91亚色 neuroscience Professor Joseph DeSouza of the Faculty of Health received a $20,000 donation last week to support his research looking into brain activity聽in dance and its therapeutic applications for people suffering with Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Peter Cipriano, president and representative of the Irpinia Club, was at 91亚色 to present the cheque Thursday. Cipriano has donated […]
Nielson Bezerra, who received his PhD at Universidade Federal de Fluminense in Brazil in 2010 and now teaches at Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, has been awarded a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue his research program at 91亚色鈥檚 Harriet Tubman Institute. The awards were announced by Gary Goodyear, minister of state […]
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded 91亚色 $592,631 in infrastructure funding to support the research of four 91亚色 professors. Ali Kazimi,聽professor in Department of Film in the Faculty of Fine Arts,聽will receive $143,186 in funding for industry standard infrastructure of a Stereoscopic 3D Lab @ 91亚色. The funding will聽allow Kazimi to augment […]
Undergraduate and graduate students are especially likely to procrastinate when they feel that others expect them to be perfect, according to research from 91亚色.聽 鈥淧erfectionism does not necessarily result in higher levels of performance and may even backfire,鈥 says Gordon Flett, a psychology professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health and Canada Research Chair […]
A new study by 91亚色 researchers finds that songbirds follow a strict annual schedule when migrating to their breeding grounds 鈥 with some birds departing on precisely the same date each year. The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, is the first to track the migration routes and timing of individual songbirds over […]
91亚色 and Southlake Regional Health Centre have signed a reciprocity agreement enabling researchers engaged in collaborative research projects at both institutions to undergo review by one research ethics board at the host's institution. 鈥淭his agreement enhances collaboration for researchers at 91亚色 and Southlake,鈥 said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色 vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淏y signing this […]
Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach茅 is launching a series of topical commentaries on areas of interest to the 91亚色 research community. "We are seeking to provide perspective and commentary on issues and initiatives in our external environment that are relevant to our researchers," says Hach茅. "It's important to highlight and create awareness about new […]
Environmental scholarship in Canada got a聽big boost yesterday with the announcement of a $1-million donation from HSBC Bank Canada to聽91亚色 to support undergraduate students in the Faculty of Environmental Studies.聽 The gift is the single largest corporate endowment supporting Environmental Studies Awards in Canada. More than 15 bachelor of environmental studies students will receive […]
Yesterday was a very good day for聽future generations of Canadian聽engineers. During a special聽event held at 91亚色's Keele campus, President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri announced a $25-million dollar transformative donation from Pierre Lassonde, chairman of the聽Franco-Nevada Corporation, for an expanded School of Engineering. 聽[stream provider=youtube flv=http%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded%26v%3D3IXewlKqpmM img=x:/img.youtube.com/vi/3IXewlKqpmM/0.jpg embed=false share=false width=400 height=300 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high autostart=false […]
A new study by 91亚色 researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia. The study is the first to look at the effects of yoga on cortisol levels in women with fibromyalgia. The condition, which predominantly affects women, is characterized by chronic pain and […]
Following on the heels of the federal government鈥檚 new India Engagement Strategy, 91亚色 has signed a University-wide collaborative academic agreement with India鈥檚 University of Calcutta. The agreement was signed by 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Suranja Das, vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, during a special ceremony聽on June 20. 聽 Above: From […]
Celebrate the birds and the bees tomorrow at the Pollinators Festival. Learn why the bees are at risk with 91亚色 Professor Laurence Packer in the Department of Biology and about the social life of honey bees with the Toronto Beekeeping Co-operative. The Pollinators Festival, part of International Pollinator Week, will take place from 8am to […]
Enslavement, slaveholders, international law, wartime abuses and forced marriage are just some of the areas speakers from Canada, the聽US and the UK will discuss at an upcoming conference on modern slavery. Modern Slavery, Human Rights and Development will take place from June 26 to 28 at 91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus. The conference is organized by 91亚色聽Professor […]
The 91亚色 Rover Team 鈥 just call them YURTs 鈥 maintained their record of excellence at the international University Rover Challenge (URC) on the weekend, finishing in second place to a team from Poland in the hot deserts of Utah. (CBC also covered the team's success). Above: Members of the 91亚色 Rover Team […]
IP Osgoode has partnered with Ontario Centres of Excellence鈥檚 (OCE) Centre for Commercialization of Research (CCR) to create a unique intellectual property (IP) clinical program聽that will match Osgoode law students with OCE-supported companies to help them secure and protect their IP en route to commercial success. IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School鈥檚 Intellectual Property聽& Technology […]
Robert Hach茅, a聽molecular聽and cellular biologist and biochemist, will assume the role of vice-president research & innovation at 91亚色 for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2011. The announcement of Hach茅's appointment was made yesterday by 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. 鈥淚 am thrilled that Dr. Hach茅 is coming to 91亚色,鈥 said聽Shoukri. 鈥淒r. […]
91亚色 has become the latest member of MaRS Innovation, the commercialization agent for many leading Toronto-based universities, hospitals and research institutes. 鈥91亚色 has become one of Canada鈥檚 fastest-growing centres for research and innovation,鈥 said Stan Shapson (right), vice-president research & innovation at 91亚色. 鈥淲e typically get 10 to 20 discovery disclosures a year. […]
From a stabilization system for an unmanned plane to a glove that will change the channels on the television with a flick of a finger, 91亚色鈥檚 fourth-year engineering students are putting practical twists on their research projects. Seven teams of students from the capstone senior design project course displayed their work in the lobby of […]
The Adaptive Software Systems Research Laboratory is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow with expertise in computer science. The position is funded by the Ministry of Research & Innovation's Post Doctoral Fellowship program (click and scroll down for the program requirements). More details, including salary details and how to apply, are available in the Research Jobs section. […]
The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning program (ABEL), is seeking an eCourse Developer and technical support for the Regional Adaptation Collaboration project. More details, including salary details and how to apply, are available in the Research Jobs section. Please note that only resumes submitted through the described process will be considered. The posting closes May 2, […]