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The Institutional Strategic Initiatives portfolio increases the University of Toronto’s capacity to support large-scale, high-impact interdisciplinary research.
The Institutional Strategic Initiatives portfolio advances the University of Toronto’s capacity to conduct high-impact interdisciplinary research that transforms lives.
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We're welcoming our 2022 undergraduate fellows from all across #UofT! Learn about our students and their critical #DigitalHumanities projects at https://t.co/Rp37pxJCOR.
Congratulations to #TorontoSRI Graduate Fellow @JulianPosada0 on a new co-authored paper in @ACMDL on the role of bias in technology.
Available here ➡️ https://t.co/si7kniOYyj
Our paper “Studying Up Machine Learning Data: Why Talk About Bias When We Mean Power?” is now available at the ACM library!
https://t.co/NWuRinAFm8
We stress the need to account for “historical inequities, labor conditions, and epistemological standpoints” in the study of ML data
MEET THE MODERATOR: @greenprofgreen (@UofT_PolSci & @UofTenvironment) studies the politics of #Climate change & has contributed to @ForeignAffairs @IntOrgJournal, @MITPress & @NaturePortfolio & others.
To join her at 'Youth for #Climate #Justice', RSVP at https://t.co/vCUduOayah
MEET THE SPEAKER: @AutumnPeltier1 is an internationally recognized 17-year-old Anishinaabe-Kwe "#Water Warrior". Her film "The Water Walker" screened @TIFF_NET & chronicled her journey to address the @UN in NYC.
To learn more about her activism, RSVP at https://t.co/YNPGwkOPi8
MEET THE SPEAKER: @KehkashanBasu is an iconic #global influencer, #environmentalist, champion of women & children’s rights, Founder-President of @GreenHopeYouth & @Forbes '30-Under-30'.
Hear her insights at the Youth for #Climate #Justice panel. RSVP at https://t.co/vCUduOayah
MEET THE SPEAKER: @NaomiLeung514
Naomi Leung organizes for #ClimateJustice education with @climateedreform & @sustainteens, through the lens of those historically excluded, erased & undermined voices, like hers.
To learn from their experiences, RSVP at https://t.co/YNPGwkOPi8
🎉We're welcoming six new learning communities! From engaging with the #TorontoArt Scene to interrogating sites of #surveillance, these groups are co-working toward #DH research—and we'll be sharing more in the weeks to come.
Learn about the projects at https://t.co/rRLkvcfHrT.
"“The last couple (of) days have highlighted how close to failure our #Transportation system operates all the time – because we base it around cars,” said @shoshannasaxe, a civil engineering professor at the @UofT."
Read the article at https://t.co/URwFKe3iJB
On Feb 1st, @profchapple will be joining speakers at the @WhiteHouse for a virtual event focused on supply constraints in the housing market.
Join in at 2:00 ET to hear from feature government officials & practitioners, among others. Registration required: https://t.co/EHj1Fm9rIs
✨DEADLINE: Jan 28✨ The application deadline is just around the corner! Learn about the grants we're offering to support #GradStudents doing critical #DigitalHumanities research at #UofT.
Learn more and apply at https://t.co/USDxpAoZYG.
Great start to this collaboration between PRiME, @MbD_UofT & @H2i_UofT! Congratulations to all the teams accepted into the Building a Biotech Venture program! We look forward to supporting our PRiME teams & helping them thrive! @CarolynLCummins @PardeeLab @OFKLab @GunningLabUofT
Building a Biotech Venture, from @MbD_UofT @UofTPRiME & @H2i_UofT, kicked-off yesterday with 10 trainee teams meeting with mentors. Looking forward to learning more about the teams as they take their ventures to the next level. Thank you mentors & attendees at session 1!
Starting soon! Don't miss our workshop on Market Research today at 4pm!
It's not too late to sign up for our Market Research workshop this Thursday at 4pm! We have speakers from NSERC, IPO, and Lab2Market who can advise on the process and stimulate commercial thinking during the research and discovery phase. Register here: https://t.co/9aG4fTkkdl
Submit your paper!
