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University Updates
UTM to mark rare solar eclipse with viewing party
The sold-out event will feature a Q&A and talks by experts including UofT Mississauga astronomer Marta Bryan.  Learn more

Bridge rehab may slow traffic around UTM

The City of Mississauga will be performing roadwork near UTM that may impact the commute to campus due to lane reductions. Stage two of bridge rehabilitation construction at Burnhamthorpe Road West, east of Mississauga Road over the Credit River runs April 29 to July 31. For information, call 3-1-1, (905-615-4311 outside Mississauga) or visit https://www.mississauga.ca/contact-us/.

Repair work begins on P4 parking deck
The ramp to the P4 parking deck lower level entrance is closed until early May to repair the damaged deck and install a new concrete panel.   
With the exception of a fenced construction area on the Upper Level, parking on both the levels will be available. Overflow parking is available in lots P11 and Alumni House. All UTM permits are valid in both locations.
For questions, contact Daniela DiBrigida, project manager, facilities management & planning, at daniela.dibrigida@utoronto.ca or (905) 302-0658.  
Top student papers featured in writing journal
The latest issue of the first-year student writing journal Writing for University and Beyond: A Journal of First-Year Student Writing at UTM  highlights outstanding student papers from across four utmONE Scholars courses offered in Winter 2023:
  • UTM190 Indigenous Films and Healing, Ken Derry
  • UTM190 Writing in Place, Sheila Batacharya
  • UTM192 AI Ethics, Avery Slater
  • UTM192 Thinking Badly: Misinformation in the Information Age, Michael deBraga
In The News
Why Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis 
Time spent on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, the suit claims, has led to “an attention, learning, and mental health crisis.” Learn more
U of T Stories  
Media Mentions
  • Lilia Topouzova of history and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy shares her work documenting and amplifying the stories of gulag prisoners in Bulgaria. (Guardian)
  • Alessandro Filazzola, formerly of UTM's Centre for Urban Environments, works with university researchers on a study showing how climate change will impact wildlife in Canada. (CBC online) (Bloomberg) (Canadian Press) (Newsweek)
  • Heidi White of the Dunlap Institute and John Percy of chemical and physical sciences comment on a rare cosmic explosion. (Toronto Star)
Events

Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office
April 1: Learning, teaching and working in a time of crisis: Addressing antisemitism, Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism on campus

Lecture Me
April 2: The Big One: The where, when and how bad of earthquake science

Institute for Management & Innovation
April 3:
Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Applications for justice and financial access

The Centre for South Asian Critical Humanities
April 4:
 Music limited: Boundaries by society, a lecture-demonstration by T.M. Krishna
April 5: Melodic cascades: T.M. Krishna in concert 

Alumni Relations and Chemical & Physical Sciences
April 8: Solar eclipse viewing party and public lectures  

Massey College
April 10:
 Massey Dialogues: Plastics Policy in Canada

UTM Mobility Network
April 11:
 2024 Graduate Student Showcase

ICCIT
April 11:
 "The Cultural History of Digitization: A Reflection on the 'Cultural Technique of Flattening'" featuring Sybille Krämer

Family Care Office:
April 17: Supporting birth and postpartum: A workshop for fathers, partners and supporters

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