The following is a list of University of Toronto experts who can comment on a variety of issues related to Euro 2016. Anthony Capotosto, Manager of Operations and Head Coach Men’s Varsity Soccer Team Expertise: Weekend matches to watch, Strategy Tel: (416) 400‑4706 Email: a.capotosto@utoronto.ca Simon Darnell, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical […]

We are pleased to release a school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year AND the 2025-2026 school year. The first day of school for students this year is Wednesday, August 21, 2024. 2024-25 Calendar  2025-26 Calendar 

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TORONTO, ON — NASA announced last week that the next rover, being sent to Mars in 2020, will carry seven highly sophisticated instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet. The instruments were selected from 58 proposals received from researchers and engineers around the world and Rebecca Ghent of the […]

TORONTO, ON – The government of the Indian State of Punjab is sending 50 of its teachers to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto for an intensive four-week teacher development program from July 28 to August 22, 2014. At OISE, the teachers, will be led by top OISE […]

Toronto, ON – The only copy in Canada of arguably the most important book ever produced in the English language, Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies, better known as the First Folio, is just one of many rare print gems currently on exhibit at the Thomas Fisher Rare […]

TORONTO, ON — The G20 Research Group at the University of Toronto and the International Organisations Research Institute of National Research University Higher School of Economics (IORI HSE) presented their seventh G20 interim compliance report. At the halfway point between the St. Petersburg Summit in September 2013 and the Brisbane Summit in November 2014, the […]

TORONTO, ON — On Friday, October 10, the University of Toronto will host a visit by His Excellency Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland. The President will present scholarships to Finnish Studies students and participate in two separate discussions with University of Toronto experts. The first discussion, “The Future of Finnish Studies in […]

The first members of G20 Research Group’s team of experts and analysts have arrived in Brisbane for the G20 summit on November 15–16:  Dr. John Kirton, Co-director, G20 Research Group Julia Kulik, Senior Researcher Caroline Bracht, Senior Researcher Kathryn Kotris, Researcher The rest of the team will arrive in time for the pre-summit conference on […]

TORONTO, ON — Media are invited to attend the official groundbreaking of the state-of-the-art, $54-million Jackman Law Building at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law on June 4, 2013, at 4 pm. This spectacular new facility will house spacious, modern, environmentally friendly classrooms, offices and collaborative areas for Canada’s pre-eminent law school. Please join […]

TORONTO, ON – The official countdown to back to school has begun. This September, U of T’s three campuses will come alive as new and returning students participate in orientation activities, attend their first day of classes and move into residence. Here are a few important dates to remember: August 15 • UTSC Green Path […]

Legal expert’s review will help make Ontario accessible by 2025TORONTO, ON — Ontario has appointed Mayo Moran, Dean and James Marshall Tory Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, to lead a review of the province’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Since the AODA became law in 2005, Ontario […]

TORONTO, ON –  Professor Kent Roach, Wilson-Prichard Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, was awarded an esteemed Trudeau Foundation Fellowship today, worth $225,000, in recognition of his outstanding scholarly and pro bono contributions in constitutional, human rights and anti-terrorism issues. The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is an […]

On this week’s episode, we take a look back at 2001. We’ll hear a story from a firefighter who worked on 9/11, and we’ll explore how stories helped people connect to each other in the weeks after the tragedy. This episode is hosted by George Green and Meg Bowles.

Storyteller: Keith Young

This episode, we revisit our 20th anniversary special, playing some of our favorite stories from The Moth’s history. This episode is hosted by Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Hosted by: Sarah Austin Jenness

Storytellers:

Richie DiSalvo

Jessi Klein

Sisonke Msimang

This week, a special episode in honor of Black History Month, with stories that celebrate the diversity of the Black experience. Dye jobs, dream jobs, and swimming pools. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Curatorial Producer, Suzanne Rust. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Hosted by: Suzanne Rust

Storytellers:

Harold Cox brings his Texas roots--and speech patterns-- to his first Boston radio gig.

Danyel Smith follows the music and finds a place for herself in the world of journalism.

CJ Hunt grows up trying to "adjust the thermostat" of his racial identity.

While out for a swim, Hasna Muhammad finds a kindred spirit.

When we look back at 2020, what will we have learned after a global health crisis, a national reckoning around racism, and a divisive election?

I'm very excited to depart for Japan on Sunday for the first time in five years! The week of November 11, I'll be part of Katie Anderson‘s Japan Study Trip, this time after five previous trips between 2012 and 2019 with Kaizen Institute and Honsha Consulting. Read my posts about past trips. Each time, I've learned something new, visited new companies, and met new people — and have just enjoyed everything about being in Japan. […]

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Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly from Ryan via email. News, articles, books, podcasts, and videos about how to make the workplace better. Operational Excellence, Improvement, and Innovation Operational Excellence, Improvement, and Innovation Will AI Transform the Factory Floor? Want a business case approved? Just say you are implementing GenAI. Process optimization has remained focused on leveraging […]

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The 2024 HR Technology Conference is coming to Las Vegas, and like every year, pretty much every one of the myriad vendors, consultants, pundits and practitioners in the industry descend upon the desert, bringing with them an arsenal of booth accouterments, branded swag, buzzword-dense marketing collateral and, as always, a litany of overinflated promises and underwhelming products. This is actually my first HR ...

