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A professor in the Disaster & Emergency Management Program who studies flood risk management, identifies a gap between public beliefs and data-informed reality. She proposes a community-based solution to bolster disaster resilience - a timely example of how research can create positive change for communities and the world.

How did we get here as a society? Where can we go from here? What role does the university play? Brainstorm's guest contributor Paul Fraumeni poses these vital questions to three foremost academics carving out a path for positive change, a big part of which involves coming to terms with colonialization.

Collaborating with a team from Sunnybrook and U of T, a grad student in the Lassonde School of Engineering leverages artificial intelligence - machine learning - to develop a new tool for symptom management in the breast radiation oncology clinic. It could have wide application in cancer treatment.

An acclaimed filmmaker's dissertation, on how the editing of documentary television is increasingly following reality TV's dictate to entertain, is transformed into a timely book. With a subtitle that includes "frankenbite," you know something's gone askew.

Three 91ÑÇÉ« Professors, with U of T collaborators, discover some interventions that could help undergrads struggling with mental health issues. Not only could this aid the pupils, but it could also relieve the overburdened mental health services for this community.

A sociologist has discovered that Muslim contributions to or engagement with society, as newcomers, varies from France to Canada. Shedding light on how and why this is happening will inform national debates on religious diversity in both countries and around the world.

Given the politicization of COVID-19, a new and groundbreaking book offers insights on the personalities of diplomats, and the risks that those with certain mindsets introduce on a world stage. The author considers the perils of having political leaders with a depressive temperament.

Comparing unethical decisions of Chinese and Canadian businesspeople, a research team unearths some social variations along the road to corruption. The findings, however, have wide-ranging, practical implications on how to prevent unscrupulous moves in any organization.

A PhD candidate launched a transdisciplinary study, with researchers from Harvard and the UN World Food Program, which looks at improving humanitarian needs assessments through a type of AI. He aims to build a new way of collecting data and a toolkit to aid an organization's ability to respond to a crisis.