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University of Toronto celebrates esteemed honorary graduates
TORONTO, ON – More than 4,700 students will graduate from the University of Toronto at convocation ceremonies taking place from Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13 in Convocation Hall, 31 King’s College Circle on the University’s downtown campus. Up to 13,000 people are expected to visit the University during convocation. As part of fall convocation, U of T will confer […]
Toronto region’s Fintech sector poised for growth but “siloed” resources and players preventing formation of a true ecosystem
TORONTO, ON – Today The Innovation Policy Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, released a report on the region’s financial services technology (“Fintech”) sector and its impact on the region’s future economic success. The report, which was commissioned by the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA), states that although there is great […]
U of T roundtable discussion on Canadian foreign policy and Responsibility to Protect
TORONTO, ON- In light of the decisive Liberal victory in the Canadian federal elections, the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect at the University of Toronto will be hosting an informal roundtable on Thurs, Oct 22nd to discuss the future of Canadian foreign policy and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle. This roundtable discussion […]
The McLuhan Program launches “City as Classroom: Ideas Without Walls”
Toronto, ON — The McLuhan Monday Night Seminars are back, and more. The McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the Coach House Institute, Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto, will announce its fall 2015 rollout of seminars, workshops and special events at a special event on October 20, and media are invited […]
Super Cells: The Power of Stem Cells opens at MaRS
Oct 5, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – A new science exhibit, created in both French and English, opened at MaRS Discovery District on Monday in downtown Toronto. Super Cells: The Power of Stem Cells is a FREE, interactive, museum-quality exhibit that will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 5 to November 12, 2015. […]
U of T ranks No. 1 in Canada, 19th globally: Times Higher Education
Toronto, ON – Times Higher Education magazine today named U of T the top university in Canada and 19th globally in its 2015–2016 World University Rankings. “These results demonstrate the University of Toronto’s stature as Canada’s top university and as one of the world’s great institutions of higher learning,” said President Meric Gertler. “It’s a tribute to U of […]
University of Toronto professor receives prestigious MacArthur Fellowship
Toronto, ON — Dimitri Nakassis of the department of classics has been recognized for his extraordinary originality and future promise with a MacArthur Fellowship. “Nakassis is a classicist transforming our understanding of prehistoric Greek societies,” reads the citation on the MacArthur Foundation website. “His rare intellectual breadth, comprising philology, archaeology and contemporary social and economic theory, has equipped […]
U of T celebrates National Science Literacy Week with free public events
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto celebrates National Science Literacy Week by hosting two free public discussions September 23 and 24 on Health Care and Aging, and Sustainability and Energy. The discussions, featuring prominent U of T researchers and representatives from business and industry, are being organized by U of T’s Science and Engineering […]
UofT’s Rotman School of Management part of research group to support new U.S. government initiative on behaviourial science
Toronto, ON – Yesterday, it was announced by the White House that U.S. President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order that directs Federal agencies to use behavioural science insights in their work. Included in the announcement was that the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management would be the only Canadian institution to join in the […]
Rotman Net Impact wins International Chapter of the Year Award
Toronto, ON – The Net Impact chapter at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has been honoured with the International Chapter of the Year Award. Out of three hundred chapters worldwide, Rotman Net Impact won the award which was based on a combination of a public vote and a judging panel. The chapter at […]
Antibody Network, Celgene partner to develop cancer drugs
Toronto, ON — A new collaboration between Celgene Corp. and the Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium comprising research groups from UC San Francisco, the University of Chicago, and the University of Toronto, will support the development of next-generation, antibody-based cancer therapies. In this first industry partnership for the RAN, Celgene will provide $25 million […]
Outsourcing Canadian data to the ‘cloud’? Think again.
TORONTO, ON – Thinking of outsourcing Canadians’ personal data to the cloud? Finding the apparent cost savings and convenience of large US cloud service providers like Microsoft and Google increasingly irresistible? Already taken this step, believing that the privacy risks of doing so are comparable to the data remaining in Canada? Think again. Researchers from […]
The refugee crisis: what can Canada do?
TORONTO, ON – The Munk School of Global Affairs is hosting a panel discussion on Wednesday, September 16 to answer what Canada can do as world attention turns to the plight of millions of Syrian refugees fleeing from conflict. Admission is free but registration required through the Munk School of Global Affairs website. The event […]
New Engineering MOOC to teach 100,000 students how to build Swift-based iOS9 apps
Toronto, ON — Mobile developers around the world have been scrambling to master Apple’s newest mobile operating system (iOS9) and the company’s latest app programming language since they were announced earlier this year. The new app language, called Swift, was designed to help novice developers start building their own applications for mobile devices — and […]
Ralph Nader to speak on Inequality in the United States at public lecture
TORONTO, ON – U.S. consumer advocate, lawyer and author Ralph Nader will give a public lecture in Toronto on September 12 sponsored by the Centre for the Study of the United States at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Mr. Nader, who provided the introduction for the just-released book Life After Harper, will speak on […]
University of Toronto announces first JLABS life sciences incubator in Canada
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto has taken another step forward in city-building and fostering a growing community of entrepreneurs, with a collaboration announced today that will see the Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s life sciences incubator, JLABS, expand for the first time to Canada. Called JLABS @ Toronto, the incubator will occupy one of […]
University of Toronto expands research facilities through partnership with MaRS
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto today announced it has acquired four floors in the new west tower of MaRS and will take a 20 per cent equity share in the building. This new space will provide much-needed laboratories and research facilities. “This is a big step in our overall commitment to support our […]
Why we’re smarter than chickens
TORONTO, ON – Toronto researchers have discovered that a single molecular event in our cells could hold the key to how we evolved to become the smartest animal on the planet. Benjamin Blencowe, a professor in the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre and Banbury Chair in Medical Research, and his team have uncovered how a small […]
Aird & Berlis partners with University of Toronto to offer legal advice to early-stage startups
Toronto, ON — Aird & Berlis LLP (A&B) has become the sponsoring legal partner to the University of Toronto Early-Stage Technology Program (UTEST). UTEST is a 12-month incubation and acceleration program co-managed by the University of Toronto (U of T) and MaRS Innovation that allows selected U of T‑affiliated early-stage startup companies to incorporate, use […]
Ranier Blatt wins Bell Prize for trailblazing quantum research
TORONTO, ON — On August 20th, 2015, world-renowned quantum physicist Rainer Blatt will be awarded a prestigious prize for his contributions to the development of quantum information technologies, during the Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control being held at the Fields Institute at the University of Toronto. The fourth biennial John Stewart Bell Prize for […]