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Leader in wealth management appointed at the Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – A finance industry veteran with over 30 years of experience has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Tom McCullough is Chairman and CEO of Northwood Family Office LP. He has spent over 30 years in the wealth management/family office field, initially in senior […]
University of Toronto joins Harvard/MIT platform to deliver online courses
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto is joining edX, a US-based platform for massive open online courses that is accessible to students of all ages and means around the world. Founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, edX is designed to improve education, both online and on campus, while conducting research […]
New study shows how seals sleep with only half their brain at a time
TORONTO, ON – A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time. The study was published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience and was headed by scientists at UCLA and the University of […]
Canada’s aquatic ecosystems research gets boost from NSERC
TORONTO, ON — Thanks to a funding boost of $4.4 million, the NSERC Canadian Network for Aquatic Ecosystems (CNAES) will play a key role in ensuring well-informed decisions are made when it comes to this country’s wetlands, lakes and rivers. The funding, from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, in conjunction with $4.3 million dollars […]
Students tackle healthcare challenge in Rotman/Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies case competition
TORONTO, ON – Teams of students gathered at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management on February 6 for the annual healthcare case competition organized by the School’s Healthcare & Biotechnology Association, an MBA student group. The competition, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies, attracted participants from the Rotman School’s Full Time, Morning […]
Toronto can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent, says U of T prof
TORONTO, ON – Toronto, and other cities around the world, can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes, says a new study by University of Toronto Civil Engineering Professor Chris Kennedy and World Bank climate change specialist Lorraine Sugar, one of Kennedy’s former students. Kennedy and Sugar make the […]
Refocusing important on and off the court, says recent study
TORONTO, ON – If an employee’s performance drops in one area, does that mean they’re slacking off? It could mean that they’ve simply shifted and refocused their efforts on a different set of tasks — a positive sign of adaptability that should be considered in performance evaluations, says a study led by a researcher at the […]
Canadian researcher helps put humans on the tree of life
TORONTO, ON — A University of Toronto Scarborough researcher was part of a team that reconstructed the family tree of placental mammals – a diverse group that includes cats, dogs, horses and humans. The research traces placental mammals back to a small, scampering, insect-eating creature that got its start 200,000 years or more after the […]
Alaa Murabit, Voice of Libyan Women co-founder, to keynote “Sexual Violence in the Recent Conflicts in Libya and Syria” conference on Feb. 8, 2013
TORONTO, ON — Twenty-three year old Alaa Murabit, co-founder of the grassroots movement Voice of Libyan Women, will be the keynote speaker on Feb. 8, 2013 at an international conference highlighting the issue of sexual violence in the wake of the Arab Spring. “Sexual Violence in the Recent Conflicts in Libya and Syria,” hosted jointly […]
Leader in the banking industry joins the Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – A leader in the banking industry who has strong ties to the University of Toronto has joined the University’s Rotman School of Management as an Executive-in-Residence. Rose Patten will continue in her role as Special Advisor to the President and CEO of BMO Financial Group and as a senior member of the […]
Wearable computing and augmented reality conference comes to U of T in June
TORONTO, ON – Internet-connected eyeglasses and similar technologies will soon be on the market, but their benefits and dangers are little understood. University of Toronto Engineering Professor Steve Mann hopes to change that at a groundbreaking conference at U of T in June 2013. Mann is a pioneering researcher in the fields of wearable computing […]
University of Toronto faculty and alum prominent in list of Order of Ontario appointees
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto congratulates its many distinguished faculty and alumni appointed to the Order of Ontario today. Among the 25 extraordinary Ontarians receiving the province’s highest honour are professors Gail Robinson, Ron Deibert, Izzeldin Abuelaish, Stephen Cook, Shafique Keshavjee and Rory Fisher. Joining them on the list of those appointed to […]
Broker fees from mutual funds affect advice; predict worse performance, new study says
TORONTO, ON – Brokers are supposed to recommend investments that are in the best interests of their clients. But a study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of Finance has found that mutual funds offering higher broker fees attract the most investments, especially when the broker is not affiliated with the mutual […]
Disasters can prompt older children to be more giving, younger children to be more selfish
TORONTO, ON — A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting nine-year-olds to be more willing to share, while six-year-olds become more selfish, researchers at the University of Toronto, the University of Chicago, and Liaoning Normal University found in a rare natural experiment in China around the time of a horrific […]
Leading authority on globalization addresses conference on cities and conflict at the Munk School of Global Affairs
TORONTO, ON — Saskia Sassen, a leading authority on globalization from Columbia University, will be the keynote speaker at a conference on cities and conflict being held at the Munk School of Global Affairs on February 1–2, 2013. The first conference of its kind in Toronto, The Urban Era: Comparing Challenges in the World’s Cities will examine […]
A City of Neighbourhoods? Local Associations & Their Critics in Toronto
TORONTO, ON – A very large number of neighbourhoods in Toronto include active resident associations that vigorously intervene in decisions impacting on issues of planning and design. For some, this makes the City democratically vibrant; for others it means that responsible decision making is impeded by ill-informed and “NIMBY-ist” interference. It is therefore important to […]
R v Morgentaler: Reflections After 25 Years
TORONTO, ON — Media are invited to a panel discussion January 29, 2013, 5:30 – 7:30 pm on one of Canada’s most momentous decisions in Canadian law: R v Morgentaler. It was 25 years ago, on January 28, 1988, that the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Canada’s abortion law using the still new Canadian Charter […]
University of Toronto and Columbia University libraries launch Tibetan Studies partnership
TORONTO, ON – An international collaboration between the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s research libraries will harness existing expertise in Tibetan collection services at both universities to increase the availability of Tibetan resources to a wider community of scholars in both Canada and the United States. The faculties and students of both institutions will […]
IMFG releases report that examines the fault lines at Toronto City Hall
TORONTO, ON – A report by the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) looks at local government in Toronto in the wake of the tumultuous recent events at City Hall. The paper, by the IMFG’s André Côté, examines three of the fault lines that are causing friction: The leadership dynamic in a system in which Council is […]
David Mulroney, former Ambassador to China, to deliver keynote address at INDePth Conference in March
TORONTO, ON – Accomplished diplomat, innovative former Canadian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Munk School’s Canada Centre for Global Security Studies, David Mulroney is set to deliver the keynote address for INDePth Conference 2013 at the University of Toronto, his alma mater. In its sophomore year, INDePth […]