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Last month, Carleton University developed an internal funding opportunity to provide seed funding for individuals or teams of researchers for solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition called for participants to produce original, innovative, and time-sensitive research, or to have applied for external research grant competitions targeting the pandemic.
The research had to have the potential to contribute to the global response to COVID-19, or to mitigate the spread of the virusand/or its negative consequences on people and communities. The grant, valued from $10,000 ? $25,000, was open to all full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members.
Dr. Zachary Colbert, and Dr. Scott Bucking, faculty members from the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, are among the recipients of funds from the competition. Research from Dr. Zachary Colbert?s ?Reopening Retail: Architectural Strategies for Adapting Retail Environments to Physical Distancing Protocols will develop adaptive architectural design standards and recommendations to accommodate physical distancing measures in Ottawa’s retail environments.
These guidelines will protect public health while bolstering customer confidence. The outcomes will contribute to developing architectural design standards and recommendations for retailers in Canada and internationally that safely incorporate physical distancing practices into their stores.
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