Kohila Kurunathan
Save the date: Inaugural TISS conference
The TISS Conference will take place September 14 - 15, 2024 at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport (University of Toronto St. George Campus).
The ISI Impact Report is out!
The report features success stories from U of T’s 22 Institutional Strategic Initiatives (ISIs) and the special projects our office supports.
Welcoming Interim Faculty Director, Prof. Claire Battershill
CDHI is pleased to welcome Claire Battershill (Assistant Professor, iSchool and English) as Interim Faculty Director, 01 July to 31 December 2024, while Elspeth Brown, takes a six-month administrative leave after the conclusion of her role as Associate Vice-Principal Research (UTM). Claire is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information and the Department of English at the University of Toronto and holds the Wendy M. Cecil Professorship at Victoria College.
MITO2i’s 4th Annual Research Symposium: Advancing Mitochondrial Health
Recordings of the MITO2i 4th Annual Research Symposium presentations and panels, featuring over 30 speakers, are now available.
A Global Hub for Safe AI
The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus will help develop artificial intelligence that benefits humanity – from ideas and scholarship to successful startups
Inlight Student Mental Health Research Initiative: 2024 Annual Research Symposium
The 2024 Inlight Annual Symposium will provide the opportunity for students, staff, and faculty engaged in post-secondary mental health and wellness to connect and learn from each other about many of the innovative research activities happening across our community.
SDGs@UofT brings scholars together in pursuit of UN Sustainable Development Goals
Members of SDGs@UofT, a University of Toronto institutional strategic initiative working to advance the goals ratified by the UN in 2015, are encouraging scholars and researchers from all disciplines — from humanities and social sciences, to public health, medicine and engineering — to lend their expertise to the collaborative effort to tackle complex global issues including poverty, hunger, gender equality, labour justice and climate change.
Deputy prime minister meets with university leaders, researchers, grad students at U of T's Acceleration Consortium
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland toured athe Acceleration Consortium’s Matter Lab on Friday – just days after announcing a transformative investment in the next generation of research leaders who will propel Canada to the forefront of global innovation.
Global News: What is a self-driving lab? How AI is helping accelerate the fight against climate change
Alyssa Julie of Global news reports on the work of the Sinton Lab.
Grid capacity, resiliency key to Ontario’s energy and EV transition
Ontario’s energy and EV transition were in focus during a recent visit to campus by MPP Andrew Dowie, and a meeting with Climate Positive Energy and Prof. Chris Yip, Dean, FASE.
DSI and TISS partner to seed research to advance wearable health technology
DSI and TISS are pleased to award a Catalyst Grant for research in the Development of Convolutional Neural Network for Motion Artifact Mitigation in Wearable PPG Devices. Co-Led by Professors Daniel Franklin (Institute of Biomedical Engineering) and Chris McIntosh (Department of Medical Biophysics), the project aims to revolutionize athletics and sports medicine by integrating novel sensors with advanced machine learning algorithms.