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Minister Clement tours new Instructional Centre
Last month, UTSC's new Instructional Centre was the scene of a rather impromptu visit by one of the University of Toronto's most high-profile alumni. On March 15, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, visited campus for a walk-through of the nearly finished building. After his brief tour, Minister Clement addressed a gathering of faculty and staff in the IC's impressive atrium. The new IC, said Clement, "can be seen as part of an ongoing exercise in which we ensure that Canada's universities and colleges have the most modern resources possible to train the highly skilled researchers and workers of the future, for the benefit of all Canadians." View a slideshow of Minister Clement's visit or watch a video of his address.
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Biologist discovers new stingray genus in the Amazon
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Nathan Lovejoy, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UTSC, has discovered a new kind of tropical freshwater stingray.
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To achieve work-life balance, know your strategies
According to associate professor of organizational behaviour Julie McCarthy, the key to finding work-life balance may be self-reflection.
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Professor Maydianne Andrade featured in Women + Science video
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New video by InnovationCanada.ca highlights accomplishments by women in science.
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Manager of Alumni Relations profiled in Who's Who in Black Canada
Congratulations to Kim Tull, Manager of Alumni Relations, for being profiled by the influential website Who's Who in Black Canada.
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Professor and PhD student named Inventors of the Year
Computer science professor Nick Koudas and doctoral student Nilesh Bansal were recently named University of Toronto Inventors of the Year for 2011.
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Environmental chemist wins prestigious award
Congratulations to associate professor André Simpson, who won the 2011 W.A.E. McBryde medal from the Canadian Society for Chemistry.
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Thinking outside the bottle
Bottled Water Free Day signals growing concerns about water conservation and sustainability across campus.
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Dallaire brings focus on "the human community" to packed Watts lecture
Hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff and community members attended the 35th Annual Watts Lecture given by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire.
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Student rap video a hit on YouTube
Considered by many at UTSC to be the new campus anthem, student video 'U Toronto (Black and Yellow UTSC Remix)' has over 20,000 hits on YouTube.
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Two students show impressive green ambitions
Two third-year students enter contest and impress with plan to eliminate paper waste associated with flyer distribution on campus.
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Did you know that the Science and Humanities building (also known as the Andrews building) has two basements? The second basement, located
below the main one, is only accessible through a single door, the location of which is the best-kept secret on
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campus. In fact, only two people know where this door is, only one of these people knows the codeword that will open it, and both of these people have been dead for nearly thirty years. Incredibly, the building’s architect,
John Andrews, still has no clue about this second basement, and is on record saying something to the effect of “I don’t believe it for a second.” |
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Legend has it that this second basement was originally built to house the entire U of T tri-campus community should Scarborough be the only region in the GTA to survive the Apocalypse that, in 1964, was predicted for early-1965. Today, it is filled floor-to-ceiling with teddy bears, cans of chick peas and defunct $100 bills. Happy April Fool's Day. |
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This assistant professor wanted to be a neuroscientist from a very early age. But if she hadn't, she would have become an interior designer or a fashion designer. The first person to respond to the editor with the correct answer will win a $5 Tim Horton's gift card.
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And for those of you who haven't figured it out, last month's shoe aficionado was none other than Georgette Zinaty, Executive Director, Development and Alumni Relations. Congratulations to Anita Persaud, Human Resources Assistant, who was the first to respond with the correct answer.
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