Media Releases
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Rotman MBA Student Honoured as Rising Star in Global Health
TORONTO, ON – A student in the Morning MBA program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has been honoured as a rising star in global health. Dr. Karim S. Karim, who is also an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, received a $100,000 grant last week from Grand Challenges Canada to pursue his work on a device for rapid tuberculosis detection through digital imaging, a low-cost and effective diagnostic. The…
Mats Sundin Establishes Medical Fellowships at U of T, Karolinska Institutet
TORONTO, ON – Former Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Mats Sundin announced today he will establish an elite scientific exchange program in the field of developmental health between the University of Toronto and Karolinska Insitutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Sundin’s gift – one-third of $1 million dollars – was announced today at a press conference at U of T. The gift will support two fellowships at world-renowned labs in Toronto and Stockholm where scientists are probing how maternal health and our earliest…
Mats Sundin, University of Toronto and Karolinska Institutet to hold news conference announcing major research gift
TORONTO, ON – Mats Sundin, former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be at the University of Toronto on Friday, February 10 to announce a major gift and new research fellowship program between the U of T Temerty Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. EVENT DETAILS: WHAT: News Conference with Mats Sundin and guests, Q & A to follow. WHEN: Friday, February 10, 2012, 11 AM. WHO: Mats Sundin, former captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs…
Time=Money=Less Happiness, Rotman study finds
TORONTO, ON – What does “free time” mean to you? When you’re not at work, do you pass the time -- or spend it? The difference may impact how happy you are. A new study shows people who put a price on their time are more likely to feel impatient when they’re not using it to earn money. And that hurts their ability to derive happiness during leisure activities. Treating time as money “can actually undermine your well-being,” says Sanford…
“Transformative Human Rights” celebrates 25 years of law students’ impact on international human rights
TORONTO, ON - From intervening in Supreme Court of Canada cases to taking claims to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, students in the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the Faculty of Law have been making a real impact on human rights for the last 25 years. To date, more than 300 interns have participated in projects on six continents advocating for the rights of refugees, women, workers, victims of mass atrocities and other marginalized groups. To mark a…
University of Toronto student gets a financial boost by clinching the top spot in a national automotive R&D competition
MISSISSAUGA, ON - A new biodegradable material made from shrimp and crab shells that can replace petroleum-based plastics used in auto components helped a University of Toronto student win a national automotive competition. Aaron Guan, a master of science student, won the AUTO21 TestDRIVE competition, receiving a $10,000 scholarship for his work on recyclable, lightweight, polymeric nanocomposites. Shrimp and crab shell fibres called chitin nanowhiskers form the base of this new material, which would allow automotive components to meet strict…
Canadian police agencies suppressing data on race, says criminology study
TORONTO, ON - While only 20 per cent of Canada’s police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, University of Toronto and Nipissing criminologists show that the majority of police departments do not report race in practice. The study, by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Criminology, and Paul Millar, an associate professor at Nipissing University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is entitled “Whitewashing Criminal Justice…
Symposium on proposal for Three New Campuses in Ontario at OISE February 7
TORONTO, ON. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto will host: Three New Campuses for Ontario: A Symposium on Options, Challenges, and Possibilities February 7, 2012 The Higher Education Group at OISE, University of Toronto will host a free, one-day seminar focusing on the Government of Ontario’s commitment to support three new undergraduate campuses in the province. Are these campuses needed? What types of campuses should be created? What are the implications for the…
Cyberspace crime and the meaning of ‘information’ headline international gathering of information professionals
TORONTO, ON – Cyberspace expert and University of Toronto Professor, Ron Deibert, and University of California, Berkeley Professor, Geoffrey Nunberg, are keynote speakers for the iConference 2012 being held in Toronto, Ontario from February 7 to 10. Prof. Deibert’s will focus on how cyberspace has changed from an open and free exchange of ideas to a paranoid underworld of cyber crime. He will share what must be done to prepare for this ‘Coming Perfect Storm in Cyberspace’. Prof. Nunberg will…
Educational research, social justice and school reform
TORONTO, ON - The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University hosts Dr. Allan Luke, professor of education at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia January 30th through February 3rd. Dr. Luke is a pioneer for evidence-based education and education research and an expert on critical literacy. Through his work he has influenced the way literacy is taught in schools around the world. He also works to promote social justice and curriculum policy most recently undertaking…