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Social Sciences - Career - 05.12.2022

Paying attention to freedom
Waterloo Engineering alumni and a student reflect on the Montreal Massacre By Charlotte Danby Faculty of Engineering It has been 33 years since a gunman shot and killed 14 women at the École Polytechnique de Montréal on December 6, 1989.

Economics / Business - Career - 17.11.2022

Campus - Career - 14.11.2022

McGill University appoints H. Deep Saini as new Principal and Vice-Chancellor

Art and Design - Career - 02.11.2022

Economics / Business - Career - 01.11.2022

Black Founders Network celebrates a year of Black excellence in entrepreneurship

Innovation - Career - 31.10.2022

Career - Campus - 27.10.2022

Health - Career - 26.10.2022

Women healthcare workers faced heightened moral distress during pandemic: study
New research highlights the challenges women healthcare providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional burnout. Moral distress is defined as the experience of knowing the ethically right action to take but being systemically constrained from taking that action.

Architecture - Career - 20.10.2022

Career - Social Sciences - 04.10.2022

Naming and dismantling femmephobia
AMTD Global Talent Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin develops new research and tools to help people revalue femininity.

Career - Economics / Business - 04.10.2022

Campus - Career - 03.10.2022

Health - Career - 29.09.2022

Career - Social Sciences - 21.09.2022

’Brilliant and exceptionally dedicated’: Undergrads secure funding for research on community outreach programs

Campus - Career - 06.09.2022

Five ways donors support the student experience
As Waterloo welcomes the largest group of in-person learners in three years, find out how charitable gifts are enhancing their experience.

Health - Career - 02.09.2022

’It is vital we have a say’: University of Toronto alumna Leigh Chapman on being named Canada’s chief nursing officer

Innovation - Career - 31.08.2022

Economics / Business - Career - 30.08.2022

A simple, eco-friendly chocolate-hazelnut spread? ’Real food only’ startup has you covered

Health - Career - 23.08.2022

’We are going to have that breakthrough’: Karima Velji on reimagining health care

Career - 22.08.2022

Toronto’s tech boom bolstered by universities, immigration: Netherlands’ Het Financieele Dagblad

Career - Economics / Business - 16.08.2022

Largest-ever gift to McGill’s School of Continuing Studies will establish unique professional development program for members of marginalized groups

Career - History / Archeology - 02.08.2022

Triumph and frustration: Database documents the history of Canadian women film directors

Career - Social Sciences - 20.07.2022

New dashboard invites University of Toronto community to engage with employment equity data
The University of Toronto has made it easier to explore data on employment equity with the recent launch of an online Employment Equity Dashboard.

Career - Environment - 20.07.2022

Career - 19.07.2022

SFU announces move to become living wage employer - a first for a Canadian public university
Simon Fraser University will begin taking steps to become a Living Wage Employer, furthering its commitment to improve equity and inclusion for working members of the SFU community.

Economics / Business - Career - 11.07.2022

Career - 05.07.2022

Earth Sciences - Career - 27.06.2022

This scientist is taking an international jellyfish tour to explore mucus and medusae

Career - Economics / Business - 24.06.2022

First 11 startups in Black Founders Network program introduced at University of Toronto event

Career - Research Management - 23.06.2022

Innovation - Career - 20.06.2022

Toronto hosts Collision tech conference amid growing global acclaim for University of Toronto startups

Economics / Business - Career - 20.06.2022

UVic adds billions to provincial economy, benefits extend throughout society

Economics / Business - Career - 16.06.2022

’Discover yourself’: Rotman Commerce grad worked to support others as she pursued a marketing career

Campus - Career - 15.06.2022

Economics / Business - Career - 09.06.2022

University of Toronto Scarborough grad aims to empower women, under-represented groups in business and STEM

Career - Campus - 08.06.2022

Through film, University of Toronto grad aims to help STEM-trained immigrant women overcome barriers
As a master's student in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information, Elizabeth Kalbfleisch teamed up with a professor and an entrepreneur to help communicate their research through a short animated film.

Career - Economics / Business - 07.06.2022

’Sky’s the limit’ for University of Toronto Mississauga grad who counts family as key to her success

Campus - Career - 06.06.2022

Career - Economics / Business - 31.05.2022

Career - 24.05.2022

Younger generations are changing the face of the labour market
The workplace is changing: workers are in short supply and they want more autonomy, more recognition and greater flexibility to work from home.

Health - Career - 13.05.2022

Career - 06.05.2022

Nicole Kaniki talks race, representation and equity in academia with Canadian Business

Campus - Career - 05.05.2022

Career - Economics / Business - 02.05.2022

Economics / Business - Career - 02.05.2022

Trust in dominant tech brands eroding, Brand Trust Index finds
The 2022 Gustavson Brand Trust Index (GBTI) reveals that Canadian consumers are more distrusting of dominant technology brands than ever before, even while their use of these companies- services is on the rise.

Campus - Career - 20.04.2022

Is it cake, or a sneaker? University of Toronto grad and expert baker fools judges on Netflix baking show

Social Sciences - Career - 12.04.2022

Event - Career - 05.04.2022

Alumni Know: The benefits of a learning mindset
April 5, 2022 Judene Pretti (BMath '97, MMSc '09, PhD '19) shares the traits of life-long learners, and how you could adopt this mindset too By Megan Vander Woude Office of Advancement In the age of information, learning opportunities are everywhere, and they come with some amazing benefits.

Sport - Career - 04.04.2022

Health - Career - 04.04.2022

National platform to prepare researchers to lead digital health solutions for older adults