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Personal support workers (PSWs) are needed now more than ever so George Brown College and long-term care provider the Rekai Centres are working together to help students gain the hands-on experience they need to graduate and enter the workforce. After COVID-19 affected work placements for George...
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...
A new international partnership promises to provide great opportunities for students and faculty in George Brown College’s business and early childhood education programs. We signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Erdiston Teachers’ Training College in Barbados on November 13, 2020, opening...
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...
When we launched George Brown College’s Vision 2030/Strategy 2022 in Fall 2019, we committed to adopting an innovative and collaborative mindset for the future. Well, that “future” came a lot quicker than anticipated – both for our college and for workplaces across the country – as the COVID-19...
Plumber Geoff Burke had a great idea to make underground drainage pipe the star of Halloween, by cutting and painting it to create candy chutes for front-porch railings to deliver physically distanced goodies to trick or treaters. Burke, a former George Brown student in the Construction Trades...
The George Brown College Foundation is pleased to announce several changes to its board of directors. Gary Teelucksingh, Chief Operating Officer, Capco, has been appointed Chair of the George Brown College Foundation Board of Directors, as Peter Lee completes his term as Chair. Gary brings his...
George Brown College is proud to be a partner in an exciting initiative that aims to boost recruitment of Black students among Canadian corporations and create the conditions that will lead to continued career success. The Onyx Initiative launched October 21, 2020 with the goal of increasing...