Research Innovation: Ocad University

research innovation: Little did the Ryerson vice-president of research and innovation expect the challenge would get so much traction, not just from her local community but also from OCAD University, the University of Toronto, York University, and communities across Canada, according to Toronto Star. This week, on the first anniversary of the Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge, Cukier, the project founder, announced the final tallies: $4.5 million raised, 102 teams formed, 150 families sponsored, 23 families or 125 people arrived and 1,000 volunteers recruited. By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., July 21, 2016 When Wendy Cukier first challenged her colleagues and students at Ryerson University a year ago to step up and help sponsor Syrian refugees to Canada, her goal was modest: forming 10 sponsorship teams to bring in 10 families. It really tremendously inspiring to see the work of the community. Cukier challenge was in response to the call by Lifeline Syria, a citizens' group that modeled on the success of Operation Lifeline, an effort by civilian Canadians that settled 60,000 Indochinese boat people to Canada in the late 1970s. This is incredibly exciting, said Cukier, who will be leaving Ryerson to be president and vice-chancellor of Brock University in September. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.