  {"id":626,"date":"2020-12-14T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T10:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yuesirdev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T19:58:03","slug":"research-that-contributes-to-communities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/research-that-contributes-to-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research That Contributes to Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim yu__top-banner yu__non-homepage\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/Lab-lifesci38.jpg);background-position:69% 38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns yu__two-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yu__tb-header is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"yu__header1 wp-block-heading\">Research That Contributes to Communities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yu__body-intro\">The 91亚色 Economic and Social Impact Report 2020 Summary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph yu__ib-with-stats container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advancing the public good is a focal point of 91亚色 research. To help support this direction, in 2018-19, 91亚色 received $45.87 million in partnership research funding through more than 800&nbsp;agreements.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A large portion of this funding ($26.75&nbsp;million) was provided by the Government of Canada and its agencies, while not-for-profit organizations, such as health-related groups or other universities, contributed $8.95 million in funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These funds supported a wide range of projects, many with an emphasis on the most disadvantaged in Canada and around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__stats-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"yu__stats-block-text\">91亚色 received<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yu__stats-block-stats yu__digits\">$45.87<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>million in partnership research funding through more than 800&nbsp;agreements<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph yu__text-in-two-columns pt-0 container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Centre for Refugee Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For 32 years, 91亚色 has hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/crs.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Centre for Refugee Studies<\/strong><\/a>, an interdisciplinary research institute focused on advancing the well-being of refugees and other displaced people through research, education and policy engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Refugee Integration and Long-Term Health Outcomes in Canada project, with $1.35 million in support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is assessing refugees\u2019 integration levels from 2016 to 2021 by tracking their social connections, employment, housing, social services usage and sense of belonging.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project aims to train teachers who are working in refugee camps with little or no formal qualifications. The project is indirectly impacting the learning opportunities of more than 18,000 students in elementary and secondary education.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/page-17-lab-virtual2.jpg);background-position:30% 49%;min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph yu__text-in-two-columns container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Vision for the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ranking third in the world in the area of biological and computational vision, 91亚色\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/cvr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Centre for Vision Research<\/strong><\/a> is dedicated to tackling problems related to human vision, including strokes, migraines, brain disorders, autism and visual deficits in Canada\u2019s aging population. The Centre\u2019s Vision: Science to Applications (VISTA) initiative co-operates with more than 50 academic and non-academic global partners, with the goal of exploring how technology can be used to permit or enhance vision. One crucial element of VISTA is to provide $50,000 in seed grants that allow projects to pursue their initial development before securing further resources externally. The centre\u2019s faculty includes seven Canada Research Chairs at 91亚色 and seven 91亚色 Research Chairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on Youth Homelessness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelesshub.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Observatory on Homelessness<\/a><\/strong>, based at 91亚色, received $17.9 million in 2019 for Making the Shift Inc. \u2013 A Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab. This project aims to enable stronger evidence-based strategies to reduce youth homelessness, foster community partnerships and<br>co-ordinated care to support homelessness prevention, improve the effectiveness of public spending in this area and build a more equitable society, especially for marginalized youth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph yu__text-in-two-columns pt-0 container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Disaster and Emergency Response Preparedness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adersim.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation<\/a><\/strong> (ADERSIM) is a 91亚色-based research and training program designed to evaluate and drive improvements in disaster and emergency planning and response in Canada and around the world. Jianhong Wu, Canada Research Chair in Industrial and Applied Mathematics, leads the ADERSIM team, working with faculty from across the university and other institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One recent project sought to develop a framework for managing volunteers in the event of major disasters and emergencies in Ontario (in partnership with the NGO Alliance of Ontario and the City of Brampton).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In 2019, collaboration between ADERSIM and the City of Vaughan\u2019s Fire and Rescue Service won the Bronze Innovative Management Award from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada for helping to generate modelling and simulation tools to improve the performance of fire rescue services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__quote-block container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yu__qb-image is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/1_capstone_group5.jpg\" alt=\"Research students in a lab.\" class=\"wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/1_capstone_group5.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/1_capstone_group5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/279\/2020\/12\/1_capstone_group5-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yu__qb-text-block is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/c4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) Project<\/a><\/strong>, led by professors <strong>Danielle\u00a0Robinson<\/strong> of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance &amp; Design and <strong>Franz Newland<\/strong> of the Lassonde School of Engineering, brings together students from across 91亚色 to work in interdisciplinary teams to address real-life social challenges that benefit from a variety of perspectives. In 2020, the C4 received an international award from Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council in Toulouse, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one project, eight students from the Lassonde School of Engineering, Glendon College, the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, and the Faculty of Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies developed the Solar Floatie, a solar home system that provides affordable heating and electrical power for homeowners, farmers and workers in El Norte Chico, Chile. The system replaces conventional high-cost industrial components with low-cost, accessible materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The C4 2020-21 project will be expanded to upper-year students enrolled in all faculties at 91亚色.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph yu__text-in-red container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe whole C4 team is elated that Airbus recognized the global potential of the cross-disciplinary, project-based classroom that we pilot-tested last year, with major support from 91亚色 Faculty Association and the Academic Innovation Fund. We can\u2019t wait to bring C4 to more students, more programs, more faculties and more campuses next year. The world needs more people who not only know how to work with people who think and do differently, but can also recognize the advantages diversity brings.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>\u00ad\u00ad\u2014 Danielle Robinson, Director of the 91亚色 Capstone Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group yu__paragraph container yu__link-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"yu__link-block-url wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/economic-social-impact-report\/the-future-of-impact\/\">The Future of Impact<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing the public good is a focal point of 91亚色 research. 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