Checkingin is a publicly available app through which users report their current emotion, energy level, and the context descriptive of this state. The present project seeks to analyze if such self-initiated technology is capable of detecting emotional shifts in well-being under times of great stress, as on-going in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, a comparison […]

This project aims to improve our understanding of the impacts of COVID-19 and its related impact on economic, food, and energy systems. While conventional attempts to understand these trends and help decision makers prepare for possible shocks tend to fixate on individual systems, this project investigates the complex interactions between these systems and the possibility […]

La pandémie de Covid-19 qui fait actuellement rage est une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale qui touche l’ensemble de la population. Cette pandémie constitue une source d’isolement des citoyens qui peut engendrer différents effets psychologiques et de santé néfastes (augmentation de l’anxiété et du stress, diminution du niveau d’activité et de participation, etc.). […]

Despite the stigma attached to single-room occupancy (SRO) housing, it can provide good quality, low-cost housing. However, the high cost of upgrading to meet zoning and other regulations, and the low rents that tenants can afford, make it difficult to manage and maintain. As a result, SRO housing is always at risk of gentrification and […]

Thousands of 3D printers across Canada are producing PPE for frontline workers. Different printers and materials affect the quality and safe re-usability of parts. Trying to track down this information for every single one of millions of parts would be impossible. The purpose of this project is to improve the quality and safe re-use of […]

This proposed rural community pandemic research response at the Applied Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) aims to collectively address and support rural issues related to the pandemic through research. The main themes support sustainable economic development and diversification, community resiliency, and sustainable community indicators for development and prosperity. Economic development and diversification will entail collaboration […]

A rapid increase in the number of Asian international students attending K-12 schools has led to the investigation of the complex, multi-layered aspects of the life experience and needs of Asian international students in Ontario schools. Working closely with View-Wide International Education Group and using multiple case studies, this study will explore the factor of […]

L’avènement de la quatrième révolution industrielle incite les organisations à revoir leurs pratiques afin d’outiller leurs membres quant à leur façon de travailler ensemble (McKinsey Global Institute, 2018). Cette nouvelle réalité fait ressortir le besoin de disposer de moyens de développement adaptés à la complexité et à la diversité des contextes des travailleurs. Face au […]

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are far-reaching and extend beyond the spread of the disease and efforts to quarantine it. With emergency management efforts underway, opportunities exist to develop more effective and efficient response measures to increase the resiliency of our communities amidst this and future public health crises. Developing impactful resilience strategies requires […]

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Des recherches dans le secteur minier montrent que plusieurs hommes rapportent vivre une fatigue chronique provenant des longues heures de transport, de travail, ainsi que de l’instabilité liée aux différents endroits pour dormir et aux conditions de sommeil. Plusieurs travailleurs indiquent se sentir isolés socialement. Ce projet veut étudier les impacts du modèle navettage dans […]

The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of a home-based education program for preschool-aged children called the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY). This program aims to increase school readiness of children deemed educationally “at-risk” by reason of family poverty, parent education levels, family isolation, settlement issues, and/or English language skills. […]