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Recent ISI news
Ontario Energy Board and Climate Positive Energy to Collaborate on Research Project to Evaluate Electricity Cost Structure
March 7, 2024 | Climate Positive Energy
CPE and the OEB will be collaborating on a $250k project, led by CPE Advisory Board Member Adonis Yatchew, Professor of Economics, as Principal Investigator.
Institute for Pandemics: 2024 Interdisciplinary Symposium
March 4, 2024 | Institute for Pandemics
The inaugural theme is “Reimagining Response & Preparedness for future Public Health Emergencies.” The symposium takes place on April 18 at Hart House.
Globe and Mail: "The architecture of AI: U of T’s new research hub rises"
February 10, 2024 | Schwartz Reisman Institute
Alex Bozikovic for the Globe and Mail. Artificial intelligence has a new home in Toronto. A tapered block rises 12 storeys from the corner of College Street and Queen’s Park Crescent, its walls slanting inward on the way. Its cloak of concrete scatters sunlight off diagonal facets, evoking the stony majesty of a cliff face.
This enigmatic object is the University of Toronto’s new Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus.
Mitacs funding to facilitate connection between industry and DSI Summer Undergraduate Data Science students
The umbrella funding for 30 internships is a reflection of the commitment by both DSI and Mitacs to equip industry and organizations, researchers and students with opportunities and skills needed to harness the power of data in real world applications.
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority works to transform health care with support of UHN
January 12, 2024 | Transform-HF
Transform HF, a U of T institutional strategic initiative focused on digital innovation for heart failure care, is also supporting efforts to bring health care closer to home for the region's communities