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March 7, 2025
Northeastern University in Toronto Champions Women in STEM and Beyond
At the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158 — 133 years from now — to achieve full gender parity. This is where the theme of the 2025 International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8, comes in....
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February 19, 2025
Co-op Chronicles: Three Students Share Their Journeys in Industry
At Northeastern University in Toronto, co-op is more than just a resume booster—it’s a chance for students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, build professional networks, and gain valuable industry experience. In this edition of our Co-op Chronicles Series,...
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February 13, 2025
Why Informatics is Important: The Intersection Between People, Technology and Information
From businesses to government and healthcare, all aspects of society and business rely on technology to solve problems, make informed decisions, and stay competitive. In our digital world, informatics is the intersection of people and technology, considering the interaction between...
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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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December 6, 2024
Much More Than Crunching Numbers: The 101 of a Data Analyst Career in Canada
Data analytics is critical in addressing today’s complex challenges and innovating across all sectors, from helping hospitals manage patient flow and municipalities reduce waste to assisting companies in developing more customer-centric products and services. With companies increasingly recognizing its importance...
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November 7, 2024
Advancing Healthcare with a Regulatory Affairs Career
The hard work of regulatory affairs professionals is all around us. Medical devices, from adhesive bandages and contact lenses to more complex units such as cancer screening tests and pregnancy test kits, are all regulated. Biopharmaceuticals, such as vaccines and...
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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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