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The Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition will feature 6 trainee teams from #regenmed-related labs at #UofT & affiliated hospitals. 🏆1 team of emerging #biotech entrepreneurs will receive $25,000 in research funding. Learn more about the teams: https://t.co/CSi8QqJ78m
Could we aggregate existing data and use it in the fight against #COVID19—all in a privacy-respecting manner? We teamed up with @MaRSDD and @TorontoRBOT to explore the values, risks, and feasibility of this idea.
Read more: https://t.co/hqo3fTxCWE #TorontoSRI
Don't miss out on May 28th!
CDRS is leading a webinar Project Management for Research.
Training lead by Prof Alison Paprica, Institute for Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Register here: https://t.co/Pv76mx6i0E
#digitalhumanities #CDHI
Michael Garton @GartonLab and his #GrandQuestions team want to take a great leap forward in merging synthetic biology with stem cell biology, creating new #regenmed tools to “upgrade” tissues before they are used in transplants. Learn more: https://t.co/HZKaB49aLF
Of interest to the #MedicinebyDesign & #regenmed community: The @CRAFT_mfluidics symposium is for researchers, trainees, clinicians and companies working in the area of microfluidics & those wishing to learn more about it. https://t.co/EDjO5uDhcG
The TTC riders, @SCSUuoft & @ScarboroStudies are organizing a transit circle event, just for Scarborough residents to share their experiences with the TTC, at 5 pm tomorrow.
Residents can RSVP at the link below.
https://t.co/ZRXymxbdQI
#ScarbTO #Transit
What does research show about children’s and youth’s online experiences? What are their unique privacy protection needs?
New on the #TorontoSRI blog: Part II of a post about youth and digital privacy by Leslie Shade, @ktcmackinnon & @polysemonica.
➡️https://t.co/MYlmPBPGwX
Sidhartha Goyal @uoftphysics brings an interesting mix of disciplines together in his #regenmed research: He applies physics to the fundamental questions in biology. Read more in his #PeopleofMedicinebyDesign profile. https://t.co/rN2sRL2te9
A Lester B Person Scholar & 2021 #Urban #Leadership Fellow, @UTM_PolSci's Andi Darell Alhakim has a lot on his mind.
He shares the impact of #Covid19 on his research, & how #UofT is prepping him for #Equity work in his beloved #Indonesia, with the #SofC.
https://t.co/2NljjVAJ6m
"I’m a transportation geographer...I also apply a #SocialJustice lens, which means asking whether these costly projects are likely to address larger #Equity issues," ~ Prof. @FarberSteven talks about the path to a more equitable #Transit system. #UofT
https://t.co/gOe8zoBcSz
Catching up on critical DH reading with Anthony Bayani Rodriguez on “guerilla praxis” as a form of critical digital humanities pedagogy.
Image: “Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline in October 2016" Photo by Rob Wilson.
#DHPoCo #digitalhumanities #criticalDH
@drbayani
#UofT students: Here’s how working with the #SofC as a work study student can add a new flavor to your summer learning.
Apply via https://t.co/1pj16Y6qcz. Deadline May 17.
New on the #TorontoSRI blog: @UofTInfoFaculty's Leslie Shade, @ktcmackinnon, and @polysemonica on the implications of #BillC11 for youth and children’s digital privacy, and efforts to balance the risks and opportunities of the online space for minors.
➡️https://t.co/EzZByxEzhg
"In these cities, there was an increase in community homogeneity, with people less likely to interact with neighborhoods that differ from their own."
#Cities #Pandemic #Recovery #Communities
“The data tell a stark story of how little we are doing compared to before the pandemic,” says @PennMUSA student @AndrewRenninger, via @Penn_Today https://t.co/7Hco9bPiZK #CitiesandContagion
Join May 19 to watch the Building a Biotech Venture Pitch Competition: https://t.co/FNKPJwXrlK
💰$25,000 CAD in research funding
🧪6 trainee-led teams
💡6 venture-ready concepts in #regenmed
☑️5 expert judges
🗣️5 mins to pitch
🏆1 team with the most promising venture chosen
Still spaces available. Join us on May 18: https://t.co/Glth5Fdswu
May's Global Speaker Series will feature #regenmed leader Jeffrey Millman, PhD, @WUSTL, on the topic of "Engineering human islets from stem cells for diabetes cellular therapy." Register today, space is limited ➡️https://t.co/Glth5Fdswu
Join the Global #Urban Network for the 4th part of the 2021 #SeminarSeries - "The #Resilience and #Sustainability of Global Systems of #Cities: an Urban Science Perspective".
