Asper School of Business, Higher Learning Foundation

In the COVID-19 new “normal” the importance and impact of mental health has surged in interest and become a top priority. This is both an opportunity to grow and also the challenge that HLF has to face to enhance its impact and expand awareness. HLF is currently offering classes to train high school students on […]

Read More
Digitizing and modernizing a historic freshwater research database

IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) is an environment not-for-profit organization and one of the world’s most influential freshwater research facilities. It features a collection of 58 small lakes and their watersheds in a sparsely populated region of northwestern Ontario, Canada, unaffected by human impacts. IISD-ELA has been under operation for over 50 years, and as […]

Read More
Traditional Land Use Mapping and Environmental Assessment with Maawandoon

This research will assist First Nation members to monitor First Nations territories, lands and waterways and document Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). To document cultural aspects of land use and assess the environment through video, maps and workshop teachings. In the process, Elders and Knowledge keepers will honour their cultural traditions of transferring and sharing knowledge […]

Read More
ioAirFlow, Summer Technical Researcher

Because of the renewed interest in building health due to COVID-19, there has been a surge in demand for building audits – particularly around air quality testing. This position is created to focus predominantly on expanding ioAirFlow’s analysis capacity into air quality testing, while continuing to build on the company’s existing indoor environmental quality analysis […]

Read More
Meteorological Assistant

The position of a Meteorological assistant will be worked at Weatherlogics during the 2021 summer. The beginning of the internship will include being brought up to speed on Weatherlogics tools and procedures for creating their various products. Most notably including agriculture forecasts and reports, severe weather outlooks, and weather model enhancements. Next the specific project […]

Read More
Gandhi – Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

This project involves an opportunity to enhance on-line educational programming for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and also forge greater collaborations with other wildlife protection agencies and organizations in the province of Manitoba, in Canada, and/or internationally. Through this project a template will be designed for the Centre that will build connections between Manitoba educational curriculum […]

Read More
Kitigay: Indigenous food systems research with Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Manitoba

This research documents the social impact of an Indigenous food systems development and education program called Kitigay. Kitigay means to plant in Ojibway to describe planting food but also ideas and education. This proposed participatory research supports farm and wild rice paddy design, implementation, training, and food product marketing in the First Nation of Brokenhead […]

Read More
Kisik clean energy solar photovoltaic power with Sayisi Dene First Nation

Sayisi Dene First Nation is a fly-in remote northern Manitoba community wanting to shift to clean energy. Kisik Clean Energy focuses for this project on shifting this diesel energy-dependent First Nation communities to solar energy integrating energy storage with lithium-ion batteries for assisting with microgrid technology. The Sun will soon deliver the Sayisi Dene community’s […]

Read More
Zoonotic Officer

The position of Zoonotics Officer will help in managing the care of wildlife patients and ambassadors at the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre and lead the Wildlife Haven Hospital team in zoonotic compliance and protocol development. I will be in charge of any Zoonotic diseases on site, and enforce protocols ensuring the safety of staff/volunteers and […]

Read More
Delphi Tecnologies 2 – Asper school of Business

It is forecast that by 2023, Canada will be facing a critical shortage of pilots. If the launch of Delphi technology’s MVP is successful, it is predicted that the project will significantly aid Canada in this critical shortage. The main challenge with this project is raising the desired amount of awareness for the brand, given […]

Read More
An Integrated Software Suite for Rail Condition Analysis using Machine Learning

Rail transit and freight rail properties apply rail grinding to maintain rail condition and ensure satisfactory performance of rail infrastructure systems. The proposed research investigates and applies a variety of computationally intelligent algorithms to establish useful relationships between rail corrugation, noise generation, and vibration. These relationships will support more timely and effective rail grinding interventions. […]

Read More
Asper School of Business – REES Technology Group

REES Technology Group Inc. (Respect, Educate, Empower, Survivors) is an early-stage start-up that provides a clear and consistent reporting platform to sexual assault survivors and victims. Founded in 2019, the social impact technology company specializes in the design, development and implementation of online reporting for sexual violence. It provides a centralized online reporting hub with […]

Read More