All News at CHE Here is a list of news items associated with CHE (reverse chronological order): **Upcoming Deadline** Opportunity – Stan Gasner Graduate Scholarship in Healthcare Engineering (Dec. 2, 2024) October 29, 2024 Press Release – IBET Momentum Fellow Kejah Bascon aims to innovate robotic neurosurgical tools using a human factors approach October 3, 2024 Press Release – Research exchange with Duke University – Drones as first responders September 20, 2024 Press Release – Healthy aging in place: New pilot program to provide high-tech cognitive, physical enrichment for seniors August 22, 2024 News Item – How two students are using AI to improve patient safety at UHN August 8, 2024 Press Release – Healthy aging in place: Connaught Community Partnership Research Program funds activity spaces for older adults August 1, 2024 New Item – Targeted strategies for interdisciplinary innovation July 10, 2024 Press Release – Enid Montague named the Black Research Network’s new director June 27, 2024 News Item – Professor Timothy Chan receives 2024 U of T President’s Teaching Award May 27, 2024 News Item – U of T prof addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. healthcare system February 28, 2024 News Item – More start-ups, applications in health-care, questions around flaws and CO2 emissions: AI predictions for 2024 January 7, 2024 Press Release – MIE research addresses reducing racial/ethnic maternal care disparities in a special issue on healthcare equity January 4, 2024 News Item – Five ways artificial intelligence is improving health care in Canada December 27, 2023 Press Release – U of T and partner hospitals are improving patient care with new data tools November 24, 2023 Press Release – How AI could help optimize nutrient consistency in donated human breast milk November 20, 2023 News Item – Could drones one day speed AED delivery to cardiac arrest scenes across the U.S.? November 6, 2023 News Item (Korean) – Center of global artificial intelligence R&D: Why Canada is on the rise November 6, 2023 Social Media Post – Dionne Aleman, special advisor to the Dean on 2SLGBTQ+ matters October 31, 2023 Press Release – IBET Momentum Fellow LaShawn Murray aims to use human factors engineering to advance health equity for marginalized populations September 13, 2023 Press Release – Researcher focuses on automation tools to ease strain on health-care system September 7, 2023 Press Release – U of T Engineering launches new certificate in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering August 31, 2023 Press Release – New human-centred automation tools could ease stress on overburdened health-care systems August 29, 2023 Press Release – Meet five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded 2023 Vanier Scholarships August 29, 2023 News Item – Canada needs more doctors. Why is it so hard to get into medical school? April 1, 2023 Press Release – Three U of T Engineering professors honoured by the Engineering Institute of Canada January 10, 2023 Press Release – Professor Michael Carter receives 2023 Julian C. Smith Medal from the Engineering Institute of Canada January 6, 2023 Press Release – U of T Engineering professor investigates maternal health disparities experienced by racialized patients in U.S. clinical systems October 21, 2022 Press Release – Attracting top talent: How one U of T Engineering search committee redesigned its hiring process August 31, 2022 Press Release – Timothy Chan named U of T’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives August 5, 2022 News Item – Drone-delivered defibrillators could save lives May 10, 2022 Press Release – Sanjeev Chandra, Mark Chignell and Craig Simmons among nine U of T Engineering faculty to receive 2022 Connaught Innovation Awards March 31, 2022 News Item – How data science could enhance water practices and equity in India February 22, 2022 Podcast – Drones and defibrillators: Saving minutes to save lives February 3, 2022 Audio Recordings – Lessons learned by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic February 3, 2022 News Item – City of Toronto to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to child care centres January 19, 2022 News Item – World first: Drone delivers defibrillator that saves man in cardiac arrest January 5, 2022 News Item – Omicron is poised to overtake Delta in Ontario: What you need to know December 13, 2021 News Item – Rising COVID-19 cases on campus prompt several universities to cancel in-person exams December 13, 2021 Press Release – Meet U of T Engineering’s new Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs November 15, 2021 News Item – Ontario to lift capacity limits starting Monday October 29, 2021 Event – Skule Lunch & Learn presents Healthcare Engineering: Models to Support Healthcare Decision Making (Oct. 13) October 1, 2021 Press Release – Optimizing patient prioritization for admission to rehab among four projects powered by Connaught New Researcher awards August 27, 2021 News Item – Good news: The spread of COVID-19 has slowed. Bad news: It probably won’t last August 27, 2021 News Item – Mayor of Niagara Falls hopes for ‘more meaningful step’ to allow for vaccinated U.S. tourists July 22, 2021 Podcast – COVID-19 and the U.S. border, Not many Canadians want an election & There is a good reason why the Blue Origin rocket looks like that July 21, 2021 News Item – ‘The world is watching us’: Pressure mounts for Canada to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines June 3, 2021 News Item – U.S. unveils COVID-19 vaccine sharing plan, Canada is a priority June 3, 2021 News Item – Help from above May 20, 2021 News Item – How modelling informs tough ICU decisions during COVID-19: U of T Engineering researchers explain May 17, 2021 Event – 2021 