Media Releases
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University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management appoints financial services advisory board
TORONTO, ON - Developing new connections between the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and Toronto's financial services firms is one of the goals of a new advisory board which has been appointed by the school. Chaired by Rotman MBA graduate, Richard Nesbitt, Chairman & CEO of CIBC World Markets, the Rotman Financial Services Board will work to encourage the hiring of Rotman students among Bay Street firms and to encourage those firms to fully take advantage of the…
Why do people behave badly? Maybe it’s just too easy
TORONTO, ON – Many people say they wouldn’t cheat on a test, lie on a job application or refuse to help a person in need. But what if the test answers fell into your lap and cheating didn’t require any work on your part? If you didn’t have to face the person who needed your help and refuse them? Would that change your behaviour? New research out of the University of Toronto Scarborough shows it might. In two studies that…
UTSC announces shortlist for major new artwork on campus
UTSC's largest single commission of public art in campus history TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has announced its shortlist for a major new piece of original public art. An unprecedented amount of funding has been put in place for this contemporary piece set to be installed in the new Instructional Centre on campus. The shortlisted artist/collaborators are: Christian Giroux and Daniel Young (Guelph and Toronto) Colin Griffiths and Antonia Hirsch (Vancouver and Berlin) Ed Pien (Toronto).…
Ontario universities celebrate contribution of federal Canada Research Chairs program
TORONTO, ON - The Council of Ontario Universities (COU) congratulates Ontario’s 700 Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), who are marking a decade of impact with the 10th anniversary of the program, which attracts talent from across Canada and around the world to help answer big questions about how people live, work and play. “This program has made a major contribution to quality research, attracting highly skilled people to our institutions, and contributing to the economic and social well-being of our province…
Rights of children need consideration in polygamy reference
TORONTO, ON - The rights of children need to be seriously considered during the polygamy reference case before the Supreme Court of British Columbia. This is the primary message in the position that the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) and the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights (DACCR) at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law will put before Chief Justice Robert Bauman at the commencement of the hearing on November 22, 2010. “Concern about children is…
Rotman research on video games wins best paper award
TORONTO, ON – A research paper co-authored by two professors at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto was selected as the "Best Paper in Competition Economics published in 2010" by the Association of Competition Economics (ACE). "Software exclusivity and the scope of indirect network effects in the US video game market" was written by Mara Lederman, an assistant professor of strategic management and Kenneth Corts, a professor of business economics and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, at…
Demonstration of full-scale earthquake testing of a new seismic protection system
TORONTO, ON – University of Toronto Engineering has developed a novel, high-performance steel-cast Yielding Brace System (YBS) for the design of new buildings and the retrofit of older ones, to withstand earthquake and blast loading. A demonstration of full-scale earthquake testing of this new seismic protection system will take place this Friday, November 19 at 1 p.m. Development work undertaken over the past four years as part of Michael Gray’s doctoral research, under the supervision of Professors Jeffrey Packer and…
U of T Mississauga professor wins Governor General’s Literary Award
TORONTO, ON - Richard Greene, a professor in the Department of English and Drama, has won the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry for his book, Boxing the Compass. His book, published by Signal Editions, was selected from 171 submitted English poetry titles to receive the $25,000 prize. “This year’s recipients are excellent representatives of the talent and immense creativity of Canadian writers, illustrators and translators. I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to these artists, people who…
Faculty of Law launches innovative Global Professional LL.M.
Unique, executive-style master’s degree focusing on global business law addresses the challenges and changes in today’s business environment TORONTO,ON - As the challenges of a modern global economy force law firms to rethink their business models and navigate an increasingly complex network of financial regulations, cross-border rules and highly mobile workforces, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law announces the launch of its innovative Global Professional LL.M. program to address these issues and more for the working practitioner. In the…
Munk School’s Citizen Lab to be awarded with prestigious Vox Libera Award by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
TORONTO, ON – Today, the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) announced that the Citizen Lab, at the Munk School of Global Affairs (University of Toronto) will be awarded the Vox Libera award. The Vox Libera Award is an annual award granted to a Canadian or Canadian organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the principles of free expression and has made an important and sustained contribution at home or abroad to those same principles. The Citizen Lab was…