Black Research Network: UTSC undergrad's research helps measure physician administrative burden

News | Thursday, February 20, 2025

UTSC undergrad’s research helps measure physician administrative burden

Physician burnout has been a significant topic of discussion in healthcare. While technology is a tool that can simplify tasks,...

Engineering and technology UTSC

News | Thursday, February 6, 2025

U of T Engineering undergrad helps design digital recovery platform for cardiac arrest survivors

In Canada and the United States, the survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is 10 per cent. However, there is...

Engineering and technology

News | Tuesday, October 8, 2024

IBET Momentum Fellow Kejah Bascon aims to innovate robotic neurosurgical tools using a human factors approach

The path to engineering studies wasn’t always straightforward for Kejah Bascon (MIE PhD student). Born and raised in Ottawa, she spent much...

Black Excellence Engineering and technology UofT

News | Wednesday, April 17, 2024

U of T Engineering PhD candidate wants to improve sustainable, cost-effective treatment of Ontario’s drinking water

Growing up in a small neighbourhood in Cameroon, Maeva Che was aware of challenges of accessing clean drinking water. “Experiencing that exposure...

Engineering and technology Student Stories UofT

News | Wednesday, February 28, 2024

U of T prof addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. healthcare system

Developing research led by Myrtede Alfred of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering offers new insight to address...

Black Health Engineering and technology equity Health care access, privilege or marginalization UofT

News | Monday, January 22, 2024

‘Cyborg Self-Portrait’ of Rhonda McEwen merges science and the arts

In our collective imagination, art is often portrayed as science’s opposite—separate fields that, if not in direct conflict, are at...

Engineering and technology Humanities and the Arts UofT

News | Tuesday, September 5, 2023

New human-centred automation tools could ease stress on overburdened health-care systems

Professor Enid Montague (MIE) aims to engineer a better health-care experience and help ease the current stress on the system using an...

Engineering and technology Health Inequities Medical, Health, and Life Sciences

News | Monday, May 15, 2023

From providing a deeper understanding of learning disabilities to bio-production, student researchers share insights at 2023 BGSA Conference

Currently, there is little data about the diverse learning needs of Black youth in Canada, leaving researchers to turn to...

Black Excellence Engineering and technology Natural Sciences Research Social Sciences Student Stories UofT

News | Tuesday, April 11, 2023

U of T students are integrating solar-powered tech to treat water in Mexico’s rainwater harvesting systems

A developing project from a University of Toronto master’s student aims to support household access to safe drinking water in...

Engineering and technology Student Stories UofT Urban and regional planning

News | Tuesday, February 21, 2023

How mentorship is inspiring the next generation of Black engineering researchers

As a high school student in Brampton, Ont., Bettina Oghinan (Year 3 MechE) was drawn to mathematics and physics. She wanted...

Black Excellence Engineering and technology equity Leadership STEM UofT