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University of Toronto supports students’ success with Microsoft Live@edu web-based tools
TORONTO, ON - Microsoft Canada and the University of Toronto are pleased to announce that UofT is the latest higher education institution to deliver Microsoft's Live@edu e-mail and document management service. This joint initiative enables UofT's 77,000 students to join a rapidly growing community of 11 million peers in more than 10,000 schools worldwide who are benefiting from the power of Live@edu. This cloud-based collaboration suite will help the University reduce costs, improve communication and collaboration between students, and equip…
Online advertising waters down impact of offline ad bans
TORONTO, ON – Not allowed to advertise your booze or smokes on a billboard? That’s okay. Research shows online advertising works especially well in places with government ad bans. “If you want to regulate the offline world, you have to remember that people have access online too and you have to think about how that online world is going to mitigate the effects of your regulation,” says Avi Goldfarb, a marketing professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of…
Was the G8 Deauville Summit a success or a failure?
TORONTO, ON - According to John Kirton, director of the G8 Research Group, the summit promised to be an exceptionally significant event. Seldom before had a single G8 summit confronted such a broad range of tightly interconnected burning crises -- waging war to liberate Libya, bringing democracy to North Africa and the Middle East, coping with Japan’s natural and nuclear disasters, and preventing new fiscal and financial crises from Europe or the United States from snuffing out the global economic…
A special conversation with Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and chairman unique identification authority of India
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto and MaRS is pleased to present a “Special Conversation” with Nandan Nilekani co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd., and Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). UIDAI aims to provide a unique identification number for all residents of India. The event, moderated by Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management, will take place Monday, May 30 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at MaRS. Mr. Nilekani was listed as…
Study shows brain’s response to sadness can predict relapses into depression
TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto study shows that when formerly depressed people experience mild states of sadness, their brain’s response can predict if they will become depressed again. “Part of what makes depression such a devastating disease is the high rate of relapse,” says Norman Farb, a PhD psychology student and lead author of the study. “However, the fact that some patients are able to fully maintain their recovery suggests the possibility that different responses to the type…
Seneca and University of Toronto partner for student success
TORONTO, ON - Seneca College and the University of Toronto (U of T) are pleased to announce a unique post-secondary partnership that shortens the time it takes eligible Seneca students to earn a diploma and a degree at both institutions to four years. The Student Success Partnership Agreement gives students the opportunity to begin their studies at Seneca and complete them at U of T earning both a Liberal Arts diploma and a university Bachelor of Arts degree in four…
University of Toronto honours extraordinary achievements
TORONTO, ON – Approximately 12,500 students will graduate from the University of Toronto at convocation ceremonies taking place from Tuesday, May 31 to Friday June 17 in Convocation Hall, 31 King’s College Circle. The University will also confer 15 honorary degrees on outstanding scholars, innovative thinkers, extraordinary public servants and leading philanthropists. Honorary graduates include: The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Canada’s 21st Prime Minister; Koh Yong Guan, High Commissioner of Singapore to Canada; Craig and Marc Kielburger, founders of Free…
U of T hosts young science enthusiasts for All Science Challenge competition
SCARBOROUGH, ON – More than 120 Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from Greater Toronto Area schools are poised to compete in the All Science Challenge on Tuesday, May 31 at the Humanities Wing at the University of Toronto, Scarborough campus. Hosted by University of Toronto science students, the All Science Challenge is a fun-filled day of competition and camaraderie that’s part of the nationwide Let’s Talk Science Outreach program to inspire the next generation. Following the opening ceremonies, teams…
G8 members usually keep their promises, but not always
TORONTO, ON - According to the "2010 Muskoka G8 Summit Final Compliance Report," just published by the G8 Research Group at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, show that the G8 as a whole lives up to its priority promises about 73% of the time. Canada and Russia are in the lead, with the United States in second place. Germany and the United Kingdom are in third place, followed by France and the European Union…
Student research showcase brings University of Toronto’s biomedical engineering community together
TORONTO, ON – The Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering’s (IBBME) annual Scientific Day took place on Thursday, May 19 in the Medical Sciences Building of the University of Toronto. It was attended by nearly three hundred students, faculty and staff. “It’s the most significant calendar event for the IBBME community,” said Professor Paul Santerre, Director of the Institute. “Our interdisciplinary approach may be necessary for advancing the frontier of the biomedical field, but it also means that our students and…