Tahira Rajwani, an undergraduate student studying psychology at U of T Mississauga, says her interests in poetry and psychology are driven by a desire to understand, help and build relationships with people (photo by Ava Richardson)
Tahira Rajwani was only 15 years old when she first stepped on stage to perform her original spoken-word poetry, but she says it immediately felt like home. Since that performance, Rajwani has used spoken word as an outlet to explore social justice issues and reach people who might not otherwise engage with them.
She now hopes to build on that impact and create more space for underrepresented voices as the City of Mississauga’s fifth youth poet laureate after being selected by the city to serve as a literary ambassador tasked with advancing poetry, literary arts and the voices of young writers.
Enabling healthy lives
During intermittent fasting, which has gained popularity over the past decade, periods of unrestricted eating are regularly interspersed with periods of fasting (photo by freepik)
A new review of evidence led by University of Toronto researchers showed that intermittent fasting also improved cardiometabolic factors such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Researchers found that investing in stable housing for marginalized populations was cost-effective, improved health outcomes, increased participation in addiction treatment and saved lives.
U of T celebrates
The 2012 “AlexNet” paper by, from left to right, Ilya Sutskever, Geoffrey Hinton and Alex Krizhevsky, helped launch the deep learning revolution and was ranked eighth on Nature’s list (photo by Johnny Guatto)
Three of the U of T-linked papers focus on topics in artificial intelligence, including two co-authored by "godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton - while a fourth has had a major impact on global health research standards.
The annual award is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of linguistics, and who has earned distinction in the Canadian linguistics community.
Innis College and the Innovation Hub from Student Life have been named as this year’s winners. All entries, including the winners and honourable mentions can be found on the Positive Space Committee’s website.
In late-June, staff from Facilities & Services on the St. George campus showed off their wheels during Bike to Work Day. The annual event, organized by the Sustainability Office, included safety checks, minor repairs and information about sustainable commuting.
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