Joe's Basketball Diaries Episode 3: The model minority
December 14, 2022
Anti-Asian and anti-Black racism. Tokenism, xenophobia and a lack of representation in sport.
City & Culture, Our Community Anti-Asian Racism, Anti-Black Racism, Joe's Basketball Diaries, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Sport
Intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed, study finds
December 13, 2022
New research published in Science shows how the rise of modern agriculture turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultur
Breaking Research Agriculture, Collaboration, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science, Research & Innovation
‘Anything is possible’: Future Sound 6ix music workshops draw youth from across Toronto
December 12, 2022
On a recent Saturday morning in an electronic music studio at the University of Toronto, a group of young people listened intently as Adrian Berry hit the “play” button.
Bass, drums and marimba filled the room.
City & Culture, Our Community Alumni, Cities, Faculty of Music, Music
A night of big ideas: Celebrating 50 years of the Connaught Fund at U of T
December 12, 2022
The dangers of international digital espionage. The earliest moments of the universe. How scientists can also be activists and changemakers.
Breaking Research, Our Community Department of Biological Sciences, Leah Cowen, Vice-president of Research and Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Citizen Lab, Connaught Fund, Faculty of Arts & Science, Political Science, President Meric Gertler, Research and Innovation, U of T Scarborough
‘That object has a story’: Alexandra Gillespie on CBC’s Metro Morning
December 9, 2022
At first glance, the dusty and worn pages of an old book from centuries ago might not seem to reveal more than their written content.
Breaking Research, City & Culture Alexandra Gillespie, CBC, Humanities, Research and Innovation, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, U of T Libraries, U of T Mississauga
‘It’s going to be special’: U of T Mississauga alumna returns for in-person celebrations
December 9, 2022
Members of the University of Toronto Mississauga’s classes of 2020 and 2021 are reuniting at Convocation Hall this weekend – and for Carisse Samuel, the long-anticipated,... Our Community 2020 & 2021 Graduation Celebrations, Alumni, U of T Mississauga
'Enormous pride': Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education celebrates classes of 2020 and 2021
December 9, 2022
In March 2020, David Sewell and his classmates walked out of their classroom at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), not knowing that it would be the last time they would see each other in perso
Our Community 2020 & 2021 Graduation Celebrations, Convocation Hall, Alumni, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Graduate Students
Second National Dialogues and Action draws experts on accessibility, ableism and inclusion from across Canada
December 9, 2022
Cassandra Hartblay recalls a time in graduate school when a senior scholar in her field wasn’t able to give feedback on a research presentation she gave at an academic conference.
Our Community National Dialogues, Diversity and Inclusion, Accessibility, U of T Scarborough
Non-native bees discovered in Canada may pose serious threat to native mason bee populations
December 8, 2022
Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough have discovered the presence of two species of bee in Canada for the first time – one of which could pose a big threat to native mason bees.
Breaking Research, Our Community Biodiversity, Environment, Research and Innovation, Sustainability, U of T Scarborough