An Open Letter To The Students Of Fall 2020

30 May 2020

Dear Students of Fall 2020, The last few months have been a challenge. You have had your regular winter semester interrupted and upended as we made the switch to emergency…

Exploring COVID-19 Around The World

28 May 2020

Over the last 11 or so weeks, thanks in part to physical distancing, I have been exploring the R Shiny platform. For those unfamiliar with Shiny, this is the platform…

Students Awarded Northern Scientific Training Program Grants

26 May 202026 May 2020

Congratulations to Marshall Asch, Patrick Houlding, and Jeremie Fraeys de Veubeke who have recently been awarded Northern Scientific Training Program grants to support their Master's research. Continue reading "Students Awarded…

STEM Fellowship: Undergraduate Big Data Challenge

10 May 2020

I am excited to announce that I have been selected as a mentor for the STEM Fellowship Undergraduate Big Data Challenge (BDC). The BDC runs May 22-31 (online), with a…

Better Data, Please

6 May 2020

After launching the Monitoring COVID-19 in Canada Dashboard, I sat down with my colleagues from the Ontario Veterinary College to reflect on some of the challenges we faced bringing it…

COVID-19 Outpacing Other Leading Causes Of Death

23 Apr 2020

As of April 22nd, COVID-19 is the cause of more deaths in Canada than what would be expected from homicide, automobile accidents, liver disease, or suicide. In the United States,…