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5 undergraduate students receive 2024 RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology

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5 undergraduate students receive 2024 RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology

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St. George

RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology

Undergraduate Students

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(clockwise from top left): Isabella Tang, Riya Mathur, Harmandeep Gill, Sarvnaz Ale Mohammad and Jessica Tang (supplied images)

Five U of T undergraduate students – Harmandeep Kaur Gill, Isabella Tang, Jessica Tang, Riya Mathur and Sarvnaz Ale Mohammad – have received 2024 RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology.

The award recognizes Black, Indigenous and/or woman-identifying students entering their third year who are interested in careers at the intersection of technology and financial services. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, their demonstrated interest in exploring a future career in technology and their work on creating innovative solutions, which demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset.

This year's recipients are all women and their interests range from researching black holes to helping seniors manage their prescription medication and developing energy-harvesting devices to help patients with heart failure.

“Investing in the future of technology and building key technical skills is core to RBC’s strong engineering culture,” said Kendra Dubyk, director, technology partnerships at RBC. “The RBC Award for Diversity and Innovation demonstrates our commitment to the equity and inclusion of deserving students and recognizes their creativity, curiosity and technical aptitude.”

Each student receives a $15,000 award, renewable for a second year.

Maya Povhe recognized by Canadian Economics Association

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:52:09 +0000

Maya Povhe recognized by Canadian Economics Association

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U of T Scarborough

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Maya Povhe (left) with selection committee member Maya Kryzan (supplied image)

Maya Povhe, a fourth-year student in the management and international business program at U of T Scarborough, has been named a winner of the Canadian Economics Association’s inaugural Economics Profession Data Committee (EPDC) Research Competition.

The competition recognizes proposals that explore the use of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data to support understandings of EDI in the economics profession.

Povhe was awarded for her proposal, “The ��Ƶs of Economics Students: The Case of Canada,” which explores socio-economic diversity in the field and why those with a PhD in economics are more likely to come from wealthy families and have parents with PhDs.

She plans to continue that line of research at U of T. “Economists play a key role in measuring and designing policies for income inequality – it is important that their field in particular reflects a range of personal experiences with those issues,” she says.

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U of T student team sets rocketry record at Launch Canada competition

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:39:05 +0000

U of T student team sets rocketry record at Launch Canada competition

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Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

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Members of the UTAT Rocketry division pose with their rocket, Defiance Mk. IV, at Launch Canada 2024 (photo courtesy of UTAT Rocketry)

The ��Ƶ Aerospace Team (UTAT) Rocketry division set a Canadian amateur rocketry record for a rocket with a custom-built engine at the Launch Canada 2024 competition.

The third annual Launch Canada – an industry-partnered inter-collegiate rocket competition – was held between Aug. 17-23 in Mattagami, Ont., and featured 24 student rocketry teams.

The UTAT team, which finished second in the advanced category, launched its rocket, Defiance Mk. IV, to an altitude of 30,000 feet.

“We’re incredibly proud of setting that record,” said Luca Castelletto, the team’s former director and a recent graduate of the engineering science program in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

“This was our team’s third year in the competition. The first year, we launched our rocket and won the competition; the second year we had an ignition failure and couldn’t launch. So, we knew the different outcomes that we could expect and prepared as best we could.”

The Defiance Mk. IV rocket was built using a hybrid-engine design approach that allowed for more efficiency to reach higher altitudes. The 18-foot rocket combines elements of a liquid engine – where two liquid propellants, fuel and oxidizer, are stored separately – and a solid engine, where the propellent is packed into a solid cylinder.

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10 graduate students recognized with Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:55:12 +0000

10 graduate students recognized with Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Awards

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St. George

Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research

Graduate Students

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Ten graduate students at the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have received Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Awards.

The annual award provides financial support to doctoral-stream students whose research interests, proposed work and background align with the Donnelly Centre's mandate to advance innovative and collaborative work that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

It is named in honour of the late Professor Cecil Yip, a former vice-dean, research in the Faculty of Medicine and co-founder of the Donnelly Centre.

