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George Brown Dance was well-represented at the 2021 Mayor’s Arts Lunch, an event that celebrates art and artists in Toronto. Hosted online by the Toronto Arts Foundation, the Mayor's Arts Lunch brought together artists, cultural leaders, and leaders from all levels of government to recognize artists...
A national environmental education organization honoured George Brown College faculty member Michael John Long for engaging students in sustainability efforts. In April, the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication presented its 2021 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Post...
Our mass-timber building continues to generate buzz. North America's largest urban innovation hub, MaRS, added The Arbour to its list of Toronto green buildings to get excited about. Designed by the team of Moriyama and Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects, The Arbour will be Ontario’s...
By Chris McGrath When it comes to student success, what happens in class is just one piece of the puzzle. College students are influenced by the entirety of their environment – including physical, technological, psychological, social and organizational factors – and this can mean the difference...
Faculty are piloting virtual science labs to enhance online science education in physics, biology and physical science at George Brown. Available to students on-demand from BeyondLabz, these virtual labs enable students to participate in online experiments covering topics like circular motion and...
By Leslie Quinlan When the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a mass exodus from local workplaces last March, few of us could’ve imagined that we’d still be working remotely a year later. Remote working went from a rarity to the status quo, literally overnight. So, with mass vaccination on the horizon...
Since Fall 2020, our student social media ambassadors have been creating fun, short-form videos that help support and engage their peers on TikTok, George Brown’s newest social media channel. “As a channel, TikTok provided an exciting opportunity to further humanize the George Brown College brand...
George Brown College students impressed industry professionals at a recent hackathon where they created automated solutions that can save significant time for medical administrators and patients. The results of the virtual event were announced on March 9. George Brown teams won the Top Overall...