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Rotman School of Management and TD announce think tank initiative Women @ Work: Intersections of career, family and legacy essay competition
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and TD Bank Group (“TD”) are announcing the establishment of a two year think tank initiative to support the advancement of women. Through community outreach with an essay competition and later a research paper, the Rotman School and TD are seeking to generate and share innovative perspectives about women's career, family and legacy aspirations. "We know that women and men think differently about their family, career and legacy choices,"…
U of T Disappointed as CUPE Launches Strike
TORONTO: March 1, 2015: The University of Toronto is disappointed that CUPE has chosen to take its members out on a strike that threatens to disrupt the studies of thousands of students. The University and the CUPE bargaining team reached a tentative agreement for University of Toronto teaching assistants that increases pay and improves benefits. Tentative Agreement Highlights: New wage will be $43.97 per hour plus vacation pay, for a total of $45.73 per hour at the end of the…
Renowned human rights advocate, banking boss and film legends among those set to receive honorary U of T degrees
TORONTO, ON — Track star Abby Hoffman raised the bar for women in sport, Mark Carney helped Canada weather the first financial storm of the 21st century and Frank McKenna strengthened the country’s ties with the U.S. Beyond our borders, Graça Machel fought tirelessly for human rights in Mozambique, while Italian filmmaking duo Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi enchanted the world with a life-affirming tale of joy found in the darkest places. They are among 15 individuals set to receive…
New compound may lead to development of cheaper anti-cancer drugs
TORONTO, ON - A new compound developed at the University of Toronto Scarborough could play an important role in developing cheaper anti-cancer drugs. Professor Bernie Kraatz, chair of the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at U of T Scarborough, has developed a new compound that can be used to monitor the biochemical processes involved with a group of enzymes called protein kinases. The prevailing form of monitoring kinase activity involves the use of radioactive isotopes, which is costly because…
Student financial traders to participate in 12th annual trading competition at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – The top student financial traders from business schools and universities around the world are headed to Toronto this month to participate in the 12th annual Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC). The traders, along with their faculty advisers, from universities from as far away as China, India, Thailand, Ireland and Italy will have their skills tested in the competition which takes place from February 19 to 21 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. The competition takes…
Size matters in the battle to adapt to diverse environments and avoid extinction
TORONTO , ON - A new University of Toronto study may force scientists to rethink what is behind the mass extinction of amphibians occurring worldwide in the face of climate change, disease and habitat loss. The old cliché “size matters” is in fact the gist of the findings by graduate student Stephen De Lisle and Professor Locke Rowe of U of T’s Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in a paper published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.…
Appointment of Dr. Zubin Austin as The Murray B. Koffler Chair of Pharmacy Management
TORONTO, ON – The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Zubin Austin as The Murray B. Koffler Chair in Pharmacy Management following a lengthy global search. Professor Austin has been a part of the University of Toronto community since 1984, when he enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy program. Since then, he has earned Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Information Science, and…
Trillium Health Partners and the University of Toronto Temerty Temerty Faculty of Medicine announce new VP Education and Associate Dean
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Trillium Health Partners and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Temerty Faculty of Medicine are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alison Freeland as the new Vice President of Education and Associate Dean, Medical Education (Regional). “Dr. Freeland is a respected leader, educator and physician, whose commitment to education and increasing access to care will be a tremendous asset to our organization,” said Trillium Health Partners President and CEO, Michelle DiEmanuele. “Trillium Health Partners is creating a…
How to treat a leading cause of potentially fatal hospital-acquired infections?
TORONTO, ON - Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that Candida albicans – a leading cause of potentially fatal hospital-acquired infections – rarely develops resistance to combination drug therapy and, when it becomes resistant, it also becomes less dangerous. The team may also have found a new way to eliminate Candida albicans in humans. Treating fungal infections through a single drug is increasingly ineffective because fungi quickly evolve drug resistance. Combination therapies have shown great promise in overcoming…
U.S. firms lowball earnings to avoid higher health insurance costs: Rotman School study
TORONTO, ON – American companies tend to report lower profits when dealing with monolithic health insurance providers, a new study shows. The finding underscores previous research suggesting the U.S. health insurance market is not as competitive as it could be because corporate customers who show rising profits are subsequently hit with higher health benefit premiums. Given that those premiums can represent close to one third of U.S. companies' net incomes, "it's a non-trivial economic issue," says Ole-Kristian Hope, Deloitte Professor of…