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“Juno is a go for launch.” Janis Chodas will never forget those words – the verbal go-ahead she gave to launch the Juno spacecraft in…
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Oren Kraus took up coding because, by his own admission, he was not cut out for doing experiments in the lab. Now his artificial intelligence-powered…
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When it comes to plastics polluting our water, it’s not just the world’s oceans that should keep us concerned. Chelsea Rochman, assistant professor…
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It takes more than a smart idea to achieve a breakthrough. Researchers also require space and equipment to carry out their…
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There are few people more capable than Mark Carney during an economic or financial crisis – a good thing since he often seems to find himself at the…
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Over the past 10 years, more than 300,000 Canadians have volunteered to be part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP), a research…
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Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission addressed the historical and present-day injustices faced by Indigenous people, but for decades…
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After 18 years of service as a military nurse, Andrew Lo suddenly found himself faced with adjusting to civilian life again. It wasn't easy: He…
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For university students graduating this year, the story of William “Bill” Graham’s entry into politics can be a lesson in perseverance, holding true…
Deaths from liver cancer in Canada have doubled over the past 25 years. And to make matters worse, there’s an epidemic of liver cancer on the horizon…