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Do N95 respirators effectively protect health care workers from COVID-19? Are surgical masks a safe alternative? Amid the pandemic, researchers around the world have been studying the effectiveness of different masks in an effort to answer these questions. Dr. Md. Safiuddin, Professor of...
It started with a red apron and a desire to connect strangers through good food. When Jennifer Mitsche started teaching at George Brown, she noticed how many students treated their on-campus meals as just fuel, eaten quickly in between classes. A professor in the English and Communications...
Companies have always needed to evolve quickly to stay relevant in an ever-changing market, but just how hard that can be has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Relieving this pain point is exactly what Research & Innovation at George Brown College aims to do, running an average 100 projects a...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that resilience and innovation is essential for local business, no matter their size. To help companies tackle these challenges, George Brown College was recently successful in a pair of Mitacs/AGE-WELL applied research project applications, totalling over $100,000...
In collaboration with our community partners at Ryerson University, Centennial College and University Health Network, George Brown College has created experiential learning opportunities for nursing students in the form of innovative virtual gaming simulations (VGS). These simulations help students...
New Canadians are benefiting from an innovative project that helps them adapt to the rapidly changing workplace culture in Canada. It all started with a partnership between George Brown College and CultureLink, a settlement and community organization. The partnership led to the development of...
Milan Shahani knows firsthand the impact that adaptive clothing can have for people with disabilities. Shahani, Professor in the School of Fashion & Jewellery, was partially paralyzed on one side of her body after having a stroke eight years ago. Wearing clothing with buttons and zippers became...
Algonquin College and George Brown College have formed a research alliance to explore new ways to collaborate and redefine the Canadian College research landscape. By utilizing in-house expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, Canadian colleges help industry partners design, prototype and take new...