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Tas Venetsanopoulos steps down as Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos has informed President Levy that he wishes to step down from his position of vice-president, research and innovation to return to his first love, research and teaching. He has resigned as VP effective June 30, 2010 and following a one-year administrative leave he will join the department of electrical engineering.

As the first ever vice-president, research and innovation at Ryerson, Tas brought to the position an immediate credibility and presence based on his own international research record. He advanced research in ways that established the university as active and competitive in SRC activity. Under his leadership Ryerson has attracted scholars and postdoctoral fellows with unprecedented momentum, and we have made great progress in visibility, perception and objective rankings related to research.

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Ravindran elected prestigious science Fellow

Ravi Ravindran, a mechanical engineering professor, is one of 11 Canadians elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of Science journal. Ravindran was honoured by the AAAS for his contributions to the science and engineering of light alloys and for leadership in the Canadian engineering community.

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L'Oréal Canada For Women In Science Research Excellence Fellowships

Deadline: March 31, 2010

Value: $20,000 CAD

Duration: Tenable for one academic year. The duration of the proposed study/research must be of a maximum of 12 months.

The purpose of this program is to support major research projects undertaken by Canadian scientists at the post-doctoral level in Canada. Fellowships are being offered for research in the field of Life Sciences (e.g.: biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, agriculture, medicine,pharmacy and physiology).

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"Everyone Makes a Mark" ... in Research

Professors Colleen Carney and Alan Fung are profiled in the "Everyone Makes a Mark" campaign. Dr. Carney's sleep research is the focus of an article entitled "Sleeping on the Job Required" and Dr. Fung's research on building green homes is highlighted in the article "Home Sweet, Sustainable, Home".

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Mission Accomplished

Astronaut Bob Thirsk returns from a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) managing a joint experiment involving mechanical and industrial engineering professor Ziad Saghir.

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Research News

Love in the workplace okay with co-workers as long as there aren't negative vibes: Ryerson study
- What co-workers really think about love in the workplace...

Mad as a hatter and other deadly fashion faux pas
- Classic character victim of occupational hazard, fashion professor finds...

Poor access to nutritious food may harm diabetics' health
- Basic necessities key to managing disease, researcher says...

Top green retailers find sustainability makes good business sense
- When their CEOs commit to the environment, retail companies adopt best practices ...


Research Announcements

Students envision a green future

Greening a strip mall, rooftop composts in Chinatown earn architectural science students top two spots in international competition...

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A solar-powered home for the northern climate makes its way to U.S. capital

In collaboration with colleagues from the University of Waterloo and Simon Fraser University, Ryerson engineering students and faculty from various disciplines worked together to create North House, an 800 sq. ft. solar-powered home....

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Aging seniors mentally fit Ryerson researcher finds

Aging seniors have a longer memory than previously thought, finds a new study led by Ryerson University psychologist Dr. Lixia Yang...

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Renowned scholar joins Psychology Department

Eminent psychiatrist Morton Beiser is appointed Professor of Distinction in the Psychology Department. Beiser holds a long and distinguished record of international accomplishments in the areas of mental health, culture and immigration, ethnicity and public health policy...

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