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Once again, U of T first in Canada, among world’s top 20 in new rankings
TORONTO, ON — The University of Toronto has been recognized as the top university in Canada and one of the top 20 in the world according to the 2013 Times Higher Education (THE) World University report released today. U of T ranked 20th globally, up one spot from last year. This is the second time […]
Early years symposium
TORONTO, ON – The annual Early Years Symposium, now in its third year, aims to generate meaningful and constructive dialogue about full-day early learning Kindergarten programs. This year’s symposium, Continuing the Journey: Making Early Learning Visible, focuses on engaging with families and communities. Dr. Kang Lee and Annie Kidder will deliver keynote addresses and school […]
Reinventing the investment paradigm is the focus of the fall issue of the Rotman International Journal for Pension Management
TORONTO, ON – The new issue of the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management takes a look at “reinventing the investment paradigm” in the pensions world from a number of different perspectives including behavioral finance, principal-agent conflicts, fiduciary duties of asset owners, corporate governance, investment time horizon, risk management and collaboration strategies between institutional investors. […]
TD Bank Group donates $1 million to University of Toronto Scarborough
TORONTO, ON — TD Bank Group announced a $1 million gift to University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in support of education and research in the field of urban forest conservation and biology. The donation was announced this past Saturday, September 28 during TD Tree Days, TD’s flagship volunteer program that will see 45,000 trees planted this […]
University of Toronto announces 2013 Schulich Leader Scholarship winners
TORONTO, ON – Emma Hansen [Ancaster ON] and Joan Romero [Toronto, ON] have been named recipients of the 2013–2014 Schulich Leaders Scholarships. The Schulich Leaders Scholarships are worth $60,000 over four years. The Schulich Leader Scholarships annual program recognizes 40 students across Canada who demonstrate excellence in academics and/or community leadership and who plan to study one of the STEM subjects – Science, Technology, […]
STEM and business education combine to give 450 youth a chance to explore their innovative ideas.
TORONTO, ON – Innovation is essential to Canada’s continued prosperity. This belief is at the heart of a ground-breaking education experience, designed to develop the next generation of business-savvy, science-literate entrepreneurs. The Big Ideas: Creativity, Design and Innovation Camp engaged 450 youth across southern Ontario—from Hamilton, to Toronto, to Ottawa—this past summer. The camps were […]
International Synthetic Biology Competition to come to U of T
TORONTO, ON — Teams of faculty and students from North American universities will gather at the University of Toronto in a competition to see who has the most novel ideas in the transformative new field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biologists engineer biology to create tools that may solve some of the world’s most pressing problems […]
University of Toronto statement
On Wednesday September 25th, the University of Toronto and Victoria College learned of comments made by David Gilmour, a noted Canadian author and journalist, relating to his literary preferences and choice of teaching materials. Mr. Gilmour is not a member of the University of Toronto faculty. However, Mr. Gilmour teaches University of Toronto students taking […]
Rotman Faculty honoured with awards for research and impact
TORONTO, ON — Three faculty members at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management have been recognized for their achievements this month. Jeffrey Callen, a professor of accounting at the Rotman School, received a Distinguished Scholarly Contribution Award from the School. The annual award is given out in recognition of a faculty member’s academic achievements […]
Connaught Global Challenge grant seeds ambitious solar cell research project
TORONTO, ON – What can we learn from plants about making the best use of the sun’s abundant energy? That’s the question underlying an ambitious new research project that has won $1 million in the 2012–13 Connaught Global Challenge funding competition. The project team director, Ted Sargent of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of […]
Can financial incentives inspire exercise?
TORONTO, ON — When it comes to sticking to an exercise plan, we’re all looking for solutions to ensure that new healthy habits transform into long-term lifestyle changes. PhD candidate Marc Mitchell has published findings in the September online issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggesting that receiving coupons and vouchers for as little as five dollars can […]
Overfishing of sharks is harming coral reefs
TORONTO, ON — A team of scientists from Canada and Australia have discovered that the decline in shark populations is detrimental to coral reefs. “Where shark numbers are reduced due to commercial fishing, there is also a decrease in the herbivorous fishes which play a key role in promoting reef health,” said Jonathan Ruppert, a […]
A Toronto architectural gem officially re-opens as the Goldring Student Centre
TORONTO, ON – Victoria University, in the University of Toronto, celebrates the official opening of the Goldring Student Centre on September 25 at 6 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and formal remarks will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by a reception and informal tours. Named in honour of Victoria College graduates and siblings Blake C. Goldring […]
1,760 Huron-Wendat Nation Ancestors reburied
TORONTO, ON – Today, through a partnership between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the University of Toronto, the remains of 1,760 Huron-Wendat Ancestors were reburied in a serene resting place that will be protected in perpetuity, reconnecting the Huron-Wendat Nation with their forebears. This is the largest reburial of aboriginal ancestral remains […]
City leaders join prominent academics and researchers to celebrate the launch of the Global Cities Institute
TORONTO, ON — Prominent urbanists and city leaders from around the world — including scholars, planning and design professionals, and industry actors — representing the United Nations, the World Bank, the Canadian Government, the Province of Ontario, the Toronto Board of Trade, the Maytree Foundation, Metrolinx, Waterfront Toronto, the University of Toronto and its academic […]
New faculty appointed at U of T’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON — The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management continues to build on its reputation for faculty excellence in teaching and research with new appointments for the 2013/14 academic year. “This year’s appointments all have very strong teaching and research records and are joining us from some of the top universities in the […]
Dean Mayo Moran to review Ontario’s accessibility laws
TORONTO, ON — Ontario has appointed Mayo Moran, Dean and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, to lead a review of the province’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Since the AODA became law in 2005, Ontario has established accessibility standards for customer service, information and […]
Rotman’s Creative Destruction Lab to showcase innovative U of T start-ups
TORONTO, ON — The Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management will present its second annual DemoCamp on September 12, 2013, highlighting ideas, research, and early-stage companies emanating from the University of Toronto. Presenters from several U of T faculties such as engineering, computer science and optical science, will showcase […]
U of T ranks among world’s top universities in QS World International Rankings
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s strong academic and research performance continues to rank among the best in the world – and is ranked the best in Canada – in the 2013 QS World University Rankings released today. U of T tied for 17th with the University of Edinburgh, up from 19th a year […]
U of T makes impressive showing in Royal Society honours
TORONTO, ON — U of T made an impressive showing in this year’s Royal Society of Canada honours. Three scholars won medals, one took home a research award and nine more have joined the ranks of the nation’s premier scholarly society as fellows. The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) comprises the Academies of Arts, Humanities […]