Long COVID (LC) is a long-lasting condition that affects people after a COVID-19 infection. It includes symptoms that can last for months and affect different parts of the body. In Canada, about 19% of adults who had COVID-19 develop LC, with many experiencing symptoms for over six months or even longer. The exact cause of […]

Millions of falls occur every year placing substantial burden on all sectors of our society. What causes these falls is difficult to identify and is made more challenging as most of the research did not occur in real-world environments. Our project will develop wearable technology and new methods to study the factors that lead to […]

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Many fish populations have declined across Canada, due to diverse pressures including overharvesting, pollution, habitat degradation, and more. Prior to colonization, Indigenous management systems supported large-scale fisheries alongside healthy fish populations. These systems are being revitalized by their communities, to meet the needs of both people and fish, and move towards more sustainable fisheries practices. […]

Climate-related events like the heat dome of 2021 are happening more and more frequently and cause considerable impacts on the health of individuals and the healthcare systems that care for them. To judge how much can be spent to prevent or limit the impact of future climate-related events, decision-makers for regions or healthcare systems need […]

Oats and faba beans, often wasted in current processing methods, can be transformed into valuable food products. This can increase their economic potential and lessen environmental impact. Our proposal breaks down crop residues into sugars and lignin. Sugars are fermented into single-cell protein, while lignin is converted into vanillin. This vanillin, combined with sugars, produces […]

Brain disorders affect 10% of Canadians, however few treatment options exist for these devastating diseases. We have extensive understanding of what causes many of them, but current medical technology has yet to translate this knowledge into effective treatments. For example, many natural proteins have been identified to hold significant therapeutic promise, but getting these proteins […]

Finding new resources of critical metals will be critical to enable a transition to a low-carbon electrical energy economy. Carbonate rocks such as limestones and dolomites may contain rich deposits of critical and precious metals including copper, zinc, silver, gold and a range of critical metals which occur mainly as byproducts of other metals such […]

Extruded pet foods are produced using steam, water, and shear that gelatinize starches in the formula. The type of starch and extrusion parameters influence the texture, palatability, and expansion of the kibble. Different types of starch may be less accessible to digestive enzymes. Resistant starch, an indigestible starch that is fermented by bacteria in the […]

This project will accelerate heavy mineral separation and analysis and remove the need to involve toxic heavy liquids in the mineral separation procedure. It will accelerate data production by developing new analytical procedures. It will also develop new ways of correlating the composition of detrital minerals to the presence of ore bodies in stream catchments. […]

This project titled “3D-Printed Biomimetic Sensors: Integration of Hydrogel Networks into Biobased Soft Robotics” addresses a key challenge in the field of soft robotics: the development of sustainable, flexible pressure sensors that mimic the tactile feedback of the human nervous system. As robotic systems increasingly operate in unstructured environments and interact with biological tissue, there […]

Strathcona, a neighbourhood in Vancouver, experiences higher air pollution than many other parts of the region as it sits next to major freight routes and industrial areas. Studies have found persistently high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant linked to traffic and fuel combustion that can harm human health. While the problem is well […]