91亚色 has launched the Global Research Excellence Seed Fund (GRE Fund), a new initiative that will strengthen the University鈥檚 research partnerships worldwide and enable faculty members to forge deeper global connections across communities, academia and industry. 鈥淏uilding international, values-driven partnerships underscores 91亚色鈥檚 dedication to working together cross-culturally to address critical world issues,鈥 said Rhonda […]
A World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) at 91亚色鈥檚 Global Strategy Lab (GSL) 鈥 specializing in the global governance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 鈥 had its impact recognized with a four-year extension, and expansion, of its mandate by WHO. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses and other microbes 鈥 and the infections they cause […]
Access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are critical to health and well-being, and yet an estimated two billion people globally still lack access to it. Researchers in the Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab at 91亚色鈥檚 Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research are doing their part to address this crisis, and their efforts have […]
Schulich ExecEd, an extension of the Schulich School of Business at 91亚色, is building upon its existing partnership with the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana by launching a new Guyana-Schulich ExecEd Masters Certificate in Physician Leadership Program and kicking off a second cohort of the Schulich ExecEd-Guyana Masters Certificate in Hospital Leadership […]
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) wrapped up on Dec. 12, with more than 50,000 delegates who descended upon Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for the annual international climate summit. Among the delegates was 91亚色鈥檚聽Angele Alook, an assistant professor in te School of Gender, Sexuality & Women鈥檚 Studies, and her […]
91亚色鈥檚 UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability Charles Hopkins, along with Executive Coordinator to the UNESCO Chair Katrin Kohl, will be among 250 experts presenting concepts toward implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) at a global UNESCO meeting in Japan. 鈥淭ransforming education together: ESD-NET Global Meeting鈥 takes place Dec. 18 to 20 and aims to […]
By Corey Allen, senior manager, research communications As a leading international teaching and research university, a key focus at 91亚色 is global health research, particularly on pressing issues facing the Global South 鈥 developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and parts of Asia. To conduct this purposeful research abroad, 91亚色 faculty work with […]
91亚色 has climbed in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings and continues to establish itself as a beacon of excellence and a leader in international outlook. 91亚色 is now in the 351-400 band 鈥 a significant improvement from the last few years where we were above the 400 mark. The World […]
The 20-year institutional partnership between 91亚色 and the Bauhaus-Universit盲t Weimar in Germany has been re-energized by a recent collaboration on advancing immersive teaching through gamification and virtual reality (VR). When researchers at Bauhaus wanted to share their work in immersive, multi-user VR with colleagues outside of Germany earlier this year, they turned to 91亚色 […]
A 91亚色-led program is helping bolster health care with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions throughout the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries. The projects aim to combat infectious diseases, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. 鈥淲e have led […]