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Virtual Ventures Impact Report 2025

Alejandra Fernandez Aguilar — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:36:05 +0000

Virtual Ventures Impact Report 2025

February 24, 2026

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Virtual Ventures is an award-winning social impact organization. As a network member of Actua, Virtual Ventures offers nationally recognized technology and engineering programs for youth between kindergarten and grade 12.

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Reimagining the Mino’Weesini Grocery Program as a Place for Connection and Sharing

Nick Arcuri — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:51:14 +0000

Reimagining the Mino’Weesini Grocery Program as a Place for Connection and Sharing

February 24, 2026

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Humans need calories to survive, but food is about so much more than sustenance. We break bread together to celebrate special occasions, show our loved ones we care, and just for the joy of it. The Parkdale Food Centre wants its Mino’Weesini Grocery Program to better reflect the central role that food plays in our lives.

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Creating Vibrant Public Space: How Architecture Builds Community

Nick Arcuri — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:54:31 +0000

Creating Vibrant Public Space: How Architecture Builds Community

February 24, 2026

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Over the past few decades, the prevalence of free, accessible public spaces has been declining in cities around the world. Neither home nor work, these gathering places, such as parks and libraries, bring people from different backgrounds together to socialize and feel a sense a community. Factors contributing to this decline include the increasing cost and privatization of urban land, as well as the shift toward a more individualistic, fast-paced world with more digital interaction. When these places disappear, the social connections that hold cities together can weaken.

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� Ranked Top 10 in Canada for Engineering

Ally Sebben — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:29:18 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Ranked Top 10 in Canada for Engineering

February 24, 2026

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED) has moved up two spots to No. 10 in Canada in the . FED’s electronics engineering profile ranked No. 4 in Canada, and for the first time, our civil engineering profile was ranked No. 9 nationally.

The U.S. News & World Report, a U.S.-based media company known for education analysis and global rankings, placed �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Faculty of Engineering and Design in the top 30 per cent of engineering schools worldwide. The rankings are based solely on academic research performance and international reputation.

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Master of Engineering Practice Program: A Bold Step for International Engineers

Ally Sebben — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:30:31 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Master of Engineering Practice Program: A Bold Step for International Engineers

February 24, 2026

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During �Ӱ�ԭ��’s June 2025 convocation ceremony, sixty three engineering professionals marked the first graduation of the recently minted Master of Engineering Practice (EP) program. This new program was designed to build on international undergraduate degrees and prepare students with skills directly relevant to Canadian professional engineering settings.

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� Celebrates Real-world Innovation and Impact with Inaugural IP Award

Nick Arcuri — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:13:18 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Celebrates Real-world Innovation and Impact with Inaugural IP Award

February 24, 2026

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On May 15, 2025, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University celebrated its inaugural Intellectual Property (IP) Impact Award at CU@Kanata—bringing together researchers, students, and industry partners to honour �Ӱ�ԭ�� innovations making waves beyond academia.

Presented by the �Ӱ�ԭ�� Innovation Transfer Office (CITO)��ɾ��ٳ󾱲��Industry and Partnership Services (IPS), the newly launched award recognizes �Ӱ�ԭ�� experts whose high-impact research extends beyond the scientific community, fostering real-world economic, social, and environmental impacts.

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Virtual Ventures Impact Report 2024

Alexandra Sebben — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:10:50 +0000

Virtual Ventures Impact Report 2024

February 24, 2026

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How Volunteering Shapes �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Engineering Community

cuthemeedtr5 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:29:40 +0000

How Volunteering Shapes �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Engineering Community

February 24, 2026

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Engineering is a service profession—where technology and innovation can be applied for the betterment of society. It goes hand in hand with volunteering, because both are integral to building and strengthening community.

This is the raison d’être of the Adrian D.C. Chan Award for Volunteer and Community Service: to recognize one or two full-time engineering students in the Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED) who give back in community engagement and volunteering.

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Celebrating �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Spirit, Innovation and Community at Throwback

cuthemeedtr5 — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:34:44 +0000

Celebrating �Ӱ�ԭ��’s Spirit, Innovation and Community at Throwback

February 24, 2026

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University was filled with energy and school spirit as Throwback, the university’s highly anticipated homecoming celebration, brought alumni, students and community members together from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Virtual Ventures

cuthemeedtr5 — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:01:50 +0000

Celebrating 30 Years of Virtual Ventures

February 24, 2026

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Virtual Ventures (VV), a network member of, celebrated two major milestones in 2024—its 30th anniversary and reaching over 100,000 youth through its award-winning programming!

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