91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri will visit Brazil from April 25 to May 2 as part of a delegation to promote Canada-Brazil partnerships in research, innovation and higher education. The mission, led by聽the Governor General of Canada聽David Johnston, is the largest of its kind in Canadian history, with more than two dozen Canadian university […]
International experts, scientists and innovators in the field of health informatics and eHealth will meet at 91亚色 this week to discuss how the latest technologies, processes and guidelines can enable more efficient and effective health-care delivery. Speakers will address how diagnostic imaging and medical pathology results can be brought together to the point of […]
From the Milky Way to antihydrogen atoms and managing superbugs in hospitals, scientists at this year鈥檚 upcoming Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science gala will answer some tough questions for their dinner. The gala dinner will take place Thursday, April 26, from 6 to 9:30pm, at the MaRS Discovery District, 101 College […]
91亚色 is playing an important聽role in the first conference of its kind that is dedicated to better mobilizing and brokering knowledge. The K*2012聽conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international cohort of delegates to share their ideas and practices in knowledge mobilization. 91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge Mobilization Unit and […]
91亚色 has joined the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), a not-for-profit standards development organization specializing in standardizing research data. 鈥91亚色 is pleased to partner with CASRAI and support its initiatives to streamline the research administration process,鈥 said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淭he continued development of these standards […]
Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary聽providing more details on the impact of the 2012 federal budget on research funding agencies and what it means for the 91亚色 research community: Vice-presidents of research from across Canada converged in Ottawa on April 13 to meet with the presidents of the Social Sciences聽& Humanities […]
Leading guest curators, artists and cultural theorists explore "The Real and the Political" in 91亚色鈥檚 fourth annual Joan聽and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in Visual Arts, running April 24 to May 4. Art-making and contemporary art theory at the nexus of culture and politics are the focus of this year鈥檚 event, produced by the Graduate […]
聽 Janusz A. Kozi艅ski, dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dezs枚 J. Horv谩th, dean, Schulich School of Business, and Eileen Mercier cordially invite you to the annual Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This event, titled "Me, Myself and My Network: The Importance of Collaboration to Entrepreneurship in […]
Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary聽on the federal budget to the 91亚色聽community. The recent federal budget reinforced the importance the government is placing on putting its fiscal house in order with some programs receiving cuts in excess of 10 per cent. Within that overall context of restraint is a聽welcome affirmation of […]
The many facets of community engagement will be examined using the law as a lens during a panel presentation at the Osgoode Research Celebration Wednesday, April 4. Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, and Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 12 to 2pm in Room […]
Who really wrote the plays and poems that were performed and published under the name 鈥淲illiam Shake-Speare?鈥 This is the question that won鈥檛 go away, even after 400 years. Could it have been a pen name, and if so, why? It begs the question, who was the real William Shake-Speare? Shakespeare: The Authorship Question, a […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching a consultation process to seek input from the 91亚色 research community on the development of a new strategic research plan聽for 2013-2018.聽 The launch of the consultation process was announced in Senate on Thursday. VPRI will be advised in the consultation process by a […]
They give voice to the stars, but not the Hollywood kind. Instead, every Monday night at 9pm, 91亚色 faculty member Paul Delaney (right)聽and astronomy students from聽the Faculty of Science & Engineering welcome the world into the 91亚色 Observatory for an evening of star gazing and conversation on their online radio show 鈥淭he 91亚色 Universe鈥. The […]
Learn more about the heart of Africa through poetry, music, dancing and storytelling at the fifth annual How much do you know about the DR Congo? conference Friday. The conference will take place March 23, from noon to 6pm, at 152 Founders Assembly Hall, Founders College, Keele campus. It is hosted by H20Congo, a non-governmental […]
"interPLAY: between creativity & information" is the intriguing title of聽a one-day symposium at 91亚色 that is dedicated to exploring and challenging definitions of 鈥渋nformation鈥 from a diversity of perspectives. Hosted by the 91亚色 Libraries, interPLAY will take place Monday, March 26, from 9am to 7pm, in聽the Senate Chamber, 940 South Ross Building, and […]
聽The students of the聽91亚色 Dance Ensemble (YDE) have a spring in their step as they perform their聽year-end concert, Tangled Dances, in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre. The lively young repertory company of the Department of Dance聽is presenting聽an engaging collection of contemporary choreography by established and rising dance artists. The show, which opened Thursday,聽runs […]
How has feminist thinking shaped what we know? Osgoode Hall Law Professor Mary Jane Mossman and 91亚色 women鈥檚 studies Professor Meg Luxton examine that question in their new co-edited book, Reconsidering Knowledge, launching Friday. The launch will take place March 23, from 2 to 3:30pm, Founders Senior Common Room, 305 Founders College, Keele campus. Reconsidering […]
91亚色 and Southlake Regional Health Centre have signed a reciprocity agreement enabling researchers engaged in collaborative research projects at both institutions to undergo review by one research ethics board at the host's institution. 鈥淭his agreement enhances collaboration for researchers at 91亚色 and Southlake,鈥 said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色 vice-president research & innovation. 鈥淏y signing this […]
In commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the Centre for Human Rights聽鈥 in collaboration with the 91亚色 United Black Students鈥 Alliance (YUBSA) 鈥 is screening the documentary film Colour Me. The screening will take place聽Wednesday, March 21 at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. A light lunch will be served starting at […]
Two PhD candidates in 91亚色鈥檚 Graduate Program in Music are among the half-dozen international scholars awarded study grants this year by the Morroe Berger 鈥 Benny Carter Jazz Research Fund. The awards enabled Bonnie Brett and Ryan Bruce to advance their doctoral research with a visit to the prestigious Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers […]
