University of Windsor Professor Joel Cort explains his research partnership with Ford Motors using 3-D motion capture technology to boost efficiency on the assembly line. His research is supported by Mitacs Accelerate.

An app called MyHealthyGut is helping celiac disease suffers and those with a gluten intolerance manage their symptoms. Mitacs researcher Dr. Justine Dowd explains how the app works. Justine’s research was supported by Mitacs Accelerate.

University of Calgary researcher Justine Dowd developed a mobile phone application that helps sufferers of celiac disease and gluten intolerance. The research was supported in part by Mitacs Accelerate.

The technology behind the movie Avatar and your favourite video game characters is coming to Ford Motor Company assembly lines. In the new year University of Windsor researchers expect to have Ford workers in Oakville wearing special gloves and gear with 36 sensors to record their movements and find ways to make assembly lines safer. The two-year, $170,000 collaborative […]

An app called MyHealthyGut is helping celiac disease suffers and those with a gluten intolerance manage their symptoms. Mitacs Researcher Dr. Justine Dowd explains how the app works. Justine’s research was supported by Mitacs Accelerate.

Ford Motor Co. is turning to a research team at the University of Windsor to look at improving how efficiently workers build cars on the assembly line. The team is led by Joel Cort, a professor at the university. Cort and his team are working on a project involving computer simulations and video game technology to map […]

Professor Joel Cort and Postdoctoral Fellow Ji Xiaoxu partnered with Ford Motors to study ergonomics on the assembly line, with support from Mitacs Accelerate.

It was almost three years ago Jocelyn Holland found out she had full-blown celiac disease, so she scoured the dark crevices of the internet looking for any information about it. Holland, is one of many celiacs who felt overwhelmed looking for information about the autoimmune disease – that is, until My Healthy Gut was available […]

They are the best and the brightest from around the world, and an initiative to link them with the leading minds of academia can produce real-world results right here in Manitoba. A total of 565 interns through Mitacs Globalink program have been connected with university professors across Canada, with 35 of those students lending their […]

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are developing drones to deliver food and supplies across vast distances in remote Manitoba. The research was supported by Mitacs Globalink.

Here’s something that might be over your head: near-sentient drones shipping critical goods to remote Northern communities. University of Manitoba professor Witold Kinsner said it’s not only possible, but may be necessary, which is why he and a visiting intern from China are currently working on bringing the advanced auto-pilot necessary for the task to […]

Canada’s women’s eight rowing team is napping for gold following a study conducted with the University of Calgary, and supported by Mitacs.