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UTM Express is the monthly newsletter for staff and faculty at U of T Mississauga. It's your go-to source for news about what's going on on campus, important dates, higher education news and more.
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View to the U
MScBMC's Andrea Gauthier, Shelley Wall and Jodie Jenkinson on visual media in science and medicine.
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Theatre Erindale
really really
March 1-4 and 9-11
Top Girls
March 15-18 and 23-25
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For Staff, Faculty + Students
Complete U of T's online sexual violence education and support training here.
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'Fits neatly inside a lizard's cloaca'
Scientists are leaving Amazon reviews, and it's amazing.
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Three cheers for UTM's United Way Campaign organizers and contributors! The 2017 campaign surpassed its target, raising $74,280 to support United Way of Peel Region programs.
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Professor Shashi Kant, director of UTM's Master of Science in Sustainability Management program, has been named to the Order of Ontario. A specialist in the economics of sustainable forest management, Kant is among 23 recipients (including three U of T researchers) who will be honoured for contributing a lasting legacy in Ontario. The Lieutenant Governor will bestow the honour during an investiture ceremony at Queen's Park on February 27, 2018.
Ahmed Azhari has been appointed interim Director of Utilities. Azhari is a senior project manager, mechanical & electrical, with UTM’s Department of Facilities, Management and Planning. Azhari fills the position previously held by Vikhas Mehta, who has accepted a position with Victoria College.
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Lois Weir, one of the founding staff members of Erindale College, passed away February 2, 2018. Weir served in the Office of the Dean with Principal E.A. Robinson and Principal Paul Fox before moving to U of T's downtown Toronto campus, where she served as associate dean with the Faculty of Music. Weir's life will be celebrated at a reception at Toronto's Old Mill on Friday, March 2, 2018.
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Faculty Club Lunch service has moved to the newly-renovated UTM Room in DV 3140. Check out the weekly menu at UTMFC.
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The University Ombudsperson offers confidential and impartial advice and assistance on university-related problems to students, faculty and staff for all three campuses. Visit the office's website or add the Ombudsperson module to your Blackboard portal page.
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Soapbox Science
Women in STEM learn engage to the public about their research by taking it to the streets.
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Assistant Professor Sonia Kang of the Department of Management appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to discuss sexual harassment in the workplace.
Political science professor David Wolfe wrote a column for the Globe and Mail on the effect of consumer demand on the carbon economy.
Science Magazine covered a study by Associate Professor Nicola Lacetera of the Department of Management of psychological techniques to increase cord blood donations to blood banks.
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Department of Visual Studies lecturer Cheryl Thompson covered the history of Aunt Jemima's Kitchens and southern nostalgia for Spacing Magazine.
Forbes Magazine covered research by visual studies instructor Lisa Trentin about how people with physical disabilities were depicted in ancient Greek and Roman art.
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In coverage of Canada's plan to decriminalize marijuana, assistant professor of sociology Akwasi Owusu-Bempah was interviewed by several media outlets, including CityTV, CBC's The Current and the Ottawa Citizen, about amnesty for those charged with or convicted of drug possession.
Management professor Lisa Kramer appeared on Global News to discuss what the recent drop in the Dow means to Canadian investors.
Associate Professor Andreas Park of the Department of Management was interviewed by Global News about transaction fees associated with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
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Name that building!
Click here to submit your suggestion for the new North 2 Building.
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