91亚色 is playing an important聽role in the first conference of its kind that is dedicated to better mobilizing and brokering knowledge. The K*2012聽conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international cohort of delegates to share their ideas and practices in knowledge mobilization. 91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Unit and […]
Leading guest curators, artists and cultural theorists explore "The Real and the Political" in 91亚色鈥檚 fourth annual Joan聽and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in Visual Arts, running April 24 to May 4. Art-making and contemporary art theory at the nexus of culture and politics are the focus of this year鈥檚 event, produced by the Graduate […]
聽 Janusz A. Kozi艅ski, dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dezs枚 J. Horv谩th, dean, Schulich School of Business, and Eileen Mercier cordially invite you to the annual Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This event, titled "Me, Myself and My Network: The Importance of Collaboration to Entrepreneurship in […]
91亚色 will be making its sophomore contribution to a worldwide movement of talks and idea-sharing by hosting聽TEDx91亚色U on聽March 10 at the Glendon campus. TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, is a series of not-for-profit conferences that started in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for employees of tech companies to share […]
Jeff Preston, co-creator of webcomic Cripz, advocates fighting for disability rights in creative ways and will explain how in a talk Feb. 7 at 91亚色. In 鈥淏attle Lines Drawn: Resisting Ableism Through Creative Intervention鈥, Preston will explain how to use cultural warfare 鈥 online publishing and publicity stunts such as stairbombing and chair mobbing 鈥 […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. Social Sciences and humanities research will be in聽the spotlight […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. "Research Month provides an opportunity for the 91亚色 community […]
What does equity look like for everyone? The upcoming Inclusion Day: Building Allies for Equity conference, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights (CHR), will tackle the meaning of equity next Wednesday. The conference will take place on Inclusion Day, Jan. 18, from 11:30am to 8pm, at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. Everyone is […]
91亚色 has ranked first among Canadian universities in a global campus sustainability survey聽and 14th in the world. This is the second year in a row that 91亚色 has ranked No. 1 in Canada. The 2011 UI GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities rated participating universities in 42 countries based on criteria such as energy consumption, […]
Members of the 91亚色 community are invited to drop by the Eleanor Winters Gallery in today through Thursday at 5pm聽to聽watch the聽91亚色 Dance Ensemble (YDE)聽perform聽during聽a three-day residency at the gallery. As part of the residency, the YDE will be presenting an original program that includes the premiere of Suddenly Everyone, a site-specific collaboration created and performed […]
Are you interested in learning more about fair trade at 91亚色 and the world beyond? This Thursday, from 9:30 to 3:30pm, 91亚色 will host its annual Fair Trade Fair in the East Bear pit in Central Square. The fair showcases a diverse range of vendors selling fair and sustainable products, including arts and […]
The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program at 91亚色 will host its third annual Leadership Summit on Friday, Feb. 10. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淟eadership to Engage Change and Achieve New Learning Cultures鈥. The summit will bring聽together education leaders (administrators, superintendents, principals, deans, faculty, teacher-leaders), private and not-for-profit sector leaders for a聽dialogue and discussion […]
Those who long to escape somewhere warm and tropical during the exam period should head to the Underwater Photographs from the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef exhibit on now at 91亚色鈥檚 ZigZag Gallery. The exhibit, by master of environmental studies (MES) student Carey Satin (right), is on display today and tomorrow at the ZigZag Gallery on first […]
Former astronaut Dave Williams, president and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre, will talk about how his brain聽handled the weightlessness of聽outer聽space at the upcoming joint 91亚色 Neuroscience - Centre for Vision Research seminar. The talk, 鈥淢y Brain in Space鈥, will take place, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 4pm at 519 91亚色 Research Tower , Keele campus. […]
Can you blame the financial crisis on mathematicians? What exactly is a Canadian utopia? Why is walking such a balancing act? And is there something to be learned聽from Halloween鈥檚聽contentious history? Four 91亚色 professors will address these questions as part of the next 91亚色 Circle presentation on Saturday, Oct. 29. As with previous 91亚色 Circle […]
Hugh Raffles is a professor of anthropology at Eugene Lang College at The New School for Social Research in New 91亚色 City. Raffles will聽deliver a special guest lecture today titled, "Rocks, Stones & Other Vital Things" as part of the fourth annual lecture hosted by the Department of Anthropology at 91亚色. The lecture, which […]
A growing number of people are experiencing the effects of climate change in their daily lives, but those effects are not distributed equally. A workshop at 91亚色 on Wednesday will discuss the issue of climate change and who it affects and how, the role of governments聽and what should be done. The Climate Justice and Politics […]
Haints: American Ghosts, Millennial Passions, and Contemporary Gothic Fictions, a new book by the chair of 91亚色鈥檚 Department of English, Art Redding, will launch next Wednesday. Published by the University of Alabama Press, Haints (see YFile, Sept. 14) examines the work of contemporary American authors who draw on the gothic tradition in their fiction, not […]
Viva聽collaboration! 聽 After five years of transnational research by educators and artists in Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States and Canada,聽the VIVA! Project is launching its new book, iVIVA! Community Arts and Popular Education in the Americas, edited by project lead Deborah Barndt, a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) and coordinator of […]
Slavery survivors, researchers and activists aim to put the issue of modern slavery on the map during tomorrow's聽conference at 91亚色. The second annual conference, organized by the Alliance Against Modern Slavery聽(AAMS), seeks to illuminate lesser known forms of contemporary slavery that are thriving at home and abroad. These include domestic slavery, debt bondage, child […]