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U.S. born prof. available to comment on Canada and U.S.'s contrasting FIFA World Cup 2026 host narratives

Originally from the U.S. and having taught sport management and business at universities in the UK, U.S., Netherlands, Singapore and Japan, School of Human Resource Management Associate Professor Sarah Zipp brings a global perspective to this World Cup. "This tournament is a spectacle of both nationalism and global cooperation. All against a backdrop of dramatic geo-political change and intense negotiations over trade, war and immigration,鈥 says Zipp, program coordinator for the Sport Management program at 91亚色鈥檚 Markham Campus.

91亚色 jumps 20 spots in today鈥檚 QS World University Rankings by Subject

91亚色 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聽subjects in the top 100聽globally this year 鈥 the most ever 鈥 which shows its growing academic and employer reputation.

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

Whether it鈥檚 through art or food, or something else entirely, immigrant communities have changed the fabric of this country鈥檚 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鈥檚 lives, their routines and celebrations.

More 91亚色 experts available for Olympics commentary

91亚色 alumnae Melissa Huma帽a-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson compete for gold in Paris today, a first for beach volleyball for Canada, cheered on by Huma帽a-Paredes' father, three-time Olympic coach and 91亚色 Professor Hern谩n Huma帽a 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. 91亚色 experts are available to comment on this and more.

鈥楾wisters鈥 alludes to real-life dangers of chasing storms

In its recent opening weekend,聽Twisters聽marked the聽biggest start ever for a natural disaster movie聽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 91亚色鈥檚 program that helps newcomers to overcome barriers in their career path聽