The Forefront: Ideas for cities

This year, the university is taking part in the City of Toronto Year of Public Art initiative, with a series of installments and exhibits. One of the installments, ‘The Ring’, is in honour of the Dish With One Spoon Territory, the land on which the university is built. In this episode, host Amanda Cupido chats with lead designer and artist Matthew Hickey about the sculpture’s significance, and how...

Since 2008, 447 local news outlets in more than 300 communities have shut down across Canada. This includes everything from newspapers to local TV to community radio. School of Journalism Professor April Lindgren has been tracking the trend via The Local News Research Project which tracks changes to local news across the country. Experts say the loss of these outlets will threaten the wellbeing of...

When the pandemic began in March 2020, many people found themselves suddenly trapped at home — with everything from restaurants, to gyms, to playgrounds being shut down. A national survey found that less than 3% of Canadian children and youth were meeting the physical activity guidelines recommended by professionals. In this episode, host Amanda Cupido chats with School of Urban and Regional Plann...

In Ontario and across the country, hospitals are struggling with a nursing shortage. The issue has prompted the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing to work with the provincial government to provide support to hospitals through a job placement program for students. In this episode, learn more about how students are stepping up to fill this crucial gap in the healthcare system in the midst of a global...

Like many events in 2020, Ryerson’s Pow Wow looked a little different this year. The annual student-led initiative typically takes place on campus, but when Covid-19 hit, they were forced to shift the event online. The result? A full virtual experience, consisting of Ryerson Pow Wow Education Week and a live-streamed pre-recorded Pow Wow, with video submissions from dancers and drummers. In this e...

Ryerson University paved the way for green roofs in urban cities, with its first one— The Andrew and Valerie Pringle Environmental Green Roof, going up in 2004. Since then the city of Toronto was the first city in North America to adopt a bylaw that requires all new buildings with the space, to incorporate green roofs in their design. In this episode, Amanda Cupido speaks with Professor Hitesh Dos...

The sudden emergence of COVID-19 has forced higher education institutions around the world to reevaluate how they will teach their students by looking into the best ways to deliver education online. In this episode, Amanda Cupido speaks with Gary Hepburn, Dean of Ryerson’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, about the challenges brought on by the global pandemic and how online learnin...

With technological disruption and automation, climate change, demographic shifts, and, now, a global pandemic – what will the future of work really look like in Canada? In this episode, Amanda Cupido works to answer this question as she sheds light on the projects and programs being implemented by the Future Skills Centre. This includes the $37-million investment made into community-based programs...

As more and more Canadians digitize their lives, they increase their risk of cyber attacks. This, in turn, has created an increased demand for cybersecurity-related jobs. This is a gap Ryerson is working to close. In this episode, Amanda Cupido sits down with the leaders of Ryerson’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst to talk about the program developed in partnership with SANS, a world-leading cybersecu...

More than one in six Canadians are now at least 65 years old. Many Canadian families are already juggling the responsibilities of caring for their parents and their own children. The wait lists for long term care are outliving the patients on them. What can be done? In this episode, we’ll speak with Dr. Michael Nicin, Executive Director, Ryerson’s National Institute on Ageing, and Karen Cumming, J...

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