May 17 at 9 am (MT) | 11 am (EDT) | 5 pm (CEST).
Registration and details at https://t.co/BlrGou5IJK
"I want to make one small, but incredibly important, difference in how our #Cities are built...increasing the availability & accessibility of public toilets."
A #MustRead Q&A with #Urban #Leadership fellow Rhonda Solomon on her focus for #UrbanPlanning.
https://t.co/ARzpcb8Gmb
"#TO is one of the most multicultural #Cities in the world, yet it is still deeply classist & socioeconomically segregated..."
In this Q&A with the #SofC 2021 #Urban Leadership Fellow Yerin Lee told us what inspires her work & her plans to make an impact.
https://t.co/MKcYcsdQQx
This Thursday, May 13th: #TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield in conversation with @OxfordEconDept's @danielsusskind on his book "A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond."
More info & registration here: https://t.co/32kwwunSm9
We're having a #GiveAway on the #SofC LinkedIn page to celebrate our growing #Urbanism community. Check out the link below to participate for a chance to win some cool School of #Cities swag!
https://t.co/x030USGGHv
New work from #TorontoSRI Faculty Affiliate @avicgoldfarb.
How might AI improve fairness in refugee claims? Paper just out in The Journal of Refugee Studies with @LeahElizMorris and Hilary Evans Cameron 1/9 https://t.co/MHoYwM9LR2
Gentle reminder of a call for funding for emerging projects! Find out more using this link: https://t.co/CmTkfiO1LN
#digitalhumanities #criticalDH #DigitalHumanitiesResearch #research
CALL FOR FUNDING: Emerging Projects Fund!
Emerging Project Fund offers funding for time-limited, faculty DH project planning, international partnership networking, and/or tool-building through competitive seed grants.
More here: https://t.co/CmTkfiO1LN
#digitalhumanities #cdhi
Let's get to know our https://t.co/T9Fg0ARU8K speakers!
Did you know that @mrtz partnered with @Twitter to improve the use of machine learning in social networks?
Read all about it at @dailycal: https://t.co/DncXCCCuK4
Keith Pardee @PardeeLab & his team want to solve the #GrandQuestion of making #regenmed accessible to anyone who needs it by developing portable, low-cost cell manufacturing systems that can be used anywhere. Learn more: https://t.co/HZKaB49aLF
Alison McGuigan @alisonmcguigan & her #GrandQuestions team aim to record cells' signaling history, so we can make cell therapies more precise and effective. Learn more: https://t.co/HZKaB49aLF
Dr. Sevan Hopyan and his #GrandQuestions team are taking an unconventional approach to studying tissue development: They’re using physics to understand why and how development happens, lessons that will be applied to make organs in the lab. Learn more: https://t.co/HZKaB49aLF
PRiME is hiring a Director of External Programs and Partnerships. More information on the opportunity can be found here: https://t.co/PkJh5OspHb. Come join our team!
HERE'S A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF OUR NEW WEBSITE DESIGN!
The website launch is scheduled to take place late May or early June... stay tuned!
#CriticalDH #digitalhumanities #DigitalHumanitiesResearch
Our website (both old & new) can be found here: https://t.co/tY4UJiOkXu
Thanks to the lead #GrandQuestions researchers & panel moderator Dr. Janet Rossant @GairdnerAwards for giving us a glimpse into how their ambitious projects will prepare the ground for #regenmed. Learn more: https://t.co/P6Y8aUM1BK
@PardeeLab @alisonmcguigan @GartonLab
Excited to be able to announce the four projects that will help prepare the ground for the future of #regenmed through the #GrandQuestions. Thank you for sharing your ambitious visions for the future at the event today. Learn about the projects: ➡️https://t.co/HZKaB49aLF
GRAND QUESTIONS EVENT:
Due to technical difficulties, our link for the Grand Questions event has changed to https://t.co/wSkHDlSsdH.
Excited to be gathering in less than an hour for the #GrandQuestions event! If you registered, the event link has been sent to you by email. Please use that link to join us at 10 a.m. and hear about our investment in the future of #regenmed. https://t.co/ZRfWV1XmjK
Thanks @AliEhsassi, MP for Willowdale, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (@ISED) for speaking on behalf of #Canada about the importance of #MedicinebyDesign and #regenmed research investments.
