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Prof. Jens-Erik Mai receives Outstanding Paper Award, SSHRC Grant

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Tue, 2012/05/08 - 10:57am

The Faculty of Information is pleased to announce that Professor Jens-Erik Mai has received an Outstanding Paper Award as part of the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012 for his paper "The Modernity of Classification," published in the Journal of Documentation from its January 2011 edition. Read more »

Privacy Meets Evolutionary Robotics: Protecting our Freedoms with Virtual Tools

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Mon, 2012/05/07 - 5:03pm

The Identity, Privacy, and Security Institute (IPSI), which offers a specialization degree with the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, and in association with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, are proud to host the first SmartData International Symposium: Privacy Meets Evolutionary Robotics:Protecting our Freedoms with Virtual Tools from May 14 to 16. Read more »

Museum Students Curate Exhibition for Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival at UTAC

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Thu, 2012/05/03 - 10:23am

Between 1985 and his death in 2002, famed American photographer, Robert Giard (1940-2002) took nearly 600 black and white portraits of gay and lesbian literary figures, usually in their homes. In the wake of the AIDS crisis, Giard felt compelled to document and celebrate queer histories and literature. Giard’s portraits commemorate pioneers of an emerging queer identity and reflect a spirit of activism that remains to this day. Read more »

Students Impress during PhD Research Days

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Fri, 2012/04/27 - 3:36pm

On April 23 and 24, Faculty of Information PhD students presented their work to the iSchool community as part of this year’s PhD research days, an important annual event that showcases all stages of the research process of doctoral students.

During the event, students in their second year and beyond presented their research with Prof. Nicholas Belkin from Rutgers University as a respondent, who was joined by a number of iSchool professors. Read more »

Prof. Kelly Lyons featured at gala as one of Canada’s top scientists

Submitted by Kathleen OBrien on Thu, 2012/04/26 - 5:13pm

An illustrious group of 25 Canadian scientists were chosen by the Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science to share their expertise at a gala dinner that included Kelly Lyons, an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. Read more »