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The Munk School for Global Affairs invited 10 political experts to give their personal insights into the world 10 years after 9/11 at a Sept. 13 event. Pictured are (standing, left to right): Bill Graham, chancellor of Trinity College; Professor Ron Pruessen of history; Visiting Munk Fellow Margaret MacMillan from Oxford University; Professor Michael Ignatieff; University Professor Janice Gross Stein, director of the Munk School; Professor Ron Deibert, director of Munk’s Citizen Lab; Professor Ron Levi, director of Munk’s peace and conflict studies program; Louis Century, legal intern at the International Criminal Court and law student; (seated, left to right): Professor Elspeth Brown, director of Munk’s Center for the Study of the United States; and Professor Natalie Zemon Davis of history. In a related article, Munk director Janice Stein and U of T Scarborough’s Rick Halpern, a historian, weigh in.
| RECORD NUMBER OF ROYAL SOCIETY INDUCTEES U of T faculty earned a bumper crop of nominations to the Royal Society of Canada this year, while Professor Dwayne Miller of chemistry (pictured) won the McNeil Medal … |
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TOWARDS 2012: THE VIEW FROM 2030
U of T is measuring its progress to date in achieving the goals set out by the Towards 2030 report …
TIFF TERRIFIC
Cinema studies student Diana Sanchez is one of the programmers for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival …
ENGINEERING TOPS IN CANADA
The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering has been ranked the top engineering program in Canada by two respected rankings …
OZIN WINS EINSTEIN AWARD
Professor Geoffrey Ozin of chemistry is the winner of the Albert Einstein World Award of Science ...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN U OF T and INDUSTRY
Fourteen U of T researchers and their industry partners will benefit from funding provided by the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario to encourage collaboration between small- and medium-sized businesses and post-secondary. Watch a video of the announcement …
WORKSHOPS GALORE
The Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation kicks off the academic year with a workshop on academic integrity …
SIZE MATTERS
The bigger the pension fund, the better it performs, say U of T researchers …
STORMS AND DWARFS
Astronomers have observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby brown dwarf – objects that occupy the mass gap between dwarf stars and giant planets -- that may indicate a storm grander than any seen yet on a planet …
FAST APPROACHING DEADLINES
Nomination deadlines are upcoming for the Gairdner Awards, the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame, the Dan David Prize, the Trudeau Fellows and the Royal Society of Canada.
If you are planning to submit a nomination, or have any award-related questions, please contact Elissa Strome, Director of Strategic Initiatives at elissa.strome@utoronto.ca.
Check the OVPR awards and honours webpage for a full list of awards.
STUDENT AMBASSADORS TWEET SECRETS OF SUCCESS
Student Life has recruited a team of involved students to share the secrets of their success at university with first-year students via Twitter …
ENGINEERS GO GLOBAL
The 2011 plenary talk for incoming engineering students focused on global careers …
RESUME REVITALIZATION
Take part in this Sept. 27 workshop and learn to garner attention with your resume …
MANAGING AS A MOM
Take part in the new and expecting moms discussion group, beginning Sept. 28 …
| NATIONAL CHAMPS PREPARE FOR TITLE DEFENCE The Varsity Blues women’s field hockey squad seeks to capture both a provincial title and a national crown in the same season … |
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ART SMART
The University of Toronto Art Centre’s first exhibition of the season, photography by Angela Grauerholz, has its official opening today (Sept. 15) with a lecture and a reception ...
QUEENS MAKE EXIT
Don’t miss the final weekend of The Queens, a play inspired by Richard III …
TAP INTO WATER CELEBRATIONS
Celebrate the move to tap water on campus today (Sept. 15) with events taking place on Willcocks Common from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. …
ASSIST ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY
The U of T Aboriginal program committee is looking for members to help develop projects and programming to support the university’s Aboriginal faculty and staff. For more information, please contact employment equity officer Andrea Carter, andrea.carter@utoronto.ca.
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
The Varsity Blues football team’s home opener against the Guelph Gryphons takes place Sept. 17; it will also be televised …
HITTING IN HOCKEY
Don’t miss this Sept. 20 lecture on hockey violence and social accountability …
UNDERSTANDING THE ARAB SPRING
Join Michael Ignatieff and Professor Ramin Jehanbegloo Sept. 22 for a conversation about Liberty and the Arab Spring …
that the Lloyd and Delphine Martin Prosperity Institute, affiliated with the Rotman School of Management, is a leading think tank on the role of city-regions in economic prosperity…
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