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Erica Di Ruggiero
@ed4socialchange.bsky.social
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Professor of Global Health; Director Centre for Global Health @UofT_dlsph #globalhealth #policy #healthywork @SDGs@UofT #gender #equity (she/her)
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Reminder... please join for this lecture on Nov 18
www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-john-...
2025 John R. Evans Lectureship in Global Health
Lecture Title: Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Justice: Finding Our Feet; Standing Our Ground
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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2025 was a year of big moves for SDGs@UofT — more scholars, more impact, more collaboration.💡

See how we shape sustainability in our Annual Report: sdg.utoronto.ca/annual-repor...

@utoronto.ca @utsc.utoronto.ca @utm.utoronto.ca @utscresearch.bsky.social @uoftdlsph.bsky.social @artsci.utoronto.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Less than ten days remain until the deadline for Canadian/other non-visa-requiring applicants to apply for the 2026 Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy @uoftdlsph.bsky.social
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More info and apply 👉 www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/institutes/c...
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Please join us on Nov 18. Online and inperson options available
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Happening tomorrow, last chance! @ed4socialchange.bsky.social
garryaslanyan.bsky.social Dr Garry Aslanyan @garryaslanyan.bsky.social · 18d
Calling all aspiring global health diplomats!
Are you a Canadian or a non-visa requiring candidate thinking about applying to the one and only Canadian Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy?
Join our virtual info session, register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-in...
November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Prof. Amy Bilton’s work at U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering bridges solar-powered water systems and community-led solutions across Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada’s North. 💧

#SDGs #ClimateAction #Resilience #Engineering

@amybilton.bsky.social @utoronto.ca @ed4socialchange.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Mobilising health promotion action in current geopolitical landscapes - James A. Smith, Louise Potvin, Paola Ardiles, Paolo Contu, Magdalena Wrzesińska, Didier Jourdan, Erica Di Ruggiero, 2025
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October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Affiliates & friends - can you help us spread the word?
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cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · Sep 29
UofT grad students - help advance social policy's media presence! Pitch us an opinion piece on social policy. If approved, you'll earn $500 for the completed piece.

More info: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/09/22/c...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Don't forget to register for our Sept. 25th event, "Caring for the Caregiver:" An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social !
cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social Centre for Global Social Policy @cgsp-cpsm.bsky.social · Aug 20
📢 Sept. 25 | "Caring for the #Caregiver: An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social

Register to attend in-person or via Zoom: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/08/18/j...

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CGSP logo next to banner that says Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Text says Caring for the caregiver: an intersectional analysis of caregiver policies in Canada. Co-presented by Dr Erica Di Ruggiero and Kayla Benjamin. Sept 25 10 am - 12pm ET. Hybrid event. UofT's Department of Sociology logo. Photos of Kayla Benjamin and Dr Erica Di Ruggiero.
September 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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📢 Sept. 25 | "Caring for the #Caregiver: An Intersectional Analysis of Caregiver Policies in Canada" w/ @kaylabenjamin.bsky.social & @ed4socialchange.bsky.social

Register to attend in-person or via Zoom: cgsp-cpsm.ca/2025/08/18/j...

@uoftsociology.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social
CGSP logo next to banner that says Care Economies in Context Speaker Series. Text says Caring for the caregiver: an intersectional analysis of caregiver policies in Canada. Co-presented by Dr Erica Di Ruggiero and Kayla Benjamin. Sept 25 10 am - 12pm ET. Hybrid event. UofT's Department of Sociology logo. Photos of Kayla Benjamin and Dr Erica Di Ruggiero.
August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Check out our new paper
cjphrcsp.bsky.social Canadian Journal of Public Health @cjphrcsp.bsky.social · Jul 22
Just published online first @cjphrcsp.bsky.social The role of trust in engaging community-based task forces and agencies among minoritized communities during a public health emergency (@ed4socialchange.bsky.social‬ et al.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
July 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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In partnership with IECS, we are pleased to announce the launch of our Visiting Scholars Program! Come engage in SDG-related discussions, research, and collaborative activities at UofT from any uni in the world!
For more info and to apply, navigate here: sdg.utoronto.ca/visiting-sch...

#community
July 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Come and join us and engage with a vibrant community at @uoft.bsky.social
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#sdgs
Visiting Scholars Program - SDGs@UofT
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June 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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As Dr. Theresa Tam steps down after eight years as CMOH, she urges Canada to stand strong on public health and says a national vaccine registry is urgently needed. Q+A w/ @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... via @cbcnews.ca
June 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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NEW: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of NIH grants was “void and illegal.”

He ordered funding for some of the grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months, to be reinstated.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social
Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal
In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent month...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Another year, another group of professionals ready to practice diplomacy for health. Our executive course in global health diplomacy is uniquely Canadian & quintistentially global. Thanks to my course co-director, @ed4socialchange.bsky.social & congrats to all learners of the cohort!
June 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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⚖️🌎 BREAKING: A German court formally established the legal precedent that major emitters can be held liable under German civil law for climate damages in a case brought by a Peruvian farmer against German energy giant RWE.
May 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Every country needs a plan, & mine 🇨🇦 is no exception. We have brought together thinkers to find answers. Does the world need more Canada? Can Canada deliver? What will the G7 look like? We may or may not be able to find answers. www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-pa...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Congratulations to Elsie Gork & Nicole Herpai, inaugural Dr. Patricia Martens Memorial Travel Award winners. Commemorating our long-time Director, each student received $1000 to support their attendance at the 2025 @cpha- Public Health Conference. #ph25sp #MCHPResearch
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May 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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@cpha-acsp.bsky.social closing plenary featuring Dr. Tam
May 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 CPHA Honorary Awards: Dr. Suzanne Jackson, Ron Draper Health Promotion Award and Dr. Bonnie Henry, R.D. Defries award.
Learn more: www.cpha.ca/2025-honorar... #PH25SP
April 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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That is a wrap on Day 1 of Public Health 2025. See you tomorrow! #ph25sp
April 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Attending #ph25sp?

We look forward to seeing you! Join our team today:

🕥 10:45 - 12:00: Poster Presentations

🕑 1:15-2:45: How the pandemic reshaped trust and equity

🕞3:30-5:00: Centering health equity in the knowledge synthesis process w/ @publichealthon.bsky.social

@cpha-acsp.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM