Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently developed a list of critical minerals that includes 31 minerals (chemical elements) deemed critical for Canada’s transition to greener energy. Critical elements are commodities that are geopolitically controlled, in low supply, or difficult to separate from other elements. Secure supplies of critical elements are essential for renewable energy and clean […]

Homelessness is a growing challenge in Canada, with devastating economic and social costs. Neuroscience offers important insights into the causes and consequences of homelessness. Individuals experiencing housing instability are more likely to have a history of brain injury and mental illness than the general population. These brain-based conditions can be associated with impaired cognition, which […]

ShotMarker is a product designed and manufactured in New Brunswick for long-range target competition shooting that measures the location of a bullet passing through a target. Each shot is measured at the target, transmitted wirelessly, and displayed on a smartphone or tablet at the firing line. This technology has changed the way long range shooters […]

Bridges Institute is a counselling centre in Nova Scotia with a mission to help people practice healthy, loving and respectful relationships with their partners and families. Bridges seeks to prevent domestic violence. Changing traditional male role norms may not only increase healthy help-seeking behaviours but may play an upstream role in the prevention of domestic […]

Marine biofouling, which is the growth of organisms on ocean infrastructure, is a widespread problem with substantial economic and environmental costs. This project undertaken by the intern will develop dynamic tests of a novel graphene-based antifouling coating designed by Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT). The dynamic tests involve generating water flow over the coating surface, […]

Fish are an important food source; however, the sustainability of current seafood supplies is a major concern for key stakeholders. The development of plant-based seafood is an underexplored path that could alleviate some of the pressures on aquatic ecosystems. Although, flavour is an important attribute that determines the acceptability of alternative seafood products, emulating the […]

Marine biofouling, which is the growth of organisms on ocean infrastructure, is a widespread problem with substantial economic and environmental costs. This project undertaken by the intern will develop dynamic tests of a novel graphene-based antifouling coating designed by Graphite Innovation & Technologies (GIT). The dynamic tests involve generating water flow over the coating surface, […]

A significant problem identified by Dying with Dignity Canada is that there is little information available for families and informal supports (F&IS) involved in medical assistance in dying (MAID). Our 47 F&IS interviewees from across Canada also said that they had few or no resources about MAID as the health system concentrates on the person […]

This research aims to develop an efficient machine learning model to detect COVID-19 patients by using their cough signals. The model is trained using thousands of audio recordings of cough signals from different subjects. The audio signals can be converted into spectrogram images that can be visually inspected to determine relevant regions of interest. There […]

Ascophyllum is a perennial brown seaweed that is an important economic resource in eastern Canada in which hundreds of people are employed in the harvesting, processing and marketing of this alga. Growth of the vegetative parts of plants occurs mainly in the summer and fall, whereas growth and maturation of reproductive structures (i.e. receptacles) occurs […]

The interns for this proposed project will work under the supervision of Dr. Thompson to extend our understanding of the health risks associated with different modes of administration and investigate sex and gender differences in cannabis use, practices, effects, and outcomes. Identifying indicators of negative health outcomes is an important step in developing effective cannabis […]

Although COVID-19 is considered a respiratory illness, the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found in the feces of people infected with the virus. It is known that the virus survives longer in the gastrointestinal tract than in the respiratory tract. As such, wastewater has been used to determine the […]