“On behalf of the Yip Doctoral Award committee, I congratulate this year’s recipients,” said Christopher Yip, dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, chair of the Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Award selection committee and son of Cecil Yip.

“Our 2024 recipients represent the diverse range of biomedical research areas that are being tackled at the Donnelly Centre. I believe this new generation of scientific leaders will uphold the Donnelly Centre’s innovative and collaborative spirit in their efforts to help solve the biggest challenges in health and medicine.”

The recipients of 2024 Cecil Yip Doctoral Research Awards are:

Noor El-Huda Bahsoun
Mel Davie
Juliana de Andrade Bolsoni
Zhenfeng Deng
Wenjia Hao
Mingyang Liang
Umayeer Milky
Hadi Tabarraei
Joel Wingrove
Cheng Xing

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15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:24:19 +0000

15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships

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St. George

Connaught Fund

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department of Political Science

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Dentistry

Faculty of Information

IHPME

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

OISE

School of Graduate Studies

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

U of T Mississauga

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Fifteen doctoral students at the ��Ƶ have received Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowships for 2024-25.

The annual fellowships are designed to offer doctoral students the opportunity to explore the world of public scholarship. Fellows focus on engaging the public through their scholarly work – this can take a range of forms, from describing their work in a public forum to partnering with a school, community organization or cultural institution in an ongoing two-way exchange of knowledge and practices.

"The School of Graduate Studies is proud to support the creative work being done by our Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellows as they find novel ways to engage the public with the incredible research being done at U of T," said Vina Goghari, vice-dean, research and program innovation at the School of Graduate Studies. "We are grateful for the generous support from the Connaught Fund in enabling this type of innovative scholarship, and we congratulate this new cohort of fellows as they begin work on their projects."

The 2024-25 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellows are:

Hanne Bartels, Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Rhonda Boateng, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Mohammadamir (Amir) Moghaddam, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Mathew Iantorno, Faculty of Information
Nicolas Ivanov, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Yojana Miraya Oscco, department of political science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Kashoro Nyenyezi, department of social justice education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
Adrian Petterson, Faculty of Information
Paul Pritchard, department of sociology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Jenna Quelch, department of political science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Shivam Sharma, Faculty of Dentistry
Mercedes Sobers, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Rhonda Solomon, department of geography, geomatics, and the environment, U of T Mississauga
Lily Takeuchi, department of biomedical engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Sarah Urquhart, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)

3 U of T scholars named finalists for 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:01:54 +0000

3 U of T scholars named finalists for 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards

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Department of Political Science

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

Faculty of Arts & Science

Munk School of Global Affairs

OISE

SSHRC

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(L-R) Lynette Ong, Peter Newman and Louis Busch (supplied images)

Two faculty members and a doctoral candidate at the ��Ƶ have been shortlisted for the 2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Awards.

The annual awards recognize achievements by outstanding scholars and students in research, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded by SSHRC, and are considered Canada's highest honours in social sciences and humanities research.

The finalists for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards from U of T are:

Professor Lynette Ong (department of political science, Faculty of Arts & Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy) – Insight Award
Professor Peter Newman (Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work) – Partnership Award
Louis Busch (PhD candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) – Talent Award

The winners in each of the award categories will be announced on Nov. 25, 2024.

Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf receive Donnelly Centre’s Research Excellence Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:51:45 +0000

Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf receive Donnelly Centre’s Research Excellence Awards

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Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomedical Research

Donnelly Centre Research Excellence Awards

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Athanasios Litsios (L) and Lucie Wolf (supplied images)

Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf, postdoctoral fellows in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, have been recognized with 2024 Research Excellence Awards.

The awards support researchers who are collaborating across disciplinary boundaries to advance innovations in health and medicine.

Litsios, who is conducting his research under the supervision of Brenda Andrews, University Professor in the department of molecular genetics, led a collaborative effort that generated the first genome-scale characterization of protein movement within the cell throughout the cell cycle.

