Media Releases
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Canada’s most famous moustache is coming to U of T
TORONTO, ON -- Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), will be speaking to University of Toronto students, staff and faculty at Convocation Hall on Friday, March 14. This event recognizes the leadership of U of T’s students who raised almost $150,000 for last year’s Movember men’s health campaign. Because they raised more money than any other Canadian university, the team’s prize was a campus visit by Hadfield. WHO: Chris Hadfield WHAT: will visit the U of T to recognize the student Movember team and give a short…
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt awards Citizen Lab at University of Toronto a “New Digital Age” Grant
TORONTO, ON — The Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, is one of ten non-profits in the U.S. and abroad to receive the New Digital Age Grants, funded through a $1 million donation by Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt. The Citizen Lab is the only group based in Canada to receive such an award. The New Digital Age Grants were established to highlight organizations that use technology to counter the global challenges Schmidt and Google Ideas…
CIBC commits $1.5 million to support the advancement of women in financial services and business leadership
TORONTO, ON - CIBC is proud to mark International Women's Day with the announcement of a $1.5 million investment to support the leadership advancement and development of women in finance at two of Canada's premier business schools. CIBC is supporting its commitment to the advancement of women in financial services, with an investment of $1.5 million to fund 48 CIBC Women in Financial Services Scholarships and diversity education at both the Rotman School of Management and the Richard Ivey School of…
IMFG paper compares the legacies of the Toronto and Montréal amalgamations
TORONTO, ON – A new paper from the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) about the legacy of the amalgamations of Toronto and Montréal finds that the reforms created cities that are “too big, yet still too small.” As both Toronto and Montréal emerge from local governance crises, the paper looks back at another highly contentious period in Canada’s two biggest cities. The advocates of amalgamation promised fewer politicians and more efficient government. The provinces went ahead with the forced mergers despite fierce resistance from local communities. Since then,…
University of Toronto to host international educational conference from March 11 to 15
TORONTO, ON – Over 1,900 delegates and educators from around the world have registered to attend the 58th annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), hosted by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. The focus of the CIES Conference is to encourage dialogue and discussion as well as promote and disseminate high quality research in the comparative education field. It will also provide an opportunity for participants to share and analyze "best" practices…
Thirty per cent of adults with attention deficit disorder report childhood physical abuse
TORONTO, ON -- Thirty percent of adults with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) report they were physically abused before they turned 18. This compares to seven per cent of those without ADD/ADHD who were physically abused before 18. The results were in a study published in this week’s online Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma. “This strong association between abuse and ADD/ADHD was not explained by differences in demographic characteristics or other early adversities experienced by those who had…
Rotman Associate Dean joins new research network to study and design innovative ways of solving public problems
TORONTO, ON -- A noted researcher and associate dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is one of the founding faculty members of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Governance, which will seek to develop blueprints for more effective and legitimate democratic institutions to help improve people’s lives. Prof. Anita McGahan joins a prestigious group of 12 researchers in the Research Network which was announced today by The Governance Lab (The GovLab) at New York University.…
HIV/STI prevention program in Haiti is changing and saving lives
TORONTO, ON - New research from the University of Toronto shows that a little training can go a long way in a desperate situation. Carmen Logie, assistant professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, demonstrated that marginalized and displaced women in Leogane, Haiti, can measurably impact mental and sexual health behaviours in their village. Leogane was at the epicentre of a 2010 earthquake that displaced entire populations and led to the collapse of business, social and health infrastructure throughout…
Munk School of Global Affairs to host a series of dialogues connecting Iranian youth inside and outside of Iran
TORONTO, ON – The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is pleased to present a series of interactive conversations that will take place in Berlin, Toronto, London, and Silicon Valley – all live online – during the first week of March 2014. These discussions will bring together experts, thought- leaders, media, and entrepreneurs from the international Iranian community together virtually with youth inside Iran to share a broad range of views on Iran’s future. Each of…
Professor Bruce Kidd appointed interim vice-president and principal, UTSC
TORONTON, ON - Professor Bruce Kidd, Warden of Hart House and past dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Health (now the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education), has been appointed interim vice-president and principal, University of Toronto Scarborough. Kidd, whose appointment was approved February 27 by the university’s Governing Council, will serve until March 1, 2015 or until a successor is appointed and takes office. “Professor Kidd is an outstanding citizen of the University and an accomplished scholar,…