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Jacob Sheehy, founder of PressureNet.

Pressure gauge: The future of weather is in your back pocket

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, October 29, 2014
A Toronto-based company wants your smartphone data, but it's not for what you think. How crowdsourcing is changing the climate of weather forecasting.
Peekapak.

Take a peek inside Peekapak, the new monthly learning box for kids

Katie Heindl Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Peekapak is a new curated monthly arts and education package that brings healthier ideas about the world to today's young minds. Featuring protagonists involved in STEM fields, Peekapak challenges traditional homework and ideals. 
Lucy McGarry, in the Harry Rosen Research Commons, Psychology Research and Training Centre at Ryerso

New therapies are helping children with autism overcome sensory barriers

Tiffy Thompson Wednesday, August 20, 2014
From music to video games, new technologies are making therapies for children with ASD more affordable and accessible. Meet the Toronto-based researchers whose innovations are helping children understand themselves—and the world around them—in new ways. 
Emma Nemtin, Marketing Director at Hubba

A smarter storefront: How a new crop of digital platforms are innovating the retail floor

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Find out how a group of Toronto-based startups are rethinking how stores, brands, and retail floors interact with consumers. As customers become more informed shoppers, stores need to match and expand their expertise. 
Jeff Ruby of Newtopia.

A round-up of innovative medical developments happening right here in Toronto

Sarah B. Hood Wednesday, June 11, 2014
In the latest in our series reporting on innovations coming out of MaRS Discovery District, we look at several cutting-edge medical advances currently in development--from revolutionary cancer treatments to personality-based patient care. 
MaRS Discovery District bee initiative.

Look up: Toronto is abuzz with rooftop beehives that boost the city's ecosystem

Andrew Seale Wednesday, June 04, 2014
The MaRS Discovery District's bee initiative adds its hives to the growing list of urban beekeepers using rooftops to enhance the biodiversity of Toronto's concrete jungle--and source delicious, organic, homegrown honey while they're at it.
Shirin Habibi, Tariq Haddadin and Amie Sergas of the MaRS Business Acceleration Program

The dream of a Canadian Silicon Valley

Igor Bonifacic Wednesday, May 14, 2014
By bridging Toronto and the Kitchener-Waterloo area, both through collaborative networks and the facilitation of a high-speed rail system, regional organizations aim to create a powerhouse of Canadian talent. 
Arlene Francis of Mothereaze.

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. 
The This is We mural was created on Broad Avenue during its revitalization project.

What smart cities can learn from Memphis

Richard J. Alley Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Lessons from Mephis: The City of Memphis is on the rise thanks to a growing startup community, investments in bike lanes, a burgeoning arts district and people moving back to the city. Through it all, the city has listened to its residents and embraced 'lean urbanism.' 
Developer, Ali Kokulu.

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. 
Wendy MacKinnon Keith

There's no shortage of support for entrepreneurial women in Toronto

Kelli Korducki Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Sure women and men aren't yet equal in the tech and innovation sphere, but that doesn't mean entrepreneurial women aren't working together to succeed. We talk to a new pack of industry leaders making it work with a little help from their friends.
Vanessa Vakharia of The Math Guru

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. 
Ten Thousand Coffees

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. 
Sameer Vasta, Manager of Public Affairs at MaRS.

Open data and open government: how access to information enhances cities

Desmond Cole Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Open data is revolutionizing public access to complex government information. It's allowing entrepreneurs to build new apps based on regional data--from bus times to safe beach databases--all while making the City and its citizens more informed and involved.
Ryerson DMZ International Fellows

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. 
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