Newmann said.

Translating complex concepts into visual form is a challenge Newmann takes a unique approach to. Drawing from her visual research and literary exploration, she seeks to create a symbiotic relationship between internal narratives and external stimuli.

“I use my visual research and sketchbooking and also reading to help with this,” she said. “In my experience, I’ll have an internal concept and narrative cluster that functions as a guide, and I seek out places, collections, and other things and when one matches or dialogues with the internal concept/narrative, then I draw it to ‘collect’ it. These drawings become ‘concept design’ and sometimes also final pieces of the final exhibit.”

Experimentation is foundational to Newmann’s artistic process, rooted in experimental cinema and animation.

“I know that an experiment is successful when the emotion or idea I have inside connects with the feeling I get from the experimentation/artwork,” Newmann said. “The process itself is a lot of iterating and adjusting until suddenly it’s there.'”

As Newmann researched her thesis project, she found a tangled web of ideas and stories that ultimately didn’t tell the whole story without the rest of their interconnected entanglements. This was the structure she wanted the exhibit to reflect.

HR Giger is a long-time influence, which is apparent in Corrupted Uncorrupted . His history of creating both production design for cinema and fine art is especially important for Newmann.

“Giger builds worlds with his art and design,” Newmann said. “For me, art making is more about building a world and inviting the audience to step in and spend some time in it. “

“For me, art making is more about building a world and inviting the audience to step in and spend some time in it.”

Newmann hopes to provoke introspection and dialogue in navigating the balance between personal expression and audience interpretation. Her artworks, ranging from abstract to representational, serve as conduits for individual reflections.

“My hope is that the more representational elements (falling figures, disarticulated bodies, etc.) anchor the theme or ‘world’ of the piece while the more abstract elements (bodily textures and colors) offer a suggestive Rorschach for the audience to read into and meditate on,” Newmann said.

Newmann also hopes to instill a sense of wonder and empathy in viewers of Corrupted Uncorrupted .

“I hope mostly that visitors will come away from Corrupted Uncorrupted with a wonder and respect for the human body, both as ‘specimen’ and as ‘person,’ and a renewed desire for health care access for all,” Newmann said. “And for any visitor who is on a journey through illness, I hope the show is a reminder that we are not alone in these journeys, no matter how scary or uncertain the path is ahead.”

Reflecting on her MFA journey, Newmann emphasizes the importance of time and space for artistic exploration.

“We live in an incredibly fast-paced world, and the opportunity to slow down, think, and make is such an important one,” she said.

Looking beyond the MFA program, Newmann envisions her artistic practice as an ever-evolving journey. Her thesis project doesn’t mark an endpoint but a genesis of further exploration into further interconnected stories.

For more information on the MFA Exhibition, see the  2024 MFA Exhibition web page .

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