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Better Together: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Education System

Partnership with University Women’s Club North York Project Summary Our team has developed an educational toolkit in the form of a website that aims to help students, parents and guardians, educators, and allies to better understand issues of systemic racism within the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). We have created this website with the goal […]

YorkU Sustainable Food Services

Project Summary Our project engaged with issues of sustainability, food, and supply chains. Together, we focused on creating a sustainable food service within the context of York University and finding ways to connect Glendon Campus’ food services with a reliable and sustainable supply chain. Student Faculties Glendon College Sustainable Development Goals

Build Me Up: Making This Land of Opportunities Your Home

Partnership with For Youth Initiative Project Summary Our project focused on creating a mentorship program that assists and supports immigrant and newcomer youth transition into Canadian contexts. We partnered up with the Toronto-based organization For Youth Initiative to establish a mentorship program that runs twice a week and is focused on various impactful topics such […]

Glendon Cooking Club: Building a Diverse and Sustainable Food System

Partnership with The Loaded Ladle and Regenesis Project Summary Glendon Cooking Club is a student-led cooking initiative promoting students’ right to adequate food and democratic participation in food provision at Glendon. We believe that accessing healthy, culturally appropriate, and affordable food should be a fundamental right for all students at Glendon. Ignited by the passion […]

Low-Cost THC Quantification in Oral Fluids via Lock-In Thermometry

Partnership with AfirmaCheck Project Summary This project offers a low-cost device to quantify analytes in Lateral flow assays (LFAs). LFAs are a rapid testing method for the detection of chemical compounds present in a liquid. Though such tests are usually binary, this device quantifies the concentration using Lock-In Thermometry. The LFA’s test lines are illuminated […]

Radar: An Innovative Social Network for Interest-Based and Lifestyle Communities

Project Summary We live in a world with more opportunities for diverse social connections than ever before but have you ever felt frustrated attempting to meet people who share your hobbies, interests and lifestyle despite? Radar is an innovative social platform that empowers people to connect and meet through curated interest-based communities. On Radar, each […]

Safety Performance and Shoulder Widening of Road Embankment in Northern Saskatchewan

Project Summary The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways aims to redevelop a series of three intersections along Highway 11 to support construction vehicles during maintenance while reducing the number of collisions. Our team computed new embankment and drainage designs. These designs were used to create the new flexible pavement design. A 9-m wide embankment with a […]

LifeStyle Program and Preventative Measures for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Nigeria

Partnership with Dr. Marina Freire-Gormaly’s Lab Project Summary Over the course of the year, our team directed our energies and disciplinary skills toward the subject of health care. Our team was initially tasked with developing affordable dialysis machines created with renewable sources for use in developing regions. However, with our particular skill sets, we decided […]

Mental Health and Wellness Educational Experience for Youth

Project Summary After a considerable amount of time spent conducting research on contemporary mental health, our project objective became to provide youth with an educational resource geared towards sharing mental health strategies and conveying information about potential ways to navigate social media in a mindful way. In order to fulfill this objective, we have created […]