The Centre for Feminist Research invites applications for its centre coordinator position. Details about the posting are available in Research Jobs. Applications are due by Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.
It wasn鈥檛 that long ago that the practice of law was largely the preserve of white males, wrote columnist Jim Middlemiss in the National Post July 21. While they still dominate the ranks of partners at large law firms, the reality is that the face of those practising law is changing 鈥 at least in […]
The 10-storey 91亚色 Research Tower provides new facilities purposely designed to help graduate students be more effective researchers on floors six, seven and eight. Professor Susan Henders, director of the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research, spoke about the new facilities during a recent research celebration. Her remarks are available on the Research Web site's multimedia […]
A Perilous Imbalance: The Globalization of Canadian Law and Governance, a new book co-authored by Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Stepan Wood, shines an urgent light on the dangerous imbalances in contemporary forms of globalized governance. The book will launch Wednesday, April 7, from 12:30 to 2pm in the Private Dining Room of the Executive […]
The Osgoode-91亚色 Working Paper Series in Policy Research publishes research that has been presented as part of the Osgoode-91亚色 Seminar Series in Policy Research, although authors who have not presented their work in the seminar series may still submit papers for consideration, provided that they relate to public policy themes, more broadly. With the assistance […]
The Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) at 91亚色 is聽accepting nominations for volunteers to serve on its executive board.聽Nominations are open to students, staff and faculty and are due聽by March 3. IRIS promotes practical sustainability solutions that encompass environmental, social and economic considerations at local, regional and global scales. Operating as a […]
Cutting calories may speed the progression of the fatal neuromuscular disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) because of changes that occur at the molecular level, a study from 91亚色 has found. The research, which looked at the effects of caloric restriction in a mouse model of ALS, found that restricting caloric intake to 60 per […]
A series of聽films, concerts,聽workshops, artist talks and community events will usher in Black History Month this February,聽under the title聽Performing Diaspora 2010: Celebrating Black History Month through Expressive Culture 鈥 Afro Diasporic Women in Focus. Produced聽by 91亚色's Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, Performing Diaspora 2010聽is聽designed to聽serve as a catalyst […]
91亚色 officially opened the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC),聽the first of its kind in Canada, at 10:30 today. 鈥淭his centre is unique in that we鈥檙e zeroing in on skeletal muscle and its relationship to health, with a strong focus on what exercise can do,鈥 says Professor David Hood,聽the centre鈥檚聽founding director.聽鈥淲e鈥檙e looking for new discoveries […]