With more in-person learning expected on campus this fall, 91亚色 is getting ready to welcome you back safely. Here are a few of the changes that have been made. 1. Enhanced ventilation and air filtration Running air systems 24-7 to improve airflow, purging air in between classroom use and using hospital-grade air filtration. Over the […]
The Faculty of Science and Lassonde School of Engineering have appointed Professor聽Paula Wilson聽as the new head of聽Bethune College. Wilson, a professor in the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Department of Biology, will assume the role effective July 1, for a term of five years. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited and honoured to embark on this new role as Bethune College […]
One of the many ways 91亚色 drives positive change is through the work of its United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability, a position held by聽Charles A. Hopkins. For over two decades, Hopkins has championed education for sustainable development (ESD) initiatives. In 2017, he launched the #IndigenousESD […]
With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at 91亚色 and two existing have been renewed this year. The new CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year鈥檚 awards were announced June […]
With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at 91亚色 and two existing have been renewed this year. The CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year鈥檚 awards were announced today by the […]
91亚色 has been awarded more than $3.2 million for two projects to prepare students for careers in industries that require inter-disciplinary training and are central to Canada鈥檚 economic future: space robotics for exploration and applied biotechnology for environmental sustainability. The two projects are among only聽13 selected from across Canada to receive up to聽$21.45 million […]
In May, the Lassonde School of Engineering welcomed 62 undergraduate student researchers for the seventh annual Lassonde Undergraduate Research Awards (LURA) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Awards (NSERC USRA) programs. The students will be working on various research projects alongside Lassonde faculty members for the duration of the […]
91亚色's Schulich School of Business has officially launched the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and announced the research Chair during the Centre鈥檚 inaugural research forum called 鈥淪upply Chain Problems: Practical Insights from Emerging Research.鈥 The forum brought management researchers and industry together to find practical solutions and explore new opportunities. Building […]
As a leader in the effort to build a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable world, 91亚色 and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are proud to announce the establishment of Canada鈥檚 first Centre International de Formation des Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL). CIFAL centres provide innovative training throughout the world and serve as hubs for the […]
What level of immunity against COVID-19 do you have after being vaccinated or contracting the virus? 91亚色 Professor聽Jane Heffernan聽is receiving a $200,000, one-year grant from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to understand the rate of immunity in both of these scenarios.聽 The project is part of the NRC鈥檚 Pandemic Response Challenge program, designed to bring the best […]
With the support of regional government and healthcare sector leaders, 91亚色 is advancing plans to establish a new School of Medicine that will serve the evolving needs of Ontario鈥檚 public healthcare system and provide the next generation of physicians with an innovative new model for medical education. YFile聽spoke with 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor […]
Plastics are durable, lightweight and versatile, making them suitable candidates for use in a wide spectrum of products. They are essential to the daily lives of many Canadians. Despite their benefits, challenges related to the end-of-life of these materials remain to be addressed. This is especially important given the impacts of plastics on freshwater and […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching a call for a new research initiative. The Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters initiative was created to strengthen interdisciplinary research in areas of strategic importance to the University. The program will provide funding to selected research clusters to support globally leading research excellence that will offer world-class […]
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 […]
The following is an important message to the 91亚色 community from President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton: La version fran莽aise suit la version anglaise. Dear Colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the launch of the University鈥檚 new Service Excellence program. In 2020, 91亚色 developed a vision for service […]
Three 91亚色 researchers will receive more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 rapid research funding over two years to explore issues of trust, stigmatization and social perceptions of risk, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The results from these Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]
Two 91亚色 professors have received Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants. The grants were awarded to Professors Gunho Sohn of the Lassonde School of Engineering and Faculty of Science Professor Derek Wilson, 91亚色 Research Chair in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease and director of the Centre […]
New research from the Faculty of Science suggests that influencing male mosquitoes鈥 reproductive capacity may, one day, hold the key to improved pest control strategies. Impeding some of the world鈥檚 most deadly viruses, spread by mosquitoes, could possibly be within reach, this research suggests. Mosquitoes (specifically,聽Aedes aegypti)聽carry a variety of pathogens causing diseases including Zika, […]
The following is a message to the University community from 91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton: Amir Asif Following an extensive national and international search, I am pleased to announce that 91亚色 has selected a new Vice President of Research & Innovation. The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors has accepted the […]
The Director of the City Institute unpacks some critical debates in urbanization in a timely new article. This will be of interest to many in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics, geography to environmental studies; urban planners; and government stakeholders at all three levels. Urban studies is not what it used to be. Today, it […]