S7E8: The Fascinating Projects of GBC's Research and Innovation Department
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About this episode
Cookies you can draw on, furniture made from plastic, a cancer care cookbook, these are just some of the fascinating projects created out of the Research and Innovation Department at George Brown College! Don't know anything about that department? Neither did we, until we had the opportunity to sit down with the R&I's Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, Jillian Butler and find out how many cool things are being created right here at our college and how students play a part. Tune in to learn more.
Key Moments:
8:55 – How Research & Innovation has grown and become more relevant since 2007
12:58 – A research project that turned recycled plastics into furniture
17:50 – A project using 3D digitization to uncover the lost heritage of the Algonquins of Greater Golden Lake First Nation
21:52 - How researchers apply to get projects started
23:41 – Yummy food projects and how you can sign up to be a "sensory tester"
27:01 – Social innovation projects on disabilities in the workforce
29:44 – How students can get involved in R&I projects
https://www.georgebrown.ca/research-innovation
www.Jobtalksaccess.com
Email: research@georgebrown.ca