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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. to speak on middle-income access to justice issue, Feb. 10, 2011
TORONTO, ON — The University of Toronto Faculty of Law will host the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Thursday, February 10, 2011, as part of its Middle Income Access to Civil Justice Initiative. Madam Chief Justice McLachlin will speak on this issue at 5 pm. She […]
Rotman Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Risk magazine
TORONTO, ON – A professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management has received a lifetime achievement award from Risk, one of the world’s leading financial risk management magazines. The award for John Hull, the Maple Financial Group Professor of Derivatives and Risk Management at the Rotman School, was announced in the magazine’s […]
Speedy generic approval may not benefit consumers as much as expected, Rotman model shows
TORONTO, ON – Faster approval times for generic drugs will get them into consumers’ hands quicker, but may not make the price any better, a pricing and marketing researcher has found. A mathematical model created by Andrew Ching shows that fewer firms enter the marketplace because the chances of getting there first and commanding the […]
New book: Wildlife photography changed the way we think about animals
TORONTO, ON — University of Toronto Art Centre curator and Museum Studies lecturer, Dr. Matthew Brower, compellingly investigates the way wildlife photography at the beginning of the 20th century changed our perception of animals, in his new book Developing Animals: Wildlife and Early American Photography. Dr. Brower will give a brief overview of his book […]
Philanthropist donates $12 million to Mississauga Health Sciences Complex
Toronto, ON — Philanthropist Terrence Donnelly has donated $12 million to the University of Toronto to support students and help construct a new Health Sciences Complex at U of T Mississauga. The gift is the largest donation ever made to the Mississauga campus. Donnelly’s gift will support the construction of the building that will house […]
University of Toronto anthropologists discover earliest cemetery in Middle East
TORONTO, ON – Anthropologists at the University of Toronto and the University of Cambridge have discovered the oldest cemetery in the Middle East at a site in northern Jordan. The cemetery includes graves containing human remains buried alongside those of a red fox, suggesting that the animal was possibly kept as a pet by humans […]
University of Toronto exhibition to celebrate the Bible
TORONTO, ON – To help mark the 400th anniversary of the first printing of the King James Version of the Bible, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto is launching a new exhibit entitled, Great and Manifold: A Celebration of the Bible in English. The exhibition, on display from Feb. 8 […]
Brain can learn to overcome sleep apnea: U of T scientist
TORONTO, ON – New research from the University of Toronto could provide some restful nights for the 18 million North Americans who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea. In a recent study that appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience, scientists from the University demonstrated that repeated obstruction of the airways requires release of the brain chemical […]
Muslim and Jewish students building a culture of mutual respect
TORONTO, ON – Muslim and Jewish students will come together to make lunch for the homeless on Wednesday, February 2 as part of a new initiative to make interfaith cooperation between the communities a priority. The new initiative is called the Tzedaka-Sadaqah Project. The project explores how Jewish and Muslim faith commitments and philosophical values […]
The Oscar curse? Study says that Oscar win for Best Actress increases the risk of divorce
TORONTO, ON – Will Academy Award nominees Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening be at higher risk for a divorce if they win the Oscar for best actress next month? A long line of best actress winners including Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Halle Berry and Kate Winslet experienced the end of their marriages not long after […]
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario renews partnership with Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, ON – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario has renewed its commitment to support the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management CA/Rotman Centre for Innovation in Accounting Education. Established in 2004, the CA/Rotman Centre for Innovation in Accounting Education has taken a leadership role in developing innovative professional accounting programs at both […]
U of T researchers discover asphyxia trigger in opioid poisoning
TORONTO, ON – Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to combat asphyxiation caused by opioid poisoning, by “rescuing” a part of the brain which controls breathing. Having determined the mechanism of action of opiate suppression of breathing, the effectiveness of a commonly-used drug like naloxone provides a target for further […]
Canadians unified on the Arctic – want government to assert its sovereignty over the Beaufort Sea and Northern Passage
TORONTO, ON – Today, the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs (Munk School) and the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation (Gordon Foundation) released its public opinion research report on global perceptions of Arctic security. The report is titled: Rethinking the Top of the World. It summarizes public opinions […]
TDSB and U of T’s Rotman School join forces to bring a new way of thinking to TDSB teachers and students: First-time ever offered in public schools
TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and the TDSB are proud to announce a partnership that marks the first transfer of concepts from the world of business education to the public school system. The Rotman School has developed a new way to think that leads to creative business solutions. “The […]
New iPhone app could help NHL all-star game
TORONTO, ON – As NHLers Eric Staal and Niklas Lidstrom prepare to pick their all-star teammates later this week, a new smart phone application designed for this very purpose is gaining traction around the world. The TeamChooser application – developed by Jonathan Rose, a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto […]
New book: Degrees of Inequality: Culture, Class, and Gender in American Higher Education
TORONTO, ON – Dr. Ann Mullen, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, has published a new book concerned with the growing social inequality in American higher education. The book, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, is titled Degrees of Inequality: Culture, Class, And Gender in American Higher Education. Degrees of Inequality […]
Unravelling the universe: Canada’s largest astronomy symposium to take place at U of T
TORONTO, ON – The Astronomy & Space Exploration Society at the University of Toronto is hosting the 8th annual “Expanding Canada’s Frontiers” symposium. The country’s largest astronomy symposium takes place at 7 p.m. on January 28, 2011 at the University of Toronto’s Convocation Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. 2010 was an exciting year in […]
McLuhan 100: Toronto Celebrates 100 Years of Marshall McLuhan
TORONTO, ON — At the invitation of University of Toronto President David Naylor, a select group of artists, technology innovators and academics were treated to a preview of plans for the McLuhan 100 at grano Restaurant on Thursday, January 20. This year marks the centenary of Marshall McLuhan’s birth on July 21, 1911. Worldwide, a […]
UTSC psychologist’s work with blind perspective artist featured at Manifesta Biennale
TORONTO, ON — UTSC perception psychologist John Kennedy’s groundbreaking work with the blind artist Esref Armagan was featured this month in a major exhibit at the 2010/2011 Manifesta 8 Biennale in Murcia, Spain. Kennedy’s work with Armagan is of great relevance to the art community because it demonstrates that blind people can incorporate perspective into their […]
Parental divorce linked to suicidal thoughts
TORONTO, ON – Adult children of divorce are more likely to have seriously considered suicide than their peers from intact families, suggests new research from the University of Toronto. In a paper published online this week in the journal Psychiatry Research, investigators examined gender specific differences among a sample of 6,647 adults, of whom 695 […]