Environmental Studies professor releases book on the global phenomenon of suburbanization. This, on the heels of a major international conference, will shape future thought on this important topic.
Canada Research Chair embarks upon three pain studies in the process of creating and testing a new tool to measure pain. Highly effective, it points to future directions in treatment.
91亚色 researchers simulated a C. difficile outbreak in a hospital ward. What they learned will capture the attention of public health officials, policy-makers, clinicians and epidemiologists.
A major new research initiative based in the Faculty of Science at 91亚色 will develop mathematical techniques to identify populations most susceptible to infectious diseases and enable manufacturers to produce cost-effective vaccines that can be deployed quickly. The research is also expected to better position Canada to respond rapidly to emerging public health issues […]
91亚色 U Professor and Canada Research Chair undertakes remarkable project that provides new and unique place for dialogue on Indigenous environmental justice.
91亚色-led research shows racialized and Indigenous university faculty score low on power, prestige and influence; points the way to policy change at the university level and a greater institutional commitment to equity.
TORONTO, November 17, 2017 鈹 An international project led by 91亚色 Professor Linda Peake has been awarded $2.5 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council to research how rapid urbanization is affecting the lives of women living in poverty and to inform public debate about sustainable and democratic urban change. […]
Two dozen researchers in the Faculty of Science have received more than $3 million in Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants to pursue promising ideas and breakthrough discoveries. 鈥淎 Discovery Grant from NSERC is allowing us to build a team of researchers here at 91亚色 that will use data from […]
91亚色 U鈥檚 Steven J. Hoffman analyses the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. His findings could inform future evidence-based policy and decision-making.
World-leading bilingualism expert sifts through all existing research and concludes that multiple languages involve adaptations that are apparent in cognitive performance.
Professors at 91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering have been awarded more than $2.2 million in Discovery Grants聽from the聽Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).聽The funds will help the researchers to further the knowledge of their respective fields for a period of five years. In the 2017 competition, 100 per cent of the […]
91亚色 researchers are among the recipients of a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) investment of more than $554 million in 117 new infrastructure projects at 61 universities, colleges and research hospitals across Canada. The funding was announced Oct. 16 by Canada鈥檚 Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan. Thilo Womelsdorf. Photo Credit: Martin Lipman/NSERC A project […]
91亚色 U researcher leads study that offers solutions for police encounters with vulnerable group: children and youth seeking help for mental health.
An NSERC-funded project, where patients with Parkinson鈥檚 participated in three-month dance classes, has led to the patients鈥 improvements in balance and gait speed.
While researching highly toxic pokeweed, Prof Katalin Hudak鈥檚 lab makes an important discovery that could bolster the survival of agricultural crops.
91亚色 U researcher studies women-only cardiac rehab programs; suggests we need to do more to engage women to participate.
New research looks at two immigrant populations in Ontario as these newcomers try to reenter their profession; finds roadblocks that fuel identity crises.
Three 91亚色 researchers awarded a combined $2,723,399 in funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) will work to advance health-related investigations in areas of social/cultural health and biomedical health. Professors Peter Backx, Yvonne Bohr and Chun Peng each received a CIHR Project Grant, which is designed to capture ideas with the greatest […]
Five 91亚色 professors are among a cohort of researchers across Canada to receive funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to pursue ground-breaking research. The federal government has invested more than $52 million in 220 new infrastructure projects across Canada, said Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan during […]
James Elder Research team led by 91亚色鈥檚 James Elder attracts $12M investment聽to develop next-gen聽intelligent systems for sustainable urban mobility. Seeking to use his intelligent systems research to facilitate sustainable urban mobility, Professor James Elder聽applied for an Ontario Research Fund (ORF) grant with private sector partners and University of Waterloo co-applicants. He won the $4-million ORF […]