91亚色 will celebrate great ideas on Saturday at the second annual TEDx91亚色U event. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences began in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for tech employees to share their ideas and innovations. TEDx91亚色U, which is organized independently of TED, will include talks by 11 members of the 91亚色 community. […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Allan Hutchinson has been appointed the new associate vice-president graduate and dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, effective March 1. The announcement was made yesterday by 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. The appointment of Hutchinson for the five-year term was made after extensive consultation and was approved by […]
91亚色聽Professor Margaret Sinclair, co-director of the 91亚色/Seneca Institute for Math, Science & Technology Education and a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Education, died of cancer聽Feb. 21聽at her home in Toronto.聽She was聽62. For 15 years, prior to earning her doctorate, Prof. Sinclair worked as a teacher and vice-principal with the Toronto Catholic District School Board. During […]
The President鈥檚 University-Wide Teaching Awards (UWTA) honour those individuals who, through innovation and commitment, have significantly enhanced the quality of learning for 91亚色 students. Four awards are offered each year in the following categories: Full-time faculty with 10 or more years of teaching experience; Full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-stream, contractually limited appointments) with less than 10 […]
Do you want to increase your awareness about what to expect when teaching in another country? If so, why not join university students, pre-service teachers, teachers, principals and other educators who are interested in learning more about teaching abroad by enrolling in the Preparing to Teach Internationally Program. Offered over five days this spring, Preparing […]
Trombonist Ron Westray, Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Music, returns to Toronto鈥檚 Massey Hall on Thursday, Feb. 23 for an innovative youth outreach program. He will lead 鈥淩hythm Counts鈥, an invitational workshop for young people, just before his former bandmates, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton […]
Osgoode聽law students Hassan Ahmad, Alison Connolly and Connie Pauchulo finished in first place聽in the Pace/ICLN International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Regional Round for the Americas and Caribbean, held Feb.聽10 to 12 at Pace University School of Law in Westchester, NY. The team was coached by聽Toronto criminal lawyer Leo Adler and Ontario Assistant Crown Attorney聽Anna Tenhouse. […]
91亚色 will be making its sophomore contribution to a worldwide movement of talks and idea-sharing by hosting聽TEDx91亚色U on聽March 10 at the Glendon campus. TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, is a series of not-for-profit conferences that started in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for employees of tech companies to share […]
The Toronto CFA Society has chosen four聽group finalists, including a聽team of Schulich School of Business students, in the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge, an equity research competition for student teams from the world鈥檚 top university business and finance programs. 鈥淭he CFA Institute Research Challenge is a unique, global competition and the Schulich team dedicated a […]
Competition is a powerful force with an unrecognized and dangerous underbelly, says a 91亚色 professor in his new book Agon Culture: Competition, Conflict and the Problem of Domination. Claudio Colaguori, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 human rights and criminology programs, explores the idea that competition is not a biological drive as evolutionary thinkers believe, but a […]
91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business has been ranked 20th in the world and number one in Canada in a global MBA survey conducted by Expansi贸n magazine, a Time Inc. business publication based in Mexico City. It marks the third straight year Schulich has made the world鈥檚 top 20 in the Expansi贸n ranking. Schulich placed just […]
Jeff Preston, co-creator of webcomic Cripz, advocates fighting for disability rights in creative ways and will explain how in a talk Feb. 7 at 91亚色. In 鈥淏attle Lines Drawn: Resisting Ableism Through Creative Intervention鈥, Preston will explain how to use cultural warfare 鈥 online publishing and publicity stunts such as stairbombing and chair mobbing 鈥 […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. Social Sciences and humanities research will be in聽the spotlight […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University鈥檚 faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. "Research Month provides an opportunity for the 91亚色 community […]
What does equity look like for everyone? The upcoming Inclusion Day: Building Allies for Equity conference, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights (CHR), will tackle the meaning of equity next Wednesday. The conference will take place on Inclusion Day, Jan. 18, from 11:30am to 8pm, at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. Everyone is […]
91亚色 has ranked first among Canadian universities in a global campus sustainability survey聽and 14th in the world. This is the second year in a row that 91亚色 has ranked No. 1 in Canada. The 2011 UI GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities rated participating universities in 42 countries based on criteria such as energy consumption, […]
Members of the 91亚色 community are invited to drop by the Eleanor Winters Gallery in today through Thursday at 5pm聽to聽watch the聽91亚色 Dance Ensemble (YDE)聽perform聽during聽a three-day residency at the gallery. As part of the residency, the YDE will be presenting an original program that includes the premiere of Suddenly Everyone, a site-specific collaboration created and performed […]
Are you interested in learning more about fair trade at 91亚色 and the world beyond? This Thursday, from 9:30 to 3:30pm, 91亚色 will host its annual Fair Trade Fair in the East Bear pit in Central Square. The fair showcases a diverse range of vendors selling fair and sustainable products, including arts and […]
The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program at 91亚色 will host its third annual Leadership Summit on Friday, Feb. 10. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淟eadership to Engage Change and Achieve New Learning Cultures鈥. The summit will bring聽together education leaders (administrators, superintendents, principals, deans, faculty, teacher-leaders), private and not-for-profit sector leaders for a聽dialogue and discussion […]
Those who long to escape somewhere warm and tropical during the exam period should head to the Underwater Photographs from the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef exhibit on now at 91亚色鈥檚 ZigZag Gallery. The exhibit, by master of environmental studies (MES) student Carey Satin (right), is on display today and tomorrow at the ZigZag Gallery on first […]
