In honour of World Environment Day on June 5, UTM will hold a rain or shine Campus Clean-Up on Thursday, June 2. Open to all students, staff and faculty, it is a great way to show appreciation for the University’s beautiful campus.
There are two half-hour clean-up times -- 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.-- with each followed by a free 30 minute outdoor lunch.
To join, email preferred timeslot to sustainability.fmp@utoronto.ca by May 26.
Note: The LDD Moth Control Program includes UTM’s Campus and involve the release of pesticides via helicopter. If spraying occurs within a couple of days of June 2, clean upwill be rescheduled.
Classes of the '80s Reunion at The Blind Duck Pub & Patio
On May 28, UTM Alumni Relations and the 1980s Alumni Reunion Planning Committee will host grads of the '80s on campus at the Blind Duck Pub for a fun and casual pub night. Learn more
Municipal LDD moth control program includes UTM campus
The City of Mississauga’s 2022 Lymantria dispar dispar (LDD) moth control program will target a portion of the U of T Mississauga campus this spring. Between mid-May to mid-June, depending on weather conditions, the emergence of the LDD caterpillars and leaf development, helicopters will fly at low altitude and release a pesticide over 2,091 hectares of the city, including 41 hectares of the campus. Read more here
Stories Published This Week
U of T to welcome students and faculty from Ukraine amid ongoing war
The first of more than 200 students from Ukraine whose studies have been disrupted by the ongoing war have begun to arrive on U of T's campuses. Read more
Immigrant professors say they need to 'act white' in academia
Conference speakers share their experiences as they struggle to be taken seriously at Canadian universities. Read more
Frozen funds for young scientists ‘robbing Canada of best and brightest’
Letter to Trudeau and Champagne says lack of increases in 19 years for some scholarships are leaving young scientists, grad students living below poverty line.Learn more
UTM Media Mentions
Feeling guilty about how much time you spend with your children? Don’t, says Ireland’s Image magazine. The story cites research from sociology professor Melissa Milkie that found quality of parent-time, not quantity, is most beneficial for children’s well-being.
The Blackwood Gallery’s ‘As It Happens’ exhibit is among the summer’s must-see arts and culture events, according to Modern Mississauga.
Sociology professor Ellen Berrey comments on Kingston-area provincial candidates vowing to block anti-racism legislation proposed for Ontario schools, via the Toronto Star.
Toronto Caribbean covers the appointment of professor Rhonda McEwen as the first Black woman to head Victoria College.
Toronto Caribbean also covered news that anthropology professor Sherry Fukuzawa is among U of T faculty recognized with an award for innovative teaching.
Can Turkey stop Finland, Sweden from joining NATO? As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, political science professor Aurel Braun tells Global News that the Turkish president must weigh whether to side with Russia or NATO.
NATO expansion: Political science professor Aurel Braun spoke to Chinese news network CGTN about the implications for NATO expansion and how that may impact Russia-Ukraine conflict.
blogTO covers UTM’s role in supporting university students and faculty forced to flee Ukraine.
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