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"The world needs you more than ever," acclaimed director Jillian Keiley tells grads

Making art is an act of courage and bravery said Canadian theatre director Jillian Keiley (BFA Spec. Hons. '94) to graduates of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) and the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Keiley spoke to grads on June 21 during spring convocation ceremonies. An alumna of […]

Jeanette Corbiere Lavell offers graduates gift from Indigenous ancestors

On a day that recognizes the contributions to Canada by Indigenous people, the second cohort of graduands from the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) heard inspirational messages of creativity, love and personal growth from Jeanette Corbiere Lavell, an activist for Indigenous and women’s rights. Corbiere Lavell, an Anishnawbe community worker who was given an […]

Newborn giant planet found orbiting an infant sun

The discovery of a giant planet known as a hot Jupiter orbiting an infant sun represents a major step forward in understanding how planetary systems form and evolve, says an international team of astronomers including some from 91ÑÇÉ«. Hot Jupiters have puzzled astronomers for the last 20 years. How did these giant planets get […]

Shrinking the urban footprint is key to the future, John Friedmann tells grads

Small steps toward change have a cumulative effect, and if enough of us change our lives today, and keep on doing so, transformative change is the result. This was the message shared with Faculty of Health and Faculty of Environmental Studies graduands during the second of 13 91ÑÇÉ« Spring Convocation ceremonies when John Friedmann […]

Schulich announces Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure

As part of its Leading Change initiative, the Schulich School of Business officially announced the establishment of the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure made possible by a generous $4-million donation from Timothy Price (Hon LLD ’09) and his wife Frances Price, together with the Brookfield Partners Foundation. Price is chairman of Brookfield Funds, […]

Foodshare Toronto's Debbie Field encourages grads to embrace the unknown

One only has to look back on their lives to understand that predicting the future is impossible, yet full of opportunity. This is the theme that Faculty of Health graduands were asked to embrace during the first of 13 Spring Convocation ceremonies at 91ÑÇÉ« on June 17 when Debbie Field, executive director of FoodShare […]

91ÑÇÉ« U bee researcher launches first-ever online image bank of world's bee genera

Professor Laurence Packer in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, has created the first online image bank of the bee genera of the world. Almost all of the images are from his laboratory, where he houses a collection of more than 300,000 bee specimens. “We wanted to create an online resource that anyone around […]

Thirteen outstanding individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees at spring convocation

Thirteen outstanding individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees at 91ÑÇɫ’s spring convocation for their significant contributions to society and in their respective fields. The recipients include a native rights activist, food advocate, theatre director, philanthropist, technology innovator and community leader. “This year’s honorary degree recipients have made a remarkable impact in their communities […]