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Health - Innovation - 03.03.2023

Environment - 03.03.2023
University of Toronto’s Climate Positive Energy initiative to partner with City of Toronto on youth-led leadership in climate action
The Climate Positive Energy  initiative, an Institutional Strategic Initiative at the University of Toronto, is partnering with the City of Toronto's Environment and Climate Division to lead the development of a city-wide youth engagement strategy.

Computer Science - 03.03.2023
MITACS Internships: the power of applied research
MITACS Internships: the power of applied research
As a person with a visual impairment, Nathalie Gingras-Royer brought a unique perspective to developing an app to help visually impaired people during her MITACS internship at VMware.

Health - 02.03.2023
A new surgery gives quadriplegic patients the use of their hands and arms
A new surgery gives quadriplegic patients the use of their hands and arms
A new surgical technique that gives quadriplegic patients the use of their hands and arms is now available at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital.

Environment - Life Sciences - 02.03.2023
UBC zoologist: We need to acknowledge climate change's effects on wildlife-for our own good
UBC zoologist: We need to acknowledge climate change’s effects on wildlife-for our own good
As the United Nations marks World Wildlife Day on March 3, UBC zoology Kaitlyn Gaynor (she/her) discusses how climate change is affecting wildlife, and why that can spell bad news for humans and animals alike.

Health - Innovation - 01.03.2023
Ottawa hospital procures Able Innovation’s patient transfer solution
Velocity company reduces risk to clinical staff injury and increases patient dignity By Naomi Grosman Velocity Able Innovation 's robotic patient transfer platform has found a home in Ottawa.

Health - Environment - 28.02.2023

Environment - Social Sciences - 28.02.2023

Health - Social Sciences - 28.02.2023
Overlooked and underused: help for assisted dying goes unused
Health-care teams providing medical assistance in dying are often unaware of the existence of interdisciplinary support groups created to help them.

Health - 28.02.2023
Socioeconomic factors play a role in detection, transmission and treatment of HIV
Socioeconomic factors play a role in detection, transmission and treatment of HIV
Those living in unstable housing conditions, such as hostels or informal dwellings and those who had not completed post-secondary studies were more likely to contract HIV in South Africa, according to a new study from McGill University.

Administration - 23.02.2023
Q and A with the experts: Who owns the map?
Without access to high-quality, reliable spatial data, government functions and services will suffer   Within the rapidly changing landscape of data providers, governments must address concerns over who collects and uses data to support the public interest.

Religions - 23.02.2023
Religious plurality in Quebec is a fact
In a new book based on a major in-person survey, a misconception is debunked: there's actually a wide diversity of religious beliefs in what's supposed to be "secular" Quebec.

Music - Campus - 23.02.2023

Linguistics / Literature - Campus - 23.02.2023

Health - Pharmacology - 23.02.2023
More awareness needed to improve heart health in women: University of Toronto researcher
More awareness needed to improve heart health in women: University of Toronto researcher
Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in women - and the mortality rate has been steadily increasing since 2017 in Canada and the United States.

Social Sciences - Earth Sciences - 23.02.2023

Sport - 22.02.2023
Women's hockey is here and now
Women’s hockey is here and now
The CEPSUM is getting ready to welcome the best women's university hockey players in Canada, including UdeM's Carabin - an ideal opportunity to discover a rapidly evolving sport.

Environment - Campus - 22.02.2023
Exploring decarbonization pathways in developing nations
Waterloo graduate student aspires to help cities experiencing chronic energy poverty transition to sustainable modern systems By Chantal Vallis Faculty of Environment There is still one billion peopl

Social Sciences - Campus - 22.02.2023

Innovation - 21.02.2023
UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier
UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier
People around the world have been impressed with ChatGPT , a new chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses natural language processing (NLP) to seemingly answer any question.