An idea that arose from a nightmarish flight experience for Sandra Gualtieri, founder of Gualtieri Inventions, has blossomed into an innovative new product for people living with disabilities. Informed by her own experience in living with cerebral palsy, Gualtieri designed a prototype for the Universal Seating Apparatus, a portable device that allows people with disabilities to sit comfortably upright on airplanes.
Published on: 22 Apr 2021
Earth Day, celebrated annually on 22 April, will again see more than 1 billion people participating in activities around the world to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis and environmental degradation and the need for immediate action. Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since its inception in 1970, including the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016. The theme for this year 鈥� the second Earth Day Live digital event - is: Restore our Earth.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2021
Congratulations to the 33 Desautels BCom students who competed at 2021 Happening Marketing, the largest marketing games in Canada. The 缅北强奸 delegation was led by Marie-No毛lle Carrier and C茅dric Jutras from the Desautels Management Case Competition (DMCC). 缅北强奸 finished with a total of five podiums at the virtual competition;
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Published on: 16 Apr 2021
Sandra Gualtieri, an entrepreneur and disability rights activist with cerebral palsy, enlisted the help of four 缅北强奸 students to design a custom airplane seat that alleviates discomfort for people living with disabilities.
Constructed out of memory foam that is designed to rest on top of a traditional airplane seat, the Universal Seating Apparatus prototype won first place in the Social Impact Enterprise track of the 2021 缅北强奸 Dobson Cup Startup competition.聽聽
Published on: 8 Apr 2021
Authors: E.E. Kossek, M. Perrigino and Alyson Gounden Rock
Publication: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Forthcoming.
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Published on: 31 Mar 2021
Professor Dror Etzion is one of the two minds behind a new online social platform that encourages Canada鈥檚 1.1 million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to act sustainably.
Together, 缅北强奸 Sustainability Systems Initiative and the National Film Board of Canada will use the platform to air a series of digital stories that focus on addressing the climate crisis in daily business operations.
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Published on: 31 Mar 2021
鈥淥ur research shows that climate change is having substantial impacts on Arctic ecosystems, with consequences for exposure to toxic pollutants like mercury,鈥� says co-author Jean-Pierre Desforges, a Postdoctoral Fellow [NRS] at 缅北强奸 under the supervision of Nil Basu [NRS/SHN] and Melissa McKinney [NRS].
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Published on: 31 Mar 2021
In the Arctic, climate change and pollution are the biggest threats to top predators like narwhals. Studying the animals鈥� tusks reveals that diet and exposure to pollution have shifted over the past half century in response to sea-ice decline. Human emissions have also led to a sharp rise in the presence of mercury in recent years, according to an international team of researchers.
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Published on: 29 Mar 2021
MBA & PMBA Academic Director John-Paul Ferguson highlights the benefits of the newly redesigned MBA program.
From providing more flexible program length options to promoting a holistic view of sustainable business throughout the curriculum, the program meets the needs of a broader range of students.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2021
Entrepreneur Fabienne Colas (EMBA鈥�21) recently created Women of Colour Thrive/Ellev Femmes de Couleur with a vision for cultivating diverse female talent in the workplace.
The organization will work in tandem with companies across Canada to identify and address opportunities to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
Published on: 26 Mar 2021
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional 鈥� a major decision that allows Ottawa to push ahead with its ambitious plan to ensure every province and territory has a price on carbon to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Some provinces 鈥� notably Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan 鈥斅爃ave forcefully聽opposed the carbon tax, arguing natural resources are in the聽provinces'聽jurisdiction under the Constitution.
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Published on: 25 Mar 2021
Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and grey water recycling. They must also address the affordability of water related to household income, say researchers from 缅北强奸.
Published on: 25 Mar 2021
Congratulations to Lisa Cohen,聽Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, for co-editing聽the special virtual issue of Administrative Science Quarterly in聽honor of Women鈥檚 History Month!
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Published on: 16 Mar 2021
Congratulations to Kartik K. Ganju,聽Assistant Professor in Information Systems, whose paper has been selected as聽a finalist for NIHCM Foundation鈥檚 27th Annual Research Award.
Professor Ganju鈥檚 Management Science paper 鈥淭he Role of Decision Support Systems in Attenuating Racial Biases in Healthcare Delivery鈥� with co-authors Hilal Atasoy Jeffery McCullough, and Brad Greenwood was selected by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM) as one of five finalists for NIHCM Foundation鈥檚 27th Annual Research Award from a competitive pool of nearly 100 entries.
鈥淭he National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to transforming health care through evidence and collaboration ().鈥�
鈥淢anagement Science is a scholarly journal that publishes scientific research on the practice of management. Within our scope are all aspects of management related to strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, information technology, and organizations as well as all functional areas of business, such as accounting, finance, marketing, and operations.鈥�
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Published on: 15 Mar 2021
Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from 缅北强奸, over half of the world鈥檚 population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2021
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