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Grants Support World-Class Research at DeGroote
DeGroote researchers awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Canada Foundation for Innovation JELF grants.

Mid-Sized University. Out-Sized Impact.
McMaster ranks 33rd in the world for global impact in this year’s THE Impact Rankings, and DeGroote research is contributing to this impact.

In the News: Is ‘friend-shoring’ the solution to global supply chain woes?
DeGroote's Elkafi Hassini and Candice Chow spoke with the Globe and Mail Report on Business magazine about friend-shoring.

McMaster Researchers Seek to Deliver an End to Hunger
Elkafi Hassini and Armagan Ozbilge are developing models and software to streamline the operations of the food rescue ecosystem.

Making an Impact on Community
Elkafi Hassini receives 2022 DeGroote School of Business Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship for his work with the Smart Freight Centre.

Finding Sustainable Solutions to Minimize the Impact of Local Deliveries in Communities
New research looks at the social, environmental, and economic impacts to local communities from e-commerce deliveries.

How improving EDI policies can address the labour shortages in trucking/transportation
New research explores labour demographics and dynamics in the freight transportation sector.

Researchers advance our understanding of the implications of COVID-19
DeGroote's world-leading experts are researching the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak.

Smart Freight Centre research partnership receives major funding award
DeGroote professor Elkafi Hassini and colleagues from U of T and York U receive $3.1M to study the community impact of home delivery.

Data-driven pandemic solutions for hospitals
Using data to find ways to help maxed-out hospitals and patients cope with the pandemic and other crises.

Knowledge Labs: In the Know with Elkafi Hassini
This week's In the Know: Professor Elkafi Hassini talks about how the pandemic has impacted retail.

There’s no such thing as free shipping
Elkafi Hassini is finding innovative ways to make ecommerce more efficient, greener and kinder on communities overrun by delivery trucks.