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OISE Annual Research Celebration
TORONTO, ON – Education faculty and graduate students will showcase their research at an annual event open to the public. Featured researchers include: Indigo Esmonde – How can we use mathematics as a tool to understand the world and effect change? Jim Cummins – Improving language and literacy learning in multilingual school contexts John Portelli […]
Improving financial reporting in private firms’ interest, new study of emerging markets suggests
TORONTO, ON – Improved financial reporting at private firms benefits not only potential outside investors but will help the firm make better business decisions for itself too, says a new study. The study is authored by Ole-Kristian Hope, the Deloitte Professor of Accounting and an associate professor of accounting at the Rotman School of Management […]
U of T researchers collaborate internationally to reduce one of the most common chronic childhood diseases
TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Institutes of Health Research will donate $1.2 million towards new research aimed at reducing childhood tooth decay among the First Nations community. The research will examine a new approach to dental care that employs four concurrent therapies to people living within First Nations communities. Its goal is to reduce the […]
When work calls: study shows that receiving work-related contact at home takes greater toll on women’s well-being
TORONTO, ON – Communication technologies that help people stay connected to the workplace are often seen as solutions to balancing work and family life. A new study, however, suggests there may be a “dark side” to the use of these technologies for workers’ health – and these effects seem to differ for women and men. […]
New program in board effectiveness for investment institutions launched by University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – With the rapid pace of change in the global economy, the governance of pension and other long-horizon investment institutions has never been more important. A new program aims to improve and enhance the board effectiveness and governance of pension funds, as well as other investment institutions such as national reserve funds, sovereign […]
U of T scientists honoured with inventor of the year award
TORONTO, ON – Nine highly regarded University of Toronto scientists were honoured in the first-ever Inventor of the Year competion yesterday, March 7, 2011. The awards were presented at a special ceremony at the MaRS Centre. The awards recognize U of T inventors or teams of inventors who have made significant contributions in three areas: […]
Business & design students challenged at Rotman School design competition
TORONTO, ON – Students from institutions across North America who are recognized for their groundbreaking work in design thinking will be coming to Toronto on March 25 and 26 to tackle a “wicked problem” in the second annual Rotman Design Challenge. The event will be held at the Rotman School of Management at the University […]
Centre for Women’s Studies in Education presents The Vagina Monologues
TORONTO, ON – OISE’s Centre for Women’s Studies in Education presents The Vagina Monologues on March 8 for International Women’s Day. The multiple-award winning play by Eve Ensler boasts a stellar cast of 33 diverse, talented, and dynamic women. The Vagina Monologues is a powerful collection of anecdotes celebrating all things feminine – part therapy, […]
BoingBoing.net’s Cory Doctorow Keynote at University of Toronto Conference
TORONTO, ON — Canadian-born, England-based science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow (boingboing.net, craphound.com) will headline a University of Toronto student conference, Boundaries, Frontiers & Gatekeepers, on March 5, 2011. In the keynote speech, Doctorow will discuss the dangers that overzealous regulation of computers pose to our future. Media are invited to attend. […]
New stingray genus discovered in the Amazon
TORONTO, ON – A biologist from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has discovered a new kind of tropical freshwater stingray. Nathan Lovejoy, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UTSC, is co-author on a new study detailing the discovery of a new genus and two new species of stingrays found in the […]
Canadian researchers first worldwide to generate pluripotent stem cells from horses
Discovery opens avenue for research into new veterinary and human treatments for a range of degenerative conditions TORONTO, ON and Montréal, QC — In a world first, pluripotent stem cells have been generated from horses by a team of researchers led by Dr. Andras Nagy at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital […]
THE 13th annual Dame Nita Barrow Lecture
TORONTO, ON – Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz will be speaking at The Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place, on February 25, 2011. Ziáurriz will be discussing the future of prostitution in Canada. She is an inspirational lawyer and activist from Mexico City who has worked for decades against all forms of violence against women nationally and internationally, […]
Are we more — or less — moral than we think?
TORONTO, ON — A study by Rimma Teper, Michael Inzlicht, and Elizabeth Page-Gould of the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) on human morality has just been published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science. The study tested the difference between moral forecasting and moral action—and the reasons behind any mismatch. The […]
Rotman pension leader receives CFA institute award for professional excellence
TORONTO, ON – The director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has been presented with the CFA Institute’s Award for Professional Excellence. Keith Ambachtsheer is an adjunct professor of finance at the Rotman School, Director of its International Centre for Pension Management, and founder/president […]
University of Toronto student named student entrepreneur provincial champion
TORONTO, ON — Donny Ouyang, Owner of Kinkarso Tech Ltd. and full-time student at the University of Toronto, has been named a 2011 Student Entrepreneur Ontario Champion. Student Entrepreneur is a national competition operated by charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud program supporter, CIBC. Started in 2007, and currently only 18 years old, […]
PhD Fellowships Established at UofT’s Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – A professor emeritus at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is honouring four former faculty members who were pivotal in the establishment of the school’s PhD program by creating four fellowships for doctoral students. Professor Emeritus William Waters, MBA’62, has committed up to $1,000,000 in matching funds towards […]
Faculty of Dentistry researchers collaborate internationally to reduce one of the most common chronic childhood diseases
TORONTO, ON – An investigation using four interventions concurrently including dental treatment, fluoride applications, anticipatory guidance and motivational interviewing specifically designed for First Nations pregnant women will commence this spring in several communities across Ontario and Manitoba. The Canadian arm of this project is funded at almost $1.2 million dollars by the Canadian Institutes of […]
U of T students to participate in “alternative reading week”
TORONTO, ON – On top of hitting the books this reading week, hundreds of U of T students will be hitting the streets in one of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods to help with key community-building projects. More than 200 student volunteers will team up with agencies in the Weston-Mount Dennis area February 22 to 24, pitching […]
U of T computer scientist wins $1‑million Herzberg Canada gold medal
TORONTO, ON – University of Toronto computer science professor Geoffrey Hinton, considered one of the world’s foremost researchers in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, has been awarded the 2010 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. The medal, named for Canadian Nobel Laureate Gerhard Herzberg, is awarded annually by the […]
Childhood physical abuse linked to peptic ulcers
TORONTO, ON – Victims of childhood physical abuse are more than twice as likely to develop ulcers than people who were not abused as children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. “We found a strong and significant association between individuals who were abused during childhood and those were diagnosed […]