Plenty of people did a second take when Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his plan to launch an activist investment fund, but Professor Karl Moore wasn't surprised. According to Moore, Harper has spent years trying to bridge the gap between private and public sectors in Canada through supporting entrepreneurship and social ventures.
Category:
Published on: 27 Jan 2022
At first the operating room appears to be missing its surgeon鈥攊n the surgeon鈥檚 place, a robot, surgical tools at the ready, towers over the patient. Surgical robotic technology is specialized in design and purpose, yet in practice it illuminates more universal insights into how the introduction of new technologies spurs changes to people鈥檚 embodied actions, causing both intended and unexpected impacts.
Category:
Published on: 27 Jan 2022
Professor Saibal Ray, academic director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, is concerned that the ongoing rise in retail technologies like self-checkout kiosks and smartphone-based order facilities may backfire as some shoppers find these features inconvenient and frustrating. While technology has proven useful for navigating social distancing guidelines, it can only go so far before it disrupts people鈥檚 sense of comfort and control, he says.
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
Inspired by 韩国裸舞鈥檚 International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program, Laval University鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine recently designed an internship for rising medical graduates to tackle challenges in pandemic management and rural medicine. Thanks to the model of collaboration developed by Professor Henry Mintzberg, IMHL Faculty Director, these students are equipped to serve on the frontlines of COVID-19 research and practice.
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
With digital currencies like Bitcoin gaining traction in the e-commerce space, banks are considering the challenge of integrating digital and paper currencies while protecting user privacy. Although the Bank of Canada has no immediate plans to implement a government-backed digital currency, Professor Katrin Tinn wouldn't rule out a shift to cryptocurrency in the future.
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
As of January 15, truckers crossing from the U.S. to Canada must show proof of vaccination to enter the country. Canadian truckers are exempt from the federal mandate but must quarantine for 14 days upon their return. In a recent broadcast of 鈥淐BC News: The National,鈥� Professor Saibal Ray, Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, says the mandate could result in significant supply shortages. The segment begins at the 8:50 mark.
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
Congratulations to Professor Maxime Cohen for making Rethink Retail鈥檚 list of Top Retail Influencers of 2022 in the academia category. Recognized for his groundbreaking leadership as co-director of 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Retail Innovation Lab, Professor Cohen is making a name for himself at the forefront of retail transformation.
听
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
Meeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards continues to weigh heavily on the agenda for Canadian companies across industries. As Desautels strives to prepare students to meet evolving demands, Professor Sebastien Betermier highlights the importance of integrating ESG considerations into coursework--but not at the expense of fundamental concepts.
Category:
Published on: 21 Jan 2022
Five BCom case teams made the finals at the 44th annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted virtually by Queen's University from January 13 to 16, 2022 with the Finance and Ethics teams each taking first place.
Winning teams:
Finance: Julia Jin and Lucy Chen, coached by Mo Chaudhury
Ethics: Karen Zhuang & Anish Umasuthan, coached by Melissa Sonberg and Julia Scott
Category:
Published on: 19 Jan 2022
Congratulations to Dr. , co-director of the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management on receiving some well-deserved praise from Dr. Beth Foster, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at 韩国裸舞. In addition to his role as co-director of the GCHM, Dr.
Published on: 15 Jan 2022
Wikipedia has revolutionized the way that knowledge is produced and dramatically increased access to information. A closer look at the 300,000 active editors who contribute to Wikipedia鈥檚 millions of articles shows that they play a powerful role in shaping the world-wide information ecosystem, generating positive feedback loops that leave other topics in the dust, under-researched and unread. Their impact on the most visited educational resource on the planet affects us all.
Category:
Published on: 13 Jan 2022
In a new episode of 鈥淐anada鈥檚 Podcast,鈥� Professor Dror Etzion describes the PIVOT Project鈥檚 ongoing efforts to shine a spotlight on Canadian SMEs that are leading the charge toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
听
Category:
Published on: 12 Jan 2022
According to Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL'14), countries like Canada can accelerate the end of the pandemic by lending support to developing countries where vaccination rates are lower, and variants tend to originate. Liu feels 鈥渉eartbroken鈥� over missed opportunities to share vaccines with other countries but hasn鈥檛 been able to convince the Canadian government to change its approach.
听
Published on: 11 Jan 2022
Congratulations to Ronald Ajavon (IMPM鈥�15) for receiving one of Francopresse鈥檚 2021 Canadian Francophone Influential Personalities Awards. As the Director General of the Council of Fransaskois Schools, Ajavon spearheads social and political efforts to raise up new French-speaking schools throughout Saskatchewan.
听
听
Published on: 11 Jan 2022
In an interview with Radio Canada鈥檚 Maxime Couti茅, Dr. Joanne Liu (MDCM'91, IMHL'14, DSc'16) outlines several potential challenges and solutions for another year of the COVID-19 pandemic. From Dr. Liu鈥檚 perspective, there will only be light at the end of the tunnel when wealthy countries like Canada share the vaccine with the rest of the world.
Published on: 11 Jan 2022
Pages