Thanks @ChristineAllenW for bringing greetings on behalf of #UofT and helping us introduce the #GrandQuestions and their importance to #regenmed.
Excited to be gathering in less than an hour for the #GrandQuestions event! If you registered, the event link has been sent to you by email. Please use that link to join us at 10 a.m. and hear about our investment in the future of #regenmed.
<24 hours until tomorrow's #GrandQuestions announcement & panel discussion, “Ambitious & provocative – expanding the frontiers of regenerative medicine” led by Dr. Janet Rossant @GairdnerAwards. Register before registration closes at 11:59pm today! https://t.co/TIq22riaBx
<24 hours until tomorrow's #GrandQuestions announcement & panel discussion, “Ambitious & provocative – expanding the frontiers of regenerative medicine” led by Dr. Janet Rossant @GairdnerAwards. Register before registration closes at 11:59pm today! https://t.co/TIq22riaBx
"...the difference in how individuals are treated based on characteristics that they cannot control is incredibly unfair & motivates me to work for change," says 2021 #Urban Leadership #Fellow Maha Mohamed.
Read about her research in this Q&A with #SofC.
https://t.co/kxxnClFDY3
Join Prof. @Richard_Florida tomorrow at 3pm (EDT) as he shares his thoughts on the pivotal change brought about by the #Pandemic in Seattle, and #Cities around the world.
.@Richard_Florida in discussion at today's Crosscut Festival hosted by KCTS 9 PBS SEATTLE. @Crosscut
https://t.co/EAHScbZUqM
How can international collaborations strengthen #Urban science & make it relevant for those working towards the transition to #Sustainable urban development?
Join the #Global Urban Network for a seminar on #Resilience of #Cities from a scientific lens.
https://t.co/eB11Y3wSGb
"Futureproofing is designing something so it can still be used in the future, even when technology changes."
~ 2021 #Urban Leadership Fellow & Lester B. Pearson scholar Ecem Sungur shares her #Research interests & motivation in this Q&A with #SofC⬇️
https://t.co/Tc3pb8bAKd
#TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield kicked off #ITUofT2021 with a bang! Some snippets from her talk, "Reining in the tech: powerful technologies and society in the 21st century," in this thread. 🧵 (1/4)
How do non-profits find spaces to provide critical public services in one of the most unaffordable real estate markets in the world?
Demystifying Social Purpose #RealEstate & creative mixed-use hold the key, says Matti Siemiatycki in this @UofTNews story.
https://t.co/DJybeXPcZL
Catching up on critical DH reading:
Jessica Marie Johnson’s moving & poetic reflections on black femme haunting as becoming.
“4DH+ 1 Black Code/Black Femme Forms of Knowledge and Practice,” American Quarterly 70, no.3(2018): 665–70.
#CriticalDH #DHPoco #AtlanticHistory @jmjafrx
Introducing: the Cooperative #AI Foundation (CAIF), a forthcoming charitable entity supported by the Center for Emerging Risk Research. #TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield will serve on CAIF's Board of Trustees.
Learn more: https://t.co/5mR5R77hWt
Check out this job posting by @kmdi #CriticalDH #DigitalHumanities
@smgrimes, KMDI director, is hiring 2 #ResearchAssistants to assist with the In-Game Ads study: compiling & coding a comprehensive dataset of the "in-game ads" that appear in popular children game apps (May 10 - Jul 16). Pay rate: $28/hr. Learn more: https://t.co/DAQMXRCvlX
#CDHI
Check out this job posting by @kmdi #CriticalDH #DigitalHumanities
@smgrimes, KMDI director, is hiring 2 #ResearchAssistants to assist with the Media Ratings Project: designing and conducting a content analysis of Canadian & US media rating systems (May 10 - Jul 16). Pay rate: $28/hr. Learn more: https://t.co/aCJHQqgncg
#DigitalHumanities #CDHI
A new commentary in @nature co-authored by #TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield explores why #AI needs social understanding and cooperative intelligence to integrate well into society, and what exactly it will take to build these capacities.
➡️https://t.co/eoPdSAOOLo #UofT
Congrats to #TorontoSRI Faculty Affiliate @NicoLacetera!
