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SSHRC-funded global suburbanisms project receives media coverage

Novæ Res Urbis (NRU), Toronto’s city policy newsletter, covered the global suburbanisms project led by Roger Keil, Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies and director of the City Institute at 91ÑÇÉ«. His team of 44 researchers at 29 universities in 12 countries is embarking on a seven-year project to take stock of suburban […]

Earth Hour involving younger environmentalists, part of larger demographic trend

This is a period marked by distinct shifts in demographics and attitudes when it comes to the environment, said Mark Winfield, a professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES), in a story about Earth Hour in the Toronto Star March 25: For one thing, those most heavily engaged in environmentalism have become significantly younger […]

91ÑÇÉ« leads all Canadian universities in SSHRC’s largest awards

91ÑÇÉ« researchers awarded two of SSHRC’s largest grants to study long-term residential healthcare and global suburbanism Two teams led by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers have received $5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Their multinational research teams, involving multiple universities and community partners in a large-scale collaboration, […]

Video: Faculty of Environmental Studies Prof discusses Avatar on The Agenda

Avatar didn't win the Oscars for directing and best overall picture, but it's still generating discussions. Prior to the Oscar broadcast, Professor Peter Timmerman in the Faculty of Environmental Studies joined Steve Paikin and other panelists on TVO's The Agenda to discuss the film's cultural, environmental, and financial impact. The episode aired March 8. and […]

Mom is usually the one who tells the kids where they came from

Despite decades of feminism and co-parenting and men grappling with diaper changes and night feedings, moms are often by default or tradition the ones who end up having the sex talk, wrote the Toronto Star Feb. 19. Often it’s because they are the parent who spends the most time with the children. “Often if there […]

91ÑÇÉ« prof to study effect of fertilization on northern Ontario lakes

Lewis Molot, a professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Environmental Studies, has received more than $265,000 over three years from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will fund Molot’s experiment to assess the effect of sulphate levels on several impacts associated with excessive fertilization of lakes. The study will be […]

91ÑÇÉ« awarded a European Union Centre of Excellence

91ÑÇÉ« has been awarded a grant to establish a European Union Centre of Excellence(EUCE). Recognized for the excellence, breadth and depth of its European Union (EU) studies and scholarly activities, 91ÑÇÉ« will receive funding of $480,000 over three years to integrate the University’s existing research, teaching, outreach and networking activities on Europe and the […]

New director takes over Canadian Centre for German & European Studies

91ÑÇÉ« Professor Roger Keil has recently been appointed director of the Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) at 91ÑÇÉ« for the 2009-2010 academic year. Keil is looking forward to the challenge and says one of his main duties as director will be to develop the centre’s strategic plan, and with that the amount of […]