King Township and 91ÑÇÉ« sign MOU to expand existing collaboration
91ÑÇÉ« and King Township signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to further enhance their collaboration, including economic growth initiatives and community engagement.
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91ÑÇÉ« U experts available to comment on Pride Month
Birthed from a 1969 uprising as a response to police violence at a New 91ÑÇÉ« City dive bar called the Stonewall Inn, Pride has grown into a global movement, with Toronto-area celebrations among the largest in the world. Drawing on years of community-engaged research and large-scale data sets, 91ÑÇÉ« researchers are available to talk to media about historical struggles and current issues facing those in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities today.
New study shows atmospheric compounds formed from tire wear may pose human health risk
A new study published today reports that chemicals released from vehicle tires can transform in the atmosphere into complex mixtures that may pose previously unrecognized risks to human respiratory health.
91ÑÇÉ« U professor helps assess Canada’s geodetic resources for the future
Lassonde Professor Sunil Bisnath was recently appointed to a Council of Canadian Academies' expert panel to examine opportunities for renewed domestic investment in geodetic infrastructure Most people take their place in the world for granted. Standing in a grocery story isle deciding which cereal to buy or driving to work, the Earth feels static even […]
Canada’s largest literacy project triples reading progress for struggling students
Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions can radically accelerate reading skills in young kids.
Quebec took part in the study. Over a 16-week period, these students received small-group intervention sessions four times a week for 30 minutes, with a focus on phonological awareness, phonics, irregular word reading and decodable text reading.
The force is not-so strong with this one, new research finds
An international group of astronomers, including from 91ÑÇɫ’s department of Physics and Astronomy, using the world’s most powerful space telescope, have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.
That’s something typically seen in more mature galaxies that are closer to us in space and time, says Ben Forrest, a research scientist at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Davis, and first author on the paper published May 4 in Nature Astronomy.
91ÑÇÉ« profs awarded $1.65M NSERC CREATE grant to train the next generation of experts in precision public health
91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor Jianhong Wu is leading a national initiative to train specialists in data-driven, equitable, public health decision-making.
eCampusOntario and 91ÑÇɫ’s Glendon College partner in support of the Camerise communities to strengthen French teacher training and retention in Ontario
CampusOntario and 91ÑÇɫ’s Glendon College are embarking on a new strategic partnership in support of the Camerise communities, a province‑wide initiative dedicated to the retention of French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers and the strengthening of professional development in French as a Language of Instruction (FLI) across Ontario.