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Article content A recently launched program by Sault Symphony Orchestra helps to ease the effects of isolation among local seniors in long-term-care homes. The SSO’s new Seniors Connect program sees Symphony musicians meet virtually with residents in long term care. The calls allow the musician to demonstrate their instrument, answer any questions the senior has, and chat about the senior’s experiences and memories around music. “We know that a lot of seniors are really feeling the effects of prolonged isolation due to the pandemic,” Louis St. Pierre, SSO board chair, told Sault Thi...

Article content Dr. Yujie Tang, a professor and researcher in Algoma University’s School of Computer Science and Technology, has received a prestigious grant for her research on the Internet of Vehicles. The grant, announced on June 22 alongside another awarded to AU researcher Dr. Nirosha Murugan, comes from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and amounts to $152,500. Tang’s research program is titled Learning-based Resource Management for Internet of Vehicles. She explained that the Internet is no longer just for computers –the Internet of Things is now ...

Article content At the end of May, the remains of 215 children were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Last week, another 751 unmarked graves were found at Marieval Indian Residential School. When I read these numbers, I feel a lot of emotions – sadness, grief, anger, disgust, frustration – but one thing I haven’t yet felt is surprise. Yet, so many people have expressed shock at these findings – and that’s really gotten me thinking. I didn’t learn about residential schools until I went to university. I went to Algoma University, so I was co...

Article content The Ontario Association of Optometrists says it will suspend all OHIP-covered eye exams and services as of Sept. 1 unless the provincial government commits to amending its funding model. Optometrists argue they have not seen a substantial increase in funding in more than 30 years, increasing an average of only 17 cents per year since then. This has left the optometrists themselves to absorb about half the cost of each service. “Optometrists face the same cost pressures as other small businesses, such as hydro, rent, and property taxes,” local optometrist Dr. Krista Bruni...

Article content A researcher in Algoma University’s School of Life Sciences and the Environment has received a prestigious $162,500 grant to further her research in cancer biology. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada awarded a Discovery grant to Dr. Nirosha Murugan for her research program Biophysical Control of Tissue Re-Programming. Murugan’s research aims to understand how cells communicate with each other in order to be able to prevent or stop cancer cells from developing. “In the biological world, cells are constantly talking to each other,” Murugan...