Ryerson University

Workshop explores shared synergies in science & engineering

Leading researchers, industry representatives and academics in science and engineering from Canada and India are gathering today at York’s Keele campus as part of a two-day Canada-India Frontiers workshop, which will explore new developments in science and engineering The first event of its kind, the workshop, which began yesterday and continues today, offers a forum for participants to share ideas, resources and technologies, and engage in discussions […]

ACT for Youth Project brings interdisciplinary researchers together, discussing youth in urban communities

The Assets Coming Together (ACT) for Youth Project celebrated its youth researchers with an awards ceremony at the conclusion of a day-long partnership group meeting at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Above: From left, front row, ACT for Youth Project research interns Stephanie Lucas, Stephanie Henry, Aziz Mohammed, Muzna Rehman, Enoruwa Osagie, with youth co-chair Alex […]

SSHRC-funded study: Military kids under stress, isolated, depressed

Teens in military families are often burdened by additional emotional stress when a parent is deployed to Afghanistan, according to a new Canadian study, wrote CBCNews.ca March 25: Researchers from the University of New Brunswick, the University of Alberta, Ryerson University, and York University released the findings of their groundbreaking research on Thursday that examined […]

Centre for Research on Work & Society’s conference examining changing nature of work in global economy starts today

The changing nature of work in the global economy, modern labour movements, challenges faced by workers and their organizations, as well as forms of collective action undertaken to resist neo-liberalism – all of this will be explored at an upcoming conference, New Voices in Labour Studies 2010: Emerging Perspectives on Workers and Workplaces. The conference […]