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Project status: ongoing

Early detection of infection is key to reducing spread of COVID-19. The presence of COVID-19 can be detected in wastewater days before people start showing symptoms, providing a potential early warning of where virus outbreaks are occurring. This project will sample wastewater from multiple processing facilities in Durham Region to identify the presence of the novel coronavirus and direct where to focus testing resources.

Winter 2021

The objective of Durham’s Vision Zero Plan is to ultimately eliminate all serious collisions on Regional / Municipal roadways. Distracted driving is one of the major causes of collisions. The goal for this project was to develop a simulation game/tool prototype that examines the impacts of various distracting elements along a typical roadway on driver behaviour, their collision potential, and potential measures to mitigate the adverse impacts.

Winter 2021

The objective of Durham’s Vision Zero Plan is to ultimately eliminate all serious collisions on Regional / Municipal roadways. Speeding is one of the major causes of collisions. The goal for this project was to develop a solution that the Region can apply to eliminating speeding-related collisions.

Fall 2020

What services do people with disabilities have difficulty accessing in Durham? Why do they have difficulty accessing them? Why is there limited feedback from residents around the barriers they face? The purpose of this project was to gather community feedback on what services people with disabilities are unable to access, why they aren’t able to access them, and why more feedback isn’t given about accessing services. This resulted in numerous suggestions for areas of improvement that...

Fall 2020

What effect does decommissioning a nuclear facility have on the host community? How have these communities been engaged and responded during the process? The purpose of this project was to outline how decommissioning of nuclear facilities around the world has affected their local communities, and led to recommendations for how these findings and best practices can be applied to Durham Region.