Commercialization and industry liaison services at 91亚色 in the past听have been delivered via two units: the Intellectual Property & Research Agreements unit (IPRA) within the Office of Research Services and an industry liaison unit called Innovation 91亚色 located at the Markham Convergence Centre. IPRA supported commercialization activities and research agreements, whereas Innovation 91亚色 focused primarily on developing relationships between 91亚色 faculty members and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) within the 91亚色 region. The arrangement created a听difficult environment for faculty members and industry to navigate.听

The Markham Convergence Centre

Following an environmental scan of best practises in Canadian universities, the division of the VPRI听developed a plan to combine and expand upon the services of the two units under the unifying banner of Innovation 91亚色. The 鈥渘ew鈥� Innovation 91亚色 will provide increased support and enhance coordination of the commercialization activities and the development of relationships between academic researchers and industry.

鈥淚 am pleased to announce an expansion of services under the umbrella of Innovation 91亚色. The unit aims to provide an integrated suite of services to the 91亚色 research community, in order to facilitate research, translate research outcomes, and continue to develop a culture of industry-engaged scholarship,鈥� said Hach茅.听 鈥淲e value the research partnerships we have made throughout the past year and hope to continue to further develop our existing partnerships and new ones, both in 91亚色 region and within the broader global community.鈥�

Robert Hach茅

Under the leadership of Sarah Howe, the new Innovation 91亚色听will set听out to create a strategic office within the division of the VPRI that supports the interaction between faculty members, trainees and industry in a multitude of ways including, the management of agreements, the facilitation of innovative research partnerships and internship opportunities, commercialization of intellectual assets, and the support of entrepreneurship and start-up acceleration activities.

As the new commercialization and industry liaison office for 91亚色, Innovation 91亚色 provides services to faculty members, trainees, and industry within four service streams:

• Agreements - Innovation 91亚色 will manage the agreement process on behalf of researchers and 91亚色 in order to effectively facilitate research projects and commercialize intellectual assets.
• Industry Liaison听- Innovation91亚色 will initiate and foster relationships between91亚色 faculty members, trainees, and industry, in order to create actionable research projects infused with industry-research dollars.
• Commercialization -听Innovation 91亚色 will work with faculty members and trainees to assist them with commercializing their intellectual assets, in order to maximize the social and economic impact.
• Entrepreneurship & Start-up Acceleration听- Innovation 91亚色 will provide accelerator space within the Markham Convergence Centre for faculty and trainee start-up companies, in order to provide a professional place of business.

In order to ensure that this suite of services is robust and effective, Innovation 91亚色 will enlist the assistance two key external partners: MaRS Innovation and VentureLab.

MaRS Innovation (MI), an organization that commercializes some of the key research breakthroughs from 16 of Toronto鈥檚 top universities, medical institutions, and research institutes. MI selects key discoveries from91亚色and in collaboration with Innovation 91亚色, advances their commercialization path through industry partnerships, licensing arrangements and spin-off companies. MI leverages its assets, along with government funds and other member resources, to develop and commercialize these high-potential technologies.

VentureLab is the regional innovation centre within the 91亚色 region. Innovation 91亚色 and VentureLab work together to support faculty and student entrepreneurs as they incorporate and grow startup companies. In addition, the two organizations work together to create innovative research partnerships between academic researchers and VentureLab clients.

The new Innovation 91亚色 aims to build on these existing partnerships and work to provide broad opportunities for faculty members and trainees to obtain regional, national, and global industry support for their own academic research and commercialization opportunities.

For additional information, please contact Sarah Howe, director, Innovation 91亚色, at showe@yorku.ca or ext. 20579.

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"We are seeking to provide perspective and commentary on issues and initiatives in our external environment that are relevant to our researchers," says Hach茅. "It's important to highlight and create awareness about new opportunities and proposed policy and procedural changes that may affect the University research community."

