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UTSC research gives new insight into prehistoric mammal
TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) researcher, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Florida, has presented new evidence of the evolutionary path of a 55-million-year-old North American mammal, suggesting that it shares a common ancestor with rodents, rabbits and primates, including humans. The study describes in detail the cranial anatomy of the extinct mammal, Labidolemur kayi (L. kayi) and appeared in the Oct. 11 online edition of the Zoological Journey of the Linnean Society. It…
Faculty of Law launches development of Canada’s first commercial code and tribunal for Indigenous peoples and their businesses
TORONTO, ON - Commercial law is a vital and central component of governance in any community and Indigenous communities are no exception. But the role of commercial law in governance and economic development is often overlooked as a means of asserting jurisdiction and developing commercial enterprises. The Faculty of Law is excited to announce its workshop and public lecture event, “Commercial Law and its Role in Indigenous Sovereignty,” on Friday, November 5, 2010 to launch the development of Canada’s first…
Hot off the Press — The G20 Seoul Summit 2010: Shared growth beyond crisis
TORONTO, ON - The G20 Research Group is proud to announce the release of “The G20 Seoul Summit 2010: Shared Growth Beyond Crisis,” its latest special publication dedicated to the G20 summit published by Newsdesk Media. This issue contains articles by the Seoul Summit’s host, Korean president Lee Myung-bak, as well as past host Stephen Harper and next year’s host Nicolas Sarkozy. It also contains contributions from Mexico’s Felipe Calderon, who will host the G20 in 2012, and other G20…
U of T expert to document The Rally to Restore Sanity
TORONTO, ON – Is political satire hurting American politics? Turning viewers into cynical “slacktivists”? And will Jon Stewart’s call for “more sanity” and “less shouting” translate into a political message? UofT Professor and political satire expert Megan Boler hopes to answer these questions when she travels to Washington to interview Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert fans attending The Rally to Restore Sanity this weekend. “This is a once-in-lifetime chance to investigate the million dollar question that stymies media scholars and…
The human side of war
TORONTO, ON – In honour of Remembrance Day, University of Toronto Bookstore will honour the students, staff and faculty who were part of WWI and WWII by featuring four well known Canadian military authors, Thursday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. The event’s prominent Military Authors and Historians will read from their books, sign autographs and discuss the emotional and physical impact of war on soldiers, family, friends and the community, especially in WWI and WWII. Jack Granatstein will be discussing…
U of T program helps Brazilian nurses identify ways to improve primary health care
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing is welcoming a delegation of nurses, nursing professors and healthcare officials from Brazil this week to share knowledge about primary health care. The visit by the high-level delegation is a result of a unique program that U of T’s Faculty of Nursing helped develop for two universities in the Brazilian states of Acre and Mato Grosso do Sul. The Bloomberg Faculty, an internationally recognized leader in nursing…
In conversation with Brian Stewart: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Christopher Hedges.
TORONTO, ON - IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN STEWART: Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Christopher Hedges. What: Join senior Canadian foreign affairs journalist and Munk School Distinguished Senior Fellow Brian Stewart in conversation with Christopher Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Distinguished Visitor in the Centre for the Study of the United States, on topics ranging from the moral and political dimensions of modern war to the erosion of democracy in the contemporary U.S. Who: Christopher Hedges, Distinguished Visitor in the Centre…
From Toronto to Seoul and beyond — A pre G‑20 conference in Seoul on October 25, 2010
TORONTO, ON - The G20 Research Group, with its partners the Korea Capital Market Institute and Korea's largest newspaper, Chosun Ilbo, are pleased to present its first pre-G20 summit academic conference. The conference will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on Monday, October 25, and will be webcast live, beginning at 9:00 AM (Seoul time). It will open with keynote addresses by Korean finance minister Yoon Jeung-hyun and Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty, fresh from the G20…
UTSC professors leads amazing geologic journey around the world
TORONTO, ON - University of Toronto Scarborough professor Nick Eyles leads CBC’s award-winning documentary program The Nature of Things with David Suzuki on an unforgettable journey. Beginning Thursday, October 21, on CBC-TV at 8 pm, The Nature of Things presents GEOLOGIC JOURNEY II, a five-part series on world geology hosted by Dr. Nick Eyles. To produce Geologic Journey II, Dr. Eyles worked with the CBC team for over two years as their “resident geologist” developing stories, locations and episodes. For…
Passage, directed by John Walker
TORONTO, ON – A film screening of Passage, a documentary by John Walker, will take place at the University of Toronto on Thursday, October 28. The screening will be followed by a roundtable discussion featuring the film’s director, John Walker; Prof. Darrell Varga, Contemporary Film & Media Studies, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; and Prof. Heidi Bohaker, Department of History, University of Toronto. Prof. Kay Armatage, Acting Director of the Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto, will moderate.…