Category: News and Events

January 9, 2025
Bioinformatics Master’s Provides a Gateway to Growing Industry
In 2023, the Ontario government invested $3 million to help six life sciences companies develop and market locally-made medical innovations and healthcare solutions. This news and the province’s newly formed Life Sciences Innovation Fund, which provided the funding, highlight the...
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December 16, 2024
Three Ways To Carve Out Your Project Management Career Path
From the Site C Clean Energy project, a dam and hydroelectric generation station on the Peace River in British Columbia, to On-Corridor Works, the largest capital infrastructure development on Ontario’s GO Expansion program, multibillion-dollar infrastructure ventures are underway nationwide. These...
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October 22, 2024
Innovative Cross-border Academic Partnership Empowers Students and Industry Partner
Students from two Northeastern University campuses recently contributed to exciting artificial intelligence (AI) innovation projects at a leading engineering professional services consultancy firm. The experiential learning opportunity with WSP Canada and WSP USA highlights how collaboration within the university’s global...
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September 26, 2024
Indigenous Digital Artist Tsista Kennedy’s Art is a Career, a Storytelling Tool, and a Form of Self-Governance
The CN Tower and Rogers Centre sit next to a focal tree adorned with an eagle. The tree is rooted in a turtle surrounded by lapping waves. Many elements, in colours such as purple, yellow, green, and white, are outlined...
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September 23, 2024
Your Guide to Making the Most of Our Fall Open House
You’re ready to advance, accelerate, or switch your career entirely. You’ve researched the benefits of graduate school, determining that a master’s degree program will be the most effective way to progress. Or, perhaps you haven’t gotten quite that far yet...
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September 16, 2024
Help to Advance Humanity with a Career in Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT
Cyber-physical systems and IoT (Internet of Things) are much more than buzzwords. They are technologies revolutionizing the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us by enhancing urban living through improved infrastructure, security, and efficiency. These technological...
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August 19, 2024
The Growth of Biotechnology in Toronto and its Potential to Change Lives
Toronto is leading the biotech industry in Canada. From startups and established biotechnology firms opening offices in the city to investment opportunities, there are many reasons why the region is the country’s largest life sciences hub. These reasons also make...
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July 11, 2024
Sparking Student Innovation at the Collision Conference
With support from the Toronto Campus Dean’s Fund, four Northeastern University Toronto students attended Collision—North America’s fastest-growing technology conference, renowned for gathering the brightest minds in technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Toronto, the fifth largest technology hub in North America with...
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June 5, 2024
Toronto 2024 Convocation: A Moment of Celebration and Inspiration
Before Adaire Stapleton could finish his speech by quoting a memorable line from the wildly popular sitcom The Office, his fellow students erupted into thunderous applause. Stapleton had just delivered an emotion-filled address to graduates, university faculty and administration, and...
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May 15, 2024
Demystifying Responsible AI: From Concept to Deployment, Essential Questions Explored
In the rapidly evolving realm of artificial intelligence (AI), ensuring responsible development and deployment practices has become paramount. As the capabilities of AI continue to expand, so too does the need for ethical considerations and responsible governance. However, despite the...
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