Anne Russon, a cognitive ecologist and professor of psychology in 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, spoke about orangutans鈥 ability to communicate using mime, on CBC Radio鈥檚 鈥淨uirks & Quarks鈥 Sept. 18. You can listen to Russon's interview with host Bob McDonald on Quirks & Quarks' Website.聽 The interview begins at the 1:30 mark. Russon has observed 18 […]
91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri is welcoming back students for another academic year a little differently than usual. This year, the president is providing an update through a new video on issues and initiatives that affect the entire 91亚色 community: In the high-definition video, also available on the Office of the President website […]
91亚色 ranked first in Canada and seventh in the world in business ethics research among leading academic institutions, according to a recently published study on business ethics research. Ushering the way for 91亚色 was Professor Mark Schwartz (right) of the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), who […]
Paul Delaney, senior lecturer and director of the Division of Natural Science in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to CTV News July 31 about a potentially planet-killing asteroid that may collide with Earth in 2182 -- 172 years from now. Delaney says that while the impact would be equivalent to the asteroid believed […]
Several professors, alumni and students from 91亚色's Department of Dance participated in the World Dance Alliance (WDA)聽2010 Global Dance Event聽July 12 to 17 in New 91亚色 City. More than聽300 dance artists, scholars, educators and students, representing more than 25 countries, came together to explore the聽WDA 's 2010 theme, 鈥淚n Time Together: Viewing and Reviewing […]
Alan Middleton, professor of marketing in the Schulich School of Business, spoke to Toronto's 680 News about the success of Old Spice's youtube video campaign to rebrand their image using commercial spots featuring actor and former NFL player Isaiah Mustafa. You can listen to the spot on 680News.com (click the play button below Mustafa's photo): […]
Professor David McNally, professor of political science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, speaks to CBC News about Black Bloc protest groups and their participation in the protest movement and Toronto's G20 summit on June 27, 2010. The clip runs 4:30 and is available on CBC's website. Republished courtesy of YFile鈥 91亚色 […]
Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies' Department of Political Science took part in a panel discussion on the status and responsibilities of the leaders of G20 countries and the emerging powers of India, Brazil and China on TVO鈥檚 鈥淭he Agenda鈥 June 22. The clip runs almost 37 minutes. You […]
Professor Pablo Idahosa, director of the African Studies Program at 91亚色, was a guest on TVO's The Agenda June 11 to discuss the World Cup's global impact and importance beyond the stadium's walls. The segment runs 28 minutes. Pablo Idahosa is a social science professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Posted […]
91亚色鈥檚 largest fundraising campaign came to a successful conclusion聽yesterday with a wrap event at Glendon Manor. 91亚色 to the Power of 50, which launched publicly in 2006, raised $207 million, exceeding its $200-million goal. Students, donors and other campaign supporters joined representatives from 91亚色 and the 91亚色 Foundation for a celebratory f锚te to […]
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 […]
Researchers, faculty, administrators and staff working in the 91亚色 Research Tower gathered on May 4 to celebrate the new building鈥檚 role in fostering social science and humanities research across 91亚色 (all speaker videos are available in the Research Multimedia Centre). Above: The 91亚色 Research Tower, which opened in September 2009, features聽some 84,000 square feet […]
Paul Delaney, senior lecturer and director of the Division of Natural Science in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to CTV News May 14 about the space shuttle's current mission to the international space station. Crews are conducting space walks, loading equipment and bringing back experiments that have been running on the space station's […]
Professor Bridget Stutchbury was interviewed on The National by CBC broadcaster Colleen Jones about the sex lives of birds May 12. Stutchbury, a Canada Research Chair in聽 Ecology and Conservation Biology and a professor in the Department of Biology, published The Bird Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds in April 2010. It explains how […]
Maggie Toplak, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health, spoke to TVO's "The Agenda" on April 20 about what IQ tests miss. Do intelligence and rationality go hand in hand? One of聽 Toplak's main areas of interest is reasoning and decision making. The clip runs approximately 14 minutes. Posted by […]
Knowledge Mobilization connects research and researchers to the outside world to benefit society.聽 At 91亚色, the Knowledge Mobilization unit helps people and organizations seeking to develop sustainable solutions to social, environmental, economic and cultural challenges access appropriate researchers and expertise at 91亚色. David Phipps, director of 91亚色's Office of Research Services, heads the university's […]
Interest in China is strong, and scholars and students alike continue to be intrigued by the country, whether viewing it through the lens of the past two or 2,000 years. That intrigue proved evident on Thursday, Jan. 28, when a record 110聽people crowded into a room in 91亚色 Lanes for the Faculty of Liberal Arts […]
Due to what is sometimes called the CNN effect聽鈥 the rapid transmission of images and news 鈥 the media can have a huge impact on global aid response to a disaster. The most dramatic images of suffering attract the most funds and push other, more protracted emergencies, off the radar. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami […]
Wearing red at the Olympics may give an athlete an easy advantage, according to a 91亚色 study that shows perceptions of motion are subconsciously affected by colour. 鈥淎ll things being equal between two figure skaters 鈥 including their actual speed on the ice 鈥 the judges will perceive a skater in red is moving […]
History is not just about dusty old scrolls, manuscripts and 聽things of the past 鈥撀爄t has real relevancy in today鈥檚 world. Just watch the video prepared by 91亚色鈥檚 Department of History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, which aired recently at a conference in the United States. What makes 91亚色鈥檚 Department of […]