Depression is a mood disorder that is often resistant to treatment – in part because there are distinct subtypes of depression. For more effective treatment, we need to better understand patterns of behaviour that characterize subtypes as well as underlying patterns of brain activity and chemistry. One pattern of behaviour that has been under-investigated in […]

Diabetes is a disease affecting around 10% of the population which is caused by an inability to regulate blood glucose levels. Sex differences exist in diabetes; men have increased incidence of type 2 diabetes compared to pre- menopausal women. Blood glucose levels are normally tightly controlled by insulin release from beta cells in the pancreas, […]

The amount of water and sediment entering a river control the nature of its flow. In landscapes vulnerable to climate change, e.g., changes in precipitation, hydrology, or the disappearance of glaciers, this could result in significant changes in water and sediment inputs to rivers. The consequence of this may be down-stream flooding with negative impacts […]

Social participation is a key outcome of rehabilitation and is enhanced by social support and exercise. Stroke symptom management with at-home products is now more critical than ever because of decreased rehabilitation services during COVID-19 and the need for more self-management. In partnership with lululemon, researchers will adapt an evidence-based and theoretically guided intervention program […]

This research proposal will focus on identifying supplementary topics that will provide enriched learning opportunities for the Junior Achievement Dollars with Sense (DwS) middle school curriculum. The key areas to be investigated will include fundamentals of consumer credit cards, public stock market basics, and banks and banking. These areas are introduced in the Dollars with […]

The demand for computing power has been rapidly growing over the last decade. The ability to efficiently utilize computing resources and improve the productivity of applications is necessary for the competitiveness of any industry and it will become more critical as the demand for computational resources increases. The computer hardware sector has seen rapid advances […]

Location-based services such as Recon Instruments’ Engage web application provide feedback to users based on analysis of GPS trajectory data. While existing data analysis platforms such as Hadoop-GIS provide simplified support for batch processing of massive amounts of “big spatial data”, they are not efficient for supporting iterative machine learning algorithms (such as those in […]

PenderFund is a small and growing mutual fund company in an industry facing rapid changes. In order to thrive in the industry, the company needs to become more sophisticated in its sales and marketing techniques. In order to move to its next phase of growth, Pender must first investigate and determine what it stands for—finding […]

There is a strong risk of rejection after a patient receives a heart transplant which leads to death in 1 in 5 people that receive the transplant. Biopsies are taken frequently to determine if the new heart is rejecting by looking at the piece of tissue under a microscope. A specialist doctor will then make […]

Scleroderma is a rare disease with no known cure that affects 22,000 Canadians. The body essentially attacks itself scarring many organs including hardening and thickening of the skin. Since the disease is so wide spread the current treatment approach is to target the affected organs or use general immunosuppressive drugs. Therefore, in order to develop […]

Canada is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Although oral opioid agonist therapies (OAT) are effective for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), a number of barriers pose a significant challenge to treatment initiation and retention. In 2018, Health Canada approved a new medication for OUD, a once-monthly injection, which may be able […]

Since the end of whaling, the population of humpback whales feeding in the Canadian Pacific waters has been steadily increasing. As generalist feeders, these large cetaceans aggregate near the coast of British Columbia to feed on krill, Pacific herring, and other schooling fish. Yet, the consumption of prey by humpback whales in Canadian Pacific waters […]