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’Unable to identify a path forward’
Self-driving trucking firm started by former engineering students now winding down operations By Brian Caldwell Faculty of Engineering Sixteen months after soaring into the public realm with a market
Self-driving trucking firm started by former engineering students now winding down operations By Brian Caldwell Faculty of Engineering Sixteen months after soaring into the public realm with a market
Six women, six reasons why WISA’s a game-changer
Meet the multidisciplinary team tackling the multi-faceted challenge of sustainable aeronautics Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics As Canada's aviation sector struggles through post-pande
Meet the multidisciplinary team tackling the multi-faceted challenge of sustainable aeronautics Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics As Canada's aviation sector struggles through post-pande
India’s skewed sex ratio
Poised to become the world's most populous country, India is grappling with a shortage of women. UdeM anthropologist Karine Bates looks at the multiple causes and far-reaching consequences.
Poised to become the world's most populous country, India is grappling with a shortage of women. UdeM anthropologist Karine Bates looks at the multiple causes and far-reaching consequences.
A new beginning for Afghan women judges forced to flee the Taliban
Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women judges throughout the country have lost their jobs, had their lives threatened, and have been forced to evacuate or go into hiding.
Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, women judges throughout the country have lost their jobs, had their lives threatened, and have been forced to evacuate or go into hiding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A new surgical technique that gives quadriplegic patients the use of their hands and arms is now available at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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-care teams providing medical assistance in dying are often unaware of the existence of interdisciplinary support groups created to help them.
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.
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.
Economics - Mar 31
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
'We're still in the middle of this': Rotman Dean Susan Christoffersen unpacks global banking woes
Health - Mar 30
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Gelareh Zadeh, a neurosurgeon-scientist, recognized with Canada Gairdner Momentum Award

Environment - Mar 29
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
'Too comfortable in our own comfort': University of Toronto expert on why we shouldn't waste water
Social Sciences - Mar 29
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio
Non-Indigenous learners taking up Indigenous languages to support revitalization: CBC Radio
