Two 91亚色 students have earned academic awards for their work advancing Canadian studies. The prizes, awarded by 91亚色鈥檚聽Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, recognize one graduate and one undergraduate student every year. The Barbara Godard Prize for the Best 91亚色 Dissertation in Canadian Studies recipient is Andrew Zealley, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC), […]
A researcher looks at service delivery, in three Ontario universities, to Indigenous and international students. He concludes that the Higher Education institutions are making certain assumptions about these student populations 鈥 a finding that will be of interest to all universities and colleges.
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 […]
A 91亚色 research team will comb through digitized 19th-century documents to trace the environmental and economic consequences of international commodity trading during the 19th century. Led by Professor Colin Coates (left), Canada Research Chair聽in Canadian Cultural Landscapes and professor of Canadian Studies at Glendon College,聽the聽project is expected to cast light on the impacts of […]
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. […]
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 […]
The walls of the Sat Gupta's flag store were once stocked with Canadian paraphernalia, but today, the Canadiana sits in boxes, reported The Canadian Press June 29. Instead, precedence is being given to the flags of 32 nations competing in the World Cup: Spotting the unexpected countries is what Seth Feldman, director of 91亚色鈥檚 Robarts […]
Researchers, faculty, administrators and staff working in the 91亚色 Research Tower gathered on May 4 to celebrate the new building鈥檚 role in fostering social science and humanities research across 91亚色 (all speaker videos are available in the Research Multimedia Centre). Above: The 91亚色 Research Tower, which opened in September 2009, features聽some 84,000 square feet […]
At 77 years of age, Elizabeth Pitt is heading back to school and she couldn't be happier. A grandmother of a 91亚色 fine arts student, Pitt is a member of the 91亚色 Circle, a legacy initiative of 91亚色鈥檚 50th anniversary. The 91亚色 Circle is an ongoing program that offers curious people like Pitt […]
In 2009, 91亚色 Professor Seth Feldman in the Faculty of Fine Arts' Department of Film marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin鈥檚 transformational and contentious book,聽On the Origin of Species, by producing his 26th documentary for CBC Radio鈥檚 "Ideas". Feldman is the director of 91亚色鈥檚 Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. His series […]