Season One
The Life Changers Fall/Winter 2007-08 Line-up
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Sunday, October 28Curing the Incurable/Dalhousie University’s Brain Repair Centre (closed captioned)In just three years, the Brain Repair Centre (BRC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has emerged into the international front lines of neurological research, with innovations as futuristic as robotic telementoring for neurosurgery and neurotransplants for Parkinson’s patients. In Curing the Incurable, Dr. Ivar Mendez, internationally renowned neuro surgeon and BRC Chair explains the new therapies, products and services developed at the center over the past three years. Play Video |
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Sunday, November 4The New Green Acres/Bio-Environmental Engineering at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College(closed captioned) Canada Research Chair Dr. Rob Gordon from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College researches ways to make the family farm a more environmentally friendly enterprise, particularly in the area of effective eco-management of farm animal waste. Play Video |
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Sunday, November 11Helping Hands/University of New Brunswick'sInstitute of Bio-Medical Engineering (closed captioned) Dr. Kevin Englehart, associate director of UNB’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) explains the technology that is dramatically changing the lives of patients as young as four months old and their families by the creation of thought-controlled limbs that are revolutionizing the world of prosthetics. Play Video |
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Sunday, November 18Designing for Life/NSCAD University (closed captioned)Undergraduate students share their passion for product design, specifically products for healthcare, a fast developing stream at the NSCAD University, under the guidance of NSCAD product design Professor Glen Hougan. Play Video |
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Sunday, November 25Fighting Fat/University of New Brunswick’s LEAP! Program (closed captioned)LEAP! Is a multidisciplinary pediatric obesity clinic in UNB’s faculty of kinesiology led by director Gabriela Tymowski. The Learning, Eating, Activity Program aims to improve the healthy lifestyle choices and behaviours of children and their families, with a focus on improving nutrition and physical activity levels. Play Video |
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Sunday, December 9The Sea Keepers/Dalhousie University’s Ocean Tracking Network (closed captioned)The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a revolutionary marine research initiative that brings together more than 30 institutions worldwide that are in the business of understanding marine life, both from ocean resource management and climate change perspectives. Dalhousie University’s Dr. Ron O’Dor explains how scientists will tag thousands of marine animals for up to 20 years while also tracking the structure and movement of global waterways across all five of the world’s oceans. Play Video |
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