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The Office of VP Research & Innovation at the University of Toronto Scarborough (@UTSC). Follow our researchers & events. #UTSCresearch
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U of T Scarborough Research & Innovation @utscresearch.bsky.social · Dec 3
“We are grateful to have grown as a research community in so many ways and in new directions,” says Alison Mountz, Vice-Principal Research & Innovation in the OVPRI 2024-2025 Annual Report which highlights recent successes and exciting initiatives. Read now: utsc.utoronto.ca/research/ann...
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🎉 Congratulations to UTSC Faculty 2026 Award Recipients! The OVPRI faculty awards celebrate research accomplishment. Congrats to George Arhonditsis, Marney Isaac, Yoonjung Kang, Péter Molnár, Walter Tavares, Andrew Lee, Linbo Wang, and Yang Wu. View recipients: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/research/uts...
August 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Congratulations to the Undergraduate Research & Creative Prize 2026 Awardees. This prize, by @utscresearch.bsky.social and @utsclibrary.bsky.social awards students who have excelled in research, scholarship and creative activities in the classroom and beyond. www.utsc.utoronto.ca/research/art...
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June 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Announcing 20 research projects awarded by the OVPRI's Research for Inclusive Excellence (RIE) grant program. View project recipients with research in climate justice, health leadership, diaspora studies, Indigenous knowledge and more: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/research/art... @utsc.utoronto.ca
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May 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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15 researchers from the United States and Canada have won awards in the second year of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, cosponsored with @allenphilanthro.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and @kavlifoundation.org.
2026 Scialog NCE Awards
Six cross-disciplinary projects to advance fundamental understanding of how neural systems adapt to today’s rapid environmental changes have won awards in the second year of Scialog: Neurobiology and ...
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May 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Thank you @allenphilantro.bsky.social for funding our work on “Foraging in an Impaired Sensory Landscape” through #Scialog @rescorp.org with @maratimes.bsky.social from @brown.edu
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May 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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🥳 Celebrate UTSC Scholars at the Undergraduate Research & Creative Forum on March 31, 2026 at 1-3 pm in the UTSC Meeting Place. Meet exceptional undergraduate scholars across disciplines and view their research and creative projects. utsc.library.utoronto.ca/undergraduat... @utsclibrary.bsky.social
March 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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🚨 Deadline TOMORROW!

Apply for our 5-day workshop for post-PhD scholars developing public-facing writing. Learn strategies from creative non-fiction and poetry. Designed for scholars with a clear project and significant research completed.

🔗 Details: uoft.me/c8T
An open notebook on a table filled with writing. A pen is nearby. Text overlay is The Jackman Humanities Institute Presents Creative Nonfiction Writing for Academics. May 4 to 8, 2026 from 9am to 4pm at JHB1040, 170 St. George Street, Toronto.
March 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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The Undergraduate Research & Creative Prize honours @utsc.utoronto.ca students who have excelled in research, scholarship and creative activities in the classroom and beyond. There are up to 4 cash prizes of $1000. Apply by April 15, 2026 at noon. Details: uoft.me/ugrc-prize @utsclibrary.bsky.social
March 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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March 26, 2026: Research Day on Innovating Mental Health Care - Learn from discovery to impact, how cutting edge-research improves diagnoses, treatment, and mental health care through knowledge generation. Register at www.utsc.utoronto.ca/research/uts... @utsc.utoronto.ca @ontarioshores.bsky.social
March 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Connaught project to explore beach privatization and access in Jamaica 🇯🇲 buff.ly/T1LLrjh #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
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February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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Could former elite athletes reveal important insights behind aging well? Professor Michelle Silver from the Department of Health and Society asks this question in recently published book, Aging With Agility, whose research explores aging, ability and exercise. utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/...
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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#UTSC professor Afua Cooper is helping students see themselves in Canada’s past. Her project, A Black People’s History of Canada, equips teachers with lessons on African Canadians’ contributions – from business to activism: uoft.me/afua-cooper-history

