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Symposium to Explain Transit of Venus

Chris Bowes — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:49:28 +0000

On June 5th, 2012, the planet Venus will pass in front of the Sun as seen from Earth in what for many will be a once-in-a-lifetime event: a transit of Venus.

(U of T News)

Sadoway Named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People

Chris Bowes — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:57:33 +0000

U of T Engineering alumnus Donald R. Sadoway has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2012.

(Source: U of T News)

Bruce Pynn Helps Paleontology Students Pursue Their Dreams

Chris Bowes — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:49:25 +0000

Beginning this year, Bruce Pynn will provide student support for undergraduates in financial need who are pursuing paleontology, the study of fossilized plants and animals.

(U of T News)

Researchers Uncover Clue to Autism Mystery

Chris Bowes — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:41:14 +0000

Autism researchers at U of T have uncovered a clue to the mystery of why autism affects four times as many boys as girls: a genetic glitch that only affects boys.

(Source: U of T News)

Till and McCulloch Award goes to U of T’s Aaron Schimmer

Chris Bowes — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:23:43 +0000

Canada’s most coveted stem cell prize is going to a University of Toronto researcher who has only been working with the life-giving cells for a short time.

(Source: U of T News)

Professor Paul Stevens Receives Guggenheim Fellowship

Chris Bowes — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:23:29 +0000

Paul Stevens, English professor and Canada Research Chair in Early Modern Literature and Culture, has been awarded a 2012 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

(Source: U of T News)

U of T Alumni Association Celebrates Faculty, Staff and Students

Chris Bowes — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:44:34 +0000

More than 175 people gathered at the Great Hall at Hart House April 10 as the U...

U of T Alumnus Relaunches New College Lecture Series

Chris Bowes — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:16:44 +0000

When Carl Sagan gave the inaugural lecture for the Jacob Bronowski Memorial Lecture Series at New College in 1975, a first-year science student named Jaymie Matthews sat quietly in the audience with rapt attention.

Matthews – now an Officer of the Order of Canada and former Mission Scientist for the Canadian Space Agency – returned to his alma mater to re-launch the series as a hallmark event of New College’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.

(Source: U of T News)

U of T’s Geoffrey Hinton Wins Killam Prize

Chris Bowes — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:38:01 +0000

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the world’s leading researchers in machine learning and artificial intelligence, is the winner of one of five 2012 Killam Prizes.

(Source: U of T News)

Victoria University Launches Imagination Unbound

Chris Bowes — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:32:32 +0000

Victoria University President Paul Gooch helped launch Vic’s “Imagination Unbound” fundraising campaign during a ceremony at Isabel Bader Theatre.

(Source: boundless.utoronto.ca)