It also looks at depression and anxiety
A University of Toronto Psychology Professor believes a test to measure a driver’s cognitive ability would go a long way in making Canada’s roads safer. read more
Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy LACC (FMPACC) The FMPACC meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Protocols must be submitted a minimum of one week prior to the meeting to allow for distribution and review. The original signed and completed protocol should be delivered to the DCM office (Room 1236, MSB) for processing by [...]
A Q&A with Professor Eric Kirzner
A standoff in the U.S. over the debt ceiling. The possibility of more bailouts in Europe. Markets slumping almost everywhere. We spoke to Professor Eric Kirzner to get a sense of what’s causing financial uncertainty in the market right now—and how worried you should be. Kirzner is a professor of finance at the Rotman School [...]
This Medal is awarded for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences including human geography and social psychology. The award consists of a bronze medal and is awarded every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
The Grawemeyer Awards are five annual $200,000 prizes given in the fields of music, political science, psychology, education and religion. They were founded by H. Charles Grawemeyer to help make the world a better place.
Stephen Lye and collaborators win inaugural $1 million Connaught Global Challenge Award
What if you could prevent your daughter from developing heart disease—before she was even born? Or maximize the potential of your children to do well at school – before they actually start going to school? Though they sound like science fiction, these are exactly the kinds of questions Professor Stephen Lye will tackle as he [...]
Adopting "dominant" posture decreases sensitivity to pain
Your mom always told you to stop slouching, and now science is on her side. A new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology shows that having a “dominant” posture, versus a submissive one, decreases sensitivity to pain. Read more…
A Q&A with OISE Prof Shahrzad Mojab
Early in 2011, the world’s attention was riveted by mass uprisings in the Middle East. The media made special mention of the role of women in these uprisings, and many of us watched what seemed like massive social and political change unfolding before us. But here in Canada, stories of earthquakes and elections displaced news [...]
Sixty-nine researchers across the university have been awarded grants from the newly-revamped Connaught New Researcher Program, providing support as they launch their academic careers. The Connaught New Researcher Program is designed to foster excellence in research and innovation by providing support for researchers at the assistant professor level who are within the first five years [...]
Doing science without making essentialist assumptions about the body
A question central to Gillian Einstein’s research is, How can I do science that would not make essentialist assumptions about the body? Paraphrasing sociologist Myra Hird, Einstein, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, said it’s very odd that we think about diversity in other species but [...]
