Institutional Strategic Initiatives

Cover of the annual report featuring a detail from 'Ring of Fire' which depicts a microscopic image of an invertebral disc. Image by Aaryn Montgomery-Song.

U of T 2022 Research & Innovation Annual Report released

The Tanenbaum Institute for Science in Sports (TISS), Institute for Pandemics, Robotics Institute and the Toronto Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Consortium (TC3) are amongst the institutional strategic initiatives whose work is highlighted in the 2022 Research and Innovation Annual Report.
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The people behind the research': Video series focuses on unique collaborations launching across U of T

November 29, 2021 - 'The people behind the research': Video series focuses on unique collaborations launching across U of T (utoronto.ca) Inequality, climate change, infectious diseases – these are just a few of the global problems that leading researchers at the University of Toronto are working to solve, says Christine Allen, associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic […]

Groundbreakers: U of T initiative brings together experts to address major societal issues

September 02, 2021 Patchen Barss Goldie Nejat envisions a world where growing old is improved by robots that care. The Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society and professor of mechanical engineering in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering is an expert in assistive robotics – machines that provide care, interventions and even companionship for long-term […]

U of T and health industry leaders urge investment in biomedical innovation

By Geoffrey Vendeville As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, the University of Toronto is joining with health and pharmaceutical industry leaders to stress the need for increased Canadian support of bio-innovation and bio-pharmaceutical research, development and infrastructure. Christine Allen, U of T’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives, recently joined executives from Pfizer Canada, […]
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U of T launches action fund to support high-impact research in battle against COVID-19

Article from https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-launches-action-fund-support-high-impact-research-battle-against-covid-19 U of T is launching the Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund to support research that will make near-term contributions to the fight against the novel coronavirus (photo by Johnny Guatto) As the world’s health-care systems bend under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Toronto community – researchers, clinicians, students and alumni […]
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U of T to support high-impact coronavirus research projects through Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund

(photos by Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images, Christopher Morris/Corbis/Getty Images, Nick Iwanyshyn) Article from https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-support-31-high-impact-coronavirus-research-projects-through-toronto-covid-19-action-fund The University of Toronto will support more than 30 research projects through the nearly $9-million Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund – set up less than a month ago to support high-impact research by U of T and its hospital partners […]

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