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As the 2025 season comes to a close, we reflect on the groundbreaking research, innovative leadership and inspiring community achievements that defined 2025 for �Ӱ�ԭ�� University.

Take a look back at the year’s Top 10 stories

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s First UNESCO Chair Puts People and Communities at the Centre of Heritage Conservation

Ally Sebben — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:24:31 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s First UNESCO Chair Puts People and Communities at the Centre of Heritage Conservation

December 18, 2025

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Mario Santana Quintero has seen this first-hand. A researcher in �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Santana has worked on cultural heritage conservation globally. One lesson remains; technology alone can’t save heritage, it needs people, trust and collaboration.

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New Frontiers in Research Fund Supports Development of a New Medical Imaging Method at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

Nick Arcuri — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:34:00 +0000

New Frontiers in Research Fund Supports Development of a New Medical Imaging Method at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University

December 18, 2025

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The Government of Canada has through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) to support transformative, interdisciplinary research projects across the country, including $250,000 over two years for �Ӱ�ԭ�� University researcher Carlos Rossa.

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Music, Mobility, and Inclusive Technology

Ally Sebben — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:34:43 +0000

Music, Mobility, and Inclusive Technology

December 18, 2025

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�䲹��ٴǲ�’s&�Բ��;Abilities Living Laboratory has an ambitious mission: to support the full inclusion of every individual into public life, including community, culture and leisure.

It’s a research hub where many disciplines all work together toward this goal. Lab Director and Engineering Professor Adrian Chan hopes this leads to new ideas and approaches to accessibility, health, rehabilitation and inclusive design.

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Abilities Living Laboratory Advancing Accessibility and Innovation

cuthemeedtr5 — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:32:43 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Abilities Living Laboratory Advancing Accessibility and Innovation

December 18, 2025

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University is at the forefront of accessibility and inclusive design research, driving innovation through collaboration with industry, community partners and researchers.

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Safeguarding Newborn Health: Engineering Solutions to Protect Canada’s Most Vulnerable Patients

cuthemeedtr5 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:39:30 +0000

Safeguarding Newborn Health: Engineering Solutions to Protect Canada’s Most Vulnerable Patients

December 18, 2025

Every year in Canada, approximately 15,000 newborns are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Whether premature births or full-term babies with pressing medical conditions, they are among the most vulnerable patients in the country’s health-care system.

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Accessibility for All: �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Advancing Inclusion and Social Participation

cuthemeedtr5 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:49:42 +0000

Accessibility for All: �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Advancing Inclusion and Social Participation

December 18, 2025

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Accessibility has always been important to �Ӱ�ԭ�� University, so it’s no surprise that it has opened the Abilities Living Laboratory (ALL) to bring together some of Canada’s top minds from science, engineering, design, health, social sciences and the humanities to co-create innovative community systems that enable a fully inclusive and accessible Canada.

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Silicon Photonics: The Next Generation of Computing Power

cuthemeedtr5 — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:10:38 +0000

Silicon Photonics: The Next Generation of Computing Power

December 18, 2025

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Electronic computer chips power the phone in your pocket and the laptop on your desk. They manipulate electricity to transmit information, and are at the heart of a revolution in computing that has transformed virtually every aspect of daily life. But the computer chips of the future could be even more capable more than the ones use on today. Photonic computer chips transmit information using photons—particles of light—and are up to a thousand times faster than electronic chips. Photonic chips are more energy-efficient and can transmit data over longer distances without degradation in quality. But they are also pretty difficult to make—and to make work.

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Communications Engineering Profile Cracks Top 10% in Latest ShanghaiRanking

cuthemeedtr5 — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:56:56 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Communications Engineering Profile Cracks Top 10% in Latest ShanghaiRanking

December 18, 2025

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University has once again been recognized as an international leader in telecommunications engineering by ShanghaiRanking in their report.

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The Tap-Tap: Wearable Device Transforms Learning for Blind and Low-Vision Musicians

cuthemeedtr5 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:58:15 +0000

The Tap-Tap: Wearable Device Transforms Learning for Blind and Low-Vision Musicians

December 18, 2025