@SIOEcon 2022, being held at the @UofT from June 23 to 25, has an open call for papers.
Submission deadline: January 30th, 2022.
Learn more: https://t.co/DDl0sGKs9E
Submissions: https://t.co/bYlntMNwY0
#EconTwitter #TorontoSRI
Indigenous City Building: Signature projects in Canadian #Cities
Join @ULIToronto, British Columbia & Alberta, as they explore development partnerships with #Indigenous stakeholders, that are poised to transform the landscape in major Canadian cities.
https://t.co/jyFvvkWdQe
Join us and @canurb on Jan 25 and 26 for The Summit on the #City: Recovering Canada’s Downtowns and help us transform our downtowns into more #Inclusive, just, and #Resilient places. For more information and to register: https://t.co/lq5jwsF9p1
#DowntownRecovery #Recovery #Cities
REMINDER!
Our 2022 call for Faculty and Graduate Fellows, available to current members of @UofT, is open.
Application deadline: February 6th, 2022
Find out more: https://t.co/xiTLXcA0Yw
Building a Biotech Venture, from @MbD_UofT @UofTPRiME & @H2i_UofT, kicked-off yesterday with 10 trainee teams meeting with mentors. Looking forward to learning more about the teams as they take their ventures to the next level. Thank you mentors & attendees at session 1!
SEMINAR LAUNCH!
The #CooperativeAIFoundation is hosting a seminar series on New Directions in Cooperative AI.
Join @conitzer (@DukeU), Edith Elkind (@UniofOxford), and Joseph Halpern (@CornellCIS) on January 20th for the opening talk.
Learn More: https://t.co/NdufjlmJjP
Excited to give the first talk in the Cooperative AI seminar series! 15:00-16:00 GMT, Thursday 20th Jan. 2022. Zoom link is on the website (hmm maybe it shouldn't be exposed, so please check later / sign up for mailing list under foundation->activities)
https://t.co/rBsE4TTPzI
TODAY! 3 PM EST
Richard Watson from @unisouthampton will be speaking on “An antidote to universal Darwinism”.
Last chance to register: https://t.co/MAj7WevLHp
#TorontoSRI
Little late to the party, but...
Thank you for helping us reach 100K followers, #UofT! 💙🎉
Did you miss our Knowledge Café session about #SocialHousing: Lessons from the United States and Canada with @DocDantzler?
Don't worry - you can watch the informative session below.
https://t.co/xW5rMUyBld
#HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing
This week's drop-in session features @desmondcwong, outreach librarian at #UofT's @OISELibrary. Co-hosting with Dr. Elizabeth Parke, they'll be discussing #IndigenousData Sovereignty—block off your calendar and stop in at 1:00 PM! Join online at https://t.co/HXnBQ8SIOG.
Congratulations #MedicinebyDesign-funded investigator @SKeshavjee. https://t.co/tmPErLYE8F
Congratulations #MedicinebyDesign-funded investigator @MollyShoichet: https://t.co/61iSrkXeDO
It's not too late to sign up for our Market Research workshop this Thursday at 4pm! We have speakers from NSERC, IPO, and Lab2Market who can advise on the process and stimulate commercial thinking during the research and discovery phase. Register here: https://t.co/9aG4fTkkdl
Starts in 1⃣ hour: Global Speaker Series talk by Trey Ideker, PhD @UCSFMedicine, called Building the Mind of Cancer. In partnership with @McEwenInstitute. Learn more and register: https://t.co/ITccFdgyMj.
.@avicgoldfarb, #TorontoSRI Faculty Affiliate and Chief Data Scientist at @creativedlab, has co-authored a study on Rapid Antigen Tests. The study has been published in @JAMANetwork.
Find out more below.
