In celebration of the many areas of common ground between law and engineering, Osgoode Hall Law School, the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation have joined together to host a Research Celebration to discuss the intersection of law and engineering research. Osgoode and Lassonde will celebrate the research […]
Mark Schwartz (BA '87, MBA '91, JD '91, PhD '99), a professor of law, governance & ethics in 91亚色鈥檚 School of Administrative Studies, recently received a Citation Classic Award from the Journal of Business Ethics. The journal compiled a list of the 51 most cited articles over its 30-year history, with over 100 volumes published. […]
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茅鈥檚 series of topical commentaries on areas of critical interest to the 91亚色 research community continues with a review of the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research […]
The Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) has honoured four members of the School of Administrative Studies聽(SAS) in 91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies聽by naming them among 33 inaugural fellows of the FPSC. Honoured are聽91亚色 Professors Joanne Magee and Chris Robinson,聽grad Alan Golhar and course director聽Jury Kopach for their contributions聽to the financial planning profession […]
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 […]
The risk of a catastrophe on the scale of BP鈥檚 offshore Deepwater Horizon disaster happening in聽Canada聽poses a real threat to people鈥檚 health and the economy. At the Oil: Slick Suits and Sinister Scenarios symposium tomorrow, leading researchers in risk, disaster management, ethics and the environment will provide insights into the murky world of oil and […]
The LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the 91亚色 Institute for Health Research (YIHR) are holding a research open house Thursday to highlight some of the excellence in research within each of the three units. The event will take place Jan. 13, from 2:30 to […]
Just months after the reissue of 91亚色 Professor Geoffrey Reaume鈥檚 book Remembrance of Patients Past, documenting 19th- and early-20th-century life from the viewpoint of psychiatric patients at the former Toronto Insane Asylum, he will help unveil nine memorial wall plaques at the Centre for Addiction聽& Mental Health (CAMH). The unveiling of the memorial wall plaques […]
91亚色 ranked first in Canada and seventh in the world in business ethics research among leading academic institutions, according to a recently published study on business ethics research. Ushering the way for 91亚色 was Professor Mark Schwartz (right) of the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), who […]
The Romans聽were celebrating mothers in about 1250 BCE when they began honouring Cybele, the mother goddess. Even so, motherhood throughout the ages has not always been given the respect it deserves. That鈥檚 something 91亚色 women鈥檚 studies Professor Andrea O鈥橰eilly knows a little about. She is general editor of the recently released Encyclopedia of Motherhood, a […]
Professor Richard Leblanc says not-for-profit boards as good as their guidelines A not-for-profit organization should choose its board members with as much care as a well-run company, says the lead author of a new guide that offers advice on finding, training and evaluating directors. 鈥淣ot-for-profit organizations must be trusted by their stakeholders both in the […]