November

Digital tool developed at Western assesses privacy and effectiveness of contact tracing apps Western News “CT is a primary means for public health officials to limit the spread of … of Western, Robarts Research Institute […]

U of T experts receive nearly $2.5 million for collaborative research on COVID-19 News@UofT “Rae Yeung and Slava Epelman in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and, respectively, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University Health […]

McMaster University study testing COVID treatments changes course TheSpec.com “… as part of the trial being led by the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) affiliated with McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.” TAGS: COVID-19, innovative treatment, […]

Local study to examine pandemic’s impact on health-care workers OrilliaMatters “New research being conducted through the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and Georgian College is exploring the impact the pandemic is …” TAGS: COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, […]

Ebola ’emergency’ vaccines provide ethical blueprint for COVID-19 response Western News “And it’s something Canada should not rule out, says Western University’s Maxwell J. Smith. But the key to successful emergency use authorizations is …” […]

UPCOMING EVENT: The Daniel C. Andreae President’s Lecture Series on the Future of Work UHN “Ruha Benjamin, professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, sociologist, and author, will be speaking December 2 at 5pm […]

UCalgary facility to further research into COVID-19 vaccine and treatments UCalgary News “University of Calgary scientists and clinicians will soon have access to a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) lab to further their research into vaccines and […]

Why our immune system might be better at fighting COVID-19 than we think CBC.ca “… Dalhousie University and virologist at the Canadian Center for Vaccinology evaluating Canadian vaccines with the VIDO-InterVac lab in Saskatoon.” TAGS: […]

New research hopes to improve COVID-19 swab test The Daily Scan “New research led by a team at St. Paul’s Hospital hopes to make the diagnostic process a bit more comfortable. Their study found that […]