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Collaboration for Innovation

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

One of GBC's SSHRC-funded projects aims to improve tech use in the classroom.

Collaboration for Innovation: Ground-Level Research at George Brown College

Kelli Korducki Monday, November 16, 2015

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Collaboration for Innovation: A Gateway to Entrepreneurship

Kelli Korducki Monday, November 16, 2015

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Central Waterfront

Collaboration for Innovation: BIM Lab Brings the Future to Construction

Kelli Korducki Monday, November 16, 2015

Design, Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Central Waterfront, Church & Wellesley - Yorkville - Annex

Collaboration for Innovation: An Introduction

Kelli Korducki Monday, November 16, 2015

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Apply now for our Graduate Student Challenge!

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Are you a Changemaker? We're looking for proposals from driven, creative problem-solvers enrolled in graduate programs across Canada. Apply now for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Civic Impact, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employment, Higher Education , Research and Innovation

How three Toronto companies are changing the way we interact with our computers

Igor Bonifacic Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Move over Siri, there's a new voice-activated computer in town. Meet Ubi, a small computer with a remarkable understanding of natural language, and two other distinct Toronto-based user interface innovations. Over the next three to five years, we will see a renaissance in UI and experience design.

Design, Digital, Higher Education , Small Businesses

Kensington Market - Little Italy - Little Portugal

Rethinking child care in Toronto

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, May 07, 2014

In Toronto, finding quality child care can be a daunting and expensive affair. Arlene Francis has an answer. The single mom is gearing up to launch her own business: a platform for other moms to find qualified, pre-screened caregivers.

Employment, Healthcare and Wellness, Higher Education , Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

How Stringer bends mind and reality in the name of protecting war reporters

Andrew Seale Wednesday, April 02, 2014

I hear the bomb go off. I am a reporter and suddenly I am rushing to bandage the wounds of a bleeding soldier. His screams startle me and I pull the headset off. I am not in a warzone after all. I am in George Brown College's School of Design.

Design, Healthcare and Wellness, Higher Education , New Canadians, Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

Add it up: Entrepreneurs taking new approaches to teaching math

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, March 12, 2014

There are a number of things that don't add up when it comes to math education. Meet several Toronto-based entrepreneurs who are taking new approaches to teaching math to students, helping them to build confidence and succeed in academia.

Higher Education , Research and Innovation

Yonge Interviews: Dave Wilkin, founder of Ten Thousand Coffees

Sheena Lyonnais Wednesday, March 12, 2014

If you could have coffee with anyone in the world, who would it be? A new youth-driven movement connects the leaders of today with the leaders of tomorrow, bridging the gap between ideas and opportunity, all over a cup of coffee.

Arts and Culture, City Building, Corporate Social Responsibility, Digital, Diversity, Employment, Higher Education , Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

How Ryerson plans to strengthen Toronto by partnering with Indian institutions

Igor Bonifacic Wednesday, February 05, 2014

By collaborating with universities in India and across the world, and building a mini accelerator program that's set to open in the Bombay Stock Exchange in May, Ryerson looks to help cement Toronto's position as an international innovation capital.

City Building, Design, Digital, Diversity, Employment, Higher Education , New Canadians, Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

Crowdfunding in the classroom

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, January 08, 2014

The first in a two-part series exploring local youth entrepreneurship, this article looks at how a growing number of high school, university and college students are using crowdfunding to help finance and launch their own businesses while they're still in school.

Digital, Higher Education , Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

Chefs in the Food Innovation & Research Studio.

Reinventing the cafeteria

Andrew Seale Wednesday, December 18, 2013

How George Brown College, the Toronto District School Board, and Toronto Education Workers are trying to save the cafeteria and raise a generation of foodies while they're at it.

Healthcare and Wellness, Higher Education , Local Food, Research and Innovation

The Kingsway - Islington

Meet the innovators behind Toronto's 3D printing and cyber security sectors

Andrew Seale Wednesday, December 04, 2013

From printing synthetic skin to preventing Internet censorship, local companies are shaking things up. In part II of our series exploring exponential technologies in Toronto, we look at how the city’s innovators are revolutionizing cyber security and 3D printing.

Digital, Healthcare and Wellness, Higher Education , Research and Innovation, Small Businesses

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