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Student traders to take part in the world’s largest trading competition at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – More than 270 student traders from around the world will gather later this week in Toronto to participate in the 11th annual Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC). The world’s largest trading competition will be held from February 20 to 22 for the first time in the newly established BMO Financial Group Finance Research and […]
“Phyllis loves Kelly” — six decades of Valentine’s Day poetry documents one of U of T couple’s enduring love
TORONTO, ON – For sixty years, Phyllis Gotlieb, a celebrated poet, author and University of Toronto graduate, penned heartfelt verses for her husband, Kelly, a distinguished Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Together with Professor Gotlieb, the University of Toronto Libraries has compiled these works into one book, “Phyllis Loves Kelly,” an […]
New Rotman program prepares executives for success in senior management roles
TORONTO, ON — A new program from Executive Programs at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management is designed to help senior managers develop new cross-functional and cross-enterprise skills to help them and their organizations excel in today’s competitive environment. Participants of Rotman’s Senior Management Program will develop conceptual frameworks to set strategy and […]
Federal Budget’s Research Excellence Fund Huge Step in the Right Direction: U of T President
Toronto – University of Toronto President Meric Gertler says the Government of Canada has taken a huge step in the right direction with investments in research and innovation and in particular the announcement of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund in today’s federal budget. This fund, which will grow to $200M annually, will support world-leading […]
Innovating for the Global South: New book by University of Toronto faculty offers practical insights to address global poverty
TORONTO, ON – Despite the vast wealth generated in the last half century, in today’s world inequality is worsening and poverty is becoming increasingly chronic. Hundreds of millions of people continue to live on less than $2 per day and lack basic human necessities such as nutritious food, shelter, clean water, primary health care, and […]
Researchers discover ‘epic’ new Burgess Shale site in Canada’s Kootenay National Park
KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Yoho National Park’s 505-million-year-old Burgess Shale – home to some of the planet’s earliest animals, including a very primitive human relative – is one of the world’s most important fossil sites. Now, more than a century after its discovery, a compelling sequel has been unearthed: 42 kilometres away in […]
U of T Research examines the implications of mourning on Facebook
TORONTO, ON – With increasing regularity, relatives, friends and colleagues find out someone they know or love has died via social media. A University of Toronto research paper, “Virtual Mourning and Memory Construction on Facebook: Here Are the Terms of Use,” was recently published in the Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society. The researchers investigated […]
Food insecurity leads to increased incidence of tuberculosis in Zimbabwe
TORONTO, ON — The rise of tuberculosis (TB) in Zimbabwe during the socio-economic crisis of 2008–9 has been linked to widespread food shortage, according to a new study led by Canadian researchers from the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health published in PLOS ONE. “This was the first study to detect the […]
DNA-built nanstructures safely target, image cancer tumors
TORONTO, ON – A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a method of assembling “building blocks” of gold nanoparticles as the vehicle to deliver cancer medications or cancer-identifying markers directly into cancerous tumors. The study, led by Warren Chan, Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) and the […]
Six Rotman MBA teams advance to the regional finals of the Hult Prize
TORONTO, ON – A record six teams with members from the MBA and Master of Finance programs at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management have advanced to the regional finals of the Fifth annual Hult Prize. Team members also include students and alumni from U of T’s Faculties of Law, Engineering, Medicine, Kinesiology […]
Research shows that reported oil sands emissions greatly underestimated
TORONTO, ON – A new comprehensive modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region indicates that officially reported emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants have been greatly underestimated. The results of the assessment, which was carried out by University of Toronto Scarborough Environmental Chemistry professor Frank Wania and his PhD candidate Abha Parajulee, […]
2nd annual Rotman Problem Solving Challenge offers scholarships to MBA applicants
TORONTO, ON – More than $300,000 in scholarship money to the Rotman Full Time MBA program will be up for grabs for the winners for the second annual Rotman Problem Solving Challenge to be held at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Designed for prospective and incoming Full Time MBA candidates, the Challenge provides […]
Law in Action Within Schools director Sarah Pole lands Vital People Award
TORONTO, ON — Sarah Pole, director of the groundbreaking Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) program, received a Vital People Award from the Toronto Community Foundation. These awards, announced today, offer grants in recognition of valued community leaders who are making outstanding contributions at not-for-profit organizations. Grants are awarded in support of continued training and […]
Price highlighting helps consumers stick to longer-term product preferences, Rotman research reveals
TORONTO, ON – Just when that new gym membership is looking like a mistake, recent marketing research shows that reminding consumers of the price strengthens their purchase choices and leads to long-term satisfaction. New research from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management says that even though most people value higher functionality over the […]
Helping Ontarians living with mental and physical illnesses
TORONTO, ON — Ontario will assist up to 500,000 people across the province that are either at-risk of, or currently living with, both physical and mental illnesses get the care and treatment they need over the next six years. Ontario is joining forces with The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), The Hospital for […]
New report co-authored by International Human Rights Program says murderous violence against journalists in Honduras is on the rise
TORONTO, ON – Co-authored with PEN Canada and PEN International, report calls for Honduran government to end lethal violence against journalists and its climate of impunity, and for donor states such as the UK and Canada to work with Honduras on these issues Journalists who cover organized crime, government corruption and other sensitive issues are […]
Liars find it more rewarding to tell truth than fib when deceiving others
TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto report based on two neural imaging studies that monitored brain activity has found individuals are more satisfied to get a reward from telling the truth rather than getting the same reward through deceit. These studies were published recently in the neuroscience journals Neuropsychologia and NeuroImage. “Our findings together […]
Stephen Toope — international law scholar — named Director of U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs
TORONTO, ON – Professor Stephen J. Toope, a noted international law scholar and university leader, has been named the new Director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs. “The Munk School has built a reputation around the world for its thoughtful and insightful examination of international issues,” said Toope. “I look forward […]
Rotman students win the RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge and the CFA Master of Finance Ethics Challenge
TORONTO, ON – Teams of students from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management have taken home first prize in two different competitions held this month. On January 17, a team composed of students from the Rotman School’s MBA programs won the 2013 RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge. This was the eighth year for […]
Major collection of Allen Ginsberg photos donated to the University of Toronto
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto is home to the world’s largest collection of photographs by the late beat poet Allen Ginsberg thanks to a donation by the Larry & Cookie Rossy Family Foundation. The 7,686 photographs housed in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and 236 silver gelatin prints at the University of […]