The Forefront: Ideas for cities

In this season of The Forefront, we will explore the role Toronto Metropolitan University is playing in creating more inclusive, sustainable, and livable cities. 

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 sup…

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 A…

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 …

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 Dis…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people move to Toronto, which means the need for housing is not slowing down, however neither is the rising costs. This leads to an increase in the construction o…

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 th…

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…

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.I…

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…

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 wor…

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 l…

The Forefront showcases how Ryerson is tackling the big issues facing Canadians through bold research, innovation, and collaboration. From cybersecurity to finding solutions to the problems facing ou…