The World Reputation Rankings 2023 placed U of T fourth among North American public universities, 12th among public institutions worldwide. Read more
Help identify staff excellence
Nominations are now open for the 2023-2024 UTM Staff Awards.
The criteria for the Principal’s Service Award for Excellence and the Principal’s Staff Awards, as well as the steps to follow in submitting a nomination, can be found on the Staff Awards & Recognition website. Nominations close March 15.
For questions, contact Otibhor Igbinosun Ojemolon at oti.igbinosun@utoronto.ca
Residence needs door knockers
Student Housing and Residence Life (SHRL) invites UTM faculty, staff and librarians to participate in a Residence Door Knocking Initiative to build student engagement and support within residence.
Visits will be held between 5 to 8 p.m. on March 26 and 27, with training and overview provided beforehand. Accomodations will be made for Ramadan. Register by March 12 at noonat https://forms.office.com/r/g4NuYdMR8k
Contact isaiahaugustus.bell@utoronto.ca for more information.
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Share your message on the digital signs
UTM’s campus screens are an eye-catching way to share departmental information, activities, programs, events and campus news. Visit the Digital Signage Guidelines page for information on design principles, templates, best practices and forms for creating your graphics.
In The News
Artificial intelligence needs to be trained on culturally diverse datasets to avoid bias
Learning about the world from English texts written by U.S.-based web users, large language models have a narrow western, North American lens. Read more
Madeleine Mant of anthropology comments on the newly discovered Nubian skeleton with rheumatoid arthritis. (Live Science)
Aurel Braun of political science writes about Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson. (Globe and Mail)
Daniel Tsai of the Institute of Communication, Culture & Information Technology, talks about his concerns regarding AI. (CKOM-AM (News Talk Saskatoon 650))
Daniel Tsai also comments on the legal repercussions of creating explicit AI-generated images of real people. (National Post)
David A. Wolfe of political science co-writes an article on Canada’s technology sector. (Globe and Mail)
Emily Impett of psychology receives continued coverage for her study exploring love languages. (NPR podcast: 1A)
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