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Toronto 2015 Pan Am/ Parapan Am Games: an opportunity to make sports more LGBTQ-friendly
Public health researcher and competitive powerlifter Kinnon Ross MacKinnon says it’s crucial that as the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games prepare to host thousands of athletes from 41 countries, advocates and organizations such as PrideHouse Toronto are supported in their work to ensure all athletes feel equally welcome – regardless of gender or sexuality.
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Improving kids’ literacy with singing stickers: U of T social startup goes global A child-friendly handheld device that makes inanimate objects talk and sing is part of a U of T startup’s strategy to improve vocabulary and communication skills for young children in impoverished communities.
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Korean officials, scholars strengthen ties with U of T: ambassador chooses U of T for first official speech
Korea was in the spotlight at U of T earlier this month, with a visit from the president of one of Korea’s top universities and a conference on Canada-Korea relations attended by high-ranking officials from government, academia and business.
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Canada Border Services Agency’s treatment of migrants with mental health issues violates rights: U of T report
The International Human Rights Program’s latest report says that Canada Border Services Agency’s treatment of non-citizens with mental health issues is in breach of Canada’s international human rights obligations as it is discriminatory, constitutes indefinite and arbitrary detention, is cruel and inhuman, and violates the right to health. |
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Collaboration key to addressing climate change, President of Iceland tells U of T audience
Cooperation between nations is necessary to address climate change and the many problems it presents. That was the message Iceland’s president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, shared at a U of T event earlier this month.
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Popovic brings hope to paralyzed patients
U of T News spoke to Professor Milos R. Popovic, the recipient of the University Health Network (UHN) 2014 Inventor of the Year Award for his creation of MyndMove, a non-invasive device that delivers electrical stimulation to paralyzed muscles producing movement in arms and hands. |
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NSERC awards almost $50 million to U of T researchersUniversity of Toronto researchers have received almost $50 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to study topics ranging from sustainable aviation fuel to mapped circuitries of the human brain.
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Diamond mine dig offers rare glimpse at enclave of racial coexistence in 19th Century South Africa
An unassuming hill in rural South Africa held secrets of a surprising history between Europeans and Africans for more than a century, says a team of archaeologists from the University of Toronto and the McGregor Museum of South Africa.
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Pan Am flame to blaze a trail at U of T Scarborough
The Pan Am Games torch will make its way to UTSC in a celebratory community event on July 5th – Day 36 of its 41-day, 130 community, cross-country journey. |
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UTM receives over $2.7 million in NSERC grant funding
Researchers from across five departments at UTM have received awards to fund projects ranging in topics from lake ice in Canada, to sexual selection in the wild, and mother-offspring dynamics. |
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How do you measure ‘democracy’? Washington Post | June 23, 2015
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Wake-up call for overweight baby boomers: Goar
Toronto Star | June 23, 2015 |
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The future of keeping lungs alive outside the body
Vice | June 23, 2015
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For LGBTQ people, finding a family doctor can be toughToronto Star | June 23, 2015
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Sky Gardens and Serving the Community: Meet U of T’s Colin Anderson
Colin is the Communications and Student Programs Coordinator at the Department of Civil Engineering, but that’s only one way that he’s committed to enriching the community at U of T and the city. Off the Clock, he is greening his thumb at U of T’s Sky Garden and serving the community as an Auxiliary Sergeant with the Toronto Police Service.
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July 2015 discounted TTC Metropasses
The Staff & Faculty July 2015 TTC VIP Metropass is on sale today until June 30, 2015.
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Launch of the University Operations Annual Staff Achievement Awards Program
Nominate your colleague to the annual University Operations Staff Achievement Awards Program by July 1! The program is being introduced to recognize exceptional staff contributions to the success of the unit, the portfolio and the University. Any University Operations employee in good standing is eligible to receive these awards. Temporary employees, students, and faculty are not eligible for consideration.
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Display Your Pride!
Join in the conversation and the celebrations with the entire U of T community today, for the first Display Your Pride Contest across all three campuses! We’re inviting you to show your creative flair and fabulous colours by decorating your office or student space in support of Pride, and sharing on social media using the hashtag #DisplayYourPride.
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Excel 2010 Advanced An ODLC course on June 29 that caters to experienced spreadsheet users who want to learn more Intermediate and Advanced Excel 2010 features. Must be experienced in the Basics of Excel.
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Flesh of the World June 25, 2015 | Doris McCarthy Gallery, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and UTAC
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The Toronto 2015 Pan Am Torch Relay
July 5, 2015 | Parking Lot H, UTSC |
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Public Talk: The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus
July 8, 2015 | OISE, 252 Bloor Street West (room TBA)
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20th Annual Pride and Remembrance Run Saturday, June 27, 2015 | Meet at the corner of Church and Wellesley streets
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Do you have an upcoming event? Don’t forget to visit Events @ U of T to add your event to our calendar.
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In need of some seeds this summer? Check out the #TorontoSeedLibrary inside the OISE library (first floor) and feel free to grab some #gmofree seeds for free! Pretty cool, hey? #UofT #uoftbulletin.
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