Right: Robert Hach茅

First in this series is a review of the (R&D), a report on federal support听released in October 2011. The report,听commissioned by a federally appointed expert panel chaired by Michael Jenkins, executive chair and chief strategy officer of Open Text Corporation, reviewed national programs that support business innovation in Canada.

The panel was comprised听of a distinguished cadre of business and academic experts. It听proposes a number of fundamental changes to the way that government supports business-facing research and development. If adopted, the recommendations are expected to present expanded听opportunities for 91亚色 researchers with respect to research funding and some new challenges.听

Highlights of recommendations in the report include:

• Development of a new granting council, called the Industrial Research Innovation Council (IRIC), to support funding and delivery of business-facing R&D programs. This council would provide a common service platform for a reduced number of larger, more flexible support programs, including the National Research Council's (NRC) Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP).
• Changing the model under which the National Research Council operates into a grouping of large-scale, sectoral collaborative R&D centres involving business, the university sector and the provinces.
• Assigning responsibility and accountability to a single designated minister of innovation to build consensus and innovation partnerships with the provinces and territories.

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鈥淚 am delighted that Lisa and Walter have accepted the positions,鈥� said Hach茅.听鈥�91亚色 is home to exceptional students, staff and faculty in every discipline. Recognizing our strengths in interdisciplinary and collaborative research, we are developing partnerships and initiatives that will continue to enhance our international research reputation and exploring new ways to showcase the innovative and important work of 91亚色鈥檚 researchers,鈥� said听Hach茅. 鈥淥ur new leadership team is ready to move forward on a new and exciting strategic path to build on our research successes.鈥�

In their new roles,听Philipps and Tholen will provide leadership in promoting strategic research development at 91亚色 and lead the development of research policy that bridges the needs of researchers and the institution.听They will work with Hach茅听to intensify the services available for all researchers, track 91亚色's research performance more effectively and enlarge the University's collaborative role with external stakeholders and communities.

Right: Lisa Philipps

Philipps (LLM '92), served as associate dean research, graduate studies & institutional relations, at 91亚色's Osgoode Hall Law School from听2009 to 2011, and has been on faculty at 91亚色 since 1996.听Prior to that, she held appointments in the faculties of law at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, and has held visiting professorships at Melbourne Law School, University College London and the University of Toronto, among other institutions.听Her research focuses on tax law, budgets, and feminist legal studies.

Philipps听has participated in several projects funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada and has published extensively on topics such as fiscal transparency, tax expenditures, income splitting, gender budgeting, the distributional impact of tax cuts and the tax treatment of unpaid work.听She has provided tax policy expertise to parliamentary committees, women鈥檚 groups, public agencies and the media.听She has been active in 91亚色's senate and its committees and was a member of the White Paper Implementation Committee on Research Intensification at 91亚色.

鈥�91亚色 has earned international recognition for excellence in research,鈥� said Philipps. 鈥淚 am looking forward to working with our exceptional researchers, students and staff, as we continue to promote the vast range of cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research projects at the University.鈥�

Tholen, who received his PhD from the University of M眉nster and his Habilitation four years later from Fernuniversit盲t Hagen, Germany, has held a number of appointments at 91亚色.听He has served as associate dean of research and faculty affairs and听interim dean in the Faculty of Science听& Engineering. Tholen was also chair听of the Department of Mathematics听& Statistics.听He has been on faculty since 1983.

Tholen has also been a visiting professor at numerous institutions, including Max Planck Institute in Bonn, ETH Z眉rich, University of British Columbia, McGill University, University of Sydney, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Georgian Academy of Sciences, University of Coimbra, University of L'Aquila and University of Trieste. His general research interests are in category theory and its applications to algebra, topology and computer science. His research examines the establishment of algebraic and topological facts in arbitrary categories, without recourse to sets. His work is published in some 120 research articles and is supported by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Right: Walter Tholen

鈥淎s the University expands its academic endeavours, this is an exciting time to take on this leadership position at 91亚色,鈥� said Tholen.听鈥淚 am looking forward to working with my colleagues and the 91亚色 community to broaden and strengthen the research enterprise at the University.鈥�

Hach茅听added, 鈥淟isa and Walter鈥檚 leadership contribution will be essential as we work towards intensifying research at the University, attracting and retaining the world鈥檚 best researchers, and building and strengthening new and existing partnerships with industry, government and community organizations to support new collaborative research projects. I look forward to working with them to advance strategic research initiatives at the University.鈥�

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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听& European Studies (CCGES); Professor David Mutimer, director of the Centre for International听& Security Studies (YCISS); and Professor Lisa Philipps, director of the Centre for Public Policy & Law (YCPPL).听听

鈥淥n behalf of the 91亚色 research community, I would like to congratulate Professors Coates, Harris, Kraenzle, Mutimer and Philipps on their appointments,鈥� said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色's vice-president research & innovation.听鈥淭heir leadership expertise will be essential to further strengthening the unique and exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary research, collaborations and partnerships at 91亚色鈥檚 research centres and institutes.鈥�

Colin Coates (left), Canada Research Chair in Cultural Landscapes, is also professor in the Canadian Studies program at Glendon College and president of the Canadian Studies Network-R茅seau d鈥櫭﹖udes canadiennes.听His research examines political culture in New France and the history of Canadian utopias.听He also conducts research in the area of environmental history, and is an executive member听of the听Network in Canadian History & Environment 鈥� Nouvelle initiative canadienne en histoire de l鈥檈nvironnement, funded by听the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Coates has co-edited and authored several books including, Introduction aux 茅tudes canadiennes: histoires, identit茅s et cultures (with Professor Geoffrey Ewen, Glendon) and Visions: the Canadian History Modules Project (with Professor Marcel Martel, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies,听along with four colleagues from other universities), Majesty in Canada: Essays on the Role of Royalty among others.听Coates won the Lionel Groulx-Yves Saint-Germain Foundation鈥檚 prize for Heroines and History 鈥� Representations of Madeleine de Verch猫res and Laura Secord (co-authored with Cecilia Morgan of OISE).

Laurence Harris (right)听is a professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, a member of the graduate programs in Kinesiology听& Health Science and in Biology, and has served as chair of the Psychology Department. He is the director the Multisensory Integration Laboratory at 91亚色, which investigates how information from visual, auditory, vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile senses is combined by the brain to create our perception of body and space. Applications of his research include the design of virtual environments and improving perception in situations where sensory information is impoverished, such as in the unusual environments of underwater or in space, in ageing or in clinical conditions such as partial blindness or Parkinson鈥檚 disease.听Recently, Harris听ran an听experiment on the International Space Station looking at astronauts鈥� perception of orientation. He is the author of听more than听100 scientific articles and has edited nine books on topics pertaining to vision including Vision in 3D Environments, Cortical Mechanisms of Vision, Seeing Spatial Form, and Levels of Perception. 听He is editor-in-chief of the journal Seeing and Perceiving: a journal of multisensory science.

Christina Kraenzle (left) is a professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures听& Linguistics (DLLL) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.听She has served as a CCGES affiliate since 2004 and been a member of the centre鈥檚 executive committee since 2005 through her role as the coordinator of the German Studies Program within DLLL.听Kraenzle鈥檚 research explores modern German literature, film and culture, with a focus on transnational cultural production, migration, travel and globalization. Her recent publications include Mapping Channels Between Ganges and Rhein: German-Indian Cross-Cultural Relations (with J枚rg Esleben and Sukanya Kulkarni, 2008) as well as articles in The German Quarterly, German Life and Letters, Transit: A Journal of Travel, Migration and Multiculturalism in the German-Speaking World, and the volume Searching for Sebald: Photography after W. G. Sebald.

David Mutimer (right), a professor in the Department of Political Science, is also the founding editor of Critical Studies on Security and the editor of The Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs.听 He has been a member of YCISS since 1987 and has previously served as its deputy director.听Mutimer was also听a visiting professor at the University of Geneva in Switzerland and Newcastle University in the United Kingdom (UK), as well as a principal research fellow in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford in the UK.听Mutimer鈥檚 research considers issues of contemporary international security through lenses provided by critical social theory and explores the reproduction of security in and through popular culture.听His research has focused on various aspects of weapons production and control, and more recently on the politics of the global war on terror, and of the regional wars around the world which are being fought by Canada and its allies.听Mutimer is presently leading a SSHRC-funded international research project on arms export controls.听His recent published work includes journal articles in Studies in Social Justice, The Cambridge Review of International Affairs and Contemporary Security Policy among others.

Lisa Philipps (left) has been a faculty member听at Osgoode Hall Law School since 1996.听Prior to that, she held appointments in the faculties of law at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, and has held visiting professorships at Melbourne Law School, University College London and the University of Toronto among other institutions.听She served as associate dean research, graduate studies & institutional relations at Osgoode from 2009 to 2011.听Philipps' research focuses on tax law, budgets and feminist legal studies.听She has published widely on topics, including听fiscal transparency, income splitting, gender听budgeting, the distributional impact of tax cuts, the tax treatment of unpaid work, charitable tax incentives and more. Most recently she published two co-edited books on Tax Expenditures: State of the Art and Challenging Gender Inequality in Tax Policy Making: Comparative Perspectives.听听

In all, 91亚色听lists 29 research centres and institutes.

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Above: From left, Suranja Das, vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta, and 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri

鈥淲e are pleased to sign this agreement with India鈥檚 Calcutta and New Delhi Universities,鈥� said Shoukri. 鈥淎t 91亚色, we recognize the value of internationalization for our community. This partnership provides our faculty and students with comprehensive learning and research opportunities, allowing them to collaborate, share ideas and grow their worldly experiences, thereby enhancing their contributions to our global economy.鈥�

The agreement allows for the exchange of students and faculty across disciplines and offers opportunities for collaborative research, joint project development and more. The first concrete area of collaboration听will likely be in the area of nanotechnology, which is the study听of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Following the signing ceremony, Das who was on his first visit to Canada, gave a well-attended talk titled 鈥淚ndia at the Crossroads鈥�.

The impetus for the linkage between 91亚色 and the University of Calcutta came through a connection with听Sampra Badra, a professor of physics in 91亚色's Faculty of Science & Engineering and associate dean of the听Faculty of Graduate Studies. Badra and Das were听schoolmates in India and have kept in touch ever since.

Left: Sampra Badra

鈥淏adra was the initiator and driving force for our two universities starting talks,鈥� said 91亚色 Associate Vice-President International Lorna Wright. 鈥淥ur connections with the University of Calcutta go back before there was a 91亚色. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Lee Lorch, gave a talk on mathematics there in 1944 on the Summability of Infinite Series.

鈥淭his is a University-wide agreement with so much potential in a wide variety of subjects, including history, women鈥檚 studies, political science, peace and conflict resolution, mathematics, nanotechnology, and fine arts,鈥� Wright added.

Prior to the signing ceremony, Das听met with Badra,听Martin Singer, dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, and 91亚色 mathematics and statistics Professor Jianhong Wu, who is听Canada Research Chair in Industrial听& Applied Mathematics.

Later that day, at Osgoode鈥檚 temporary offices in South Ross, Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin and Wright met with a delegation of three vice-chancellors from three law schools in India. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with听Ranbir Singh, vice-chancellor of the National Law University (Delhi). The MOU outlines a basis听from which a future agreement may be signed that听would include cooperative research and exchanges of students, faculty and fellows, between the听two institutions.

Left: From left,听Ranbir Singh, vice-chancellor of the National Law University (Delhi) and Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin

Sossin also met with听Veer Singh, vice-chancellor of NALSAR University of Law,听and听Balraj Chauhan, vice-chancellor of Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in听Lucknow.听The group听engaged in exploratory meetings to learn more about each other and where the two听institutions could build a future agreement.

"We are excited about this new partnership, which further deepens Osgoode's engagement with India and will provide additional learning and research opportunities for students and faculty," said听 Sossin.

Discussions toward the agreement began in March when Sossin and several other Osgoode faculty members including Lisa Philipps, associate dean research, graduate studies & institutional relations, visited India and had an opportunity to meet with faculty and students and tour the excellent new facilities at NLU (Delhi). "Monday's signing ceremony at Osgoode was a wonderful launch for our official institutional relationship," Sossin said.

NLU (Delhi) was established in 2008 by the Delhi Government at the initiative of the Delhi High Court. The University has state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities for learning and research and has been offering a BA, LLB (Hons) program for three years. Starting this August, NLU (Delhi) will offer LLM programs in specialized areas and a PhD program.

Above: From left, Lorne Sossin,听Ranbir Singh, Lisa Philipps, Balraj Chauhan, Veer Singh, Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Poonam Puri, and Lorna Wright, associate vice-president international听

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded 91亚色 and the United Way of 91亚色 Region $93,000 to develop research initiatives that will examine how living conditions 鈭� the social determinants of health 鈭� affect health.

The funding, announced yesterday at 91亚色鈥檚 fifth annual Knowledge Mobilization Expo at the Markham Convergence Centre, will be used for projects that will draw on the University鈥檚 strong interdisciplinary health research to respond to community needs and systemic social challenges identified by United Way of 91亚色 Region.

鈥淪ocial determinants of health are experienced where Canadians live 鈭� right in their communities,鈥� said Ian Graham, vice-president of Knowledge Translation at CIHR. 鈥淯niversity researchers and their partners in community health agencies, including those supported by the United Way, are critical to developing novel health services and health policies that have a direct outcome on the health of Canadians.鈥�

鈥淐ollaborating and making research more accessible to our community partners and co-developing knowledge is a cornerstone of 91亚色鈥檚 research enterprise,鈥� said Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淔or the last five years, we have collaborated with the United Way of 91亚色 Region to connect researchers and graduate students with community and government organizations to find novel approaches that impact health and human services. 91亚色鈥檚 faculty members and our partners in community health agencies continue to work together to create innovative solutions that benefit the quality of life in our community.

The United Way of 91亚色 Region also announced funding during the Knowledge Mobilization Expo. It is committing $150,000 through Change Inc., a social innovation incubator that it developed with 91亚色 to invest in new solutions to persistent social and health challenges faced by 91亚色 Region residents.

Based at the University鈥檚 research offices in 91亚色 Region, Change Inc. was . The United Way funding, through its will allow Change Inc. to provide socially focused entrepreneurs, organizations and collaboratives with seed funding, physical space, shared administrative services and access to mentors, 91亚色 researchers and graduate students.

鈥淏y allowing social innovations to start early, Change Inc. helps them to either fail fast or succeed quickly, allowing the innovation to scale across the region,鈥� said Regional Councillor John Taylor. 鈥�91亚色 Region has all the elements needed to support social innovation: a research university, a change catalyst in United Way, a well-organized community sector, businesses who care about their employees as much as their products, innovative hospitals, and regional and municipal governments investing in health and human services. This innovation ecosystem will allow 91亚色 Region to fill a gap in Canada鈥檚 innovation agenda.鈥�

United Way of 91亚色 Region鈥檚 Strength Investments is an example of this innovation, providing seed funding to build civic muscle. Strength Investments bring community, faith, business and agencies together to work on simple, collaborative and innovative solutions. The funding, which arose through research undertaken by three 91亚色 graduate students in the summer of 2010, represents a new way for the United Way to support the rich, informal network of caring and innovation that already exists across the region.听

鈥淕raduate student research was instrumental in undertaking neighbourhood level data collection and analysis that allowed us to develop an effective program,鈥� says Daniele Zanotti, CEO, United Way of 91亚色 Region. 鈥淚t provided a framework for United Way of 91亚色 Region to commit $150,000 to Strength Investments, which currently supports six separate projects.鈥�

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IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School鈥檚 Intellectual Property听& Technology Law Program, and OCE, a not-for-profit corporation that drives the commercialization of Ontario academic research, recently signed a memorandum of understanding to solidify the program.

