Many nonprofit organizations struggle to create compelling stories that inspire people to donate. This project aims to develop an AI-powered assistant that helps nonprofits improve their fundraising campaigns by using more empathetic and emotionally engaging language. Since people are more likely to donate when they feel a personal connection to a cause, this tool will […]

Gigsup, a career matching service, plans to improve how job opportunities are suggested using artificial intelligence. The project will be carried out by interns who will work on a new system that uses up-to-date job market data. This system will compare a person’s skills, work style, and values with current job openings to offer better […]

The One Okanagan Watershed project explores sustainable financing mechanisms to support regenerative practices and watershed security in the Okanagan River basin. Led by SFU ACT – Action on Climate Team and Salmon Nation CoLabs, the project has fostered the Okanagan Catalyst Network, engaging diverse stakeholders, including regenerative farmers, organic wineries, Indigenous groups, NGOs, universities, and […]

This project focuses on creating innovative transparent aerogels to make windows more energy-efficient. Windows are one of the biggest sources of energy loss in buildings, leading to higher heating and cooling costs. Current solutions like multi-pane glass and special coatings are expensive, heavy, and can reduce clarity. To solve these problems, we are developing a […]

The research project focuses on improving and optimizing planar transformers used in safety devices for hazardous areas. The intern will work with HB Safety Automation Group Inc., which develops explosion-proof safety barriers. The project aims to enhance transformer efficiency and safety by optimizing core materials like Manganese-Zinc and Nickel-Zinc ferrites. This will help solve issues […]

Virginia Robertson is partnering with Shawnigan Lake School to teach Hul’qumi’num classes to secondary students. Recognizing that the student body is primarily settler and international students, the curriculum design will create space and time for students to learn Canadian colonial history, to engage with active Hul’q’umi’num’ language speakers, create their own theatrical vignettes based on […]

X-ray CT scanners and Magnetic Resonance Imaging have been described as the most important advances in medical technology in the last century. Further improvements in CT scanners will be possible with CZT photon counting detectors which are being implemented in next generation CT scanners. Improvements enabled by photon counting CZT detectors include faster imaging, meaning […]

The Aunte Indigenous Residency supports artists and writers whose practices embody contemporary and traditional forms of artistic expression located in Interior BC. The program will offer not only artists-in-residence programming, but also mentorship, skills and development training, entrepreneurship and mental health supports. The Aunte is committed to strengthening the Indigenous art sector by supporting artists […]

The increasing wildfires threaten, indirectly, water quality by altering physicochemical properties and introducing contaminants to water bodies. This research aims to address how wildfire pollutants impact water systems, identify research gaps, and analyze data from Canada and worldwide to understand trends and mitigate impacts on water resources.

In collaboration with the BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA), this research project aims to identify evidencebased strategies for recognizing and responding to overdose-induced brain injuries. By conducting a scoping review of existing literature, the project will identify best practices for screening, diagnosing, and treating hypoxic brain injuries resulting from non-fatal overdoses. The findings will help […]

Our project seeks to document the criminalization of Indigenous fishers and fisheries in so-called Canada and beyond, and use equitable knowledge-bridging and research co-creation tools to explore possibilities of transformation towards justice. The criminalization of Indigenous fisheries (among other cultural, spiritual, and subsistence practices) is a destructive colonial practice that leads to inequity, loss of […]

The decline of Pacific salmon on the south and central coast of British Columbia has resulted in well-recognized economic, ecological, and cultural impacts. Numerous factors are considered to have contributed, including marine conditions, climate change, and changes to freshwater habitats. Forest harvesting is often considered to have altered freshwater habitats where salmon spawn and rear […]