Graduate associates of the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) are calling for papers that seek to rethink and reconstruct the conventional framework of "Asia" from a broad range of disciplines for the (Re)Constructions: Researching and Rethinking Asia graduate student conference, running April 26 to 27, 2013. The question of reconstructing the conceptual frameworks for […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91亚色 have been awarded more than $9.7 million from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).The grants, part of over $200 million in funding and awards recently announced, will support 91亚色 research that improves the quality of life of Canadians, while advancing knowledge and […]
One of the main points coming out of the recently released 2012 Get Active Toronto Report on Physical Activity is that youth are not active enough, especially girls, says one of the report鈥檚 researchers and 91亚色 professor. 鈥淭here is much we can do to foster a love of physical activity in recreation in youth,鈥 says […]
A joint diplomatic commitment to social innovation between Canada and the United Kingdom that was formalized May 9 has a connection to work underway at 91亚色 in the area of knowledge mobilization. The Joint Innovation statement signed by David Fast, Canada鈥檚 minister of international trade and minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Stephen Green, […]
Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary聽on the federal budget to the 91亚色聽community. The recent federal budget reinforced the importance the government is placing on putting its fiscal house in order with some programs receiving cuts in excess of 10 per cent. Within that overall context of restraint is a聽welcome affirmation of […]
Hatsumi: One Grandmother's Journey through the Japanese Canadian Internment premiered at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Sunday, April 1. It was聽part of a larger conference hosted by the centre to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment. The film by Osgoode grad Chris Hope (JD 鈥04) offers a moving account of Japanese […]
The many facets of community engagement will be examined using the law as a lens during a panel presentation at the Osgoode Research Celebration Wednesday, April 4. Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, and Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 12 to 2pm in Room […]
How has feminist thinking shaped what we know? Osgoode Hall Law Professor Mary Jane Mossman and 91亚色 women鈥檚 studies Professor Meg Luxton examine that question in their new co-edited book, Reconsidering Knowledge, launching Friday. The launch will take place March 23, from 2 to 3:30pm, Founders Senior Common Room, 305 Founders College, Keele campus. Reconsidering […]
On Thursday, March 1, the Faculty of Graduate Studies honoured Professors Joel Katz and Paul Lovejoy for their excellence in graduate teaching and mentoring at 91亚色. The two professors were each presented with a Faculty of Graduate Studies Teaching Award at the the meeting of the Faculty of Graduate Studies Council. In introducing the […]
91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies will celebrate research with a week-long program of midday events starting Monday and continuing through Thursday. Organized by the Faculty's Committee on Research Policy & Planning, the celebration comprises four themed presentations from noon to 1:30pm daily. Scheduled venues include the Senate Chamber, Scott Library Atrium and […]
Cultures meet here in Canada, says Agn猫s Whitfield. Literary translation is an essential means of sharing heritages, yet it is a field too often overlooked and undervalued. That situation is about to improve with the launch of the first volume in a new series called Vita Traductiva. A joint initiative of the Research Group on […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. "Research Month provides an opportunity for the 91亚色 community […]
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 […]
Can exercise turn back the clock for aging muscles? Is aerobic or resistance exercise better for decreasing the risk of diabetes in youth? Those are just two of the questions researchers will discuss at the upcoming Faculty of Health Research Celebration. Robert Hach茅 (left), 91亚色's vice-president research & innovation, and Harvey Skinner (below right), dean […]
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 […]
They say two heads are better than one. Jonathan Edmondson, chair of 91亚色's Department of History, now has an extra one 鈥 a Roman bust. He聽received it from the National Museum of Roman Art聽in Spain as the 18th winner of the international prize, Protective Spirit of the Colony of Augusta Emerita (Genio Protector de la […]
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 […]
Leading researchers, industry representatives and academics in science and engineering from Canada and India are gathering today at 91亚色's Keele campus聽as part of a two-day聽Canada-India Frontiers workshop, which聽will聽explore new developments聽in science and engineering The first event of its kind,聽the聽workshop,聽which began yesterday and continues聽today,聽offers a forum for participants to share ideas, resources and聽technologies, and聽engage in discussions […]
91亚色 psychology Professor Jonathan Weiss (MA '02, PhD 鈥07) has recently been awarded a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)聽President鈥檚 New Researcher Award in recognition of his contribution to psychological knowledge in Canada. The award is, in part, based on the researcher鈥檚 record of early career achievement. For Weiss, that encompasses the research on developmental disabilities that […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91亚色 have been awarded more than $11.9 million from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of $237 million in funding and awards recently announced, span across nine 91亚色 Faculties and support research that improves the quality of life of Canadians, […]