Challenge Question What are the benefits and pitfalls of using AI as a tool to help students identify what their "dream job" might be? Partner: Jobster Project Summary What if you could help set yourself and your fellow students up for success? Graduation is often an exciting time for students, but it can also be […]
Challenge Question How can Canadian employee wellness programs be better connected to best practices and research in health sectors? Project Source: From CSA Group Inc. Project Summary Many Canadian businesses have begun to adopt employee health and wellness programs as part of their company strategy for a healthy, supportive workplace. When workers feel valued, respected, […]
Challenge Question How can we develop affordable dialysis machines that work with renewable power and water sources for developing regions? Partner: Freire-Gormaly Lab Project Summary Dialysis, a common treatment for patients with kidney failure, "cleans" the blood using a reverse-osmosis chamber known as a dialyzer. This technology requires expensive equipment and access to large quantities […]
Challenge Question What kind of policy changes would counter the effects of systemic racism within the existing Ontario education systems? Partner: University Women's Club - North York *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with […]
Challenge Question How can community-driven engagement with mental health supportively align with and diverge from existing mental health programs within North York communities? Partner: University Women's Club - North York Project Summary As stated by Dr. Brock Chisholm, the first Director-General of the World Health Organization, “without mental health there can be no true physical […]
Challenge Question How can newcomer/immigrant youth become aware of the support they need and how to find it? Partner: FYI - For Youth Initiative Project Summary It is a challenge to immigrate to another country without emotional and social support, local knowledge, and vital language skills. This project constellates around breaking these barriers while providing […]
Challenge Question How can the local food-growing ecosystem enhance or help support sustainable food security? Partner: Peel Community Climate Council Project Summary One out of eight households in Canada faces food insecurity. According to Statistics Canada, this means 4.4 million people, including 1.2 million children, are currently living in food-insecure conditions. Among these numbers, the […]
Challenge Question How do we use technology to enable a sense of connection between caregivers, family, and the residents of long-term care homes? Partner: YU - Centre for Vision Research Project Summary Occurrences and terminal cases of COVID-19 in long-term care homes, and the subsequent impact of the high death rates among these cases, have […]
Challenge Question How might greater (and true) interdisciplinarity enhance the effectiveness and speed up the development of medical research into future cancer treatments? Partner: YU - Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions Project Summary Despite the fact that many new anti-cancer therapies have been developed over the past decades, treatment of solid tumors is still […]