Wolf, who received the 2023 Charles H. Best Fellowship, was recognized for her work identifying proteins that could function as regulators of the Wnt signalling pathway to target cancer cells – research conducted under the supervision of Stephane Angers, a professor in the departments of biochemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Temerty Medicine.

“Athanasios Litsios and Lucie Wolf are integral members of the Donnelly Centre community,” said Angers, who is director of the Donnelly Centre. “They have contributed enormously to their respective labs and research fields, while simultaneously working to improve scientific engagement and community building through outreach.

"Both postdoctoral fellows have demonstrated leadership and initiative during their time at the Donnelly Centre.”

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Janna Shapiro receives Alice Wilson Award from Royal Society of Canada

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:07:54 +0000

Janna Shapiro receives Alice Wilson Award from Royal Society of Canada

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St. George

Alice Wilson Award

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Royal Society of Canada

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Janna Shapiro (supplied image)

Janna Shapiro, a post-doctoral fellow in the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (CVPD) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, has received the Alice Wilson Award from the Royal Society of Canada.

The annual award recognizes three women who have demonstrated excellence while entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level. It is named for Alice Wilson, a world-renowned paleontologist and geologist who studied at the ��Ƶ and, in 1938, became the first woman elected to the Royal Society of Canada.

Shapiro's research explores ways to protect children with leukemia – a disease that requires treatments that suppress the immune system – from vaccine-preventable diseases like measles. She has also researched how vaccines can protect older adults and pregnant women.

“I was so surprised and honoured to win this award," Shapiro says. "Trailblazers like Alice Wilson have paved the way for researchers like myself to pursue and excel in the sciences. This award feels extra special as a chance to honour her legacy and the role of women in science in Canada."

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PhD student Alex Gabbey recognized by Women Chemists Committee

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:45:10 +0000

PhD student Alex Gabbey recognized by Women Chemists Committee

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St. George

Department of Chemistry

Faculty of Arts & Science

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Alex Gabbey (supplied image)

Alex Gabbey, a PhD student in the research group of Professor Sophie Rousseaux in the department of chemistry at the Faculty of Arts & Science, has received the Merck Research Award from the Women Chemists Committee.

Gabbey's research explores Ni-catalyzed reactions of redox-active esters, as well as the synthesis and functionalization of strained rings. She previously received a number of awards from the department of chemistry including the Adrian Brook Graduate Scholarship in Organic Chemistry and Merck Canada Ltd. Chemistry Conference Award.

"These awards are a testament to what a fantastic research group I’m part of. No one conducts research in a vacuum and I’ve been fortunate to have amazing lab mates to bounce ideas off of and troubleshoot problems with," said Gabbey.

"I’ve also had a phenomenal supervisor in Sophie. She has been incredibly supportive of me from day one, whether it’s applying for scholarships, trying new ideas, applying for conferences – you name it. I couldn’t be more grateful for the research environment and support in the Rousseaux group."

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Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:25:24 +0000

Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship

Academic Achievement

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Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship

Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Arts & Science

U of T Scarborough

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Daniel Lysak, a PhD student in the department of physical and environmental sciences at U of T Scarborough, has been recognized with a Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship.

The annual prize, valued at $25,000, is awarded by the Faculty of Arts & Science to a PhD student whose academic excellence is matched by their contributions to the community.

Lysak's research involves using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study environmental stress at the molecular level. The author of several groundbreaking articles, he has also been a longtime advocate for graduate students.

“Daniel has been working on some of the most challenging interdisciplinary research and his efforts have consistently led to world-class publications,” says his doctoral supervisor, Professor Andre Simpson.

The recipient of numerous academic awards, Lysak says the Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship is particularly meaningful given the often solitary nature of his work. “Graduate school involves a lot of independent work,” he says. “It is often hard to tell if you are doing a good job, which leads to self-doubt and a kind of mental struggle. So an award like this is very encouraging, and it’s truly a great honour."

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Janna Shapiro receives Alice Wilson Award from Royal Society of Canada

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Read about the Royal Society of Canada award winners

PhD student Alex Gabbey recognized by Women Chemists Committee

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Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship

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