Projects 2020 - 2021

Project 5: How do we use technology to enable a sense of connection between caregivers, family, and the residents of long-term care homes? YU Centre for Vision Research

Project 14: What does closed loop waste management for businesses look like? Peel Community Climate Council

Project 49: How can we turn non-recyclable waste into fuel, usable energy, or a usable product? Buy and Sell

Project 59: How can the Peel Community Climate Council, a youth-led not-for-profit, work to divert food waste in the Region of Peel? Peel Community Climate Council

Project 70: In what ways can communication around electronics recycling be made more effective? Electronic Recycling Association

Project 1: How can we break down the barriers that impede the success of first-generation students in higher education? Teaching and Learning Research In Action

Project 21: What kind of basic income policy would counter the effects of systemic racism within the existing welfare system? University Women's Club - North York

Project 23: What kind of policy changes would counter the effects of systemic racism within the existing Ontario education system? University Women's Club - North York

Project 24: How can under-represented groups transitioning from university into their careers be best supported? TechConnex

Project 35: In what ways can legal, political, and social mechanisms in Ontario be improved to meaningfully address anti-Black racism in this province? YU - Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion

Project 3: How can AJM bounce back from COVID-19 school closure, by supporting student learning and mental health through volunteerism? Anne J. MacArthur Public School

Project 9: How do we find ways to ensure equitable access outside of the traditional classroom setting for students without technology or full internet access? What other ways can we reach students? Story Planet

Project 12: How do we create a safe digital hub (integrating one or all of the following platforms: website, app, YouTube, Instagram) that allows kids (grades 3 to 7) to write and share stories, both collaboratively and independently? Story Planet

Project 47: How can equitable access to education and childcare be implemented for kids, parents, and educators in a way that abides by local health advice and the longer-term consequences of social distancing? The Covid Group

Project 29: How can implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning be taken up in ways that genuinely support informed engagement from a broad cross-section of societal stakeholders? How can they better prepare for and avoid ethical challenges? How can they be more capable of acting when unintended consequences arise? CSA Group

Project 53: How can we discern a real tweet with important information from a prank or fake one in the aftermath of a disaster? Kaggle

Project 54: How can we differentiate real videos from deepfake videos? Kaggle

Project 11: How do we collect, curate, and make accessible stories that are non-colonial in form (don’t follow beginning, middle, and end; hero’s journey; or conflict-based arcs), so that we can share those structures in our workshops with students in grades 3 to 7? Story Planet

Project 15: How can we put mechanisms in place to prevent international students from being put in vulnerable situations? TRIEC - Toronto Region Immigration Employment Council

Project 16: How can we develop a strategy to increase awareness of FYI services for newcomer youth? FYI - For Youth Initiative

Project 22: How would community-driven engagement in mental health align with and diverge from current mental health programs being directed to the North York communities? University Women's Club - North York

Project 27: How can we develop affordable dialysis machines that work with renewable power and water sources for developing regions? Prof. Marina Freire-Gromaly

Project 45: How can new arts and culture spaces help repair some of the cracks and tears in society that have been created and exposed through the pandemic? Markham Arts Council

Project 20: Can a rideshare service alongside public transportation options for the York University community be implemented in a way that can reduce transportation costs and environmental footprints? YURide

Project 46: How can we create a global marketplace that can economically benefit local small and medium self-employed artists and artisans? Markham Arts Council

Project 8: How might students take the lead on York's contributions to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? YU - Office of Sustainability

Project 17: How might corporate leaders effectively incorporate the SDGs into their business models? MaRS

Project 58: How can we make solar energy more accessible and sustainable for remote, off-grid communities? CooperLab

Project 66: Can solar thermal desalination address global challenges around access to clean water? CooperLab

Project 6: From grass-roots initiatives to influencing social and economic policy, how can we work together to shape a "new normal" in the Canadian labour market post-COVID-19? YU - Global Labour Research Centre

Project 41: What does a smart city/15-minute neighbourhood plan look like for a growing municipality like Whitchurch-Stouffville, and how can we use technology to make it happen? Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville