We are celebrating our five-year anniversary, with 48 tracks and over 20,000 downloads!
This season (lucky 7), "Without further ado," features all-new members of the research community at UTM. If you are a researcher who recently joined UTM or have a suggestion for someone you would like to 'hear' featured, get in touch with Carla DeMarco.
You can also listen to Professors Anna Kosovicheva and Benjamin Wolfe from UTM's Department of Psychology talk about the visual perception work they do in the APPLY lab on VIEW to the Upodcast.
The next Lecture Me!event takes place on October 5, 2021 at 7 pm and features ProfessorSarah Hillewaert from the Department of Anthropology on
"Yoga as Development for Africa."
This event is organized by the Experiential Education Unit in UTM's Office of the Dean in partnership with the Mississauga Library. All are welcome to attend.
The annual Smarti Gras event at U of T Mississauga was held in a new virtual venue this year in August, but the top-notch research remained as inspired as ever.
In total, there were 63 posters onthe program from nine different UTM departments. There was also a considerable turnout with approximately 170 participants logging in to see the posters.
Read about Smarti Gras 2021and the prize-winning poster presenters.
OVPR Staffing Updates
The Office of the Vice Principal, Research is happy to introduce our new Strategic Research Development Officers, Drs. Jessica Lapp and Ana Pogoutse, starting on September 27th and October 4th, respectively.
These roles will help strengthen the research support to our campus by supporting cross-disciplinary and large scale funding applications, assisting with faculty awards and honours applications, participating in internal partnership development, gathering and tracking research metrics, leading education and outreach activities related to funding opportunities, and engaging in strategic funding projects.
Jessica will focus her efforts on social sciences and humanities. She completed her BA in Media Communications from Carleton University, followed by a MI and a PhD in archival studies from the Faculty of Information at UofT. She subsequently was awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia. Prior to her graduate studies she worked in the arts, culture and heritage sector as a grant writer and project manager.
Ana will support the sciences. She completed her BSc and PhD in Biochemistry, both from UofT. She is currently a Research Associate and Grant Writer at the Harvard Medical School. Ana is skilled at writing grant proposals, tracking progress towards research goals, and coordinating with collaborators, with knowledge of both Canadian and US funding mechanisms.
We envision that Jessica and Ana will work collaboratively together and the other OVPR staff, and more broadly, engage with other similar hires that are taking place across all UofT divisions. Once they settle in, they will reach out to the departments.
This session on October 8 at 11 am will explore two data collection tools available at the University of Toronto – REDCap and Microsoft Forms. Specifically, this session will provide a review of the key features of each tool and showcase examples to illustrate the potential utility of these tools for different types of research use cases.
The autoclave and resources facility operates under the Office of Vice-Principal, Research (OVPR) and is open to all research laboratories at UTM.
The facility houses three autoclaves, each found in the Davis Building at UTM.
See the OVPR website for more details related to hours of operation and access.
The Honeywell Remote Monitoring System was established at UTM in 2013 to remotely monitor critical research equipment. Through the Honeywell Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI) station, the integrated web-based user interface of the platform, assigned researchers receive email alarms from monitored targets if an issue arises, and a follow-up alarm email is issued when the status of the equipment returns back to the desired safe-set point.
See the OVPR website for more details and to apply.
Upcoming Deadlines & Awards Information [NB: the newly revamped OVPRI website requires you to login with your UTORid to see funding opportunities.]
SSHRC: The online SSHRC application for the Insight Grant is due by 9 AM on September 28.
TheMRAform for Connection Grantis due by Research Services’ internal deadline onOctober 25, 2021 by 12pm. The Internal deadline to submit online application on the SSHRC site -October 28, 2021 by 9am.
If you are applying for the Partnership Development Grant(PDG) and want editorial review, submit to Gabrielle Sugar by October 18.
TheMRAform and full application for the PDG are due by Research Services' internal deadline of noon on November 10, 2021.
NSERC: The MRA form for theDiscovery Grantis dueby 5 PM on September 25, 2021. The full application is due by 11 AM on November 1, 2021.An information session coordinated by Research Services was held on September 15.Presentation slides and a recordingof the session are available (UTORid and password required).
If you would like your proposal to be reviewed by the OVPR at UTM, submit it to car.demarco@utoronto.catwo weeks prior to the internal deadline, and either Carla DeMarco or one of our Strategic Development Officers will review your proposal.
Please note this list is a brief snapshot of upcoming deadlines that can be found on theOVPRI websiteand will require you to login with your UTORid to see funding opportunities.
Congratulations to Professor emeritus David Dunlop who was awarded the 2021 John Adam Fleming Medal by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Dunlop was recognized with AGU's highest honour for his scientific achievements and leadership in geophysics. Read more about his work and this accolade.
Institute for Management & Innovation
In September, Associate Professor Shauna Brail provided commentary in the Toronto Star on GTA voters and the Liberal status quo.
In September, Assistant Professor Laura Derksen contributed an opinion piece to the Toronto Star, stating that masks help, but increasing the vaccination rate is key for reducing the spread of COVID-19.
In August ,Professor Sonia Kang discussed her research on name discrimination and CV whitening on WIRED.
In August, Professor Sonia Kang was featured on the New York Times' podcast The Argument talking about whether workplace diversity programs are doing more harm than good.
In September, Professor Sonia Kang also discussed why women entrepreneurs often thrive in local and online spaces in the Globe and Mail.
Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology
In August, Associate Professor Sarah Sharma discussed her research on how our time entangles with others on ABC Radio National (Australia).
In September, instructor Daniel Tsai contributed an article to the Toronto Star on Facebook burying knowledge of the harmful effects its apps have on teens.
Psychology
In September, Professors Anna Kosovicheva and Benjamin Wolfe were featured on VIEW to the U podcast talking about the work they do in their Applied Perception & Psychophysics (APPLY) Laboratory. They were also featured in the profile Setting Sights.
In August, Professor Tina Malti was featured at CBC Online discussing how the pandemic affects children, and on CBC Radio to discuss mental-health challenges (anxiety, depression, stress, etc.) facing Canadian children that have worsened over course of the pandemic.
Sociology
In August, Professor Melissa Milkie shared her research related to parenting during the pandemic in an article in The Atlantic.
In August, Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah's commentary was also featured at The Star indicating that Peel police used force against Black people 3.5 times more often than population share. He will work with the force to determine the cause and propose solutions.
