Osgoode and Lassonde will celebrate the research achievements and interests of their Faculties, Feb. 4, starting at 2:15pm at 1014 Osgoode Hall Law School, Keele campus.

“This research celebration provides a forum for members of the 91��ɫ community to learn more about the exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among these Faculties,” said Robert Haché (right), vice-president research & innovation. “All members of the 91��ɫ community are welcome to attend.”

Following the welcome and opening remarks by Haché, Dean Janusz Kozinski of the Lassonde School of Engineering and Dean Lorne Sossin of Osgoode Hall Law School, a panel discussion moderated by Associate Dean of Research Poonam Puri will take place.

��Janusz Kozinski

“The convergence of engineering and law is very exciting area of interdisciplinary collaboration across a whole range of topics, and we hope this will be the first of many joint events as Osgoode and Lassonde work closely together in the months and years ahead,” said Kozinski.

"Osgoode is delighted to be moving forward with the Lassonde School of Engineering on cross-Faculty collaborations that will break new ground in the fields of law and engineering," said Sossin. "This is the first of what we know will be many celebrations of our successful joint research efforts."

Lorne Sossin

From 2:20 to 3:30pm, there will be a panel discussion highlighting the theme, “A Conversation Between Law and Engineering”. The paen will consist of the following:��Dean Sossin; Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino of Osgoode Hall Law School and founder & director ofIP Osgoode; Professor�� Michael Daly of the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering; Professor Shin Imai of Osgoode Hall Law School; Professor Michael Jenkin of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering; and Professor Regina Lee of the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering.

The panellists will discuss a diverse range of topics, including space law, intellectual property, expert testimony, professional self-regulation, ethics, mining, corporate social responsibility, corporate accountability and more. There will also be research on display in Gowlings Hall at Osgoode Hall Law School and a reception featuring opportunities for networking. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Jody-Ann Rowe-Butler, research coordinator, Osgoode Hall Law School, at jrowe-butler@osgoode.yorku.ca or ext. 55771, or Gillian Moore, administrative assistant, Lassonde School of Engineering, at gmoore@yorku.ca or ext. 58215.

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Two weeks before the competition, the 17 teams received the case study, featuring a complex issue facing the mining industry written by Schulich executive-in-residence Richard Ross, former chairman and CEO of Inmet Mining Corporation, and Carolyn Burns, an MBA student and president of the Schulich Natural Resource Opportunity Club.

The Schulich team of Michelle Hassen, Deanna Wu, Rafal Smerd and Jeff Butchereit beat 16 other teams from leading Canadian and US business schools, including Columbia Business School, Fletcher School from Tufts University and Queen’s School of Business. The winning team members will share a cash prize of $5,000.

Left:��Winners of the�� Schulich��International Case Competition in Sustainability, from left, Deanna Wu, Michelle Hassen, Rafal Smerd and Jefferey Butchereit

The students had just two weeks to research, write and practise their presentation. In the first round on Saturday, the winning Schulich team faced teams from Dalhousie University, University of Alberta and Carleton University. During the second and final round, the Schulich team beat teams from University of Toronto, Ryerson University and the University of Alberta to take the top prize.

“In the final, our winning team presented the most viable, well-researched and impactful solution to a real-world problem facing the global mining industry,” said Ross. “Their case analysis was right on target and their presentation skills were also excellent.”

The event included networking and social events. Keynote addresses were given by Kinross Gold Corporation CEO Tye Burt and Joanne Alexander, vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Precision Drilling, one of the companies that assisted in the rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners.��

Right: Richard Ross��

According to Peter Sinclair, vice-president of corporate social responsibility at Barrick Gold Corporation, “This was an excellent event. The case presented students with a complex, real-life situation facing mining companies today. I was greatly impressed by the level of understanding students brought to the case as well as their creative solutions to address these real-world challenges. As these students represent future executives and CEOs of mining companies, our industry is certainly in good hands.”

In addition to Alexander, the other judges for the event included mining industry business leaders, such as Rick McCreary, senior vice-president, corporate development, Barrick Gold Corporation, and Ross Gallinger, executive director, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. A full list of the judges can be found at the website.

“The MBA case competition will be an annual event at Schulich School of Business and we look forward to the continued support of the mining sector. Schulich School of Business is known for being a leader in sustainability issues,” said MBA student Kendal Bradley, president of the Schulich Case Analysis Club, which hosted the event in collaboration with Schulich’s Natural Resources Opportunities Club and Net Impact Club.

“This is the only MBA-level student case competition in mining, and I believe discussing the current challenges in sustainability and corporate responsibility faced by the industry will help to ensure an event that is educational, timely and stimulating. The winning team came up with an innovative solution to a vexing industry problem and some of the industry judges indicated they were going to look into adopting some of the practices presented.” said Bradley, a member of the winning team at the 2011 Rotman Net-Impact Case Competition earlier this year.

“These events are a great opportunity for business students to connect with students with similar interests and to make valuable industry contacts that they will be able to draw on in the future,”

The core sponsor for the Schulich International Case Competition was Barrick Gold.��Additional sponsors at the gold level included Goldcorp, HudBay Minerals, IAMGOLD, Kinross Gold and New Gold. Silver sponsors included Avalon Rare Metals, Dundee Precious Metals, Inmet Mining and Teck Resources. Bronze sponsors were Banro Corporation, Bedford Resources and the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.��

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The talk, “Orangutans: Research & Rainforest Protection in Borneo”, will take place Nov. 10, from noon to 1:30pm, at 305 91��ɫ Lanes, Keele campus. There will also be a panel discussion with representatives of BOS Canada. Light refreshments will be served.

The event is designed to help spread the message about the work Russon is doing in Kutai National Park, about the work of��BOS Canada and about the many potential opportunities for research available in this incredibly unique and threatened wilderness.

Russon specializes in research on wild orangutan intelligence and has recently taken over Camp Kriu in Kutai National Park in Indonesian Borneo, where she studies a large population of wild orangutans. Her work is represented in Canada as part of BOS Canada.

In 2002, Borneo suffered massive fires. Kutai National Park was heavily damaged and��was thought to be a write-off by many conservation biologists. As Russon will discuss during her talk, this was anything but the case. Secondary growth in the forest of Kutai has taken off, providing an incredibly rich habitat for wildlife with faster growing plants and more available fruit than in a primary forest setting.

Left: Anne Russon

Consequently, a healthy wild orangutan population is now thriving there. The park, however, is not unthreatened. Across the narrow Sangata River that divides Kutai from private land, there is a coal mine large enough to be seen from space. Like the rest of Borneo, the park risks being re-zoned for timber, mining or palm oil, should its value as a nature reserve come into dispute.

It is important to note that this region of Indonesia represents the second most biologically diverse area of the world after the Amazon. It is quickly being swallowed by the oil, timber and mining industries with little regard for the indigenous peoples who live on the land.

Russon’s profile in the park, as someone living and working there, helps to keep it protected. To continue building the profile of her project and expanding the research activities at Camp Kriu, Russon is welcoming interested students and researchers to join her.

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