From the ‘burbs to birds and from social justice to Olympic poetry, the next installment of the 91ÑÇÉ« Circle’s popular Lecture & Lunch series returns on Saturday, April 30. It promises plenty of new ideas for inquiring minds. As with previous 91ÑÇÉ« Circle Lecture & Lunch events, organizers have planned a full day of inspiring lectures […]
Sports and poetry aren’t usually thought of as intertwining, but 91ÑÇÉ« English Professor Priscila Uppal is almost as much a sports fan as she is a poet. Given that she was the Canadian Athletes Now Fund (CANFund) poet-in-residence during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympic Games, it’s not surprising that her poems have made their way […]
Priscila Uppal, professor of English in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, spoke to Matt Galloway on CBC's Metro Morning March 24 about her work as poet-in-residence during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games. Uppal wrote poems about the competitions and read them to the athletes and their families, which are archived […]
Surreal, absurdist, satirical, playful and yet, at times, deeply serious is how 91ÑÇÉ« English Professor Priscila Uppal (BA Hons. ’97, PhD ’04) describes Traumatology, her latest collection of poetry officially launching on Wednesday. A poet and novelist, Uppal will read from Traumatology during the launch on March 24 at 8pm at the Monarch Tavern, 12 […]
Wearing red at the Olympics may give an athlete an easy advantage, according to a 91ÑÇÉ« study that shows perceptions of motion are subconsciously affected by colour. “All things being equal between two figure skaters – including their actual speed on the ice – the judges will perceive a skater in red is moving […]
Dezsö Horváth, dean and Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management at 91ÑÇÉ«'s Schulich School of Business, published an op-ed in the Globe & Mail urging Canadian firms to go for the gold on the world stage. Here's an excerpt: As Canadians cheer on our athletes in their quest for gold at the Winter […]
Research at 91ÑÇÉ« is broader than books, journal articles, scientific findings or data sets. In the Faculty of Fine Arts, research can result in a dance, piece of music, or animation fit for the world stage. While the athletes and competitive games are the major focus of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 91ÑÇÉ« fine arts […]
Research at 91ÑÇÉ« is broader than books, journal articles, scientific findings or data sets. In the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, research can result in a piece of poetry that moves the soul. Like the Greek poet Pindar, 91ÑÇÉ« English Professor Priscila Uppal, an internationally acclaimed poet and novelist, is penning poems for […]