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91ÑÇÉ« jumps 20 spots in today’s QS World University Rankings by Subject

91ÑÇÉ« jumped 20 spots in the QS World University Rankings by Subject today out of close to 2,000 universities. The University continues its upward trajectory landing six subjects in the top 100 globally this year – the most ever – which shows its growing academic and employer reputation.

Prof wins Dorothy Killam Fellowship to research cultural importance of Chinese Canadian artists

Whether it’s through art or food, or something else entirely, immigrant communities have changed the fabric of this country’s culture, becoming part of the story Canadians tell about themselves. But too often the intertwining of these stories goes unnoticed. Take food. It can serve as an unassuming gateway to learning about and understanding different cultures and practices, while becoming a part of people’s lives, their routines and celebrations.

More 91ÑÇÉ« experts available for Olympics commentary

91ÑÇÉ« alumnae Melissa Humaña-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson compete for gold in Paris today, a first for beach volleyball for Canada, cheered on by Humaña-Paredes' father, three-time Olympic coach and 91ÑÇÉ« Professor Hernán Humaña who teaches a course on the history of the Olympics and is available for comment to media. Also this week in Paris, breaking makes its debut at the Games, Olympians get sick with bacterial infection and organizers revise the closing ceremony of the Games this Sunday after a controversial opening. 91ÑÇÉ« experts are available to comment on this and more.

‘Twisters’ alludes to real-life dangers of chasing storms

In its recent opening weekend, Twisters marked the biggest start ever for a natural disaster movie with US$80.5 million in North American box office revenue. The popularity of the film indicates disaster movies remain an important popular culture

Celebrating success of bridging program graduates

A celebratory event will honour the many internationally educated professionals who recently participated in 91ÑÇɫ’s program that helps newcomers to overcome barriers in their career path 

Canada trumped by Trump’s negative rhetoric around mail-in voting

Has the uproar around mail-in voting in the United States trumped how Canadians view the practice here? Researchers at 91ÑÇÉ« have found former U.S. president Donald Trump’s negative rhetoric around the practice of mail-in ballots as fraud prone and untrustworthy has had clear effect in this country.