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New Partnership Propels Researcher’s ‘CrowdFeeding’ Project Through Rich Data
DeGroote partners with Environics Analytics to harness Canadian data sets in support of food rescue research.
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Grants Support World-Class Research at DeGroote
DeGroote researchers awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canada Foundation for Innovation JELF grants.
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Mid-Sized University. Out-Sized Impact.
McMaster ranks 33rd in the world for global impact in this year’s THE Impact Rankings, and DeGroote research is contributing to this impact.
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In the News: Is ‘friend-shoring’ the solution to global supply chain woes?
DeGroote's Elkafi Hassini and Candice Chow spoke with the Globe and Mail Report on Business magazine about friend-shoring.
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McMaster Researchers Seek to Deliver an End to Hunger
Elkafi Hassini and Armagan Ozbilge are developing models and software to streamline the operations of the food rescue ecosystem.
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Making an Impact on Community
Elkafi Hassini receives 2022 DeGroote School of Business Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship for his work with the Smart Freight Centre.
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Finding Sustainable Solutions to Minimize the Impact of Local Deliveries in Communities
New research looks at the social, environmental, and economic impacts to local communities from e-commerce deliveries.
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How improving EDI policies can address the labour shortages in trucking/transportation
New research explores labour demographics and dynamics in the freight transportation sector.
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Researchers advance our understanding of the implications of COVID-19
DeGroote's world-leading experts are researching the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Smart Freight Centre research partnership receives major funding award
DeGroote professor Elkafi Hassini and colleagues from U of T and York U receive $3.1M to study the community impact of home delivery.
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Data-driven pandemic solutions for hospitals
Using data to find ways to help maxed-out hospitals and patients cope with the pandemic and other crises.
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Knowledge Labs: In the Know with Elkafi Hassini
This week's In the Know: Professor Elkafi Hassini talks about how the pandemic has impacted retail.