Canadian Operational Research Society Annual Conference (June 7-10) May 9, 2021 News Item – Pandemic modelling: U of T Engineering expert explains May 6, 2021 News Item – Congratulations 2020-2021 Capstone project winners! May 3, 2021 News Item – Professor Michael Carter receives U of T President’s Impact Award March 31, 2021 News Item – Tight lockdown coming soon for Toronto, predicts member of Ontario’s science advisory table March 30, 2021 News Item – Ontario gave out a record 72,451 vaccine doses Tuesday — but experts say the goal should be more than double that March 24, 2021 News Item – Canada now vaccinating over 100K per day. Here’s what it will take to hit September target March 22, 2021 News Item – A Year of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Aleman March 18, 2021 News Item – Pandemic bike lanes increase accessibility of Canadian cities March 18, 2021 Event – Research Spotlight: A Fast and Granular Agent-Based Simulation Model of COVID-19 (Apr. 1) March 11, 2021 News Item – Canada could see more vaccine hurdles while at mercy of other nations, experts warn March 11, 2021 News Item – Ontario vaccine rollout plan March 10, 2021 News Item – Is a single dose of the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine enough? March 4, 2021 News Item – Some Torontonians 80 and up can start preregistering for COVID-19 vaccines March 2, 2021 News Item – Booking a shot across the GTA causing some confusion March 2, 2021 News Item – 2,250 front-line Toronto police officers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting this week March 1, 2021 News Item – ActiveTO, bike lanes, and low-stress cycling February 25, 2021 News Item – New Grad Profile: IndE Alumna Tammi Hawa’s role in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out February 25, 2021 News Item – COVID-19: Mass-vaccination clinics being established in municipalities, but province mum on details February 21, 2021 News Item – Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail: U of T study February 19, 2021 News Item – There are now 18 confirmed cases of the UK COVID variant in Durham February 14, 2021 News Item – Ontario could be on course for nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases daily if lockdowns lift and variant digs in February 12, 2021 News Item – ‘Significant underestimation’: Canada’s COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported February 12, 2021 News Item – Peel, York and Toronto see rapid growth of variant that started in U.K. Here’s how the aggressive strain of COVID-19 is moving across the province February 11, 2021 News Item – A third wave of COVID-19 is ‘inevitable.’ Inside the looming fight other countries have already waged February 11, 2021 News Item – Canada’s pandemic ‘finish line’ is not a given: experts January 28, 2021 News Item – Ontario’s second wave of COVID-19 hit a grim milestone Friday January 22, 2021 Ontario’s new lockdown is confusing. A big question remains: Will it work? January 15, 2021 Podcast – Fight back with Libby Znaimer: Ontario’s latest COVID-19 modelling – January 12 2021 January 12, 2021 News Item – ‘Around the clock’: Experts weigh in on speeding up Canada’s vaccination rollout January 6, 2021 News Item – Doctors point to staffing issues as second wave of COVID-19 rips through Ontario’s nursing homes January 4, 2021 News Item – Delayed lockdown could result in 10,000 additional COVID-19 cases in Ontario December 23, 2020 Event – Webinar: Data and decision sciences to support health system planning in Ontario (Jan. 15) December 22, 2020 News Item – How will the holidays affect COVID-19 case counts? Three charts that dive into grim prospects, at home and abroad December 14, 2020 News Item – As a southwest Ontario hospital postpones some surgeries, experts warn more delays could be coming. These 4 charts sum up COVID-19 right now December 7, 2020 News Item – Toronto pandemic expert says holiday travelling of any kind shouldn’t happen this year November 24, 2020 News Item – Why this lockdown might not work, plus the growing battle inside Ontario long-term-care homes: 5 charts that show the state of the pandemic November 23, 2020 News Item – COVID-19 data explained: Which numbers matter most — and when November 23, 2020 News Item – The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Black Canadians November 20, 2020 Opinion – The puzzle of a riddle in a conundrum November 15, 2020 News Item – Where exactly are Canadians catching COVID-19? Authorities are not totally sure November 14, 2020 Press Release – How an optimization algorithm can help Ontario detect opportunities for better cancer care November 13, 2020 News Item – COVID-19: What we know about the second wave and a targeted approach for protecting Canadians October 29, 2020 News Item – Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 834 cases, 5 deaths; France imposes new national lockdown; Bank of Canada holds rate steady October 28, 2020 News Item – How low testing on the weekend may be making it harder to control Ontario’s second wave October 28, 2020 News Item – Coronavirus: More testing needed for a true depiction of COVID-19 spread, expert says October 26, 2020 News Item – Guelph reports 17 new coronavirus cases from weekend, active cases at 42 October 26, 2020 News Item – COVID-19 outbreak with 19 cases at Wilfrid Laurier University over: public health October 26, 2020 News Item – Do we really have a handle on COVID-19 spread in Ontario? Testing problems are leading many to question if anyone actually knows what’s happening October 20, 2020 News Item – Contact tracing as a strategy to combat spread of COVID-19 October 19, 2020 News Item – Expert in contact tracing blames provincial leadership, not health units, for shortfalls October 14, 2020
