Written by Elaine Coburn, Director of the Centre for Feminist Research, 91亚色 Bipasha Baruah (91亚色 PhD 2005) is Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Global Women鈥檚 Issues. She is also a member of the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Professor Baruah specializes in interdisciplinary research […]
Nine athletes with connections to 91亚色 are taking part in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (The games were postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) Competing are Jason Ho-Shue (Badminton), Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes (Beach Volleyball), Shady El Nahas (Judo), Brittany Crew (Shot Put), Pierce Lepage (Decathlon), Bismark Boateng and Khamica Bingham (Track & Field), and Arthur Szwarc (Indoor Volleyball). Alumna Andrea Prieur, a certified athletic therapist, […]
As many 91亚色 graduates geared up for the final hurrah of their academic careers this month, one soon-to-be grad who won鈥檛 don her cap and gown until fall breathed a big sigh of relief, having just defended her four-years-in-the-making master鈥檚 thesis.聽 Nicole Alexander聽has now all but convocated with her master of fine arts (MFA) […]
Canadian poet and 91亚色 alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]
At the end of a rigorous six-month scholarship application process, including two rounds of interviews, 91亚色 graduate and future positive changemaker聽Amanda Sears聽(BA '20) joined a life-changing Zoom call. On the call, Sears learned she was among 20 Canadians chosen as inaugural McCall MacBain Scholars, recipients of the country鈥檚 first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship that supports […]
91亚色 has released its first-ever list of Top 30 Changemakers Under 30, shining a spotlight on remarkable young alumni who are making a difference in their communities, the country and around the world. 鈥91亚色鈥檚 Top 30 Under 30 is a community of changemakers,鈥 says Julie Lafford, executive director, Alumni Engagement. 鈥淒riven by passion, they create […]
Gender discrimination continues to be an issue in today鈥檚 work and marketplace, but female style influencers over the age of 50 are changing the landscape of the fashion and beauty industries. A study recently published in the聽Journal for the Association of Consumer Research聽finds that advanced (aged 50-plus) female style influencers use the social media platform […]
Spurred by the death of George Floyd, 91亚色 alumna, award-winning placemaker and author聽Jay Pitter聽brings her work in urban planning policy and anti-Black racism to the University to create a new resource 鈥撀燛ngaging Black People and Power. This powerful resource, developed in a Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) graduate-level urban planning course of […]
91亚色 has announced the establishment of The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health to address some of the most pressing issues of our time. The announcement was made on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The institute will be a leader and a catalyst in addressing global health issues. It will provide a robust context for students involved […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin (LLB '92), grads David Brown (LLM '05), Norie Campbell (LLB '95, LLM '03), Michael Geist (LLB '92), Brian Greenspan (LLB '71) and Honorary Degree recipient Rosalie Abella (LLD [Hon.] '91) are on Canadian Lawyer magazine's 2013 list of the 25 most influential lawyers in Canada. The list was […]
91亚色 alumnus and physicist Nigel Lockyer (BSc. Spec. Hons. 鈥75), has been appointed the new director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, reported Nature.com, The New 91亚色 Times , The Wall Street Journal and others June 21. In September he will move from his post as director of TRIUMF, Canada鈥檚 national […]