In 2020, more than 278,000 people died from substance use disorder with over 91,000 of those from overdoses. Just three years later, deaths from overdoses alone rose by over 25,000. Despite its magnitude, the substance use disorder crisis still faces fundamental challenges: a prevailing societal stigma, lack of knowledge around its origin in the brain, and…
One of the biggest reasons virtual reality hasn’t taken off is the clunky headsets that users have to wear. But what if you could get the benefits of virtual reality without the headsets, using screens that computationally improve the images they display? That’s the goal of the startup Brelyon, which is commercializing a new kind…
Do you ever toss and turn in bed after a long day, wishing you could just program your brain to turn off and get some sleep? That may sound like science fiction, but that’s the goal of the startup Elemind, which is using an electroencephalogram (EEG) headband that emits acoustic stimulation aligned with people’s brainwaves…
It was 1978, over a decade before the word “sustainable” would infiltrate environmental nomenclature, and Ronald Prinn, MIT professor of atmospheric science, had just founded the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE). Today, AGAGE provides real-time measurements for well over 50 environmentally harmful trace gases, enabling us to determine emissions at the country level, a…
A new study by MIT physicists proposes that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how the early universe evolved. One puzzle in question is the “Hubble tension,” which refers to a mismatch in measurements…
Skilled trades offer a lot of opportunities in terms of good pay, high job satisfaction, and plenty of available work. However, skilled trades haven’t typically been a domain for women. There have been several barriers in place and women have typically not chosen trades for that reason. But that’s something the college, employers, and other…
After the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement, a single Tweet or Facebook post was able to mobilize thousands in a matter of hours. In 2012, protests came to the streets of Mexico as young people demonstrated against the results of the general election. A recent college graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico,…
CNC‘s Civil Engineering Technologist program is the first of its kind in northern BC. Will Moroz from DWB Consulting shares how technologists work with engineers on projects in construction, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and transportation. With 960 job openings by 2029 and a median salary of $70 910 after just two years, learn how…
One of the brain’s most celebrated qualities is its adaptability. Changes to neural circuits, whose connections are continually adjusted as we experience and interact with the world, are key to how we learn. But to keep knowledge and memories intact, some parts of the circuitry must be resistant to this constant change. “Brains have figured…
CNC President and CEO Dr. Dennis Johnson and Executive Director of Aboriginal Education Marlene Erickson share their views on how the CNC community is addressing racism in post-secondary education. Source link
