Renewable Energy: Development in Ukraine based on the experience of Canada.

The research project aims to assess the current situation and future prospects for the transition to renewable energy generation in Ukraine. The need of such transition has become urgent since the Russian invasion of Ukraine which made dependency on fossil fuels one of the key exploits by Russia on the European political arena. As European […]

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Development of Colour-Changing Indicator Label

Lunanos Inc. and Ryerson University’s School of Graphic Communications Management are seeking to collaborate on a six-month project to develop an innovative colour-changing indicator label that will be used in healthcare facilities to track the cleaning of various equipment and surfaces to reduce the frequency of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). In Canada, 1 in 10 patients […]

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What do you lose when you lose a hotel?: Assessing the impacts of hotels in rural Manitoba

This project will demonstrate how the ability to host overnight guests in rural hotels, as well as host events within these communities, truly impacts local economic revenue. By conducting key informant interviews with hotel staff and community/ event organizations, alongside written surveys with hotel guests, this project will highlight the importance of including accommodations with […]

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Re-evaluating Urban Green Space Accessibility in the Post-COVID Era: Insights from Multicultural Toronto

This project revolves around creating a data analysis tool that combines socio-demographic metrics with indicators of park accessibility, focusing on Toronto, Canada. The goal is to closely examine and understand the disparities in access to urban parks among diverse groups of people. The research includes exploring various factors influencing green space accessibility, evaluating private park […]

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Black Women in STEM Entrepreneurship in the Prairies

STEM programs grew after 2018 in Canada, but only a fraction of graduates worked in a STEM field (CFI, 2022). Less women enter the STEM field and even less in the field are Black women who face challenges finding employment in the industry, leading to a small number pursuing STEM careers, including those STEM careers […]

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Examining the current state of live-in intensive treatment programs in Ontario for pregnant and parenting transitional aged youth and their children

The Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies (OAYPA), via Abonia Centre, requested a study to examine 1) available treatment programs available to pregnant and parenting transition aged youth (TAY) and their children, in Ontario; 2) demographics of TAY who access these programs; 3) literature on promising practices for treatment programs for TAY. This study will […]

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Towards an understanding of the Contemporary Engineering Profession: Occupational outcomes of engineering graduates by industry sector, gender, race, and location of training in Ontario

The range of contemporary engineering careers extend far beyond those closely tied to the traditional disciplines taught in engineering schools. Using Canadian Census 2021 data, this study will examine the occupational outcomes of engineering graduates residing in Ontario, with specific attention to the differences between industry sectors of employment and along lines of race, gender, […]

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A research on Liang Shuming’s reciprocal centeredness

Liang Shuming’s”reciprocal centeredness”shows us a new way of gaining rights, he suggests that the realization of one’s personal rights will be naturally entitled via his fulfillment of necessary obligations.It’s likely that people lead a meaningful life among harmonious interactions rather than through the “outward demand” of rights,though the status he assigned to rights needs to […]

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Exploring co-location and social presence in augmented reality

Creative research to investigate what types of Augmented Reality experiences cause users to feel co-presence. A set of prototypes will be created that explore different ways that users can experience presence in virtual worlds at the same time as other users. A publicly accessible artwork in Victoria, BC, will be created based on learnings from […]

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Workers Rights Toolkit Design

Alberta Workers Association for Research and Education (AWARE)is a non-profit organization that focuses on raising awareness through research and education on issues related to non-unionized workers and workers with precarious immigration status. We create educational materials and facilitate programs pertaining to workers’ rights education, precarious workers’ challenges, and unemployment. For years, AWARE has seen the […]

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