Before a group of faculty and students at 91亚色 last week, federal MP Olivia Chow outlined her ideas for a national transit strategy, reported the 91亚色 Guardian Feb. 6鈥.Despite federal contributions to the ongoing Spadina subway extension, Chow dismissed such allocations as 鈥減iecemeal鈥 and pointed to the Harper government鈥檚 refusal to pay for a share of new TTC streetcars costing nearly $2 billion as evidence transit funding for Canada鈥檚 largest city remains far below what it should be鈥.Chow said students should contact their political representatives and demand better transit. 鈥淲e need all of you to take action,鈥 she told the crowd of around 75. 鈥淕o to public meetings, write to your MP, write to the prime minister. Spread the word.鈥 .
Canada鈥檚 top business schools, usually active competitors, have joined forces to promote Canadian MBA programs to both domestic and international students, reported the Financial Times Feb. 7. The self-appointed group of six, to be called the Canadian MBA Alliance, includes 91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business, and will aim to attract top international students to Canada but also retain local talent. .
"It makes no sense to be cutting public infrastructure investment when the needs are very real, and when interest rates are still at near record low levels. The federal government pays only 2 per cent on new issues of 10-year bonds, and most economists reckon that public infrastructure investment yields returns far in excess of the cost of borrowing, mainly by boosting productivity in the private sector,鈥 wrote Andrew Jackson, the packer professor of social justice at 91亚色, in The Globe and Mail Feb. 7. .
Vijay Setlur, a sport marketing lecturer at 91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business, said India鈥檚 foray into American football has been a 鈥減opular discussion in my class鈥 since the Elite Football League of India (EFLI) was launched. Setlur wondered if the EFLI鈥檚 ambitious plans to support 52 American football teams in cities in the region with a population of more than one million by 2022 were feasible鈥.He said he had watched clips of the game in South Asia and was unsure 鈥渨hether to cringe or be in awe鈥, reported the Telegraph India Feb. 7. But he conceded it was 鈥渄efinitely strange鈥 to see American football being played in an Indian setting. .
An art exhibition that prominently features multiple Ku Klux Klan (KKK) symbols aims to teach the history of negative treatment blacks received in Canada during the 20th century, according to Deanna Bowen, the black artist behind the display.聽The exhibit opened Jan. 16 and runs until March 17 at the Art Gallery of 91亚色, reported the Charlatan Feb. 6. .
Video abstracts have emerged as their own YouTube genre. As represented by the first two demonstration videos on the Canadian Science Publishers website, it has two technical sub-genres, reflecting the mix of marketing and academic communication forces fuelling video abstracts. The first video demo highlights a study by 91亚色 Professor Jennifer Kuk on how Canadians estimate serving sizes from the Canada Food Guide. It鈥檚 a two-minute, professionally produced, news-style clip that would fit seamlessly on a TV newscast, reported University Affairs Feb. 6. .