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12 Articles Found

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NMC Welcomes New Faculty Member

February 01, 2021

NMC welcomes Dr. Milena Methodieva as Assistant Professor of Late Ottoman History. Dr. Methodieva joined NMC’s faculty on January 1, 2021. She completed her PhD from Princeton, MA from Bilkent University, Turkey, and BA from the American University in Bulgaria.

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Why do NASA Scientists Read a 1000 Year Old Book?

January 29, 2021

Michael the Great was patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1166 to 1199 CE, when he wrote his voluminous world Chronicle in three parts in one volume: ecclesiastical history, political history, and ‘natural history,’ in which he discussed celestial observations, earthquake reports, and meteorological conditions.

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JHI Faculty Research Fellows in 2021-2022

November 27, 2020

Two NMC Faculty members, Professor Walid Saleh and Professor Shafique Virani, were awarded Faculty Research

Bikila Award president Tessema Mulugeta presents Arts &amp; Science Dean Melanie Woodin with The Weeknd’s cheque for $30,000 – pushing the Ge’ez course’s endowment past the $500,000 goal (photo by Diana Tyszko)

With support from The Weeknd, U of T's Ethiopic program soars past $500,000 endowment goal

November 02, 2020

The future of the University of Toronto’s Ethiopic program – the only one of its kind in North America and among a handful in the world – just got brighter.

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U of T receives US$6 million to establish the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies

October 30, 2020

The endowment from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute will greatly expand the field of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto.

View of Early Bronze Age excavation (Field 1) at Tell Tayinat in Hatay, Turkey

Resilience in the face of climate change: Archaeological investigations reveal human adaptability in ancient Turkey

October 30, 2020

An examination of two documented periods of climate change in the greater Middle East, between approximately 4,500 and 3,000 years ago, reveals local evidence of resilience and even of a flourishing ancient society despite the changes in climate seen in the larger region.

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Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

October 26, 2020

Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Professor of Assyriology in the Deapartment of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, has been one of the twelve U of T faculty members recently appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada - a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

Prof. Gozde Mercan

Women in Cognitive Science Networking Award

October 26, 2020

Professor Gözde Mercan has recently received the “Women in Cognitive Science Networking Award for Junior Scientists”, awarded by the Psychonomic Society, with the support of the American

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History in 3D: U of T researchers piece together the past with new scanning technologies

October 08, 2020

As director of the Tayinat archaeological project in Turkey, Tim Harrison saw the need and potential for 3D scanning and modelling technology.

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90 Queen's Park: 'An incredible new gateway to the campus'

September 14, 2020

The University of Toronto and members of the public are taking part in a virtual community consultation organized by the City of Toronto for the new building planned for 90 Queen’s Park.

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