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Cutting-edge research

91亚色-Queen鈥檚 art project combines VR with Anishinaabe philosophy to explore water鈥檚 hidden depths

Created by 91亚色 media artist Mary Bunch, alongside Queen鈥檚 interdisciplinary artist Dolleen Tiswaii鈥檃shii Manning, the project combines virtual reality (VR) technology with Anishinaabe philosophy to create an immersive 3D experience where viewers can explore different planets made from microscopic images of water - and contemplate the unseen life within it. 鈥淚n a single drop of […]

91亚色 researcher helps lead fight against homelessness in Canada and beyond

Led by 91亚色鈥檚 Stephen Gaetz, a professor in the Faculty of Education, COH is based out of 91亚色 and is the largest homelessness-dedicated research institute in Canada, and one of the largest in the world. COH estimates around 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year, and roughly 35,000 people experience homelessness on any given night. […]

Osgoode research analyzes Ontario鈥檚 sanitation infrastructure

The study, titled 鈥淟aw, Sanitation, and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis Between Municipalities in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and the Province of Ontario, Canada in Light of Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 11,鈥 reveals a stark contrast in sanitation access and quality between the two regions, despite over 99 per cent of the population […]

Beads of change

An intricate beadwork of vibrant blues, brown and green depicts an Arctic shoreline, stretching from the sky down to icy hills and out to the sea, wrapped within a round border of caribou hair. The artwork is personal to award-winning Inuk artist and 91亚色 adjunct professor Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, who crafted the scene to resemble […]

Next stop: Markham

In the fall of 2024, 91亚色 will embark on an exciting new chapter with the grand opening of Markham Campus. Located in 91亚色 Region, one of the fastest growing areas in Ontario and a hub for technology and life sciences companies, Markham Campus will embed the University in the heart of one of the […]

91亚色 leads research initiative to explore populism in Canada

Launched in late 2023 at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon Campus, the Observatory of Populism in Canada is a first-of-its-kind research endeavour that will work to generate, support and highlight empirical and theoretical research on populism鈥檚 role in Canadian society. The Observatory is led by Emily Laxer, an associate professor of sociology at Glendon and 91亚色 Research Chair in Populism, Rights and […]

Voice-activated sexism: exploring consequences of gendered technology

鈥淰oice-activated personal assistants (VAPAs) use women鈥檚 voices as a default setting, and this gendered technology significantly influences the treatment of women tech experts by male audiences online,鈥 says Stephen J. Neville, who conducted the work alongside Alex Borkowski, both of whom are in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture at 91亚色 and Toronto Metropolitan University.  […]

91亚色 researcher traverses tick-infested terrain to beat back insect apocalypse

鈥淚 joke that my PhD defence will include a graph that shows the number of cuts and bruises I鈥檝e had to endure for my research,鈥 says the budding entomologist, who is in the fourth year of her PhD in the Department of Biology.   Jokes aside, Elsayed鈥檚 research into the effects of climate change on […]