U of T identifies Dates of Recognition, Observance and Celebration
The Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture has outlined its Dates of Institutional Recognition for 2024 to support groups identified under the Employment Equity Act: Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized persons and women, as well as other communities who experience discrimination based on faith and/or gender or sexual identity. Learn more
Learn about Research Opportunity Program
A virtual information session on the Research Opportunity Program (ROP) will be held on Jan. 31 for faculty members and their support staff who wish to offer projects for the 2024-2025 season. Topics will include:
how to create an ROP course
how to submit funding proposals (including items for eligibility)
Staff, faculty and librarians can encourage students to enter the 2024 Interdisciplinary Science Program in Research and Entrepreneurship (INSPIRE). Registration closes April 1.
The program, now embedded in SpinUp, is for undergraduate science students considering grad school in the Life Sciences. Students will participate in hands-on modules, receive a crash course in research translation and innovation and meet with young entrepreneurial scientists. The program runs June 17 to 28 at UTM. Read more
Apply now for Child Care Benefit
The 2023 Child Care Benefit Application is now available online through Employee Self-Service (ESS) for eligible faculty, librarians, and staff.
The Child Care Benefit Plan reimburses eligible child care expenses paid out of pocket incurred between Jan. 1-Dec. 31 of each year for each eligible child (natural, step, common-law, adopted or ward) under age seven.
The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. on March 19. No applications will be accepted after this date. Learn more
Showcase our best for prospective students
Student Recruitment & Admissions is calling for participants for March Open House on March 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Programming should focus on why students should accept an offer to UTM. Email questions to tara.fader@utoronto.ca. Learn more
In The News
10 annoying office habits: Nail clipping, eavesdropping and food theft
A new survey finds 90 per cent of workers have a coworker that annoys them, and 57 per cent have considered quitting or have left their jobs because of annoying teammates. Read more
How AI will – and won’t – change health care in 2024
Despite AI's potential to transform patient care, it isn’t a cure-all for the underlying problems in Canada’s health system, U of T expert warns. Learn more
Norman Farb of UTM and Zindel Segal of UTSC explain how to use the five senses to improve mood and focus. (TIME)
Lisa Kramer of UTM explains what compels people to take their Canadian Pension Plan benefits early. (Globe and Mail)
Alison Smith of Political Science comments on the issues of homelessness in Vancouver's downtown.(Gulf Islands Driftwood)
Emily Impett of Psychology talks about her research on the idea of love languages.(Galileu – Portuguese) (Daily Mail) (Washington Post)
Brett Caraway of the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, & Technology talks about the risk of AI replacing accountants. (Teknologi – Indonesian)
Achievements
UTM alumni Nisha Pahuja has received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary for her piece To Kill a Tiger, the story of a farmer who fights for justice after his 13-year old daughter is sexually assaulted. The Oscars will be held on March 10.
The documentary, whose producers included actors Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling, has already received awards from the Canadian Screen Awards, the Toronto and Palm Springs International Film Festivals, as well as from the Directors Guild of Canada. While at UTM, Pahuja studied English Literature and minored in Philosophy and Sociology, graduating in 1994. Read more
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nomination for Best Documentary for her piece To Kill a Tiger, the story of a farmer who fights for justice after his 13-year old daughter is sexually assaulted. The Oscars will be held on March 10.
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