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New Appointments Strengthen Research and Teaching Activities at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
Toronto, ON – New faculty have been appointed to the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management for the start of the 2016/17 academic year. The appointments help to strength the school’s research activities as well its teaching capabilities across its programs. Claire Celerier joins the Rotman School as an assistant professor of finance from the University of Zurich where she was an assistant professor in the Department of Banking and Finance. Her research and teaching interests include household finance, banking,…
First Joseph L. Rotman Scholarship Awarded at University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
Toronto, ON – The first Joseph L. Rotman Scholarship has been awarded to a geologist and engineer who is starting classes today in the Full Time MBA program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Tess Cecil-Cockwell is the recipient of the full tuition scholarship which was awarded based on a combination of her outstanding marks from her undergraduate degree, GMAT test score, and professional references as well as an equally outstanding performance in their interview during the…
$27-million investment to fast-track stem cell research at U of T
Toronto, ON – Discovering stem cells here was just the beginning. Now, the University of Toronto is pushing the frontiers of regenerative medicine even further with a $27-million investment in 20 transformative projects. The team projects, which range from attempting to improve failing eyesight in aging populations to finding better treatments for stroke and liver disease, are receiving funding through the university’s newly created Medicine by Design initiative. “These projects are bringing together leading life scientists, engineers, doctors and computer scientists at U…
University of Toronto scientists solve puzzle of converting CO₂ emissions to fuel
Toronto, ON – Every year, humans advance climate change and global warming – and quite likely our own eventual extinction – by injecting about 30 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. A team of scientists from the University of Toronto (U of T) believes they’ve found a way to convert all these emissions into energy-rich fuel in a carbon-neutral cycle that uses a very abundant natural resource: silicon. Silicon, readily available in sand, is the seventh most-abundant element…
How Bacteria Invade: New study sheds light on age-old mystery
Toronto, ON – They’re small, unassuming – and potentially deadly. And while most bacteria are rendered harmless by the body’s defense mechanisms, to date there has been very little understanding of exactly how bacteria are able to navigate the blood stream to invade organs, where they can cause massive damage and in some cases, death. But in a study published in the journal Cell Reports this week, scientists at the University of Toronto have used a new live-imaging system to…
Many life-saving defibrillators behind locked doors during off-hours, study finds
Toronto, ON – When a person suffers cardiac arrest, there is a one in five chance a potentially life-saving Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is nearby. But up to 30 per cent of the time, the device is locked inside a closed building, according to a study led by U of T Engineering researchers, published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The work was conducted by Professor Timothy Chan of the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering…
Former Rotman Associate Dean Named President of the Academy of Management
Toronto, ON – A senior professor and former associate dean with experience as an educator and researcher in strategy, organizations and global health has been elected and installed as president of the Academy of Management (AOM), the preeminent professional association of more than 20,000 management and organization scholars from 125 countries. Prof. Anita McGahan, who holds the Rotman Chair in Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, will be the AOM’s president for 2016/17. She assumed the…
Researchers Uncover New Cyber-Espionage Operation Targeting the Syrian Opposition
Toronto, ON – A new report from the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto reveals a new cyber-espionage operation targeting the Syrian opposition. The operation used clever deceptions to trick targets into opening malicious files and links containing malware capable of monitoring computers and Android phones. The operation, which the researchers name Group5, was first uncovered when Syrian opposition politician Noura Al-Ameer received e-mails from “Assad Crimes,” a fictitious group. The e-mails included…
U of T Lab Retrofit “An Historic Investment In Canadian Science And Innovation”
Toronto, ON – In what University of Toronto President Meric Gertler called “an historic investment in Canadian science and innovation,” the federal and provincial governments are joining with the university to provide almost $190 million to upgrade almost half of U of T’s research labs over the next two years. The announcement of the Lab Innovation for Toronto (LIFT) project was made Thursday at U of T’s Medical Sciences Building by President Gertler, federal Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister…
UofT’s Creative Destruction Lab Accepting Applications from Technology and Machine Learning Ventures
Toronto, ON – The Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is the world’s premier seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based ventures. The Lab is now accepting applications from ventures to be part of its fifth annual cohort. It employs an objectives-based mentoring process with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation and is particularly suited to early-stage companies with links to university research labs. The nine-month program begins every September with two streams – one for technology…