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Online purchasers seeking discounts exhibit herd mentality

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U of T researchers examine recent success of this approach
Author: 
Ken McGuffin
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Mozart

We might like to think we're not influenced by other people, but new research from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management indicates otherwise, especially when it comes to consumer behaviour.
 
A new study into group buying mechanisms -- like those used on popular Internet websites such as Groupon and LivingSocial -- reveals that the number of purchasers increases if buyers who come later to the offer are told how many people have already signed up.
 

Posted Wednesday, February 22, 2012

University of Toronto named Top Diversity Employer for 2012

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Fifth consecutive year U of T is recognized
Author: 
Elaine Smith
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Andrea Carter, Sandra Carnegie-Douglas, Marilou Thompson, Justin Charles and Tri

The University of Toronto’s focus on diversity has earned national recognition as the university has been named a Top Diversity Employer for the fifth consecutive year.

Canada’s Best Diversity Employers competition recognizes employers with exemplary diversity and workplace inclusiveness programs involving women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered/transsexual and queer (LGBTQ) employees.

Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Many babies born to immigrants incorrectly labelled underweight

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Ethnic group must be considered, says U of T researcher
Author: 
Leslie Shepherd
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South Asian baby

For some immigrant parents, especially South Asians, questions about a baby’s birthweight may be stressful, because many of their newborns are incorrectly diagnosed as being significantly underweight. Low birthweight generally means a baby could be at higher risk of developmental issues.

Researchers at the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital say many of these infants are in fact the correct birthweight for their ethnic group and should not be compared to those of babies of Canadian-born mothers.

Posted Thursday, February 16, 2012

Top researchers to lead U of T’s Institute for Human Development

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Institute will explore important global and Canadian development issues
Author: 
Jennifer Sipos-Smith and Jim Oldfield
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Stephen Lye

Professor Stephen Lye will serve as the inaugural executive director and Professor Marla Sokolowski as the inaugural academic director of the University of Toronto’s newly established Institute for Human Development.  The announcement came jointly from Professor Julia O’Sullivan, dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and Professor Catharine Whiteside, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, following a highly competitive search led by an interdisciplinary Appointments Committee.

Posted Thursday, February 16, 2012

Research that offers 10 ways to improve society, the economy and the environment

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NSERC strategic project grants support environmentally-friendly plastic and light sources that make computers 1,000 times faster
Author: 
Paul Fraumeni
Picture: 
Sean Thomas

University of Toronto research with a direct impact on improving life on Earth – and the planet itself -- got a huge boost Feb. 13 with $4.2 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).

The funding comes through NSERC’s Strategic Project Grants (SPG) program, which is designed to enhance Canada’s economy, society and environment in the next 10 years. 

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Toronto ranked among world’s top cities for university students

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Evaluated on quality of life, affordability
Author: 
Elaine Smith
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University College and Soldier's Tower

Toronto is one of the world’s 50 best cities for university students, ranking 26th on the QS Best Student Cities 2012 list.

The inaugural QS list was created by the research specialist behind the annual QS World University Rankings. It evaluates cities based on 12 criteria, including affordability, the reputation of local universities among domestic and international employers, student mix and quality of life.

Three Canadian cities are included among the world’s top 50, with Montreal ranked 10th and Vancouver 31st.

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Canadian university collaborative one of four worldwide to lead health education reform

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U of T and its partners chosen to work with prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine
Author: 
Leslie Church
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Collaborative health

The University of Toronto, in collaboration with four other Canadian universities, will represent North America as one of only four global innovation collaboratives chosen to work with the prestigious U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) on a project to lead innovation in health education across the globe.

Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Quebec Question for the next generation

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Former politicians, policy experts explore today's outlook at U of T conference
Author: 
Kelly Rankin
Picture: 
Brian Tobin

When was the last time you participated in a debate about or even heard the phrase Quebec sovereignty?

Exactly.

On Feb. 7, the top minds in Canadian federalism and Quebec sovereignty assembled at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club for The Quebec Question for the Next Generation, a conference intended to reinvigorate the discussion about Quebec’s autonomy and the future of Canada.

Posted Monday, February 13, 2012

Mats Sundin establishes medical fellowships at U of T, Karolinska Institutet

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Former Maple Leafs captain supports developmental health research
Author: 
Leslie Church and April Kemick
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Mats Sundin, Cathy Whiteside

Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announced today he will establish an elite scientific exchange program in the field of developmental health between the University of Toronto and Karolinska Insitutet in Stockholm, Sweden.

Posted Friday, February 10, 2012

Four U of T researchers recognized as rising stars in global health

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Grand Challenges Canada Award $100,000 Grants to Support International Health Projects
Author: 
Liam Mitchell
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Jan Andrysek

Losing a limb can be devastating enough, but the high cost of a prosthetic limb makes them unavailable to many in the developing world.

Posted Thursday, February 9, 2012
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