News and Announcements
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...
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...
New funding to support innovative work-integrated learning (WIL) projects is providing more avenues for students to gain real-world experience at George Brown College. The funding provides financial support to 308 students who participated in enhanced and new WIL projects during the Winter 2021...
Business student Erin MacKay is gaining invaluable international work experience in her program — experience that’s helping lay the foundations of a future career as a sustainability consultant. Erin is in her third year of the Business Administration-International Business program , and she’s among...
Young people are receiving training and mentorship and getting a foot in the door to launch careers in the financial services industry thanks to a collaboration between George Brown College, RBC and the Michael "Pinball" Clemons Foundation . The partnership produced Foundations in Banking, a 13-week...
By Dario Guescini Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations in virtually every sector have needed to adapt and pivot, implementing new practices and technologies to support their sustainability and growth. This rapid change has accelerated challenges that Canadian companies were facing even...
