College of Engineering and Physical Sciences COVID-19 Research Stories

Date Posted Researcher(s) Article
March 23, 2022 Kevin Keener

Innovative Decontamination Method Mitigates Mask Shortage

February 24, 2022 Khashayar Ghandi

U of G Chemists Find Microwaves May Help Treat COVID-19

February 2, 2022 Petros Spachos
Stefano Gregori

New Smartwatch for Contact Tracing

November 4, 2021 Minglun Gong

Researchers Develop Technology to Monitor Physical Distancing in Crowds

September 9, 2021 Andrew Hamilton-Wright

Researchers Aim to Improve COVID-19 Screening With Thermal Camera-Based Imaging Tool

July 14, 2021 Rozita Dara

Social Media Prove a Reliable Predictor of COVID-19 Waves: U of G Study

June 16, 2021 Daniel Gillis

U of G researchers develop, test simulation tool for fighting the pandemic

June 9, 2021 Rozita Dara

Social Media Prove a Reliable Predictor of COVID-19 Waves: U of G Study

April 22, 2021 Ed McBean

More Than One-Third of Positive Cases Among Ontario Children Are Asymptomatic, U of G Study Reveals

April 8, 2021 Khashayar Ghandi
Bill Van Heyst

National Defence Funds U of G COVID-19 Innovations

April 1, 2021

Lawrence Goodridge
Ed McBean
Heather Murphy
Marc Habash

U of G Researchers Testing Wastewater for New COVID-19 Variants

March 30, 2021 Eranga Ukwatta

U of G Researchers Use AI for Rapid Bedside COVID-19 Diagnosis

March 10, 2021 Khashayar Ghandi
Arash Fattahi
Pooya Afaghi

U of G Technology Assesses COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Efficacy

February 12, 2021 Christopher Collier
Huiyan Li

Rapid U of G COVID-19 Test Promises Quicker Results, Better Care

February 11, 2021 Monica Cojocaru
Madhur Anand
Gabrielle Brankston

Three U of G Women Scientists Discuss How the Pandemic Has Affected Their Work

January 14, 2021

Monica Cojocaru

Regular COVID-19 Tests for Students Could Help Keep Schools Open, Says U of G Researcher

October 1, 2020 Lawrence Goodridge
Ed McBean
Andrew Papadopoulos
Heather Murphy

U of G Researchers Testing University Residence Wastewater as Early Detector of COVID Outbreaks

September 28, 2020 Bill Van Heyst

U of G Research Behind COVID-19 Technology Featured in Globe and Mail

September 25, 2020

Ed McBean

U of G Researcher Measuring COVID-19 Levels in Local Wastewater

July 15, 2020 Ed McBean

U of G Research Aims to Safeguard Long-Term Care Against COVID-19

July 14, 2020

Rozita Dara 

Lifesaving Hashtags

July 6, 2020 Aicheng Chen

U of G Researcher Developing Unique Coating for PPE to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

June 23, 2020

Andrew Hamilton-Wright

Testing and Treating COVID-19

June 19, 2020

Petros Spachos

U of G Contact Tracing App Could Help Improve Accuracy of the Technology

June 15, 2020

Petros Spachos
Stefano Gregori

Preventing and Understanding COVID-19

June 11, 2020

Daniel Ashlock CTV Features U of G Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Strategies
June 11, 2020 Ed McBean

U of G Research on Youth and COVID-19 Cases Featured in Toronto Star

June 9, 2020 Daniel Ashlock

U of G Prof Developing AI System to Prioritize Who Gets COVID-19 Virus Vaccine

May 22, 2020 Ali Dehghantanha

Cybersecurity Expert Discusses Threats to COVID-19 Researchers

May 19, 2020

Ed McBean
Andrew Gadsden

U of G Project to Predict Future COVID-19 Impacts on Canada’s Health-Care System

May 13, 2020

Rozita Dara

U of G Computer Scientist Featured in Science

May 8, 2020

Felix Arndt

A Survival Guide for Startups During the Pandemic

May 4, 2020 Bill Van Heyst

U of G Research Behind Surface Coating That Kills COVID-19 Virus

March 2, 2020

Rozita Dara

Twitter Can Be Used to Track Spread of Infectious Diseases, U of G Researchers Discover

February 11, 2020 Monica Cojocaru

Infection Prevention in Child Care Centres Focus of New U of G Research