Propel Impact will be working with Mitacs interns across two universities to support social innovation and impact investing organizations in Canada.

The intern will be participating in a project analyzing and growing upon a case study of advanced manufacturing circular economy initiatives in the global fabric manufacturing industry. They will create a proposal for how to integrate a circular economy in Canada’s manufacturing industry, utilizing key success stories, identifying vital partners in the current industry, and […]

La pandémie de coronavirus a été un rappel brutal des dommages que peuvent causer les maladies virales. Actuellement, il existe des traitements antiviraux contre le SARS-CoV-2, mais l’émergence continue de variants demande une diversification constante de ces molécules. À cela, s’ajoute à un risque d’exposition aux agents infectieux déjà augmenté en raison de la mondialisation […]

Les actes de violence sexuelle (VS) sont encore largement répandus dans le monde et continue d’aggraver des situations déjà précarisées par des conflits armés et des catastrophes naturelles. La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) connait cette triste réalité. Les femmes victime de ces atrocités se retrouvent parmi toutes les tranches d’âges et requièrent des soins […]

Rooting in the present and aiming for the future, sustainability development has drawn more and more public attention lately. This proposed project focuses on embracing sustainability measures as the goal of managing hazardous material transportation. In more detail, we target the three pillars of sustainability, namely the economy, society, and environment, and incorporate them into […]

This project will support delivery of a major business event to celebrate business leadership and entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia – The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame (BHoF). The project will help to make stories of business leadership more inclusive and more accessible. In addition to supporting the BHoF event, the intern will identify a […]

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a powerful tool to investigate the mechanical properties of cell membranes, by using a probe to scan the surface of a biological sample. However, computational and mathematical tools are still lacking to process and analyze time-series data from AFM in an automated way. Our project aims to develop an end-to-end […]

To respond to the lack of digital tools for small-scale farmers, our team has been developing Litefarm (https://www.litefarm.org), a free and open source multifunctional web app which can be used by farmers to enter data for farm management, obtaining organic certification, and participatory assessment of agroecological outputs. Launched in 2020, LiteFarm is now the world’s […]

Fledge is an educational technology intervention for preventative mental health that will be implemented in classrooms for children from kindergarten to grade 3 to target stress/anxiety, focus, and emotional regulation. In order to assess the effectiveness of this intervention, the proposed research project will evaluate mental health literacy/social emotional learning and application of skills by […]

This research builds upon previous research performed by the intern regarding identifying natural compounds to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and survival in the host cell. RNA viruses are responsible for notable human diseases, and continuous mutations of these viruses are challenging to develop anti-viral agents. Scientists have developed various anti-viral agents against RNA viruses. However, most […]

The study or ancient rocks gives us a window into our planet’s beginnings. Unfortunately, most rocks dating back to the Earth’s formation have now been erased from the Earth surface. They have been eroded or recycled by geological processes. This Globalink research award will be used to study rocks from the Saglek-Hebron Gneiss complex (northern […]