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Passings: David Skinner

91ÑÇÉ« Professor Emeritus David Skinner, a longtime 91ÑÇÉ« scholar whose research, teaching and leadership advanced the study of communication and media in Canada, has died.

Management professor appointed to 91ÑÇÉ« Board of Governors 

91ÑÇÉ« announces eight new members who have been added to its Board of Governors, bringing a breadth of new expertise across a range of different disciplines.   Peter Tsasis, a professor at the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was appointed to the board for a two-year term. Tsasis is a professor of management, jointly appointed to the Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies […]

91ÑÇÉ« U father-son collab helps earn award for Black Appalachian anthology

More than four decades after helping document Black experiences in Appalachia, 91ÑÇÉ« Professor Emeritus Wilburn Hayden Jr. is part of an award-winning effort to expand that conversation, this time alongside a contributor from the next generation: his son and 91ÑÇÉ« alum Donovan Hayden.

Research led by 91ÑÇÉ« questions scientific nature, role of mental imagery

Most people are familiar with mental imagery: picturing a scene from a novel, mentally rehearsing a presentation or imagining an upcoming birthday party, for example.

Passings: Robert (Bob) Cluett

Robert (Bob) Cluett, a 91ÑÇÉ« professor emeritus and recipient of an honorary doctor of letters from 91ÑÇÉ«, has died at the age of 93.

Beyond the numbers: How gender assumptions shape financial advice

Financial advice is often viewed as objective and numbers-driven, but a new study co-authored by Associate Professor Daniel Richards suggests conversations between financial advisers and clients can be shaped by deeply rooted gender assumptions.

Playing with fire: Is Canada's wildfire strategy working? 91ÑÇÉ« scholars debate

Wildfires burning hundreds of kilometres away in northwestern Ontario obscured Toronto’s skyline in a thick, dramatic orange haze last week, triggering hazardous air quality warnings across the GTA.

From lecture hall to stage: 91ÑÇÉ« prof uses storytelling to connect past, present

For years, Eric Bronson, a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has used stories to help students explore questions of meaning, identity and belonging. Now he is taking that approach to an unexpected new venue.

Passings: David T. McNab

91ÑÇÉ« Professor Emeritus David T. McNab, a Métis historian, educator and scholar whose work helped advance the study of Indigenous histories, land rights and treaty relationships in Canada, has died.

Passings: William (Bill) Gapen

William (Bill) Gapen, a part-time faculty member in 91ÑÇɫ’s School of Social Work who taught in the areas of mental health, addictions and social service, passed away on April 25 at the age of 70.