Researchers from 91亚色 and Shaanxi Normal University in China say mass media coverage during an epidemic can help slow the spread of the disease. In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, the researchers found people鈥檚 behaviours changed when news of an epidemic was widely published in the media. Researchers looked at […]
There鈥檚 far more to Korea than kimch鈥檌, Gangnam style, or the Kim family cult, says 91亚色 history Professor Janice Kim, organizer of the 2012-2013 YCAR Korea Speaker Series. The series is designed to introduce students and faculty to recently published and emerging research on North and South Korea and their relations with their Northeast Asian […]
Xiang Biao, a lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Oxford, will deliver the annual 2012 Asia Lecture in November. Xiang鈥檚 talk, 鈥淭he Intermediary Trap: International Labour Recruitment, Transnational Governance and State-Citizen Relations in China,鈥 will take place Nov. 5 at 519 91亚色 Research Tower, Keele campus. A reception will begin at 2:30pm, followed […]
91亚色 welcomes the appointment of Christian Haas as its new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Arctic Sea Ice Geophysics and the renewal of a CRC in the History of Modern China for Joshua Fogel. As Tier 1 CRCs, Haas and Fogel will each receive $1.4 million over seven years. The CRC is part of […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 91亚色 Centre for Public Policy and Law (YCPPL) has been聽chosen by the Government of Canada聽to organize and lead the first ever Canada-China Industrial Relations聽& Labour Rights Forum in Beijing. The forum, which focuses on industrial relations, workplace discrimination and human rights issues, will be held today and tomorrow at the Beijing Conference Centre.聽YCPPL was […]
Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer's disease later on, scientists said Friday, wrote The Associated Press and The Canadian Press Feb. 18 [via sympatico.ca], in a story that was featured in reports by more than 300 newspapers, television stations and radio stations around the […]
From Yonge Street to Keele Street, 24 original artworks have been installed above the new streetcar shelters as part of Toronto鈥檚 St. Clair Avenue West Transit Improvement Project. Six of these installations 鈥 a quarter of the entire series 鈥 are the work of 91亚色 artists. This massive public art project had four separate […]
The second panel in 91亚色鈥檚 鈥淎utomobility鈥 series, taking place today, will examine the changing political economy of the global automobile industry. The panel, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) and co-sponsored by the International Business Program of the Schulich School of Business, will feature Scott聽Paradise, VP marketing & business […]
Religious studies Professor Xu Xin of Nanjing University in China will present his talk 鈥淚srael Through Chinese Eyes鈥 later this month. The talk, presented by the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at 91亚色, will take place Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30pm in W136 Executive Learning Centre, Seymour Schulich Building, Keele campus. The […]
91亚色 signed a memorandum of understanding with China鈥檚 Beihang University on Friday. The agreement allows for the exchange of students and faculty across disciplines and offers collaborative opportunities for better research, teaching and faculty development. Above: Standing, from left, Professor聽Tang Wenzhong, director, Institute for Science & Technology, Beihang University; Professor聽Wang Huiwen,聽dean, School of Economics […]
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 […]
91亚色 will have聽even more聽opportunity to partner with researchers from China after the University signed a collaboration agreement with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Monday. CASS has over 30 research institutes, while 91亚色 has one of the largest faculties of social sciences and humanities in Canada, which makes this an ideal partnership. 鈥淐ASS is […]
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 […]
On air Professor Gregory Chin, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and a political scientist in 91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, took part in a panel discussion about China鈥檚 growing economic power in the world, on TVO鈥檚 鈥淭he Agenda鈥 July 19.
Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at 91亚色. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair聽for Reorienting Teacher Education聽Towards Sustainability, […]
Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies' Department of Political Science took part in a panel discussion on the status and responsibilities of the leaders of G20 countries and the emerging powers of India, Brazil and China on TVO鈥檚 鈥淭he Agenda鈥 June 22. The clip runs almost 37 minutes. You […]
Six 91亚色 students聽have won聽five awards for their research on Asia or Asian diaspora this year from the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Vanessa Lamb (right), a second-year doctoral candidate in geography, is the 2010 Vivienne Poy Asian Research Award recipient. Her research interests include the politics of the environment and development, feminist political ecology […]
It鈥檚 been a year of research-intensive events and activities in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and one of the most notable initiatives has been the Research Matters series. It attempts to answer the question: 鈥淲hy does research matter?鈥 In particular, it focuses on the ways in which LA&PS researchers 鈥 both faculty […]