Jane Johansen
Critical Perspectives on Homelessness and COVID-19
August 21, 2020
On August 11, the Affordable Housing Challenge Project held our first online seminar since the arrival of the pandemic, Critical Perspectives on Homelessness and COVID-19. We were joined by guests Dawnmarie Harriott (coordinator of Voices from the Street at Working for Change) and Emily Paradis (affordable housing advocate, activist and instructor with the University of Toronto’s […]
'Lost art: Measuring COVID-19’s devastating impact on America’s creative economy' - A Report by Richard Florida, via Brookings.
August 17, 2020
"This study estimates the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the creative economy, which is comprised of industries such as film, advertising, and fashion as well as creative occupations such as musicians, artists, performers, and designers. We estimate losses in sales of goods and services, employment, and earnings for creative industries and creative occupations at […]
Critical planning for regenerative medicine therapies needs to happen now to ensure smooth adoption into health system
August 13, 2020
Article from: https://mbd.utoronto.ca/news/critical-planning-for-regenerative-medicine-therapies-needs-to-happen-now-to-ensure-smooth-adoption-into-health-system-paper-urges/ Regenerative medicine holds the potential to revolutionize health care, but critical work needs to be done now to ensure these new therapies will be safe, effective, affordable, and widely available to patients who need them. That is one of the key conclusions of a paper published online today in Cell & Gene Therapy Insights that […]