Powwow team, Black Founders Network among winners at 2023-24 Excellence Through Innovation Awards for librarians and staff
The program celebrates ‘above-and-beyond’ contributions towards the university’s mission as one of the world’s foremost research-intensive universities. Read more
On March 7, join Pages of Colour, which will feature Black vendors and authors, literature, spoken word performers, activities, prizes and more. The free event is organized by UTM Library and Black at UTM in collaboration with Pearl Tita's Blk Book Fair, a platform that showcases Black authors and literature.
Pages of Colours will run in Maanjiwe Nendamowinan (MN) The Grand Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Email questions to black.utm@utoronto.ca. 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
New tool to hook phishing scams
A new "Report Phishing" button will soon be available in Outlook for all University of Toronto staff, faculty, librarians and students to use for reporting suspicious emails. This new button will appear in Outlook toolbars between now and March 8, and should be used instead of Microsoft’s “Report Message” button. Learn more
End of the line for eTokens
The eToken service will be retired on Feb 29. Following this date, there will be no provision or renewal of eTokens.
The university now uses DUO as its multifactor authentication technology, replacing eToken for accessing adminVPN and RDG services. Return tokens to the Information Security department at 4 Bancroft Ave., room 101, Toronto. Email questions to auth.admin@utoronto.ca. Learn more
As part of the New Science Building project, the loading dock area in W.G. Davis Building, Level 0 is being demolished and replaced with a new expanded dock, to be completed by October 2024.
There will be noise and vibration associated with some of the construction activities, including in February, March and April due to concrete preparation and pours. For questions, contact Saba AlSaady at 905-301-3203 or saba.alsaady@utoronto.ca. Learn more
In The News
How high school 'university' courses matter for all post-secondary access
The choices students make in grades 10 and 11 will have a significant impact on their lives after graduation. Learn more
Peter Mumford is the new director, recreation and wellbeing in the department of recreation athletics and wellness. For the last 12 years, Mumford has served as the associate director of campus recreation at York University.
Previously he held roles with the City of Mississauga and the Town of Richmond Hill. Mumford also helped with the redevelopment of the Pan Am games stadium into the full-size FIFA turf field and dome.
Tanvi Sagar has joined the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office and Office of Indigenous Initiatives at the University of Toronto Mississauga as an executive assistant. Sagar was previously with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital as a senior executive assistant and project coordinator to two vice-presidents.
Sagar holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics and is currently working towards certification in Project Management. She can be contacted at tanvi.sagar@utoronto.ca.
Media Mentions
Nicholas Rule of psychology, and also UTM vice-principal (academic) & dean writes about how “rizz” can improve relationships. (Toronto Star)
Alanna Jane Sethi, a student of psychology, receives the Global Citizen's Youth Leaders Award. (Global Citizen)
A new study by Madeleine Yu of psychology shows that babies have more trouble telling apart the voices of unfamiliar men. (Paradise)
Aurel Braun of political sciencediscusses the two-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. (CBC radio)
Daniel Tsai of the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology, UTM, talks about the cyberattack at the Toronto Public Library. (Toronto Star)
Tsai and Jeffrey Dvorkin, former UTSC journalism director, comment on public outrage over a photo of Canada’s agriculture minister. (Canadian Press)
Norman Farb of psychology and Zindel Segal of UTSC write about the importance of sensory activation for mental health. (Globe and Mail)
Tracey Galloway of anthropology reports on food insecurity and retail subsidy programs in northern Indigenous communities. (CBC online)
Ghazal Fazli of geography, geomatics and environment finds that the Mississauga population has a higher rate of diabetes than the provincial average. (CBC online)
Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre March 19:Crafternoon Tea
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ng in the department of recreation athletics and wellness. For the last 12 years, Mumford has served as the associate director of campus recreation at York University. 
reviously with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital as a senior executive assistant and project coordinator to two vice-presidents. 
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