Professor Ron Deibert's "Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace" review in the Globe and Mail
May 28, 2013
Cory Doctorow recently wrote an article in the Globe and Mail titled “How to make cyberspace safe for human habitation.” In this article he reviews Political Science Professor, Ron Deibert’s book “Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace.” Doctorow says the following regarding Deibert’s book: “Ronald Deibert’s new book, Black Code, is a gripping and […]
Andrea Olive and Carolina de Miguel Moyer win Connaught New Researcher Awards
May 28, 2013
Political Science Professors Andrea Olive (UTM) and Carolina de Miguel Moyer were recently awarded the Connaught New Researcher Awards to help them launch their academic careers. The program is designed to foster excellence in research and innovation among researchers at the assistant professor level who are within the first five years of their first academic […]
Ron Deibert to receive Partners In Research Technology Ambassador Award
May 27, 2013
Political Science Professor, Ron Deibert, is to receive the Partners in Research Technology Ambassador Award on June 2, 2013. This award recognizes outstanding contributions of a body of work over a period of time to the field of technology and Canadians by a Canadian researcher. The ceremony will take place in London, Ontario. This award […]
Phil Triadafilopoulos shortlisted for CPSA Donald Smiley Prize
May 27, 2013
Phil Triadafilopoulos’s book, Becoming Multicultural: Immigration and the Politics of Membership in Canada and Germany. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2012, has been shortlisted by the Canadian Political Science Association for the Donald Smiley Prize for best book of the year. The winner will be announced at the CPSA annual meeting in June. […]
David Cameron: helping governments rebuild after conflict
May 23, 2013
A recent interview with Professor David Cameron, former Political Science chair, explores how his experience as a political scientist will be beneficial in his new role as interim dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science. “Political scientist David Cameron, the interim dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science, has put his expertise on […]
Professor Clifford Orwin receives the inaugural JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award
May 21, 2013
The annual JJ Berry Smith Supervision Award honours active faculty members who, over a minimum of a fifteen-year period, have demonstrated excellence in supervision at the University of Toronto by: inspiring and guiding students to reach excellence in scholarship; providing an environment that is supportive and stimulating; enabling students to learn the essential methodologies, concepts […]
A response to Prof. Peter Loewen's article: Our uniquely hysterical abortion debates
May 21, 2013
Recently Professor Peter Loewen wrote an article in the Ottawa Citizen about Harper’s control over his caucus regarding the abortion debate. In response to this article National Post columnist Chris Selley states: “An interesting example came from University of Toronto political science professor Peter Loewen, writing in the Ottawa Citizen, who accused pundits of cheering […]
Professor Aisha Ahmad to speak at the inaugural TEDxUofT
May 16, 2013
On Saturday May 18, Professor Aisha Ahmad will be part of the first ever TEDxUofT. The event, organized by a student-led group, “will showcase 13 speakers from a wide range of disciplines who will engage and inspire a community of curious souls with their ideas, their stories, their journeys and their dreams. ” Click here […]
Joseph Wong champions 'audacious' innovation
May 14, 2013
In a recent U of T News article, Barrett Hooper writes about Political Science Professor Joseph Wong and how he teaches his students is that innovation doesn’t mean invention. Professor Wong says “innovation has become a buzzword — you hear it everywhere from Singapore to Rwanda. But we need to disabuse people of the idea […]
Lynette Ong's Op Ed: Pakatan Rakyat must rethink strategies
May 13, 2013
A recent Op Ed by Lynette Ong in Australian National University’s New Mandala explores the landscape of Malaysia’s politics and the reasons the opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (PK), has failed to capture power. To read the full Op Ed click here.