The federal government announced Wednesday at 91亚色 that it would contribute up to $15.5 million dollars through its Technology Development Program to the Connected Health and Wellness Project, of which 91亚色 is a major partner. The Connected Health and Wellness Project is a collaborative project led by a partnership of 91亚色, NexJ Systems […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation hosted a 91亚色 Leadership Roundtable聽on May 8. The event brought together聽knowledge experts in business, industry, government and academia to discuss eHealth and connected solutions for health care delivery. The聽roundtable provided a forum for participants to discuss technological advancements, research partnerships and community collaborations for the benefit of […]
"interPLAY: between creativity & information" is the intriguing title of聽a one-day symposium at 91亚色 that is dedicated to exploring and challenging definitions of 鈥渋nformation鈥 from a diversity of perspectives. Hosted by the 91亚色 Libraries, interPLAY will take place Monday, March 26, from 9am to 7pm, in聽the Senate Chamber, 940 South Ross Building, and […]
The Toronto CFA Society has chosen four聽group finalists, including a聽team of Schulich School of Business students, in the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge, an equity research competition for student teams from the world鈥檚 top university business and finance programs. 鈥淭he CFA Institute Research Challenge is a unique, global competition and the Schulich team dedicated a […]
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 […]
In the wake of disasters such as the BP oil spill, the term 鈥渃orporate social responsibility鈥 (CSR) is prevalent. But what does it mean and why is it important? And how does it relate to businesses, stakeholders and the public? In his new book, Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach, Professor Mark Schwartz (right) clarifies […]
What are the distinctions between corporate social responsibility, business responsibility and philanthropy, and how can a framework be devised to聽help businesses define their role in human rights accountability? These are just some the questions that will be tackled today in a lecture by Professor Tom Campbell, director of Australia鈥檚 Centre for Applied Philosophy & Public […]
Experts on entrepreneurs and marketing say there is no substitute for personal contact when launching a small business, and many successful business owners agree, wrote The Globe and Mail Dec. 8 in a story about using social media for business: While Internet technology and social media such as Twitter and Facebook allow businesses to manage […]
Peter Van Loan, the federal minister of international trade, delivered the keynote address at a recent breakfast workshop and panel discussion of business leaders and advisers at 91亚色. Right: Peter Van Loan speaking at 91亚色 Van Loan talked about 鈥淐anadian Opportunities in Asia-Pacific鈥 at the event, which was co-hosted by Foreign Affairs & International Trade […]
The Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) is calling for papers for its second International Graduate Student Research Conference. The first conference attracted over 70 presenters from Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America, who presented in 20 themed panels over a two-day period. Expert faculty members helped ensure rich […]
By 2050, the median age in Korea is projected to be 57 years, according to an article written by Thomas Klassen of 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The article was published January 12, 2010 for GlobalBrief.ca, but was quoted in fastcompany.com's July 29 article about […]
How聽qualified immigrants react to challenges they face in building a career in a new country corresponds to how proactive they are and how well they are equipped to cope psychologically and overcome barriers, a new study has found. Jelena Zikic, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 School of Human Resource Management, is the lead researcher for a […]
Companies that borrow money from hedge funds often see a sharp rise in bets against their shares before the loans or loan amendments are announced, new research from a Schulich professor shows, suggesting that fund managers or others privy to these deals may be illegally trading ahead of the announcements, reported The Wall Street Journal […]
The Michael Baptista Essay Prizes offer an opportunity for 91亚色 faculty to recognize outstanding student work at the undergraduate or graduate level in the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies. The annual competition recognizes聽outstanding scholarly essays of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean studies from a humanities, social science, business […]
The 91亚色 Leadership Roundtable event series connects senior business executives and community leaders in 91亚色 Region with 91亚色's researchers and senior administrators. Through the roundtable format, participants identify and generate ways to build upon their scientific and social innovation while sharing resources by forming research partnerships. 91亚色Region.com covered the most recent event May 6: […]
Stan Shapson, 91亚色's vice-president research & innovation, recently gave a talk at a conference hosted by IP Osgoode and the Hennick Centre for Business and Law on developing strong public/private sector collaborations to create innovation. With the challenge of a changing external context for research in Canada 鈥 both a shifting economic and social […]
This week, the Globe & Mail's 2010 Campus Research report has focused on several of 91亚色's researchers and research-related programs. On March 9, the Globe published an article on the impact social sciences and humanities research has on economic growth. The story was part of its special report on university research and also appeared in […]