Congratulations to Professor Nico Lacetera, a recipient of the 2021 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in research. https://t.co/bWdJSTl70a
#utmmanagement
Deadline to apply this Friday. ⬇️
Attn: #UofT students! #TorontoSRI is hiring two work-study students to help us this coming summer with everything from research and data collection to event planning, web content, audience outreach, and more.
Please look for job ID 177939 on this site: https://t.co/xJzVV27oc1
Join 'ASRA: The #Punjabi Alcohol Resource' on May 8 for a facilitated conversation on losing a loved one to alcohol, through the 2nd workshop in a 3-part series titled “On Grief and Grieving.”
Register at https://t.co/VeRnCHNA7H.
More resources at https://t.co/7sa180XCIi.
Our new home at #UofT, the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, is one of 10 Toronto green buildings to get excited about!
https://t.co/hj79lXqdyJ via @MaRSDD
May's Global Speaker Series will feature #regenmed leader Jeffrey Millman, PhD, @WUSTL, on the topic of "Engineering human islets from stem cells for diabetes cellular therapy." Register today, space is limited ➡️https://t.co/Glth5Fdswu
🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations to 2021 #SofC Peer Mentor Adam El-Masri on this achievement that reflects his commitment towards supporting the learning journey and experiences of his peers.
#Kudos
Congratulations to the 2021 TA Teaching Excellence Award recipients!
Adam El-Masri
Ariana Ellis
Anna Cwikla
Dustin Meyer
Chiyun (Myron) Zhong
https://t.co/RyeFsxp2Sq
Looking forward to Friday's announcement & panel discussion “Ambitious & provocative – expanding the frontiers of regenerative medicine” led by Dr. Janet Rossant @GairdnerAwards. Join us to hear about our investment in the future of #regenmed ➡️https://t.co/wwuHJabu6s.
Last year, #MedicinebyDesign challenged its researchers to think boldly about how they would solve #regenmed’s #GrandQuestions. Now, we are investing $3 million in some of their most ambitious ideas. Join us May 7 at 10 a.m. to learn more: https://t.co/TIq22riaBx
"What we know now is that urban inequality is at the heart of the problem...overcrowded living arrangements and precarious labour conditions, including a lack of paid sick days..."~ #MustRead - Prof. @shaunabrail on #Pandemic's impact on #Toronto & lessons #Cities can learn.
How the coronavirus pandemic is changing Toronto life and business – for better or worse https://t.co/v92N2RzuwU
Missed out on Global #Urban Network's 'Pandemic Response and Beyond' seminar, or would like to watch again?
The recording of the event is now available at https://t.co/9Mg01Gl4q3.
#Urban2021 #Pandemic #Covid19 #India #UnitedKingdom #Canada #Pennsylvania
New: #TorontoSRI Faculty Affiliate @DavidDuvenaud shows how researchers can adopt teaching tricks to train neural networks like they are students. "Teaching with Commentaries" is co-authored with @geoffreyhinton.
Read about it on the @VectorInst website: https://t.co/7jbWJBgQNF
Our latest monthly e-news is out, including updates on our summer conference, #TorontoSRI researchers commenting in the media, and the latest in tech and ethics from around the world.
Read it here: https://t.co/pKY51PAs1U
Sign up here: https://t.co/kQ0e8LZcCB
@researchuoft
🙌#UTM #Kudos
100,000!
Since the THP UTM RAWC Clinic launched with @THP_Hospital and @RegionofPeel 2 months ago, more than 100K #COVID19 vaccines have been administered! 💉
The #UTM-hosted clinic is open 7 days a week to help protect the community's most vulnerable.
▶️ https://t.co/vRk0L3628q
Thanks to the participants and panellists alike for making space and time for some great conversations!
Until next time ✊ #TheNextStep2021!
Thank you to all the changemakers and world-shakers who came today! And a big thank you to our sponsors @UofTCities @BousfieldsInc and Sundance Harvest! #TheNextStep2021
Is there a connection between the apparent decline of the humanities and the ideals of liberal democracy? Charlie Foran & two Jackman scholars: Jennifer Ross & Melissa Gismondi address this
Listen here: https://t.co/CowUaXeX74
#DigitalHumanities #CriticalDH @melissajgismond
Let's get to know our https://t.co/T9Fg0ARU8K speakers!
Today: did you know that @StanfordBiology's Deborah M. Gordon sent ants to space?🚀🐜Gordon studies the "evolutionary ecology of collective behaviour."
Read more in @BBCScienceNews: https://t.co/kNRV0fpEr0
New work from #TorontoSRI Faculty Affiliate @ishtiaqueSIA and collaborators.
