ENVision - June 2021

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Wednesdays 3 - 5 pm. Twice a month from May - July.
The Summer Webinar series is presented by The School of the Environment and the Environmental Students' Union (ENSU).

June 16 | Food Security with Sarah Wakefield
Drawing on her twenty years of research on food security, food systems, and alternative food movements in Canada, in this webinar Dr. Wakefield describes how food activism in Canada has evolved over time.

July 7 | Water be Dammed Screening with Romila Verma
This documentary shows that by not following the four pillars of water sustainability – science, economics, governance and spiritual connections, we have damned one of our most precious resources. Through the lens of the Satluj river in Punjab, India, the film traces the story of challenges, hopes and aspirations of water’s will to survive and rejuvenate

Follow us on Twitter for details on the July 21, 28, and August 11 seminars.

NEWS

Kate Neville has been awarded tenure, and now becomes an Associate Professor. Huge congratulations to Kate on this important career milestone, so richly deserved!

PUBLICATIONS

Professor Miriam Diamond published Early Life Exposure to Tris(2-butoxyethyl) Phosphate (TBOEP) Is Related to the Development of Childhood Asthma in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. The paper investigates the association between exposure to 29 organophosphate esters (OPEs) and the onset of childhood asthma and recurrent wheeze.

Professor Jessica Green published Asset Revaluation and the Existential Politics of Climate Change in the 75th Anniversary Issue of International Organization. The paper offers a dynamic theory of climate politics based on the present and future revaluation of assets.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

The School of Cities’ Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (MUCP) is now accepting student applications from the School of the Environment. The MUCP is an opportunity for 4th-year students from diverse disciplines to come together and tackle real urban problems. The 2021-2022 school year has an exciting roster of projects for interested students, such as inclusive approaches to homelessness in parks with Park People, bridging the digital divide with the City of Toronto, and reimagining music venues with the Wavelength Music Arts Project. The final round of student applications close July 16.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is seeking fellows from all academic disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities who are conducting work on ensuring powerful new technologies like AI are effective, safe, ethical, and fair and who are interested in reconceptualizing notions of the ways technology, systems, and society interact.

Up to 15 U of T graduate students will be appointed for a one-year term and up to four U of T faculty members for a two-year term starting September 1, 2021. Fellows will receive $7,500 (grad student) or $25,000 (faculty) in research project support. Applications are due by June 25, 2021.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 13 - 16
Falling in Love with the Earth: Embracing Compassion for All Life
The virtual sessions, held over three days, feature interactive, on-site presentations and fireside discussions, a film night, as well as a series of experiential activities including sit-spotting, storytelling, and nature-listening.

June 14 | 10 am - 2:30 pm
DesignLIFES Research Showcase
DesignLIFES, the Design of Living Infrastructure for Ecosystem Services, is an NSERC CREATE program that focuses on a critical component of urban resilience and sustainability strategies for cities facing the impacts of rapid urbanization and climate change.

June 16 - 18
Absolutely Interdisciplinary 2021 — Human and Machine Normativity: New Connections
Absolutely Interdisciplinary will convene researchers from across disciplines to build new, interdisciplinary approaches to advance our understanding of how to meet the challenge of ensuring AI and other powerful technologies promote human well-being.

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