According to a report by CNBC, the number of payrolled jobs lost since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic is more than double the number lost during the Great Recession. The same report features testimony from a number of recent graduates who have had job offers withdrawn due to the economic shutdown, creating a semi-hidden tier of additional employment loss. We are potentially looking at an entire ...

Since April, Recruiter.com has been tracking recruiter sentiment and hiring activity through the Recruiter Index®, an ongoing survey of recruiters and hiring professionals on the front lines of the job market today. While May's poll showed significant improvements in recruiter confidence and job market activity over April's, June's results are strikingly positive. For the first time since the survey began, the majority of recruiters — 51.4 percent — believe their job requirement ...

As we enter the second half of 2020, the beginning of the year already feels like a distant memory. So much has changed so quickly, and one might assume the priorities and challenges for staffing and recruiting businesses today are worlds apart from what they were just six months ago. While there's no doubt that the landscape has changed dramatically, the industry is still all about people. In that sense, many ...

Hybrid industrial cloud adoption will more than double over the next five years at 21.1% CAGR.

Indiana's employers are investing heavily in automation and manufacturing efficiency.

Since they have achieved this cyber security status, EPM are currently ahead of the industry. Less than 30% of companies are where they need to be with cyber security compliance, according to their auditor.

Yesterday, Mashable published a piece on Facebook's potentially massive IPO. The numbers are absolutely astounding: if Facebook's IPO goes as expected, it will raise six times as much money as Google's. But even more incredibly, this will value the company at $100 billion. For some comparison, let's look at a corporate giant like Pfizer. It's currently ...

Recruiter.com's new 2013 Recruiting Technology Trends Report is available today for free, with no registration required to download. This 29 page report offers HR and recruiting practitioners insight into the major tech trends for the year, and offers useful recruiting advice as well. This exclusive report is loaded with smart advice and intelligent commentary to keep you on the leading edge of our industry. Inside ...

Within the opening moments of a job interview, your first impression is made. Controlling that impression is often a matter of personal style. Let's talk about that one question we ask ourselves everyday: What am I going to wear? This question is never more important than it is on the day of a job interview. Yes, yes — your personality and skills matter, too. However, if we're talking about ...

For quality assurance purposes and to optimize the manufacturing workflow, machine vision is employed throughout the entire process to identify production errors, damage, or impurities early on.

Cortec has been ISO 9001 certified since 1994, demonstrating a continuous dedication to total quality and excellence.

The conference theme is "Strategic Success Through People-Powered Excellence."

The 30th edition of IMTS was the fourth largest in IMTS history and the largest six-day show ever.

Since 2012, Dr. Fübi has served as CEO for RWE Technology.

The single most important thing manufacturing leaders can do to engage their employees is to share the ‘why’ behind their daily work, says Kathleen Skarvan, CEO at New Prague, MN-based Electromed—Quality’s 2021 Plant of the Year.

For their dedication to quality, Larsen Manufacturing (Mundelein, IL) has earned our 2022 Quality Plant of the Year award.

The official document is titled ISO/IEC 17025: 2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. It is the international reference for laboratories performing calibration and testing activities.

GigE Vision® sets the standard for high-performance industrial cameras, leveraging Gigabit Ethernet for fast, cost-effective image transfer. Introduced in 2006, it enables the transmission of digital images and video over Ethernet networks up to 100 meters. With version 3.0 on the horizon, GigE Vision remains the top choice for long-distance camera setups, offering unmatched performance and affordability.

Starrett is offering a comprehensive white paper that discusses why traditional approaches to measurement data collection are inefficient and error-prone without the ability to support IoT/ Industry 4.0. 

To help quality professionals understand how their processes and approaches compare to those of other companies and the future outlook, ENGINE interviewed quality and environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals to develop the present "2021 Quality Management Trends Report," commissioned by Veeva.

Aerospace market, increasing number of oil and gas refineries to fuel growth of eddy current NDT equipment market through 2026.

Connectivity is the key for companies that want to improve quality.

A question-and-answer period will follow the webinar. A recorded version will be available for later viewing.

Solar has held AS and ISO quality management systems registration certificates since 2001.

In 1968, Zetec won a government contract to inspect steam generator tubing and developed an analog, single-frequency eddy current tester, a state-of-the-art instrument at the time. Over the next 20 years, Zetec’s eddy current testing equipment, training, and methodology became industry standards for nuclear power NDT, then in balance-of-plant and process industry applications.

Ray Products releases 2015 plastics manufacturing industry survey results.

This show hosted the highest number of exhibiting companies ever (2,407). After move in, the building was 76 million pounds heavier.

The importance of plastics was on full display in Orlando this week.

Success of the industry again produces record numbers for VISION 2018.

SHE requirements are standards and practices to ensure the safety and health of employees, clients, and the public, and to protect the environment. They arise from legal regulations, industry standards, and best practices to minimize occupational hazards and environmental impacts.

AS9100, the global quality management standard for aviation, space, and defense, reflects this commitment to excellence. Obtaining AS9100 certification is vital for success in this sector. This guide assists organizations in navigating the certification process, ensuring the implementation of top-quality practices across their systems.