Kohila Kurunathan
ISI Stage II Funding
Stage II will offer up to five years of funding to support core operational costs of implementing an initiative’s strategic plan, including growing the network through activities aimed at strengthening collaboration, partnership-building, knowledge mobilization, research training and other relevant activities. All Stage II initiatives will include a focus on securing significant external funding.
Learn more about Stage I Seeded Initiatives
The report features success stories from U of T’s 22 Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISIs) and the special projects our office supports.
New Lawson Climate Institute at U of T will accelerate climate solutions
The institute will educate the next generation of climate leaders, mobilize talent and innovative ideas from across the university, expand on U of T’s world-leading sustainability research and discovery, and inspire the urgent action needed for a healthier future.
Mitochondrial transplantation: powering the revolution in regenerative medicine
MITO2i awarded $23.8M NFRF-T grant to pioneer mitochondrial transplantation therapy — an emerging field that could redefine how the world treats organ failure, chronic inflammation, and degenerative diseases.
The Future of CDHI Moves to UTSC
In partnership with the UTSC, the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative (CDHI) is excited to announce that their important will transition into a new home at UTSC on July 1, 2025.
SOBP pre-meeting metabolic health in severe mental illness
This event brings together researchers, clinicians, patients, foundations, families, and community members all with a common goal of understanding and treating mental illness through novel approaches.
Powering the Brain: Metabolism and Mental Health
A public talk meant to educate the community on why mitochondria and metabolism has an impact on your mental health and discuss interventions such as diet and nutrition. The importance of metabolism on areas of disease such as bipolar disorder will be discussed and further the findings behind metabolic psychiatry.
2025 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Days
The annual U of T Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Days returns on May 26 – 27, 2025. Call for abstract submissions opens on April 9, 2025. The event is free and open for all to attend.
2025 IfP interdisciplinary symposium — “Responding to the Unexpected: Bridging science, policy, and community actions in public health emergencies"
On May 13, members of the Institute, the university, the government, the private sector, and community members are invited to come together for presentations and discussions around IfP’s themes of readiness, resilience, recovery, and equity.
Canada’s Associate Minister of Health attends Inlight research symposium
Student researchers, faculty members and staff from the U of T community gathered to seek ways to mobilize the knowledge being generated by their research, to create real and lasting change for student mental health and well-being at U of T.
Op-ed: AI-fuelled misinformation threatens the Sustainable Development Goals
Achieving sustainability goals is increasingly threatened by the muddying of the digital information landscape. The production of AI-generated misinformation constitutes a system of cultural and technological processes that produces a culture of apathy toward digital information, which is the opposite of what we need if we’re going to use emotional reasoning to achieve sustainable development goals.
The Breakdown: U of T initiatives advancing Black representation in academia
Over the past few years, U of T has made strides in advancing Black representation in academia and combating anti-Black racism through a number of initiatives from the Black Research Network to the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black racism and Black inclusion in Canadian Higher Education.
The Varsity took a closer look at some of the initiatives the university offers to support its Black community members.