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Two PhD students create podcast series on environment

Environmental studies PhD candidate Andrew Mark knows what鈥檚 it鈥檚 like to have a long commute to campus, but he tries to use this time productively by thinking about and listening to podcasts. In fact, he likes podcasts so much, he and a fellow student have created a podcast series he hopes other 91亚色 commuters will […]

Inclusion Day conference at 91亚色 looks to build allies for equity

What does equity look like for everyone? The upcoming Inclusion Day: Building Allies for Equity conference, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights (CHR), will tackle the meaning of equity next Wednesday. The conference will take place on Inclusion Day, Jan. 18, from 11:30am to 8pm, at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. Everyone is […]

Original dance creations and music debut today at the Eleanor Winters Gallery

Members of the 91亚色 community are invited to drop by the Eleanor Winters Gallery in today through Thursday at 5pm聽to聽watch the聽91亚色 Dance Ensemble (YDE)聽perform聽during聽a three-day residency at the gallery. As part of the residency, the YDE will be presenting an original program that includes the premiere of Suddenly Everyone, a site-specific collaboration created and performed […]

91亚色 rated greenest university in Canada

91亚色 has ranked first among Canadian universities in a global campus sustainability survey聽and 14th in the world. This is the second year in a row that 91亚色 has ranked No. 1 in Canada. The 2011 UI GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities rated participating universities in 42 countries based on criteria such as energy consumption, […]

91亚色 to celebrate innovative research in the Faculty of Science & Engineering

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation聽will be hosting a series of research celebrations throughout the year to showcase and recognize innovative research聽underway in each of 91亚色's Faculties.聽 Monday's celebration titled,聽"Innovation in Space Science & Engineering", will feature presentations by Professors Mike Daly,聽Jim Whiteway and Regina Lee. The event will take place from 1 […]

Filmmaker examines what it means to be indigenous

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, […]

Critical Border Studies Speaker Series at 91亚色

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 […]

91亚色 appoints two new associate vice-presidents of research

Robert Hach茅, 91亚色 vice-president research & innovation, has appointed聽Professors Lisa Philipps and Walter Tholen, as associate vice-presidents research for five-year terms, effective Nov. 1. 鈥淚 am delighted that Lisa and Walter have accepted the positions,鈥 said Hach茅.聽鈥91亚色 is home to exceptional students, staff and faculty in every discipline. Recognizing our strengths in interdisciplinary and collaborative […]

David Phipps and 91亚色's KMb Unit named Canada's biggest influencers

David Phipps, director of 91亚色's聽Research Services and Knowledge Exchange, has been named the most influential knowledge broker in Canada, according to a report by Knowledge Mobilization Works,聽a consulting and training company based in Ottawa. The Canadian Knowledge Mobilization 100, a survey run by Knowledge Mobilization Works, asked respondents to rank the biggest influences of their […]

Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan on the Academic Innovation Fund

In the fall of 2010, 91亚色's Vice-President Academic & Provost聽Patrick Monahan announced the establishment of the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) to provide an investment of $2.5 million in support of innovation and change at the University. Applications were invited for funding to support new initiatives advancing 91亚色's strategic priorities. Of the applications received, 39 projects, […]

Six Faculty of Health professors honoured for excellence

Six Faculty of Health professors were honoured for their outstanding contributions at a presentation of the 2010-2011 Dean鈥檚 Awards for Excellence last week. An award is given to two faculty members, one in the early career category and another in the established career category, in the areas of research, service and teaching. The awards, which […]

Climate change film screening will bring 91亚色 and Nunavut together

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 […]

Join us for a Research Open House Oct. 11

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 […]

Markham Convergence Centre to host Open House Sept. 24

The Markham Convergence Centre (MCC) is holding an Open House to introduce to you who we are, what we do and what we can do in the 91亚色 Region. Our goal is to create awareness by showcasing the different resources that are available in the Markham Convergence Centre, how we aim to support our community […]

New directors appointed to five research centres

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 […]