Locomotion is a basic act that humans and animals use in everyday life to move in the environment. There has been an ongoing effort for at least a century to understand the mechanisms that the brain uses to control locomotion, including starting and stopping. Studying those mechanisms at the level of single neurons, and finding […]

The project will focus on growing the company’s digital education initiatives. Marketing aspects of the project will focus on lead capture and customer acquisition. Strategy aspects of the project will focus on building business cases for software integrations and solutions.

Prior to Spring Break, BC teachers had engaged JABC to deliver 1,246 programs to students and we had 600 programs registered for the time between April 1st and June 30th. JABC was on track to deliver 1,900 JA programs to BCâ€TMs youth. Of course, circumstance changed considerably in March, and as soon as JABC learned […]

The Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative, is home to thousands of ocean species and amazing aquatic life. It is also Ocean Wise headquarters, where our scientists, educators and conservation experts do their work, not only to protect our oceans but to inspire others to join us in our mission. The internship will review accounting […]

The Dobson Lagasse Centre has entered a time of great uncertainty since March 2020. Plans by the university are in flux. A second wave may change current plans. How to provide students with experiential learning opportunities and how to provide them with entrepreneurial skills in a time of physical distancing are unclear. COVID-19 has had […]

GrantMe is an online ed-tech company where students and educators can access our platform from the comfort of their own homes. Although we have seen a decline in revenue of 15%, we are still able to operate and hope to recover from the economic impact of COVID. We believe that ed-tech is going to become […]

The intern would be key to help us develop a plan to reach more students by tutoring online worldwide and diversify our offerings by adding more exams to our portfolio, enabling us to grow despite the downturn in the industry, by gaining more market share. As we move to the implementation phase of our 2-year […]

The physical and mental health of Canadian youth is one of the greatest issues facing the country today. This project partners Mitacs with X Movement to create a digital game that promotes emotional, physical, and social wellness for kids. A special emphasis is being placed on inclusion across many marginalized groups such as disabled people, […]

The proposed project is aimed at developing a portable optical device to image blood flow velocity and oxygenation in a rat brain. The motivation behind this project is the development of minimally invasive method for long-term neurological studies in un-anesthetized animals, which should provide a better understanding of progression and treatment efficacy of various neurological […]

The main project will be to develop measurement tools to alumni and client engagement on a monthly basis, and creating a platform to showcase these results. Reports and a dashboard will be created to provide a holistic view of alumni engagement, including repeat business, referral business, brand affinity and alumni interactions. The results of this […]

Background The C.O.D.E. Initiative’s main operations rely on the personal understanding created between each student and their tutor. Being physically present with students is a crucial part of creating this bond. While the health and safety of our students is of utmost importance to us, we recognize that the community built around our services provided […]

The closure of schools across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed significant gaps in educational provision. In addition, K-12 teachers have had difficulty finding learning resources related to the programs they are responsible for teaching. When students fall behind in school, they develop a learning gap with their peers. Learning gaps are relatively common […]