Media Releases
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U of T launches India Innovation Institute
TORONTO, ON – David Naylor, President of the University of Toronto, launches the India Innovation Institute. A joint initiative of the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Rotman School of Management, the India Innovation Institute will be a multidisciplinary hub for faculty and students researching the field of innovation. Preeti Saran, Consul General of India and Shashi Tharoor, former Under Secretary General of the United Nations and current member of the Lok Sabha in India will deliver remarks. The…
U of T community build giant human ribbon
TORONTO, ON – In recognition of National Mental Illness Week, U of T students, staff and faculty are taking part in creating a human green ribbon to raise awareness of mental illness. The event, UniTe Against Stigma: help build the human ribbon, will take place on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 12p.m. at King’s College Circle (St. George Campus). By joining forces to build the ribbon, members of the U of T community are demonstrating support for eliminating the stigma…
How far is near
TORONTO, ON - A perennial crowd favorite, the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery is once again proud to present a slate of programming for the City of Toronto’s annual all night contemporary art festival, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. This year’s highlights include a newly commissioned Farmers Market 2050, a new bar-chitectural installation by Dean Baldwin, a film installation by Joyce Wieland and Hollis Frampton, and a video installation by Annie Onyi Chung, among others. We are also excited to announce that we…
Internet archive reaches 3 million items with rare Galileo texts from the U of T libraries
TORONTO, ON – Galileo’s Dialogo de Cecco di Ronchitti … de la Stella Nuova and Considerazioni … spora Alcuni Luoghi de Discorso di Lodovico delle Colombe – two pamphlets from a volume of fifteen treatises on comets published from 1575 to 1606, together represent the 3 millionth text to be digitized and made freely available for download by the Internet Archive. The volume was provided to the Archive for digitization by the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Canada’s largest rare…
New appointments strengthen faculty at UofT’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – A total of twelve appointments have been made to the faculty at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management for the 2011/12 academic year. Appointments have been made in the areas of strategic management, marketing, accounting, organizational behaviour and human resources, and finance. “These appointments will strengthen our teaching capabilities in all of the programs we offer and will further enhance our already outstanding track record in academic research,” says Joel Baum, Professor and Associate Dean,…
Chemical Engineering presents Lectures at the Leading Edge
TORONTO, ON - On Wednesday, October 5, 2011, the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto will kick off its 18 part Lectures at the Leading Edge series. As you might have guessed from the title, the idea for the series is to highlight groundbreaking research and inspire fresh discussion. “Our aim is to enhance the field of chemical engineering. By providing a rich view of the diverse world landscape, new opportunities relating to education…
Wanna save? Keep it simple, says Rotman paper.
TORONTO, ON – If one savings goal is a good thing, two or more should be great, right? Not really. Those who want to save are more apt to keep socking money away and more of it too, if they have just one goal in mind, shows work done in multiple countries by two researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. “If you have only one goal it puts you in a more action-oriented mindset and helps…
Hundreds gather for tenth edition of Canada’s largest student auto race
TORONTO, ON - Over 400 of North America's top engineering students will be gathering to compete at Canada's largest student-run auto racing event - The U of T Shootout. Established in 2001 by the University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing Team, the U of T Shootout attracts 21 Formula SAE teams for a full day of autocross racing. Teams take turns racing timed laps around Mosport's karting track, featuring both tight and wide corners, slaloms, and most interestingly - elevation…
McLuhan Thinkers Converge in Toronto
TORONTO, ON — The legendary media theorist Marshall McLuhan will be celebrated in Toronto at the most significant gathering of McLuhan thinkers and creators ever assembled. Then I Now I Next: International Conference and DEW Line Festival runs from November 7 to November 10. Registration is now open. The conference and festival is the centrepiece of a year-long celebration in honour of the centenary of Marshall McLuhan’s birth (1911-1980). “Beginning early in 2011 with lectures, art installations, public events and…
Nature offers key lessons on harvesting solar power, says U of T chemistry professor
TORONTO, ON - Clean solutions to human energy demands are essential to our future. While sunlight is the most abundant source of energy at our disposal, we have yet to learn how to capture, transfer and store solar energy efficiently. According to University of Toronto chemistry professor Greg Scholes, the answers can be found in the complex systems at work in nature. "Solar fuel production often starts with the energy from light being absorbed by an assembly of molecules," said…