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The Bulletin Brief is a news digest about the University of Toronto, compiled for staff and faculty.
University Professor Molly Shoichet is on the list of U of T community members who have been recognized by the Order of Canada (photo by Roberta Baker)
Good morning. 

Enjoying the milder weather this week? As we brace for the next deep freeze, read on for tips on how to stay warm – and safe – when temperatures drop double digits.

But first, we’re celebrating the dozens of U of T faculty, alumni and supporters who have received one of Canada’s highest civilian honours: The Order of Canada.

Read about this year’s list of incredible recipients from University Professor Molly Shoichet to journalist, filmmaker and U of T alumna Sally Armstrong. 
Joseph Orozco, executive director of U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery, says startups will benefit when a new Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering building opens its doors this spring (photo by Neil Ta)
Our people are innovating in education and entrepreneurship:

• Joseph Orozco addresses common misconceptions about startup success. “Not all entrepreneurs are brilliant misfits toiling away over stale pizza and cold coffee in makeshift spaces,” he writes in the Globe and Mail.  

• A new anthropology workshop course enables grad students to become certified in portable X-ray technology. 

• A pilot program could change how U of T’s Introduction to Computer Programming is taught. 
Anna Taddio researches childhood pain. Her vaccination recommendations have been adopted in WHO guidelines (photo by Chris Sorensen)
On Monday, you read about the influential, publicly-funded research taking place at U of T. Today, we continue to tell the story of where scientific research can take us… 

• Anna Taddio is taking the pain out of vaccinations in Canada and around the world. 

• Mark Lautens writes about how public funding supports the next generation of scientists. 

• Antibody engineering technology developed by U of T researchers is driving a new cancer therapy that enhances the body’s ability to fight cancer. 
Michael Wolff's book was rushed into bookstores and onto e-book platforms four days ahead of schedule after the Trump administration's attempts to block it failed (photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images)
In book news, sales for Randall Hansen’s Fire and Fury have gone up – way up – since Michael Wolff’s book of the same title hit the bookshelves.
In an interview with U of T News Hansen said he wondered if he owed royalty cheques to Donald Trump… “If so, the irony will know no limits,” Hansen said.  
All bundled up, people walk across the downtown Toronto campus near Convocation Hall (photo by Geoffrey Vendeville)
Smarter, healthier living in 2018: Our experts share some helpful tips to get you through January. 

• Having trouble getting back into the daily grind post-holiday? Follow John Trougakos’ guide to staying productive and positive, even on the gloomiest winter’s day.

• Did you know that mittens will keep your hands warmer than gloves? Dr. David Lowe has practical advice for keeping cozy in the extreme cold.

• For some great books to curl up with, here are Randy Boyagoda’s recommendations for great Canadian reads.

The 411 for staff and faculty 


• Larry Alford has been reappointed as chief librarian of University of Toronto Libraries.

• Read up on the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017 (Bill 148).

• A highly trained counsellor will be available for free appointments on Jan. 22 to discuss any questions or personal concerns you may have about Alzheimer’s. 

• Your latest Office 365 tip: How to recover deleted email.

Don’t miss it!


• HealthEdge lunch and learn series: Intellectual property basics – Jan. 15

• Black and educated: Unveiling the contradictions and redesigning the future with Chizoba Imoka and Dr. Kofi Hope – Jan. 23 

• Mental illness and the brain: Research implications for detection and treatment of borderline personality disorder – Jan. 25

• Digital marketing: Using social media and other online strategies to spread the word about yourself and your business – Jan. 25
   
Photo of Alumna Margaret Atwood by Romi Levine. 
“We were the people who were not in the papers – we lived in the gaps between the stories,” said actress Elisabeth Moss quoting U of T alumna and The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood at the 75th Golden Globes on Sunday where the TV adaptation of Atwood’s acclaimed novel won two awards.  
Visit the research funding opportunities website for upcoming awards and research grant opportunities.

This edition of The Bulletin Brief was produced by Romi Levine and Veronica Zaretski at University of Toronto Communications. 

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