Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada’s leader in innovative, career-oriented education and a university clearly on the move. With a mission to serve societal need, and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community, the university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Distinctly urban, culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to more than 45,000 students, including 2,400 master’s and PhD students, 3,200 faculty and staff, and nearly 170,000 alumni worldwide. Research at the university is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past five years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada’s leading provider of university-based adult education.
The Centre for Communicating Knowledge (CCK) located within The Creative School at the university will play a key role in The Conversation and work with all Toronto Metropolitan University faculties to develop new ways to communicate research, assist in the development of multiple media platforms and create innovative outputs. The CCK’s aim is to find new ways to explore knowledge mobilization. Engaging students, the CCK will conceptualize and develop various communication assets such as infographics, videos, and animations to enhance our faculty members’ stories.
Although it has been considerably less studied than other environmental problems, salinization presents major challenges for biodiversity in freshwater and coastal areas.
Les routes nécessitent des stratégies de déglaçage dans les régions tempérées du nord, mais cette pratique a des effets négatifs sur la biodiversité aquatique.
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Bien qu’elle ait été considérablement moins étudiée que d’autres problèmes environnementaux, la salinisation présente des défis majeurs pour la biodiversité des eaux douces et des zones côtières.
Reports about declining naturalizations belie the historical and political obstacles that prevent many migrants from becoming citizens.
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Today’s immigrants — who mostly come from the Global South — face a system of ever more complex chutes and ladders when it comes to their status in Canada.
Les termes Web3 et Web 3.0 sont souvent utilisés de façon interchangeable, mais il s’agit de concepts différents.
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Web3 est devenu un terme générique pour désigner la prochaine itération d’Internet. Mais qu’est-ce que cela signifie exactement ?
Students organize a walkout to protest sexual violence on campuses and to support survivors of sexual assault, in Kingston, Ont., at Queen’s University, in September 2021.
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A national framework to address and prevent sexual and gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions includes a tool to guide responses to victims, alleged perpetrators and the community.
The terms Web3 and Web 3.0 are often used interchangeably, but they are different concepts.
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Canadian women made an estimated 400,000 quilts during the Second World War. The quilts represent the forgotten story of Canadian women’s efforts during the war.
Immigrant women working in the care sector do the essential work many Canadians rely on, but low wages mean many need to work past retirement age.
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Immigrant care workers are having to work into retirement age to make ends meet. The Canadian government must do more to support them.
Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed the Public Order Emergency Commission last year, tables his report on Monday about the inquiry’s findings into national security issues and the so-called Freedom Convoy.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Early childhood education isn’t about warehousing children so adults can go to work. There is an ethical imperative to support a paradigm shift in how our society values educating young children.
Argentina fans celebrating their team’s World Cup victory walk past a mural of Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. While shared nationality is a factor, most fans typically think about players in terms of their club team.
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Studying how shared identities like nationality and club affiliation impact fan support for soccer players can tell us how our group memberships affect our behaviour.
Flight cancellations over the holidays left travellers stranded at airports across North America amid an intense winter storm.
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After the transportation crisis this past holiday season, apologies from major airlines, airports and government officials are not enough. It’s time to protect passengers from travel companies.
A new AI chatbot could revolutionize marketing for businesses.
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While ChatGPT has the potential to enhance marketing effectiveness, it can’t replace human creativity or form meaningful connections with customers like humans can.
There has been a public outpouring of love for the dancer and producer Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss who died this week at the age of 40.
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A scholar of Black entertainment history reflects on the death of producer Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and reflects on the history of Black male entertainers dancing or telling jokes to their deaths.
New Canadians take part in a virtual citizenship ceremony in December 2020. Canadians are more supportive of immigration than ever before.
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For immigrants to be a panacea for our demographic and economic challenges, they must be able to find skills-appropriate employment and settle into communities.
Members of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en First Nations hug to celebrate the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to recognize Indigenous land rights.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
As Canada explores how technology can help streamline and improve the immigration process, migrant-centred design should be at the forefront of their planning.
Employees and supervisors are more likely to rate their job satisfaction high while working remotely compared to when working in-person.
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In this new world of hybrid work, managers need to create working conditions that build and maintain interpersonal connections, while allowing for both high productivity and superior job satisfaction.
As technology improves, the potential for retailers to make use of the metaverse will grow.
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The metaverse offers novel opportunities for retailers and their customers, but retailers need to be adequately prepared to overcome the challenges of new technology.
Will precarious alternative forms of work, like gig platform jobs, become the norm for immigrant care workers?
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Alternative working arrangements like gig platforms might help immigrant workers find temporary work, but many care professionals are still unable to find permanent jobs in their industry.