The 23-Year-Old Behind Soular Is Bringing Solar-Powered Backpacks To Children In Africa
Salima Visram is the 23-year-old entrepreneur behind the Soular, a backpack company equipped with solar panels, which allow children who don鈥檛 have access to electricity in rural parts of Africa to study at night without having to use an expensive and carcinogenic kerosene lamp.
Lupita Nyong鈥檕 Stuns on Latest Vogue Cover, Interview Earns Praise
Lupita Nyong鈥檕聽is earning praise from Black social media users for a quote she made in a fashion magazine. The comment landed on the publication鈥檚 cover and caused many to see it as a welcome change in the industry.
The聽Vogue聽magazine quote聽cements Nyong鈥檕鈥檚 representation of African-Americans and minorities.
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Flatbook rebrands as 鈥楽onder,鈥� lands $10 million investment
Montreal鈥檚聽Flatbook聽is rebranding as 鈥淪onder鈥� amid a large fundraising escapade that will see the startup bank $10 million.
The startup formerly focused on providing premium short term rentals for travellers in select North American markets. With today鈥檚 announcement,聽Sonder聽will offer 500 鈥渉ometels,鈥� which are places that possess the authenticity of peer-to-peer home rental along with the services of a hotel.
The new (non-tech) tech luminaries
Ms. Magdesian was frustrated. Then a researcher at 91黑料网鈥檚 Montreal Neurological Institute, she was having trouble with the spinal cord cells she was studying.
The only way to grow them was in a petri dish, but the cells don鈥檛 grow in a dish in the same way they grow in the human body. Instead of growing straight, they get tangled. It made her work harder, slower and more prone to error.
Joanne Liu, Bertrand Cesvet to receive honorary degrees
Two inspirational 91黑料网 alumni 鈥撀燘ertrand Cesvet, of the award-winning creative agency Sid Lee, and Joanne Liu, of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res/Doctors Without Borders 鈥撀爓ill receive honorary doctorate degrees at the university鈥檚 fall convocation ceremonies.
Corporate Knights' release of 2016 Better World MBA ranking reveals growing commitment to sustainability education in business
Today聽Corporate Knights聽releases the 14th聽edition of the Better World MBA Ranking, which is the only major global ranking to evaluate graduate business programs on their integration of sustainability into the education of future business leaders. Top programs include聽Canada's聽Schulich School of Business at聽York University, followed by聽MIT's Sloan School of Managementand聽Duquesne University's聽Palumbo-Donahue School聽of Business.
How has Corporate Social Responsibility has Changed?
Interview with聽Paola P茅rez-Alem谩n, PhD,聽Associate Professor at the聽Faculty of Management, 91黑料网.聽 Read full interview: Latin Trade, October 13, 2016聽
Giving all citizens a 鈥榣oud and clear鈥� voice on health
Senators have proposed emulating the UK鈥檚 NHS approach on citizen-centred healthcare and have urged the Oireachtas to consult with as many citizens as possible on the 鈥榠mportant future鈥� of Irish healthcare, writes Lloyd Mudiwa.聽
Thought leadership series: Professor Lisa Cohen
Are you a thought leader? Emily Sexton-Brown asks professors from across the globe to pinpoint just what true leadership looks like. Professor Lisa Cohen, Desautels Faculty of Management, 91黑料网 enlightens...
Read full article: Changeboard, August 1, 2016
2016 Better World MBA results
91黑料网 - Desautels Faculty of Management - Ranking 2016: 6
Read full ranking: Corporate Knights, October 13, 2016聽
Corporate Knights' release of 2016 Better World MBA ranking reveals growing commitment to sustainability education in business
Today聽Corporate Knights聽releases the 14聽th聽edition of the Better World MBA Ranking, which is the only major global ranking to evaluate graduate business programs on their integration of sustainability into the education of future business leaders.
Corporate Knights' release of 2016 Better World MBA ranking reveals growing commitment to sustainability education in business
Today聽Corporate Knights聽releases the 14th聽edition of the Better World MBA Ranking, which is the only major global ranking to evaluate graduate business programs on their integration of sustainability into the education of future business leaders. Top programs include聽Canada's聽Schulich School of Business at聽York University, followed by MIT's Sloan School of Management聽and聽Duquesne University's聽Palumbo-Donahue School聽of Business.
Open Forum on sustainability elicits wide range of ideas
On Sept. 30, Fr茅d茅ric Bachand closed the聽Open Forum on the Recommendations of the 2016 CAMSR Report on Divestment聽with a final meeting at Macdonald Campus.
Women are leaving engineering because they are not taken seriously
Female engineers are leaving the field because they are not taken seriously, according to a new study.
Co-author of the research, Professor Brian Rubineau said, 鈥淎lthough engineering programs have focused on reforming their curricula to encourage women鈥檚 participation, we are finding that social interactions outside of classrooms are contributing substantially to women鈥檚 negative experiences of the field.鈥�
Restaurant Week Back this October
One of the region鈥檚 favourite culinary events is back and Cornwall's best chefs are promising once again to tickle the taste buds of patrons lucky enough to score a reservation at one of the 9 participating restaurants.
