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Book honours U of T nursing research pioneer
TORONTO, ON – In honour of Dr. Linda O’Brien-Pallas’ retirement, the Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing is publishing a festschrift composed as a tribute to her many accomplishments in the field of nursing human resources. She is acknowledged globally for her pioneering and innovative research in health human resources modeling, quality of work life for nurses and nursing workload measurement. Twenty years ago, O’Brien-Pallas was one of the first academics to answer the call for more knowledge regarding nursing workload, staffing,…
University of Toronto chemistry technology promises more effective prescription drug therapies
TORONTO, ON – Scientists at the University of Toronto, Stanford and Columbia Universities have developed a way to measure the action and function of candidate prescription drugs on human cells, including the response of individual cells, more quickly and on a larger scale than ever before. The researchers say their “mass cytometry” technology has the potential to transform the understanding of a variety of diseases and biologic actions, and will provide a better tool to understand how a healthy cell…
Students worldwide to collaborate on projects to improve cities, transportation and health care
TORONTO, ON - Faculty of Information Professor Kelly Lyons is one of the two Canadian award recipients of the prestigious IBM Smarter Planet Faculty Innovation Award worth $10,000. Prof. Lyons says she is thrilled that the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, is home to such an honour, and that her innovative approach to teaching and research is being recognized. Prof. Lyons is one of 50 professors from 40 universities in 14 countries who have been awarded the Smarter Planet…
University of Toronto honours public service and philanthropy
TORONTO, ON - The University of Toronto will recognize extraordinary achievements in public service and philanthropy at its Convocation ceremonies this spring, awarding honorary degrees to a select group of men and women who have made significant contributions in these fields. "The University of Toronto students, faculty, staff and alumni are committed to building stronger communities in Canada and throughout the world," said U of T president David Naylor. "These honorary degrees reflect and celebrate that commitment." Approximately 12,500 students…
McLuhan100 May events: Robert Bean’s Illuminated Manuscripts opens at the Coach House Institute
TORONTO, ON - Marshall McLuhan centenary celebrations continue this month with Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. The writings of Marshall McLuhan provide a critical focus for CONTACT 2011 as a catalyst for discourse on photography. To examine a rapidly changing society, McLuhan looked beyond what we immediately see – the figure – towards what typically goes unnoticed – the ground. From photo-documentary projects to conceptual narrative approaches to image making, the examination of figure and ground as metaphor, allegory, composition or…
U of T celebrates extraordinary scholars
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto will confer honorary degrees on several outstanding scholars in the fields of medicine, engineering and medieval studies at its Convocation this spring. “The University of Toronto is delighted to recognize a number of accomplished individuals who have made significant contributions to research, knowledge and teaching,” said President David Naylor. University of Toronto Professor Emeritus Mladen Vranic, an internationally renowned leader in diabetes research, will receive an honorary doctorate of science June 1, 2011…
International Astronomy Week ― Imaging Planets beyond the Solar System
In celebration of International Astronomy Week, James Graham, director of the Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto will deliver a free public lecture on his topic of expertise ― how scientists make images of planets near distant stars using cutting-edge technology. Prior to the lecture, visitors can take part in an interactive planetarium, see real meteorites and use a hands-on model demonstrating Einstein’s warped space-time. In addition to these activities, after the lecture, visitors may use the telescopes on…
U of T Formula SAE Racing unveils 2011 race car
TORONTO, ON – On April 28, 2011 at 6 p.m., the University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing team is revealing to the public their greatly anticipated 2011 competition vehicle, “UT11,” at the Mechanical Engineering Building. Over the past nine months, a diverse group of talented U of T Engineering students have been devoting their time to the realization of this project. UT Racing is one of 500 collegiate design teams to compete in the internationally recognized Formula SAE series, which…
Rotman Dean Honoured with a McKinsey Award by Harvard Business Review
Toronto, ON - An article by Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, which appeared in Harvard Business Review, was honoured with a second place prize in the 2010 McKinsey Awards. The article, The Age of Customer Capitalism,<http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-age-of-customer-capitalism/ar/1> from the magazine’s January-February 2010 issue argued that the current era of shareholder value capitalism should be abandoned and that we should move to customer-driven capitalism. Martin wrote in the article that determining what your customers…
Renowned authors and global thinkers to receive honorary degrees from UofT
TORONTO, ON – What do Malcolm Gladwell, Craig and Marc Kielburger and Nandan Nilekani have in common? All are influential leaders, thinkers and acclaimed authors who inspire others to examine the world in new ways. And each will receive an honorary degree from the University of Toronto at Convocation this spring. Craig, who graduated from U of T in 2006, and Marc, who graduated from Harvard University and holds a law degree from Oxford University, will receive honorary doctorates of…