Above: From left, Trish Barrow (director of Commercialization & CCR, Ontario Centres of Excellence), Osgoode students Shirley Bai, Rita Gao, Sebastian Talluri, Andrea Dias, Hashim Ghazi and Professor Giuseppina D'Agostino (founder & director, IP Osgoode).听Missing from the photo is student Jeremy Loeb.

鈥淚ntellectual property law is a key component in Ontario鈥檚 and Canada鈥檚 innovation agendas,鈥� said Stan Shapson, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research and innovation. 鈥淭he IP Osgoode/OCE project reflects our expanding research partnerships with industry and community partners and will further stimulate knowledge transfer between academia, government and industry groups pursuing innovative agendas.鈥�

The IP Osgoode/OCE project will be launched as a 12-month pilot program with approximately six Osgoode students assisting OCE-supported companies with numerous IP matters 鈥� from patents to trademarks to copyright. The program will provide students with a combination of IP law theory and practical experience, while OCE is better able to support promising new companies, including helping them reduce start-up costs.

鈥淭his is a groundbreaking initiative for a law school to have a formal collaboration with a proven innovation driver such as OCE, at this level,鈥� said Osgoode Professor , founder and director of IP Osgoode.

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鈥淭hese companies are at the early growth stage,鈥� D鈥橝gostino said. 鈥淭hey need help from a very early point without having legal fees and various other costs choke them before they can get up and running. Having our IP students involved with these OCE-supported start-ups while听at the law school will minimize the companies鈥� IP costs because our students will be working pro bono.鈥�

Initially, the students will explore general areas of IP, with a special focus on patent law. The students will then be engaged in a variety of IP activities such as reviewing IP licensing transactions, performing prior art searches, reviewing patent specifications, performing freedom-to-operate and clearance searches, assisting with the preparation and filing of provisional patent applications, and conducting legal research.

To better enable the students, OCE鈥檚 CCR will provide $30,000 for the project鈥檚 operating budget.听OCE will work with IP Osgoode and听a clinical supervisor to select the most suitable OCE-supported companies, based on the skills and knowledge of the participating students, the scope of potential projects that may come from a particular company, and other factors that are consistent with the program鈥檚 overall goals.

鈥淥CE鈥檚 Centre for Commercialization of Research is delighted to be working with IP Osgoode on this initiative,鈥� said Tom Corr, OCE president & CEO. 鈥淪tarting with a solid IP strategy is essential to the successful commercialization of leading-edge discoveries. The companies we work with have limited resources, but tremendous potential. This partnership with IP Osgoode will solve problems at a crucial time for start-up companies that are poised to create jobs and strengthen Ontario鈥檚 economy.鈥�

鈥淔or many high-potential start-ups, their IP is their most precious commodity,鈥� said Mario Thomas, senior vice-president, Ontario Centres of Excellence, and听managing director, Centre听for Commercialization of Research. 鈥淚P protection is vital for technology companies to get their products to market, so the value of this legal expertise and guidance provided by IP Osgoode cannot be stressed enough.鈥�

Osgoode Dean also applauded the partnership, describing the IP Osgoode/OCE project as 鈥渁 robust collaboration that will extend the classroom into the realm of real-world IP issues and benefit both Osgoode IP students and the start-up companies.鈥�

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The (YRDSB) has awarded Murphy,听director of 91亚色鈥檚 (ABEL) on applied research program in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, an Outstanding Service Award.

Under Murphy鈥檚 leadership, ABEL鈥檚 team has worked with teachers in听more over 100 YRDSB schools to help them better understand and integrate technology鈥檚 research impacts into their curriculum. Any teacher in 91亚色 Region鈥檚 public district can become part of ABEL; the program is also active in the Toronto, Simcoe County and Upper Grand District School Boards.

