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26-588: [REDACTED] Look up cmss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CMSS may refer to: Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies , University of Calgary Creative MultiSpeaker Surround, an EAX technology first introduced by Creative Labs in the Sound Blaster Audigy Classical Music Satellite Service, a satellite radio service available from

52-749: A Master of Public Policy (MPP) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Energy Development. SPP also offers ongoing education to policy professionals and stakeholders through two Applied Policy Outreach Centres: the Extractive Resource Governance Program (ERGP) and the Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy. The School of Public Policy was founded in January 2008 as The School of Policy Studies when economist Jack Mintz left

78-660: A forum for the discussion of Canadian security issues. CMSS also publishes international conference proceedings, books by fellows and the Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies . University of Calgary School of Public Policy The School of Public Policy is a Canadian government-funded think tank based at the University of Calgary located in Calgary , Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2008, The school

104-523: A security and defence related job for eight months of their second year. Research conducted at the Centre by both faculty and graduate students is broad. Recent research has included work on Canadian military studies, civil-military relations, unconventional warfare, ethics and morality in conflict, Arctic sovereignty, domestic/hemispheric security, peacebuilding, naval history, strategic thought, Israel security studies and U.S. policy and politics. The Centre

130-545: A sponsoring organization from the private or public sector. The school admits between 30 and 40 students to the program each year, including international students. Core courses in the MPP are taught out of the school’s classroom space at the University of Calgary’s Downtown Campus with some elective courses taught at the university’s main campus. As of 2023, roughly a third of graduates work in government; another third work in

156-611: Is devoted to public policy research and education, and is led by Martha Hall Findlay , who previously served as the president and CEO of the Canada West Foundation , another Calgary-based think tank. Located at the University of Calgary’s downtown campus, it is home to over 60 full-time or part-time faculty and fellows. The school is organized into four policy areas: Energy and Environmental Policy, Fiscal and Economic Policy, International Policy and Trade, and Social Policy and Health. The school offers two master's degrees ,

182-492: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies The Strategic Studies Program was established in 1981. It is part of the Department of National Defence's former nationwide network of Security and Defence Forum (SDF) research Centres, a network of Centres specializing in defence and security studies across Canada. It

208-552: Is organized into four policy areas: Energy and Environmental Policy, Fiscal and Economic Policy, International Policy and Trade, and Social Policy and Health. Each area consists of underlying programs devoted to more specific policy areas. Research projects are guided and approved by a Research Committee. Emissions and Climate Policy; Northern Corridor; Energy Markets and Regulation; Industrial Policy and Innovation; Energy and Electricity Policy; Infrastructure Policy; Indigenous issues; Energy Transitions Tax Policy; Redistribution; EDI in

234-698: Is partners with the University of Calgary School of Public Policy and the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute . CMSS also has a collaborative relationship with the University of Calgary's Institute for Security, Privacy and Information Assurance (ISPIA) and has an exchange program with the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. CMSS is affiliated with the Canadian Forces , Department of National Defence ,

260-468: Is reviewed by two anonymous peer reviewers. Research is then edited and subjected to a final objectivity and quality review by an independent academic area director. The school maintains its own peer-reviewed publication series. Papers focus on current public policy issues and are written by both internal and external authors. The publication series includes four different types of papers: Communiqués, Briefing Papers, Research Papers and Technical Papers. In

286-585: The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies . With a strong focus on outreach the school has appointed Research and Executive Fellows from private, non-governmental, regulatory, and policy organizations across Canada. These affiliated individuals publish and speak on a broad range of academic and applied forums, including the School’s own publication series which aims to offer timely, relevant, pragmatic, and peer-reviewed contributions on topics that policy stakeholders and

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312-718: The Public Radio Satellite System CMSS, a variant of the Merkle signature scheme See also [ edit ] CMS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CMSS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CMSS&oldid=1157738223 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

338-666: The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto to become Palmer Chair in Public Policy at the University of Calgary. The chair was established through a gift of $ 4 million from James S. Palmer and Barbara A. Palmer intended to create a school for policy studies at the University of Calgary. From its inception, the School of Public Policy was designed as an interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach institute that would draw on expertise from academics across

