A growing chorus of Toronto voices, including the director of 91亚色鈥檚 Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration & Settlement (CERIS), is opposing Ottawa鈥檚 plans to change the national census, which gathers in-depth information from Canadians to form public policy, wrote InsideToronto.com and The Beach-Riverdale Mirror July 13: Beginning with the 2011 census, held every […]
Professor Gina Feldberg, a faculty member in聽the Health聽& Society Program in the Department of Social Science in 91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies,聽died on Saturday, July 10, after a long illness. She was 54 years old. Prof. Feldberg made a significant mark at 91亚色. She spent a decade at Harvard, first as […]
Professor Bridget Stutchbury spoke about the danger posed by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to migrating birds on CBC Radio鈥檚 鈥淢etro Morning,鈥 and other local programs across Canada, July 9. The clip is available on Metro Morning's website and runs under 5:30 minutes. Stutchbury is the Canada Research Chair in聽 Ecology and […]
Professor Saeed Rahnema in the Department of Political Science spoke to the The Globe and Mail July 12 about the reasons why stoning is a rarely used form of execution in Iran (see below). The sentencing of an Iranian woman accused of adultery to die by stoning has garnered international media attention in recent weeks: […]
Drug has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism A 91亚色 study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function. It is an important finding because misoprostol is similar in structure to naturally occurring prostaglandins, which […]
91亚色 filmmakers are making headlines and shining in the industry spotlight. From film festival successes to prestigious awards, these cinematic storytellers have much to share. CineSiege, 91亚色鈥檚 annual juried student film festival, is often the harbinger for success at festivals around the world. After, the winner of the CineSiege Best Sound Award in 2009, is […]
George Dashwood Sr., a resident at Simon Fraser Lodge, is now the namesake of the rare Lasioglossum dashwoodi bee species in BC, wrote the Prince George Citizen July 7. Lincoln Best, a graduate student at 91亚色, is one of several researchers who found this bee in the Okanangan in 2008: "There are hundreds of […]
Anxiety and uncertainty can cause us to become more idealistic and聽radical in our religious beliefs, according to new findings by 91亚色 researchers published in this month鈥檚 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In a series of studies, more than 600 participants were placed in anxiety-provoking or neutral situations and then asked […]
It鈥檚 safe to say that 91亚色 student Neil Wilson never expected that his real estate law professor鈥檚 idea for an essay topic would land him $3000, wrote Canadian Lawyer Magazine July 5: The Osgoode Hall Law School student鈥檚 essay, 鈥淧art performance: An invaluable tool in the practice of real estate law鈥, recently won the 2010 […]
Like her one-time idol Indiana Jones in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, 91亚色 archeology and anthropology Professor Kathryn Denning has embarked on some far-flung adventures to chase down vampire folklore and ideas about communicating with alien life. Her most recent undertaking had her pursuing beasts of lore and legend across the globe for […]
Companies that borrow money from hedge funds often see a sharp rise in bets against their shares before the loans or loan amendments are announced, new research from a Schulich professor shows, suggesting that fund managers or others privy to these deals may be illegally trading ahead of the announcements, reported The Wall Street Journal […]
Professor Laurence Packer, professor of biology in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to Bob McDonald, host of CBC's Quirks & Quarks on June 26 about his research on international bee populations. He is the author of Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them. […]
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 […]
A 91亚色 certificate program aimed at training front-line workers who deal with refugees has graduated its first cohort of students and is already showing promising results.聽 The Certificate in Refugee聽& Forced Migration Issues Program, run out of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and the Centre for Refugee Studies, teaches students how […]
Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by 91亚色 researchers. The study published in the journal, Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition and led by Psychology Professor Jennifer Steeves in the […]
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 […]
Ron Atkey, lawyer and adjunct professor of national security law in 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School, spoke about who has security jurisdiction at the G8 and G20 summits, on CBC Radio鈥檚 鈥淭he Current鈥 June 22. You can listen to his interview on The Current's Website. The interview appears in the show's first part. Professor Atkey's […]
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 […]
The release of the Air India inquiry report Thursday will help solidify a public narrative around the deadliest terrorist attack perpetrated in Canada, wrote The Globe and Mail June 16: As it was with Britain鈥檚 Bloody Sunday report and apology on Tuesday, or the residential schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada event launched Wednesday, […]
On June 21, Laurence Packer of 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science & Engineering will discuss what has become a crisis in agriculture 鈥 the rapid disappearance of bees, wrote InsideHalton.com June 17: Packer will present findings outlined in his new book Keeping the Bees, which grew out of the Canadian pollination research initiative spearheaded by the […]