Media Releases
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Honouring extraordinary volunteers: The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Region’s 2011 Volunteer Awards
TORONTO, April 18 - The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Region is thrilled to announce the winners of its 2011 Volunteer Awards. The awards recognize exceptional volunteers including individuals, teams and organizations that are leading the way and helping the Foundation build a future without breast cancer. Canada AM co-host and Ontario Region Honorary Chair Beverly Thomson announced the winners on Sunday at a ceremony at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York. For 25 years, volunteers have been the backbone of…
Second diagnosis of breast cancer increased by mutation
TORONTO, ON – Women with BRCA mutations have an extremely high lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and an elevated risk of developing second primary cancer in the opposite breast, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Cancer. The study, Predictors of contralateral breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, led by Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing professor Kelly Metcalfe, is the first to investigate the predictors of contralateral breast cancer in women with a BRCA1…
Celebrated U of T linguist wins Killam Prize
TORONTO, ON –University of Toronto linguistics professor Keren Rice, considered one of Canada’s foremost experts in the Slavey (Dene) language, one of the official languages of the Northwest Territories, has been awarded one of five 2011 Killam Prizes. The Killam Prize, one of Canada’s most prestigious awards, is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts and comes with a $100,000 prize. The awards honour scholars actively engaged in research and are given in recognition of outstanding career achievements in health…
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy to announce a $1‑million donation from Walmart Canada
The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto will announce a $1 million donation from Walmart Canada to establish the International Pharmacy Education Centre. Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 9:00 am Location: Walmart Canada International Pharmacy Education Centre 256 McCaul Street, 4th Floor Toronto, Ontario Participants: Hon. Deb Matthews, MPP London North Centre, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Senior Executives Walmart Canada and the University of Toronto - 30 - For further information, please…
Who cares about 15 million urban voters?
TORONTO, ON - What do 15.3 million voters, $17.5 billion in personal income, $910 billion in GDP, and over 74% of all new jobs created in the past year have in common? Each of these figures refers to the influences of Canada’s metropolitan regions and collectively signify the crucial role that our urban regions play. A new report led by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that metropolitan areas are home to 68% of the nation’s population, 90% of…
Engineering Science student is honoured as ambassador and role model for women
TORONTO, ON – Vivian Hui, a third-year University of Toronto Engineering Science student from Markham, Ontario, has won the 2011 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Undergraduate Scholarship – Ontario Region in a strong field of competitors. Hui will join four other undergraduate engineering students, from the regions of British Columbia, Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic, as the newest ambassadors and role models for women in engineering across Canada in 2011. The CEMF awards five $5,000 scholarships annually to the most promising…
New Engineering minor in robotics and mechatronics, and clinical engineering PhD concentration will launch in fall 2011
TORONTO, ON – The Academic Policy and Programs Committee of Governing Council has approved a new Engineering minor program in Robotics and Mechatronics, along with a PhD concentration in Clinical Engineering at the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), for fall 2011. The new Engineering Robotics and Mechatronics minor will allow students to explore fundamental enabling technologies that render robotic and mechatronic systems into viable consumer products. Coursework will cover mechatronics design and systems interfacing, advanced techniques for signal…
University of Toronto appoints Ed Clark as Chair of advisory board for School of Public Policy and Governance
TORONTO, ON - The University of Toronto has appointed W. Edmund (Ed) Clark, Group President and CEO of TD Bank Group, as chair of the Advisory Board for the School of Public Policy and Governance. In this role, Mr. Clark will convene a group of top policy thinkers and practitioners to advise the School's director on matters related to the Master of Public Policy Program as well as its other teaching, research and outreach activities. "The School of Public Policy…
Asper Centre report calls for authoritative, written guidelines for Canada’s unwritten parliamentary conventions
TORONTO, ON - A report recently released by the Faculty of Law’s David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights calls for an authoritative set of guidelines on Canada’s important but unwritten parliamentary conventions. “Adjusting to a New Era of Parliamentary Government” is a report produced from the Constitutional Conventions workshop hosted earlier this year by the David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, featuring the leading minds in constitutional law and political science. Over the last several decades, a political mutation has…
Health management expert joins the Rotman School of Management. Appointment will strengthen research and teaching capabilities of Rotman Centre for health sector strategy.
TORONTO, ON – A leader in health sector and corporate strategy has joined the faculty of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Will Mitchell, who joins the Rotman School from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Management, will hold the Anthony S. Fell Chair in New Technologies and Commercialization and also be a Full Professor of Strategic Management. Prof. Mitchell's appointment, which is effective on July 1, will greatly strengthen the capabilities of the world-class Centre for Health Sector…