364-570: The University of Calgary Faculty of Law . As of 2023, roughly three quarters of graduates work in the private sector, and a further 20% for the government or other public institutions in Canada and beyond. Graduates from the SEDV program understand the theory and have acquired skills in understanding the impacts of energy development on the environment, Indigenous Peoples, communities and the economy. In recent years, IDEAS/RePEc has consistently ranked

390-507: The University of Calgary Faculty of Law . In 2008, the SEDV program transitioned from a study abroad option to a Calgary based offering. The program provides an education focused on balancing energy and environmental issues through policy and practice at a time of global transition. Students benefit from the teaching and expertise of faculty members from the School of Public Policy, Haskayne School of Business , Schulich School of Engineering , School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape, and

416-458: The 2023 calendar year, the school produced 52 publications and since 2011, over 700 papers have been published. In September 2011, the school began offering its graduate degree program, the Master of Public Policy (MPP). The MPP is structured as a one-year program with three semesters. The first two semesters involve classroom study and in the final semester, students work on a capstone project for

442-545: The Arctic Institute of North America , and the Calgary business community. The Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies sponsors the online Journal of Military and Strategic Studies , which publishes four issues per year. The mandate of this open access and peer reviewed publication, is to encourage the creation of original scholarship in strategic and military studies, to disseminate this material to an academic and professional audience, and to provide

468-528: The PhD program was temporarily halted due to dropping number of applicants since 2015. In October 2022, it was reported that alleged Russian spy Jose Assis Giammaria studied at the CMSS in a course-based Masters program and graduated in 2018. CMSS is a graduate-level program, currently offering four degrees: MSS thesis-based, MSS course-based, MSS Co-op, and PhD. An application to hold a formal PhD program within CMSS

494-583: The School in the top 25% of policy schools globally. Within these rankings, the School of Public Policy is the only Canadian institution to earn a place in the top 25%. Some commentators have argued that the School functions as a publicly funded conservative lobby group. As of 2023, the SPP’s complement of academic staff work on a broad range of policy issues offering non-partisan commentary and options in their published work and media commentary. This suggests any ideological reputation that may have been acquired in

520-568: The University of Calgary and beyond. At the university this has included academic staff from the University of Calgary Faculty of Arts , Kinesiology, University of Calgary Faculty of Law and University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as well as the Cumming School of Medicine . Within these larger units, the SPP has partnered with and seconded faculty from the departments of Community Health Sciences, Economics, Political Science, and

546-481: The economy and policy; Urban Policy; Municipal amalgamation; Citizen Engagement; Revitalization; Space Making Foreign Policy; Defence Policy; Information in a Digital Age Homelessness and poverty; Disability; Caregiver supports; Primary care; Pharmaceuticals; Federalism; Refugee and Asylum Policy The School follows a strict model for academic objectivity. All research is requested by an independent research committee made up of academics at The School. Then, research

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572-671: The most significant public academic activities hosted by the School. The purpose of the Lecture Series is to expose students, faculty and members of the Calgary community to eminent scholars of international stature and to promote discussion of important public issues. It is open to the public and free of charge. Previous speakers include: The Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum , legal scholar Richard Pildes , Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo , strategist David Frum , and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev . The School’s research

598-491: The private sector; and 20% in the non-profit sector. Their applied work has taken them to policy centres and challenges around the world. The School offers a joint Master of Business Administration (MBA), and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. This program is run by both the School and the Haskayne School of Business . A joint Juris Doctor , Master of Public Policy program is also offered in partnership with

624-401: The public are most concerned with. The school was formally launched on May 13, 2009, at an opening dinner during which former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered a keynote address. The James S. Palmer Lecture Series was established to pay tribute to Mr. James Palmer’s dedication and service to the University of Calgary during his term of office as Chancellor. It is one of

650-494: Was approved by the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Science. (Now Faculty of Arts) The Masters program is currently completed by thesis, course work or co-op. Masters in Military and Strategic Studies (MSS) thesis-based is a two-year program consisting of one year of seminar and lecture courses, and a second year of thesis writing and defence; whereas, course-based students complete a second year of seminar study. The Co-op program for Master's students differs in that they work in

676-483: Was renamed the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies in 1999. In November 2015, the Centre changed its name to include Security as a way to reflect the centre's increasingly diverse research focus. CMSS is part of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary, draws from external departments such as Political Science , History , Economics , Anthropology , and Geomatics . In June 2022, UCalgary announced that

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