Canadian Study Shows Low Incident of False Positive Test Results from Rapid Antigen Tests. @cdlscreening @creativedlab @professor_ajay @joshgans @avicgoldfarb @LauraCRosella @JAMANetwork https://t.co/OkZLAVdo3K
How are those 2022 Resolutions tracking? Not great?
We've got you covered! Here's a one-click resolution to keep:
Sign up for our mailing list!📫👉https://t.co/6KAO4FkP0x
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THIS WEEK!
Richard Watson, associate professor at @unisouthampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science kicks off our weekly 2022 Seminar Series.
Join us January 19th at 3 EST for “An antidote to universal Darwinism”.
About the talk: https://t.co/MAj7WevLHp
#TorontoSRI
#MedicinebyDesign announces two new Pivotal Experiment Fund projects, led by @ShanaOKelley and @MollyShoichet, that could impact autoimmune and degenerative eye diseases: https://t.co/l7HNgnlEcQ
Did you catch Friday's Lightning Lunch? "DH Beyond the Human" featured a conversation about doing #DigitalHumanities work on plants, animals, birds, insects, fish, and fungi. If you missed it — or would like to revisit the session — find the recording at https://t.co/gexVlCXI6u.
#MedicinebyDesign-funded researchers team up to advance treatments to repair the brain. A shout-out to the team members: @CarolSchuurmans, Maryam Faiz, @Mawoodin, @IsabelleAubert and @CindiMorshead.
https://t.co/qPo269wdxp via @torontostar
🗓 January 26th, 2022 at 5pm EST
Join @RotmanMgmtMag for '4 Short Talks About Disruption' including @ghadfield speaking on Building the Infrastructure for Ethical #AI.
Find out more: https://t.co/hECIqrukgb
#UofTDefyGravity #TorontoSRI
You're Invited: https://t.co/EisEoiQKnK @rotmanschool> @ghadfield Building the Infrastructure for Ethical AI, Ryan McCracken @AccentureActive How COVID Has Changed Consumers, Ramy Elitzur The Future of the Travel Industry, and @johnsonwhitney The Importance of Disrupting Yourself
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Congratulations, Alexandra, for your year-long dedication to building a fantastic resource and broadening our horizons with @urbanlimitrophe! It's been an absolute pleasure to support this fantastic initiative.
https://t.co/axq5l5QbO8
#MustListen #Podcasts
Yesterday my podcast @urbanlimitrophe officially turned 1 years old! ✨ To see what’s in store for year 2 and an update on what past guests have been up to since their episodes have aired, make sure to head over to the site for a fun recap! 👇🏾 @geo_uoft @UofTCities https://t.co/LADyqD43gj
Is a relationship between data and colonialism new? January 27, we’re welcoming Dr. @roopikarisam for our 2022 Speaker Series. She’ll be sharing her talk, “Data Empires, Then and Now: Excavating Colonial Data Cultures.” Learn more at https://t.co/2FScgoA6KX. #DigitalHumanities
Let's get organized. 🙌 Tomorrow afternoon, join us for our new Praxis Workshop, where @IveyCollege librarian Jeff Newman will show how to organize your research and collaborate using @zotero. Learn more and register at https://t.co/XZeQbcah7c. #DigtialHumanities #UofT #UTM #UTSC
#MedicinebyDesign research in the news: ‘Feasible science fiction’: Toronto researchers team up to advance treatments to repair the brain https://t.co/qPo269wdxp via @torontostar
@IsabelleAubert @CindiMorshead @michael_sefton
Is AI poised to make major breakthroughs in healthcare?
Roxana Sultan (Vice President, Health at @VectorInst) explores the question with host @jaxson in the latest episode of the @askaiorg podcast.
Listen below 👇
#LetsSolveIt #TorontoSRI
NEW: is #artificialintelligence poised to make breakthroughs in #healthcare? We asked Roxana Sultan, VP Health at #Toronto's World-renowned @VectorInst👉https://t.co/e6VjQ6t6ap
Thx to series sponsors @microsoftcanada & @itscinchy + chatbot partner @ada_cx😍
#Canada #healthtech