Where does technology play a role in how the forced movement of people from rural to urban areas of Bangladesh places them in challenging situations? by Abdullah Safir, Nusrat Jahan Mim, S M Taiabul Haque, & @ishtiaqueSIA https://t.co/HbAD1CuoH8
#mobilities #globalsouth #justice
Congratulations to MUCP 21 - @KehillaRP '#MissingMiddle' team - Ariana Fernadez Chesquin , @AjBimm, Eclipse Malixi, Chang Xu & Katarina Oliveira - on getting their guidebook features in this week's @NRUpublishing.
Explore this insightful resource here: https://t.co/pCpqxXH0Xv
#TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield on an AI ethics panel with https://t.co/T9Fg0ARU8K speaker @conitzer last week! Check out this fascinating discussion:
Thanks to our panel - Susan Epstein of @PhDCompSci_GC, @conitzer, @ghadfield, @frossi_t & @julie_a_shah - for a lively & important discussion on the ethics of #ArtificialIntelligence. The video will stay up on YouTube: https://t.co/zOXq9JdBFq Thanks for watching!
Today is the day! #DayofDH2021
Check out The Age of Vedanta project!
#digitalhumanities #criticalDH #DHPoCo #streamsofDH #sanskirt #multilingual
The "Age of Vedanta" Project transcribes descriptive catalogues of Vedānta manuscripts to the Prosopographical Database of Indic Texts (PANDiT).
#digitalhumanities #sanskirt #UofT
Full website here: https://t.co/Q5QHHCagvZ
Join us Friday, May 7, at 10 a.m. to glimpse the future of human health and #regenmed ➡️https://t.co/TIq22riaBx
At May 7's #GrandQuestions event, Dr. Janet Rossant @GairdnerAwards will moderate a panel called "Ambitious & provocative — expanding the frontiers of regenerative medicine." Don't miss this discussion on why bold solutions are the future of #regenmed. https://t.co/TIq22riaBx
Our monthly #TorontoSRI e-news goes out next week! If you're not subscribed yet, sign up here: https://t.co/kQ0e8LZcCB
You'll get the latest on what we're up to , plus event listings, opportunities, and links to articles, podcasts, and other media to keep you in the loop.
#UofT UGs: Work with #SofC over the summer! We have #WorkStudy positions for #students interested in working on #Urbanism issues from an intersectional perspective.
See Job IDs: 177364 - 177386 - 177577 - 175278 on CLNx
https://t.co/nija0qurx5
#Data #Research #Outreach #Comms
"I think that with every technology there’s trade-offs, & with e-scooters...the negative consequences of this technology (outweigh the benefits)," says Matti Siemiatycki, in this story on the pros & cons of the fun & fuel-efficient but illegal e-scooter.
https://t.co/LTNKdbYR6i
Australia has pioneered laws that push Google and Facebook to pay for using local news. Is this an option Canada is considering?
#TorontoSRI Director @ghadfield comments in @financialpost on how conventional legal approaches are no match for Big Tech.
https://t.co/b3AEgjjbdL
Next week on May 5: our friends at the @VectorInst welcome @ONgov Minister Responsible for Digital and Data Transformation @PBethlenfalvy in conversation with Vector's Garth Gibson on the province's first-ever Digital and Data Strategy.
https://t.co/MlCSaE8L8p
#TorontoSRI Research Lead and @uoftphilosophy/@UofT_IHPST Professor Denis Walsh is featured on the @Big_Biology podcast.
Could Walsh's work on organisms, environment, agency, and selection help us understand and build better #AI?
Listen: https://t.co/LXAVatx83Q @MartinlabUSF
"Decades of validating only those activities that can be yoked to “learning objectives” has encouraged the belief that unstructured time is an affront to young minds unable to cope without a prescribed stimulus." #FoodForThought #PublicRealm
My letter in The Guardian today calls for the policy changes that would see children’s play taken seriously by government and funders. After the year they’ve had this is the least they deserve. https://t.co/4UCMYg6vyx
Catching up on DH reading:
Brandon Walsh, “Frustration Is a Feature: Ugly Feelings and the Digital Humanities.”
Walsh advocates embracing “ugly feelings” (Ngai), especially frustration, in DH pedagogy: viewing 'failure' as epistemology.
@walshbr
#StreamsofDH #digitalhumanities