#UofT #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence
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December 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Don't miss! This Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm*, join Dr. Amer M Burhan for a discussion on applied mental health research at Ontario Shores: innovation at the point of care. Register here: luma.com/8gn6offc
Endowed Chair Speaker Series w/ Dr. Amer Burhan · Luma
Talk Title: Applied mental health research at Ontario Shores: innovation at the point of care Agenda: 4:00 Talk and Q&A 5:30 End of the event Talk…
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December 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Interest in mental health research and innovation? On Wed, December 17th, 2025 at 3:30 - 6 pm join Dr. Amer M Burhan for a discussion on applied mental health research at Ontario Shores: innovation at the point of care. Register here: luma.com/8gn6offc
Endowed Chair Speaker Series w/ Dr. Amer Burhan · Luma
Talk Title: Toward personalized medicine in psychiatry: Clinical application of pharmacogenetics Agenda: 3:30 Registration 4:00 Talk and Q&A 5:15 Mix and…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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“It’s not wokeness — it’s human rights.” Professor Maydianne Andrade shares her approach to equity in academia, via Nature. #UTSC #UofT
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02932-w
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October 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Are smartphones making us more bored? In this episode of The Short Answer, #UTSC Department of Psychology professor Michael Inzlicht talks about how to have more effortful & meaningful interactions.
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In the age of smartphones, why do we feel more bored than ever? 🥱 In this episode of The Short Answer, #UofT professor Michael Inzlicht gives us advice on finding more effortful & meaningful interactions. uoft.me/bYO
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A new study from the #UTSC Psychology Dept. finds that growing awareness of ADHD may be leading some young adults to mistakenly believe they have the disorder. #UofT
https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/breaking-research/study-shows-adhd-awareness-may-lead-increase-false-self-diagnosis-intervention
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November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Why does chasing happiness make us unhappy? 🤔 In this Short Answer, #UofT's Sam Maglio, Marketing and Psychology professor @utsc.utoronto.ca & @rotmanschool.bsky.social tells us about the “happiness paradox” & ways we can appreciate the moment instead.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Congrats to #UTSC chemist Andre Simpson, who has been awarded the 2026 Ricardo Aroca Award by the @ciccheminst.bsky.social, recognizing his pioneering contributions to analytical chemistry and his positive impact on environmental and human health. #UofT
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December 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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“We are grateful to have grown as a research community in so many ways and in new directions,” says Alison Mountz, Vice-Principal Research & Innovation in the OVPRI 2024-2025 Annual Report which highlights recent successes and exciting initiatives. Read now: utsc.utoronto.ca/research/ann...
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers provides up to $250K to new, Black-led research initiatives at @utoronto.ca driving innovative solutions to major research challenges.

🤝🏽 Coordinated by the Connaught Fund & BRN. The NOI deadline is Feb. 9, 2026: buff.ly/8mDhBH9 #UofT
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Check out our latest research on how ocean acidification affects marine sticklebacks from former postdoc Dr. Rex Yoon.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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U of T Scarborough Assistant Professor Philip Heron was recently featured on CBC radio: Quirks & Quarks for his work providing science education to people in prison. "We don't just fail and stop, we fail and move forward," says Heron. Read more from here: www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks... @utsc.utoronto.ca
Bringing science education to the incarcerated | CBC Radio
The Think Like a Scientist program is designed to teach critical thinking skills to people in prison.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Join us for a MITACS information session that will provide an overview of how MITACS could help support your projects with speaker, Modupe Olufemi (Advisor, Business Development).

Virtual session on October 9, 2025, at 10:30 - 11:30 am. Register here: luma.com/2oas5y4l
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I was interviewed by the CBC on a new report on the state of our planet. Check it out ⬇️⬇️
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Oceans have crossed 'safe' acidic threshold, scientists warn | CBC News
The latest Planetary Health Check report says ocean acidification has reached risky territory. Experts say it will reduce our oceans’ ability to absorb the carbon we emit and also weaken the shellfish...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM