‘A lasting impact’: Ellen Hodnett retires as ombudsperson after 45-year U of T career
July 9, 2021
Professor Emeritus Ellen Hodnett is completing her final term as the University of Toronto’s ombudsperson, drawing the curtain on an illustrious career at the university that spanned more than 45 years.
Our Community Cheryl Regehr, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, Governing Council, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Ombudsperson, U of T Mississauga, U of T Scarborough
'I'm just a hard worker': U of T dentistry student Chris Dare scaled the 'seven summits' in his spare time
July 9, 2021
What do climbing the world’s highest mountains and practising dentistry have in common?
Our Community Faculty of Dentistry, Graduate Students
ER physician draws on U of T Faculty of Law program to negotiate legal implications of health technology
July 8, 2021
Andrew Cameron was completing his emergency medicine residency with the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine when he decided to enrol in the Faculty of Law’s intensive, 11-month global... Our Community Coronavirus, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Alumni, Faculty of Law
U of T's Andrea Allen studies the 'invisible' Black women of Brazil’s LGBTQ community
July 8, 2021
Andrea Allen has spent her professional life researching marginalized people in Brazil – a country known for racial, cultural, sexual and religious diversity, but which also suffers from economic inequality and intolerance.
Global Lens, Our Community Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Anthropology, Brazil, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, LGBTQ
Startup built by U of T alumnus develops ‘Nespresso machine for protein production'
July 8, 2021
Manufactured proteins are used as therapeutics, industrial catalysts and biomedical research tools – just to name a few applications.
But making them is a time-consuming and complex process.
Our Community Alumni, Creative Destruction Lab, Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicine by Design, Research & Innovation, Rotman School of Management, Startups
'We have something really special here': Stephane Angers on his vision for U of T's Donnelly Centre
July 7, 2021
Professor Stephane Angers has been appointed director of the University of Toronto’s Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research for a five-year term beginning Sept. 1, 2021.
Our Community Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Research & Innovation
As Dalla Lana's Indigenous health lead, Angela Mashford-Pringle wants to create a safe and welcoming space
July 7, 2021
As the first Indigenous health lead at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Angela Mashford-Pringle says her goals are simple: “I want to create a safe and welcoming environment for Indigenous students,
Our Community Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Indigenous
U of T Scarborough hosts weekly pop-up vaccine clinics for area residents
July 7, 2021
The University of Toronto Scarborough is helping with the push to get as many people as possible in the region vaccinated by hosting a weekly pop-up clinic on campus.
Our Community Coronavirus, Wisdom Tettey, U of T Scarborough, Vaccines
U of T dance scholar searches for art that captures the beauty of ballet
July 6, 2021
Anna Paliy grew up loving Isadora Duncan, an American dancer who dazzled audiences throughout Europe and Russia in the early 1900s – not only for how she moved, but for what she said: “It has taken me years of struggle, hard work
Our Community Centre for Drama, Faculty of Arts & Science, Global, History, Humanities, Jackman Humanities Institute, Theatre & Performance Studies
U of T professor – who also works at the WHO – teaches public health students to think like diplomats
July 6, 2021
While working with national governments and international agencies, University of Toronto public health researcher Garry Aslanyan always asks: What does this mean for the health of a person?
Global Lens, Our Community Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Global