Humber’s Black Student Support and Engagement (BSSE) organized the “Melanin Market” on March 18, showcasing small Black-owned business vendors in the Lakeshore campus L commons building, main floor study area. Some of this year’s vendors featured include Bold Lemonaide, Afrocrush, Lite It Up, VM Cosmetics, Shop Jewmei, Royal Roots... Read more
Global Brain Computer-Interface market expected to grow to 3.1 billion by 2030
Business & TechCanadaHealthInternationalNews Feb 12, 2025
The program coordinator for Humber’s biomedical science program Matthew DaCosta says the polytechnic should concentrate on machine learning artificial intelligence courses to help graduates adapt to the industry of brain-computer interface technologies. DaCosta is an instructor and program coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences program. DaCosta... Read more
Student marketing agency NEXT offers real world client experience
Business & TechHumberNewsTorontoVisual arts Feb 12, 2025
NEXT is a new Humber student agency program to create engaging, creative, and eye-catching content to promote brands in innovative ways. They strive to make the message interesting and enjoyable for the audience and hopefully get people understand the core message when it comes to advertising and branding. Jessica... Read more
Humber Polytechnic drives Canadian info storytelling with Data Driven 2024
Business & TechCanadaHumberNewsToronto Oct 28, 2024
Humber Story lab hosted its 7th annual Humber Data Driven symposium where data science meets journalism. The event brings together data journalists from various platforms, to give Humber students got an opportunity to get practical information to enhance storytelling skills by analyzing and using data. The event took place... Read more
At the end of 2023, the tech industry saw huge cuts and layoffs causing concern and frustration. The start of 2024 has seen more of the same. On Jan. 25 Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox. Tech recruiters say the COVID-19 pandemic and the state... Read more
“There will always be a need for an artist”: Humber artists grapple with an AI future
Business & TechCultureNewsVisual arts Mar 27, 2024
Following the explosion of interest in ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) art generators are now challenging the art world in the same way ChatGPT challenged originality in the writing field. What is an AI art generator? Similar to ChatGPT, you can enter a text prompt into an art generator to... Read more
Tourism is recovering from COVID, but students still struggle to make travel plans
Business & TechNews Mar 27, 2024
Tourism in Canada has struggled to recover from COVID-19. it wasn’t until 2023 that tourism levels surpassed 2019, as more people began to start travelling again. But struggles remain. During the third quarter of 2023, Destination Canada said higher interest rates on disposable income were the leading factor for... Read more
Ontario’s minimum wage went up — but it’s still not enough, workers say
Business & TechCanadaNews Nov 30, 2023
Ontario’s increase to the minimum wage from $15.50 to $16.55 went into effect last month. The 6.8 per cent increase was meant to help people in the face of high inflation and cost of living. But college students, many of whom work minimum wage jobs, are saying this isn’t... Read more
Recently, Humber launched a new Creative Technologies program. What the course is about and will this education be useful for students in any way? Find all the details in the article below!
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Jason Spencer: An exploration of AI tools and automated content in Canadian journalism
2023 Thesis ProjectsBusiness & Tech Jun 9, 2023
Jason Spencer is a graduate of the Bachelor of Journalism program at Humber College in Toronto. Before returning to school to upgrade his journalism diploma to a degree in fall 2021, he was a reporter at his hometown paper, the Mississauga News, from 2012-17. He also completed academic internships at the... Read more
