The Government of Canada has announced an investment of close to $3 million for the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) and the Black Creek Community Farm, in partnership with 91亚色鈥檚 Innovation 91亚色鈥檚 YSpace, Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC), and TD-Community Engagement Centre, to support Black-Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses in Humber River-Black Creek. The […]
Researchers at 91亚色 will receive more than $1.5 million in funding from the Government of Canada as part of a $77-million investment to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities across the country. Announced on Aug. 11 by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, the contribution comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) […]
A project out of 91亚色 that will advance gender equality in the social and economic response to COVID-19 is one of 237 projects to receive funding under Women and Gender Equality Canada鈥檚 $100-million聽Feminist Response and Recovery Fund. 鈥淐reating Space: Precarious Status Women Leading Local Pandemic Responses鈥 is a collaborative, two-year project that brings together […]
Three separate grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have been awarded to 91亚色 Professor聽Andrea O鈥橰eilly聽and will support her research projects in the field of motherhood. O鈥橰eilly is an expert in motherhood research, founder and editor-in-chief of the聽Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, publisher of Demeter Press, author of 20-plus […]
Researchers in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and […]
91亚色 has been awarded more than $3.2 million for two projects to prepare students for careers in industries that require inter-disciplinary training and are central to Canada鈥檚 economic future: space robotics for exploration and applied biotechnology for environmental sustainability. The two projects are among only聽13 selected from across Canada to receive up to聽$21.45 million […]
In May, the Lassonde School of Engineering welcomed 62 undergraduate student researchers for the seventh annual Lassonde Undergraduate Research Awards (LURA) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Awards (NSERC USRA) programs. The students will be working on various research projects alongside Lassonde faculty members for the duration of the […]
What level of immunity against COVID-19 do you have after being vaccinated or contracting the virus? 91亚色 Professor聽Jane Heffernan聽is receiving a $200,000, one-year grant from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to understand the rate of immunity in both of these scenarios.聽 The project is part of the NRC鈥檚 Pandemic Response Challenge program, designed to bring the best […]
Plastics are durable, lightweight and versatile, making them suitable candidates for use in a wide spectrum of products. They are essential to the daily lives of many Canadians. Despite their benefits, challenges related to the end-of-life of these materials remain to be addressed. This is especially important given the impacts of plastics on freshwater and […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching a call for a new research initiative. The Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters initiative was created to strengthen interdisciplinary research in areas of strategic importance to the University. The program will provide funding to selected research clusters to support globally leading research excellence that will offer world-class […]
Gender discrimination continues to be an issue in today鈥檚 work and marketplace, but female style influencers over the age of 50 are changing the landscape of the fashion and beauty industries. A study recently published in the聽Journal for the Association of Consumer Research聽finds that advanced (aged 50-plus) female style influencers use the social media platform […]
Three 91亚色 researchers will receive more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 rapid research funding over two years to explore issues of trust, stigmatization and social perceptions of risk, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The results from these Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]
Two 91亚色 professors have received Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants. The grants were awarded to Professors Gunho Sohn of the Lassonde School of Engineering and Faculty of Science Professor Derek Wilson, 91亚色 Research Chair in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease and director of the Centre […]
New research from the Faculty of Science suggests that influencing male mosquitoes鈥 reproductive capacity may, one day, hold the key to improved pest control strategies. Impeding some of the world鈥檚 most deadly viruses, spread by mosquitoes, could possibly be within reach, this research suggests. Mosquitoes (specifically,聽Aedes aegypti)聽carry a variety of pathogens causing diseases including Zika, […]
The Director of the City Institute unpacks some critical debates in urbanization in a timely new article. This will be of interest to many in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics, geography to environmental studies; urban planners; and government stakeholders at all three levels. Urban studies is not what it used to be. Today, it […]
New research shows that decisions around Federal Court applications for judicial review of refugee determinations depend on which judge decides the case. Much needs to be done, and one 91亚色 U professor has offered up a compelling list of recommendations for enhancing fairness in the process. Access to justice is the cornerstone of the Canadian […]
A biology Professor and 91亚色 Research Chair undertook a compelling study on iron overload and insulin that could inform future approaches to heart health and diabetes鈥 ultimately, improving patients鈥 health outcomes. 91亚色 U is leading in this area of research. Iron is an important component of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries […]
Can temporary or semi-permanent tattoos look as good as the real thing? Faculty of Science chemistry Professor Christopher Caputo thinks so and is hard at work with his team to produce a new range of colours. Caputo recently received a $450,000 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) […]
91亚色 Professor Leah F. Vosko, of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is being recognized for excellence in research by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is the recipient of the SSHRC鈥檚 prestigious Impact Award (Insight Category). The award was announced on Sept. 4. Leah F. Vosko […]
Two research projects out of 91亚色 will receive part of a $61-million federal government investment to provide state-of-the-art labs and equipment for research in Canada. The infrastructure investment, announced Aug. 12 by Canada鈥檚 Minister of Science and Sport, Kristy Duncan, comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leader Fund (JELF) […]