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University of Toronto announces strategic collaboration with Janssen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation
TORONTO, ON — The University of Toronto today announced a new strategic open innovation collaboration with Janssen Inc. facilitated by the Johnson & Johnson Innovation center of California that will support research through the Collaborative Center for Drug Research (CCDR). The three-year agreement will help identify and validate new therapeutic targets that could advance clinical treatment for major brain disorders, including mood disorders and Alzheimer’s disease. "This is an important opportunity to enhance discovery of new therapeutics targeted at mental…
U of T researchers develop tool to tell if tremors are real or a ruse by drug-seeking addicts
TORONTO, ON - It’s a common scenario in emergency rooms across Canada: a patient suddenly stops regular, excessive alcohol consumption and develops withdrawal – a potentially fatal condition. The most common clinical sign of withdrawal is tremor, especially in the hands and arms. But judging tremor severity is harder than it sounds; it requires considerable medical expertise and even experienced doctors’ estimates can vary widely. To assist physicians in determining the severity of a patients withdrawal, researchers from the University…
University of Toronto Statement
Toronto, ON - Over the past weekend, a University of Toronto student posted a video of himself pouring liquid nitrogen over his head as part of the ALS ice bucket challenge. The University wishes to make clear that such activity is extremely dangerous. Contact with liquid nitrogen could cause severe burns and significant injury. The University has in place clear protocols regarding the safe handling of hazardous materials. The activity shown in the video is absolutely prohibited by those protocols. We do not condone the activity shown in the video. We strongly encourage…
Rotman full time MBA program launches Twitter competition. Win a trip to the Rotman Open House!
TORONTO, ON – Prospective candidates for the Full Time MBA program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management have an opportunity to win a trip to Toronto, including airfare and hotel accommodation, to participate in the School’s annual open house on October 18. The Rotman Open house allows candidates for the Rotman School’s programs to gain a first-hand experience of the School including sample classes led by some of the School’s star faculty, and panel discussions with alumni,…
Munk School’s Innovation Policy Think Tank awarded major grant to establish digital research partnership
TORONTON , ON – The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is proud to announce that David Wolfe, Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab, and his team have been awarded $2.9 million from SSHRC (the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) over six years for the Creating digital opportunity: Canada’s ICT industry in global perspective project. With support provided by SSHRC, the University of Toronto and other partner universities, firms and organizations, the project commitment totals…
Columbia Business School professor receives inaugural Dean’s Award for Emerging Leaders at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON -- A psychologist and professor from Columbia Business School is the first recipient of the Dean’s Award for Emerging Leaders from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Malia Mason, the Gantcher Associate Professor of Business, will be a Visiting Professor at the Rotman School, for this academic year. The Dean’s Award has been created and funded to honour Prof. Roger Martin’s transformative leadership as Dean of the Rotman School from 1998 to 2013. The award will…
Liberal democracy is possible in Muslim-majority countries
TORONTO, ON -- A new study by University of Toronto and University of Tübingen researchers suggests that Islam is not as much of an impediment to liberal democracy as is often thought. “One of the key markers for a successful liberal democracy is a high degree of social tolerance,” says U of T sociologist Robert Andersen. “We wanted to see the extent to which this existed in countries with a majority of Muslims compared to Western countries.” Andersen, U of…
G20 members comply with 2013 St. Petersburg Summit employment commitments better than climate change
TORONTO, ON -- The G20 Research Group at the University of Toronto and the International Organisations Research Institute of National Research University Higher School of Economics (IORI HSE) presented their seventh G20 interim compliance report. At the halfway point between the St. Petersburg Summit in September 2013 and the Brisbane Summit in November 2014, the United Kingdom, France and the European Union scored the highest compliance of all 20 G20 members, according to the report. G20 members scored an average…
Despite a significant reduction in smog-producing toxins in past decade, GTA still violates Canada’s ozone standards
TORONTO, ON - A new study shows that while the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has significantly reduced some of the toxins that contribute to smog, the city continues to violate the Canada-wide standards for ozone air pollution. Smog, which can cause or aggravate health problems such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is produced by a set of complex photochemical reactions involving volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides and sunlight, which form ground-level ozone. Smog-forming pollutants come from many sources…
U of T research helps explain why elderly are prone to sleep problems
TORONTO, ON - New research led by University of Toronto neurologist Andrew Lim sheds light on sleep disruption in aging adults. "In many older people with insomnia and other patterns of sleep disruption, the underlying cause is unknown,” said Lim, assistant professor of neurology and neuroscientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences. “We provide evidence that loss of neurons in a particular region of the brain that controls sleep may be an important contributor to insomnia in many older individuals.” Reported online…