As is so often the case, our students develop strong connections to 91亚色 during their tenure on campus. Whether their 91亚色 experience was defined by an academic mentor, a favourite subject or their fellow students, it is important that these relationships are allowed to carry forward far beyond the convocation stage. Thanks to the […]
There was a time when 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) felt a lot smaller, but no less mighty 鈥 and 91亚色 alumnus Don Biback remembers it like it was yesterday. 鈥淲hen I began as a student at 91亚色, FES was the first experiment of its kind in higher education. But despite our modest size, […]
*via TIME.com For the second year, TIME has compiled their list of the most influential people on the Internet 鈥 a list that includes 91亚色 U鈥檚 own Lilly Singh (BA 鈥10). This unranked list of heavy hitters was put together by measuring each individual鈥檚 global online impact and overall ability to drive news. Here鈥檚 what […]
YouthREX at 91亚色 U鈥檚 School of Social Work has created an online hub for sharing information and ideas to help break barriers unique to marginalized youth. The eXchange for Youth Work launched March 31 and will facilitate youth workers, youth and all who have a vested interest in youth well-being. Users can search for and […]
A new study by researchers from Denmark and 91亚色, published in Geophysical Research Letters, has found that the climate models commonly used to simulate melting of the Greenland ice sheet tend to underestimate the impact of exceptionally warm weather episodes on the ice sheet. The study investigated the causes of ice melt during two […]
At 50 years young, 91亚色's Glendon College is celebrating a special anniversary with the news that the Province of Ontario has recognized the Glendon campus as a French-language service provider through a partial designation granted to 91亚色 under the French Language Services Act. The announcement of the designation made last week by Ontario's […]
The 91亚色 Task Force on Sustainability Research has released its final report, which highlights the Task Force鈥檚 recommendations for the continued support, cultivation, integration and dissemination of 91亚色鈥檚 sustainability research. 鈥淭he 91亚色 Task Force on Sustainability Research is pleased to release its final report with 21 recommendations for advancing 91亚色鈥檚 sustainability research. […]
The newly launched 2015 President鈥檚 Report highlights how 91亚色 continues to set itself apart from other institutions of higher learning. The report examines how the University's world-renowned faculty, researchers, students, staff and alumni are redefining excellence with new and unconventional ways of thinking, and innovative methods of teaching, learning and community contribution. 鈥淎t 91亚色, […]
New聽research聽led by astrophysicists at 91亚色 has revealed the fastest winds ever seen at ultraviolet wavelengths near a supermassive black hole. 鈥淲e鈥檙e talking wind speeds of 20 per cent the speed of light, which is more than 200 million kilometres an hour. That鈥檚 equivalent to a category 77 hurricane,鈥 said Jesse Rogerson, who led the […]
Managers trying to retain valued female employees should be aware that women are more strongly affected by the process used to achieve workplace equity than the actual outcome, finds a new study from the Schulich School of Business. That鈥檚 because women tend to care more about the aspects of a fair process that let a […]