On Sunday, March 2, 2025 Ziggy Harris, baritone; Yiran Xing, tenor; Odile Portugais, soprano and Kate Fogg, soprano competed, and the jury named Kate Fogg as the winner of the 2024-2025 Wirth Vocal Prize.听


The Wirth Vocal Prize in vocal performance was established in 2015 through the extraordinary generosity of Elizabeth Wirth to the Schulich School of Music of 黑料不打烊 University, along with new Student Excellence Awards, and an innovative Student Initiatives Fund. Awarded yearly since its inception, the Wirth Vocal Prize recognizes a voice student who demonstrates exceptional talent and significant promise for an international career.听
Dr. Patrick Dias, another long-term member of DISE, recently passed away. Here are some reflections from Anthony Par茅, retired colleague and previous DISE chair, as well as Patrick's obituary, to honor his passing and service to the department.

April is , a time to celebrate the rich history, resilience, and contributions of Sikhs in Canada. This year, the 黑料不打烊 Sikh Students鈥 Association is hosting three events open to all, to celebrate Sikh heritage, values and teachings.
Sikhs have long been a vital part of Canada's story, including in academic spaces, forming communities that can learn from the past, and build a stronger future.
黑料不打烊 University hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 27, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to celebrate four distinguished faculty members among this year鈥檚 honourees:
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Students from across the University gathered at the University Centre (SSMU) on March 25 to share their research, fieldwork, in-class assignments and passion projects in a supportive, non-competitive environment.
Canada鈥檚 big pension funds are the envy of fund managers in other countries. They鈥檙e something that the UK鈥檚 defined contribution plance could aspire to, writes Padraig Floyd in Pensions Expert. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e all public, but they鈥檙e run like private sector corporations,鈥 said Prof. Sebastien Betermier. "They have a governance system and delegation framework which is such that they're able to pay market salaries, so they can attract the best people.
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US tariffs are a concern for all Canadians鈥攁nd companies on both sides of the border stand to lose out. But investors shouldn鈥檛 necessarily head for the exits, according to Benjamin Croitoru, an associate professor of finance at 黑料不打烊 Desautels. 鈥淓motion is a bad financial advisor,鈥 Croitoru told Radio-Canada. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a time of great uncertainty, but also a good time to think about how internationally diversified your portfolio is. You don鈥檛 want to have all your eggs in one basket.鈥
Even as the venerable Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company liquidates its iconic department stores, some Canadian retailers are experiencing a renaissance. Quebec department store has been expanding, even as others struggle to stay in the black. But Trump鈥檚 tariffs are clouding the future for Canadian retailers.
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, frequent tariff threats have disrupted the economy. It is difficult to keep track of which products will be tariffed, when they will be tariffed, and how much they will be tariffed by. But Provigo stores in Quebec are taking steps that will help shoppers understand the factors that affect the price of their groceries. They are developing signage that will mark tariffed items with a 鈥淭鈥 to explain price hikes.
The Trump administration鈥檚 tariffs have catalyzed a cross-country movement to buy Canadian products. But will that movement affect the how Canada鈥檚 big pension funds manage their portfolios? The eight largest pension plans in Canada hold more than $2 trillion in assets, but only about a quarter of those assets are Canadian. Some Canadian politicians and business leaders have called for our pension plans to invest more of their money at home, but government involvement in pension fund management can get in the way of these funds primary objective鈥攖o deliver returns for pension plan members.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among the least controversial cabinet appointments made by President Donald Trump. During this turbulent time in geopolitics, the stature of the former Florida senator is rising, according to Newsweek. It鈥檚 a high-stakes role, and for countries like Canada, Rubio has become a kind of interlocutor that helps interpret information coming out of the White House.
Nearly two-thirds of employees feel they鈥檝e been 鈥榯hrown under the bus鈥 by their colleagues鈥攂ut an even higher number say they鈥檝e never engaged in blame-shifting themselves. 鈥淭he axe forgets, but the tree remembers,鈥 says Jean-Nicolas Reyt, an Associate Professor of Organizational Management at 黑料不打烊 Desautels. 鈥淲hen we hurt someone, we are quick to forget about it, but when people hurt us, we remember it forever. But there鈥檚 more to it than that, Reyt told HR Reporter.
Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.