When you look at someone鈥檚 office, what do you see 鈥 the desk, some pens, a computer? Do you know it鈥檚 an office because of the objects in it, or by taking in the entire scene? What 91亚色 psychology Professor Jennifer Steeves and PhD candidate Caitlin Mullin (MA 鈥08) have found is that it鈥檚 not […]
Why is it so hard to suppress a glance at an attractive person? Why do we find ourselves rubbernecking at traffic accidents? According to a 91亚色 study, the brain鈥檚 primitive 鈥渋nner eye鈥 is to blame. The study, published yesterday in the Journal of Neuroscience, focuses on the superior colliculus, a structure buried deep within […]
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. […]
Prominent Canadian primatologist and Glendon psychology Professor Anne Russon will talk about the Borneo Orangutan Society of Canada (BOS Canada) and聽their research projects in Kutai National Park this Thursday as part of the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability聽Speaker Series. The talk, 鈥淥rangutans: Research & Rainforest Protection in Borneo鈥, will take place Nov. 10, […]
Glendon has a rich history, including a forest containing some rare trees 鈥 one of which was brought over from China and once thought to be extinct. Professor Stuart Schoenfeld and聽Helen Psathas,聽senior manager, Environmental Design & Sustainability, will talk campus sustainability tomorrow at the launch of the Glendon Campus Project website. 鈥淓nvironmental History of the […]
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 […]
91亚色 Professor Georg Zoidl has been appointed聽Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience.聽 Zoidl, a professor at 91亚色 since July 1 in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, and the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Engineering, and a member of 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Vision Research, is examining the functions 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 […]
What does it mean to be indigenous? What do the history books of today leave out? Writer, photographer and filmmaker Tracy Kim Assing explores these questions and more in her first documentary film, The Amerindians. The 40-minute film will screen Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 12:30 to 2pm, in the Nat Taylor Cinema, N102 Ross Building, […]
The Critical Border Studies Speaker Series (CBSSS) is a new initiative being spearheaded by Dr. Elizabeth Lunstrum (Geography), PhD Candidate David Moffette (Sociology) and the 91亚色 Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS). The purpose of this series is to bring to together developing and established scholars from within and beyond the 91亚色 community in […]
Two 91亚色聽academics are finalists for a Heritage Toronto Award for books 鈥 one on the city's sculptures, the other an imagined look at the city through the eyes of various writers. A third 91亚色聽professor聽is involved聽with the work of the Psychiatric Survivors Archives of Toronto, which was nominated聽under the Community Heritage Category. 91亚色 Professor Emeritus John […]
The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will host a lecture series in 2011-2012 centred around the theme of 鈥淭ransforming Canada: Histories of Environmental Change.鈥 The series reconsiders the transformation of the northern half of the continent through time as a foundation for sensible engagement with the environmental challenges facing Canadian society in the 21st century. […]
The 91亚色 community is invited to a Research Open House.聽 Meet Robert Hach茅, the new vice-president research & innovation (VPRI),聽and learn more about research services at 91亚色. The Research Open House will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, 聽from 1 - 3 p.m., on the 5th Floor of the 91亚色 Research Tower.聽聽 […]
How does climate change affect those living in a Nunavut community? Talk directly with members of the northern hamlet of Arviat on the western shore of Hudson Bay as part of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Film Festival next Tuesday. Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, by Zacharias Kunuk and Ian Mauro, will screen simultaneously at 91亚色 and […]
Five 91亚色 professors have been appointed directors at聽91亚色 research centres.聽 The new directors are Professor Colin Coates, director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies (RCCS); Professor Laurence Harris, director of the Centre for Vision Research (CVR); Professor Christina Kraenzle, director of the Canadian Centre for German聽& European Studies (CCGES); Professor David Mutimer, director of […]
Don鈥檛 forget to join President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the rest of the senior executive team at the President鈥檚 Town Hall on Wednesday for an interactive dialogue bringing 91亚色 faculty, staff and students together. The town hall will take place Sept. 21, from 11am into the noon hour, in the Sandra Faire & […]
91亚色 Distinguished Research Professor Debra Pepler, considered an international leader in research on child and youth bullying, aggression and victimization,聽was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) during its annual general meeting yesterday in Ottawa. Election to Fellowship in the CAHS is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian […]
Sir Richard Bowlby, the son of Sir John Bowlby, regarded as the father of attachment theory, will talk about fatherhood, the implications of what is known about fathers and how this impacts resources like daycare and early years centres.聽 The talk will take place Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 2 to 4pm, in the conference room […]
Although environmental protection is considered a strategic issue in China today, how it is discussed and perceived can vary from one ethnic minority to another. Nimrod Baranovitch, a lecturer in Chinese culture and society in the Department of East Asian Studies at Haifa University in Israel, will discuss what environmental protection means in China at […]
Seeking answers to questions is what a university is all about. What has 91亚色 accomplished this year? Where are we going from here? Join President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the rest of the senior executive team at the President鈥檚 Town Hall 鈥 an interactive dialogue bringing 91亚色 faculty, staff and students together. The […]