As the renewable energy sector grows in leaps and bounds; pension funds, banks, investment companies, and insurance companies are waking up to the risk of devaluation in fossil fuel investments.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021
A team of Desautels students and alumni has reached the semifinal round of impact200, 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Bicentennial Sustainability Challenge for students and recent alumni. The winning team, which includes analytics BCom students, Master of Management in Analytics (MMA) students, Desautels alumni, and a software engineer student, created a platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance food security in Montreal. They will join 29 other teams for the semifinal round of the competition on March 16-18, 2021.
Published on: 16 Jan 2021
On January 11, 韩国裸舞 Advancement (UA) took home seven awards from the annual Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I Excellence Awards. UA faced stiff competition from counterparts at Ivy League schools and other top universities in Canada and the northeast U.S., but its quick, successful pivot to virtual programming during the pandemic made an impression.
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Published on: 16 Jan 2021
The experiential, real-world focus of 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Master of Management and Analytics (MMA) program has catapulted the program to the top of the rankings list, marking it as one of the 10 best analytics programs in the world.
Published on: 14 Jan 2021
Partnering with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the new retail innovation lab at 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Bensadoun School of Retail Management will enable ground-breaking research and test innovations, including frictionless technologies
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Published on: 14 Jan 2021
As Canadians receive their first injections of the COVID-19 vaccine, Canadian airlines also need a jab in the arm, says Professor Karl Moore.
He calls on the federal government to implement a 鈥淢ade in Canada鈥� plan to offer repayable loans to Air Canada, WestJet, and other airlines. Last October, the government began talks with union leaders to discuss the terms of a loan, but no deal has been reached.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
The high-risk, high-reward gamble of startup life has lost some of its gleam during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Professor Lisa Cohen.
Startup founders are working harder than ever to recruit top talent for their companies as the environment of economic uncertainty pushes potential recruits toward more stable, predictable career options.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
Professor Karl Moore interviews Elizabeth Gomery, co-founder of Montreal-based philanthropic consultancy Philanthropica, about the path forward for the philanthropic community in a time of profound global crisis.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
The sharp rise in e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained the ability of Canada Post and private couriers alike to keep up with demand.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
When employees are motivated to master computer technologies like business analytics programs, point-of-sale systems, and knowledge management systems, creativity ensues.
A new study co-authored by Professor Alain Pinsonneault establishes that with the right employees, even standard IT can become a tool for generating new ideas. The key to innovation is not necessarily specialized technology, the study finds. Instead, it all comes back to the employee鈥檚 ability to leverage what already exists.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
David Torralbo (BCom鈥�93) was recently appointed to the position of Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Nouveau Monde Graphite, a Quebec-based sustainable energy company that provides graphite-based material solutions to the lithium-ion and fuel cell markets. Torralbo moves into his new role with substantial legal experience under his belt, having specialized in corporate and securities issues as the Chief Legal Officer of Atrium Innovations Inc. and a member of the corporate group at Davies, Ward, Phillips & Vineberg.
Published on: 13 Jan 2021
As a professor of strategy and organization, Professor Karl Moore spends a lot of time considering the most effective way to communicate in a given scenario. While he isn鈥檛 averse to sending a quick text, he has also been known to fly across the Atlantic for a single face-to-face conversation. The more risky the conversation, the more bandwidth is needed to handle it effectively, he believes.
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Published on: 13 Jan 2021
After two decades at Autodesk, Diana Colella (EMBA鈥�11) has risen through the ranks to become the new Senior Vice President of Autodesk鈥檚 Media & Entertainment vertical solutions group, which oversees the collection of tools that video game developers and film and television producers use for visual effects, simulations, and rendering. In a Q&A session, Colella shares her business philosophy and looks back at the milestones along the road to success.
Published on: 13 Jan 2021
An innovative new mobile app called Ubenwa uses artificial intelligence to analyze the sound of a newborn baby鈥檚 cries. Founded by Charles Onu, a doctoral student in Computer Science at 韩国裸舞, Ubenwa provides a cost-effective, non-invasive tool to detect newborn asphyxia and save lives.
Onu credits the 2016 韩国裸舞 Dobson Cup competition with helping his team to improve their product.
Published on: 13 Jan 2021
Even as the pandemic radically reshaped American life, the federal government failed to provide strong and consistent guidance about how best to manage this public health crisis. Not surprisingly, individual states diverged in what they chose to do, and when they chose to do it
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Published on: 12 Jan 2021
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