Media Releases
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Top Canadian, Indian institutions form $30M partnership to improve water and infrastructure safety, eradicate diseases
Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership. Supported by the Canadian government and state and industry partners in India, the India-Canada Centre for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Accelerate Community Transformation and Sustainability, or IC-IMPACTS, will focus on water safety, disease prevention and treatment, and the development of safe and sustainable civil infrastructure. It will…
Michael Wilson to be installed as U of T Chancellor at fall convocation
TORONTO, ON – The Hon. Michael Wilson will be formally installed as the 33rd Chancellor of the University of Toronto on Monday, November 12. The ceremony will take place at the first of the U of T’s fall Convocation ceremonies, extending through the week, in which more than 4,300 students will graduate. The University will also confer honorary degrees on Dr. Vandana Shiva, for her work in promoting sustainable agriculture practices around the world, and Dr. Anne Carson, award-winning classicist…
University of Toronto community to gather in remembrance
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s annual Service of Remembrance on the main campus will take place on Friday, November 9 from 10:20 am to 11 am at the foot of the Soldiers’ Tower at Hart House Circle. The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and Mrs. Ruth Ann Onley will be in attendance. “We are honoured that the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, who is an alumnus of University of Toronto Scarborough, has chosen to participate and…
The U of T student as inventor and entrepreneur
On November 12th, 2012, the Institute for Optical Sciences (IOS) is hosting a free afternoon symposium titled ‘The U of T Student as Inventor and Entrepreneur.’ This event will launch TechnoLABS, located in the Banting & Best Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and will feature stories from U of T alumni who have led successful technology-based companies that improve our quality of life. Speakers for the event include Tony Redpath (MaRS advisor and former CEO of Eco-Plastics), Graeme Ferguson (co-founder…
Ontario Genomics Institute invests in validation of a novel protein interaction technology at the University of Toronto
TORONTO, ON - Every process in a cell is affected by interactions between proteins. Understanding how proteins react in the human body and their relationship to diseases is essential to the development of new and better targeted therapies. The Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) is providing $100,000 through its Pre-commercialization Business Development Fund (PBDF) to the University of Toronto (U of T)’s Mammalian Membrane Two-Hybrid (MaMTH) project, which seeks to develop and commercialize a process to better understand membrane proteins in…
U of T library system receives archival donation from the honourable Vivienne Poy
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto Libraries will be the repository for the archival records of The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy who retired in September from the Senate of Canada, after 14 years of service. Chief Librarian Larry Alford will host a reception and ceremony marking Dr. Poy’s retirement and her archival donation at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library in Robarts Library on Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. “The University of Toronto…
Chair in Canadian Business History appointed at University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON - A researcher and professor of business history and corporate finance has been appointed as the first holder of the L.R. Wilson/R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Prof. Christopher Kobrak will be a visiting professor and hold the chair at the Rotman School. The appointment begins with the 2012/13 academic year for a three-year term. During that time, he will continue to be a professor of finance at…
U of T study finds that cuts to local immigration partnerships may negatively impact newcomers to Toronto
TORONTO, ON - Cutting funding and amalgamating the Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) — the network of organizations and agencies working together to coordinate settlement services for recent immigrants — will likely negatively affect the estimated 75,000 newcomers to Toronto each year, a University of Toronto study has found. Although LIPs are facilitated by non-profit organizations, they are federally funded through Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Funding cuts in April 2012 resulted in a 75% staff reduction and an amalgamation of…
Canadian Regenerative Medicine Community Growing Stronger
TORONTO, ON – The collaborative network created by the Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) has been strengthened with the addition of Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. to its 20-member industry consortium. “I am pleased to welcome Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. to the industry consortium," says Dr. Michael May, CEO of CCRM. "Since our Centre mobilizes business and scientific expertise to translate regenerative medicine (RM) and stem cell-based medical discoveries into commercial products and therapies, the industry consortium provides critical…
There’s No App for That: Managing Cyberbullying in Schools
TORONTO, ON – The landscape of Ontario education has grown ever more complex. Educational leaders must respond to an increasingly diverse array of issues and problems from school, district and community-wide perspective. A clear and up-to-date understanding of the framework of provincial and federal laws and of recent jurisprudence related to education and schools is a must for every effective administrator. Keynote: "There’s No App for That: Managing Cyberbullying in Schools" Advances in technology and social media have made the…