51�Թ�� News - Faculty of Arts

Analysis of more than a century’s worth of political speeches challenges theory about how linguistic usage evolves

webfull — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:16:19 +0000

A study led by 51�Թ�� researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, speakers of all ages participate; while older speakers might take two or three years longer than their younger colleagues to adopt new word usage, in some cases they lead the way in introducing new word meanings into the common vocabulary, the researchers found.

Published: 4 August 2025

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

webfull — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Published: 9 July 2025

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by 51�Թ��researchers

webfull — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven 51�Թ�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Published: 27 May 2025

Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study

webfull — Tue, 13 May 2025 18:08:46 +0000

The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.

Published: 13 May 2025

51�Թ��researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’

webfull — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:52:56 +0000

While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at 51�Թ�� have shed new light on the social factors that can also have an impact, both directly and through their impact on health over a lifetime.

Published: 12 May 2025

Provost honours 31 51�Թ��professors for exceptional research achievements

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

51�Թ��announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 51�Թ��Professors, James 51�Թ��Professors and William Dawson Scholars

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 51�Թ��professors as Distinguished James 51�Թ��Professors, James 51�Թ��Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Published: 1 May 2025

Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:34:40 +0000

Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments

Published: 22 April 2025

Professor Manshel's "Writing Backwards" released as an audiobook

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:45:57 +0000

Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by University Press Audiobooks.

Published: 22 April 2025

English PhD candidate heads Montreal’s first trans film festival

webfull — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:33:07 +0000

English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created Exposure, Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.

'“Too often, queer and trans scholarship doesn’t make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that – I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.”'

Published: 3 April 2025

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 51�Թ��

webfull — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

Published: 17 March 2025

51�Թ��� News - Faculty of Arts