Bullied to tears by teenagers on a school bus where she worked as a monitor, a New 91ÑÇÉ« state grandmother will be getting the vacation of a lifetime thanks to the fundraising efforts of a Toronto man. The episode, an illustration of the powers of the Internet to hurt and then redeem, began when Max Sidorov, who graduated from 91ÑÇÉ« with an honours BA in kinesiology from the Faculty of Health in 2009, saw a video of the bullying that had gone viral. Sidorov then went online to raise money to comfort the woman and, by early Friday, raised more than $450,000, reported The Globe and Mail, as well as the Toronto Star, the National Post, the Huffingtonpost.ca, and many others June 22. .
The Schulich School of Business at 91ÑÇÉ« has received accreditation for five years from the European Foundation for Management Development under its European Quality Improvement System, reported The Globe and Mail June 22. .
Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Mark Winfield responds to an opinion piece in the Toronto Star June 21. .
Ray Rogers, a professor of environmental studies at 91ÑÇÉ«, is quoted in the Chronicle Herald about the Nova Scotia government investing in Cooke Aquaculture, which farms fish from the ocean, June 21. .
Markus Giesler, a professor of marketing at 91ÑÇɫ’s Schulich School of Business, talks about Botox in the National Post. .
Roger Keil, director of 91ÑÇɫ’s CITY Institute, is quoted in The Globe and Mail June 22. .
91ÑÇÉ« Professor James Laxer’s newest book, Tecumseh & Brock: The War of 1812, is reviewed in the National Post June 23. .