Right: Janet Murphy

鈥淲e work with teachers from kindergarten to Grade 12 across disciplines to help them 听to best use technology to support their curriculum goals in the classroom,鈥� said Murphy, who received her award on April 25 at the YRDSB鈥檚 annual Awards Evening.

This support includes extending the reach of university research and expertise into high school classrooms.听For example, , an interactive learning event led by the Faculty of Science听& Engineering in May, was made accessible to schools across 91亚色 Region through the ABEL program. Through the effective use of video conferencing, collaborative technologies and streamed on-demand video, the ABEL platform distributed the event鈥檚 science content, making it available for classroom use.

ABEL also provides technical support and facilitation to support and enhance YRDSB teachers鈥� professional learning through a blended learning program. Leveraging interactive technologies, ABEL delivers professional learning to the classroom or school in a variety of online formats, including real-time and/or asynchronous transmission.

鈥淭he advantage to ABEL鈥檚 approach is that it allows teachers to engage in their individual learning at a time and place convenient to them, apply their learning and then re-visit the archived session as needed. This collaborative approach allows participants to gain feedback from the group about what worked and what didn鈥檛, and continuously improve their practice,鈥� says Murphy. 鈥淔or example, 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education recently ran a session on teaching mathematics that was streamed live and archived to ensure teachers wanting the latest numeracy pedagogy had flexible ways to access the material.鈥�

Outstanding Service Awards reflect the YRDSB鈥檚 commitment to quality, service and teamwork. The recipients听鈥� who may include individuals, teams or departments听鈥� provide extraordinary service that has had a positive impact on the school board鈥檚 efforts to achieve its mission and goals.

Typically, those recognized have introduced positive change, significant and permanent improvements to the organization, and/or positively influenced individuals or teams around them to make great contributions.

鈥淛anet received the Outstanding Service Award for her ongoing leadership, vision and commitment to mobilizing new knowledge for 21st-century system change,鈥� said John Steh, manager of Leadership Development, YRDSB. 鈥淗er team鈥檚 approach has led to new organizational structures and system change, and is an excellent example of social innovation initiated by the District鈥檚 participation in the ABEL program.鈥�

鈥滼anet鈥檚 recognition reflects her strong leadership and the success of听the entire ABEL team. ABEL鈥檚 niche is staying ahead of the technology curve in making 91亚色鈥檚 research in ICT, pedagogy and digital media accessible to the education community from kindergarten through to Grade 12,鈥� said Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淭hrough the partnership with ABEL, the YRDSB has continually demonstrated their commitment to seeking out best pedagogical practices while ensuring teachers have access to the latest professional development. For 91亚色, ABEL provides an institutional platform to move the latest research out to schools while helping to attract the best high school students to programs.鈥�

About the ABEL Program at 91亚色

Launched with funding support from , Canada鈥檚 Advanced Research and Innovation Network, to a consortium led by Shapson, ABEL has nearly 10 years of experience helping teachers to make better use of technology. Through public and private sector partnerships and networks, ABEL has gained national recognition as a research-based authority and leader on the effective use of existing and emerging information communication technologies (ICT) within new models of teaching, learning, training and collaboration.

ABEL鈥檚 combination of networks, partnerships and research focus drive institutional transformation and create new opportunities:

• Facilitates community outreach for researchers interested in working with public school boards.
• Demonstrates the value of inter-institutional and jurisdictional collaboration by providing research and outreach platforms.
• Leads the effective use of technology in teaching, training and learning environments.
• Provides a platform for applied research, along with expertise into the effective use of interactive and collaborative technologies.

ABEL鈥檚 partners include the , the Ministry of Education鈥檚 , the (including听more than听10 school boards), , the , the , the , the and many others.

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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The first of its kind in Canada, the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference is organized by the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), and researchers from 91亚色.

See the for start times, remarks and speakers.

