TORONTO, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 鈥 Student demographic data collected by the Ontario Ministry of Education should be leveraged to enhance student success through equity measures, a new report out of 91亚色 suggests. The report, commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Education and co-authored by Professor Carl James, recommends that race-related data be collected […]
TORONTO, Monday, June 12, 2017 鈥 Today, 91亚色 released 鈥淎 Decade of Impact鈥, a new report highlighting achievements of the past ten years, all pointing to the recent success revealed in the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC) enrolment data with 91亚色 a leader among Ontario universities. 91亚色鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri鈥檚 term winds […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, April 28, 2017 鈥 Last year, the Ontario government鈥檚 Bill 132 guided 91亚色鈥檚 efforts to improve sexual violence education, awareness, reporting, and supports.聽 Today鈥檚 announcement marks an important step forward as 91亚色 fulfills commitments outlined in the University鈥檚 Sexual Violence Policy released in December 2016 by establishing a stand-alone office […]
TORONTO, January 30, 2017 鈥 As debates about the future of media and journalism intensify, Osgoode Hall Law School of 91亚色 today announced the establishment of a new Journalist in Residence Program that will get underway this fall. Applications from broadcast, print, digital and multimedia journalists are being accepted until Friday, March 24, 2017 […]
TORONTO, January 31, 2017 鈥 Dogs can be trained to find almost anything (people, drugs, weapons, poached ivory) but one 91亚色 researcher had them detect something a little unusual 鈥 the scat of endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizards. The scat detection dogs helped biology PhD student Alex Filazzola discover not only scat, but the importance […]
TORONTO, January 9, 2017 鈭 91亚色 will celebrate 鈥淐anada 150鈥 throughout 2017 with unique educational events that showcase everything from debates to dancing. A total of 40 projects have been selected to receive $400,000 in funding from the University. Rhonda Lenton, Vice-President Academic and Provost, announced the projects recently: 鈥淲e had an overwhelmingly positive […]
TORONTO, December 21, 2016 - From groundbreaking research announcements to progressive new campuses, 91亚色 is on a positive trajectory and making a significant impact locally and globally.聽 The past year produced more than its share of memorable moments鈥攊ncluding landmark investments in research, pioneering technology and recognition of 91亚色鈥檚 programs on a world stage. […]
TORONTO, December 19, 2016 鈥 An international collaboration, including 91亚色, has successfully shone a laser on antimatter atoms to come up with the first successful spectroscopic measurement. The Big Bang theory requires equal amounts of matter and antimatter to have been created at the beginning of time, but there is little antimatter in the […]
TORONTO, December 14, 2016聽- Universities across Ontario have been rightly seized with the serious issue of addressing the need for improved supports and procedures for survivors of sexual violence. The Ontario government鈥檚 bill 132 has guided 91亚色鈥檚 efforts in seeking new ways to improve sexual violence education, awareness, reporting, and supports.聽 Following an extensive […]
TORONTO, November 25, 2016 鈥 Many species of shorebirds are adept at co-parenting by sharing the responsibility of sitting on their nest of eggs, but an international collaboration of researchers, including a professor from 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, has found that the amount of time each parent sits on the nest may be determined by […]