Media Releases
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Significant amounts of strenuous activity before menopause may lead to poorer cognitive performance, finds University of Toronto researcher
TORONTO, ON - The amount and intensity of exercise that a woman engages in during her lifetime could affect her mental acuity later in life, according to a U of T family medicine researcher. Dr. Mary Tierney, a Professor and Research Scholar in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Geriatric Research Unit at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and has found a link between the lifelong intensity of a women’s physical activity before menopause and her…
Munk School and Gordon Foundation to release global poll on Arctic security
TORONTO, ON – The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation will be releasing their public opinion research on Arctic security at the first annual Arctic Security Conference on January 25. The first of its kind public opinion research includes polling on perceptions of Arctic security in Canada (Territories and Provinces), the United States, Russia, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark. The polling is supplemented with results…
U of T professor talks about the necessity of virtue in televised lecture on TVO’s “Big Ideas”
TORONTO, ON – A lecture entitled “The Necessity of Virtue” by behavioral expert Professor Jordan Peterson of the University of Toronto will be aired on TVO’s “Big Ideas” program this Saturday and Sunday. Virtue and ethics is not a field of study; it is a mode of being upon which all fields of study – indeed, all human endeavour – rests. To the degree that individuals are involved in networks of relationships where virtue is absent, they are tortured and…
U of T students finalists in national entrepreneurship program
TORONTO, ON – Nine University of Toronto students have been chosen as finalists in a unique national program that aims to transform Canada’s most promising undergraduate students into high-impact entrepreneurs. The Next 36 – which is a cross between The Rhodes Scholarship and Y-Combinator – aims to increase Canadian prosperity through entrepreneurship. More than 1,300 students applied to take part in the program and nine U of T students are among the 36 finalists from Canadian universities. The group includes…
University of Toronto astronomers among those announcing first scientific results of Planck satellite mission
University of Toronto astronomers are in Paris this week part of an international conference announcing the first scientific results of the Plank space telescope mission. Launched in May 2009, the telescope has nearly completed three of its four planned surveys of the entire sky, providing astronomers a glimpse of conditions near the beginning of the Universe and providing data that will help answer the big questions: How was the Universe formed? How has it evolved to its present form? And…
Muslim and Christian students challenge MPs to address UN Millennium Development Goals
TORONTO, ON – Muslim, Christian and Jewish students will call on Members of Parliament to step up Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals at a dinner on Tuesday, January 11, 2010. Reaching across religious differences, students at the University of Toronto demonstrate that religions can work together for good as they address issues of poverty, peace, and the environment. Students will present their collaborative work in advancing the UN Millennium Development Goals to MPs Bonnie Crombie, Andrew…
UTSC announces design for major new artwork on campus
TORONTO, ON - The University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is proud to announce artists Daniel Young and Christian Giroux have been selected to produce an original public art work for the atrium of the new Instructional Centre on campus. Constructed of powder-coated steel tubing, Young and Giroux’s winning proposal presents a series of lines forming planes and volumes in an abstract composition that celebrate UTSC’s architectural history. Their proposal nods to UTSC architect John Andrews and his prevalent Neo-Futurist vision…
University of Toronto computer scientist awarded Steacie Prize
TORONTO, ON – Aaron Hertzmann, a professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, has been awarded the 2010 Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences – the second consecutive year that a U of T professor has received the prestigious award that recognizes outstanding research carried out in Canada. Hertzmann is only the second computer scientist to receive the Steacie Prize since the award’s inception in 1964. “The Steacie Prize is one of the most prestigious forms of recognition…
Revealed: Our Decade Dozen—the top 12 alumni to watch
TORONTO, ON - The Faculty of Law’s Nexus magazine is excited to finally reveal its Decade Dozen list, an outstanding group of the Top 12 alumni to watch over the next 10 years. Congratulations to: • Sachin Aggarwal, JD/MBA 2004, “Strategist with a smile” • Rob Centa, LLB 1999, “Litigator extraordinaire” • Steven Elliott, JD 1995, “The gold standard” • John Hannaford, LLB 1993, “Arctic Circle diplomat” • Rubsun Ho, LLB 1995, “In-house entrepreneur” • Sonia Lawrence, LLB/MSW 1999, “Legal…
Report on Toronto neighbourhoods to be released
TORONTO, ON – Researchers from the University of Toronto Cities Centre and St. Christopher House are holding a news conference at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15, to discuss key findings from a new report on Toronto neighbourhoods, and to answer questions from the media. The news conference will be held at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor St. West, room 548. EVENT DETAILS WHAT: News conference PARTICIPANTS: o J. David Hulchanski, Associate Director for Research, Cities Centre,…