Bridging academia and industry, the event is designed to create dynamic synergies to funnel cutting-edge research into 3D production and best practices, to continue to improve the stereo 3D experience and respond to the growing audience appetite for 3D entertainment across all platforms.

The conference will offer film and TV production companies, 3D practitioners and enthusiasts the opportunity for far-ranging discussions about contemporary challenges and possibilities in stereoscopic 3D. It will feature keynotes, panel discussions and presentations, with screenings and master classes rounding out the program.

Keynote presenters include renowned German director , who will discuss the creation of his 3D documentary , about the influential choreographer Pina Bausch; Irish director and stage designer Catherine Owen, who will share her experiences co-directing U23D, the first film shot in digital 3D; Graeme Ferguson, co-founder of IMAX and one of the filmmakers behinds some of its most successful films, and Thomas Elsaesser, renowned international film historian.

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The live-action nature drama Bugs, the science-fiction action blockbuster and , the IMAX exploration of the profound impact of the Hubble Space Telescope on the way we view the universe, will all be screened and听introduced by their producers.

Panels include Stereography and Cinematography, Producing and Directing Stereo 3D, Expanding the Tool Set: Post-production and visual effects, Shooting for Conversion, Stereoscopic Perception and Cinema, History of Experiments in 3D Film and Photography, and many more.

All panels, presentations, keynotes and screenings will be held at the 350-seat 3D-capable cinema at TIFF Bell Lightbox, giving all speakers the possibility to show footage during their presentations.

The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference runs immediately prior to , June 15听to 19, allowing for synergies and exchanges between the two international events.

The conference is produced and presented by 3D FLIC and 91亚色.听Presenting partners: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Graphics Animation and New Media (GRAND) NCE, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC). Supporting partners: City of Toronto, Canadian Digital Media Network, Goethe Institute Toronto, IMAX, Cinespace Film Studios, 3D Camera Company, Creative Post, Studio SysAdmin and Geneva Films. Additional support from: FilmOntario and Computer Animation Studios of Ontario (CASO). Master classes co-presented by TIFF Bell Lightbox.

A full听conference pass is $180. Passes for students and seniors are听$60. A day pass is $75, with student and senior听day passes priced at $25.听Tickets for the Wim Wenders master class are $25 each, and $15 for听students and seniors. Tickets for other master classes are $15 each, with students and seniors tickets priced at $10 per class.

Information and conference registration forms can be found on the website.

Republished courtesy of YFile鈥� 91亚色鈥檚 daily e-bulletin.

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Physicians and clinicians from , and researchers from 91亚色, will speak at an open house Monday about how they are working together 鈥� in the hospital and in laboratories 鈥� to answer these types of questions.

The researchers, physicians and clinicians will be available to speak to reporters about their projects, which include:

• research with the chronic disease, emergency medicine and surgical departments at Southlake to understand how the brain controls complex movements, shedding light on topics ranging from dementia to concussion.
• improved surveillance of cardiovascular disease in 91亚色 Region through the use of geospatial analysis, which applies statistical analysis techniques to geographically-based data.
• investigation of the use of Blackberry smartphones and innovative software to help patients reduce health risks through exercise, diet and improve adherence to medication regimens.
• collaboration with cardiac care and oncology clinicians to develop a more personalized approach for targeting the drugs that are used by individuals with cancer and heart disease.

Four research scientists from 91亚色鈥檚 and have been designed to improve patient care and outcomes, and improve use of technology in the delivery of health care.

Southlake serves 1.5 million people through its regional programs and provides tertiary level care in many areas, offering almost unlimited opportunities for research collaboration between Southlake and 91亚色.

What:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Southlake Regional Health Centre welcomes 91亚色 research scientists in a celebration event that will highlight the efforts of this partnership.
When:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Monday, May 9, 2011, 5:30 鈥� 7:30
Where: 听听听听听听听听听听听 Southlake Regional Health Centre, Auditorium, Level 1, East Building

Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer, with files courtesy of Southlake Regional Health Centre's Corporate Communications department and Media Relations at 91亚色.

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