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Amazing and heartwarming to see a packed crowd of people last week eager to grow the demography community at UofT and Canada more broadly 🫶

Huge thanks to all our guest speakers, the support of @uoftsociology.bsky.social and to my fellow co-leads @leafiaye.bsky.social and @joannapepin.bsky.social
leafiaye.bsky.social Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · 5d
The Toronto Population Network had its very first mini-conference at Hart House last Thursday, and it was such an amazing event!! Thanks everyone for coming & can't wait for what's next 💙

P.S. trying to get the "confidence intervals overlapping" photo pose trending. it clearly has potential, eh?
Joanna, Monica, and Leafia standing in front of the Toronto Population Network banner A full room of attendees listening to Ridhi Kashyap (Oxford)'s keynote lecture
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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dnpetti.bsky.social
🚨🚨The first of three UTM Sociology Speakers @utm-research.bsky.social @uoftsociology.bsky.social @mmaroto.bsky.social Nov 17
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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@utoronto.ca Impact features the work of Professor Jerry Flores, whose research explores systemic barriers facing Indigenous women. Read more: www.utoronto.ca/impact
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Explore 7 groundbreaking University of Toronto innovations and ideas — from AI safety to EV charging — making a global impact in health, technology and society.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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dnpetti.bsky.social
Happy to announce the UTM Sociology Speaker Series for 2025-2026 @utm-research.bsky.social @uoftsociology.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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#UofT ranked first in Canada, 21st globally in 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 🌎 uoft.me/THE26
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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joannapepin.bsky.social
Look what we're up to @uoftsociology.bsky.social!
leafiaye.bsky.social Leafia Ye @leafiaye.bsky.social · Oct 10
We are building a new pop center at UofT and will hold our first mini-conference on Nov 6 - come join us!!

Exhibit 1: amazing speaker line-up - featuring friends around the world to discuss why demography/pop center matters! 🤓

Exhibit 2: the iconic castle where this conference will take place 🏰 ✨
October 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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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 3:13 PM
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docdantzler.bsky.social
Happy to share this essay on the unevenness of evictions across the City of Toronto…check it out at @metropolitiques.bsky.social…

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wolf-powers.bsky.social Laura Wolf-Powers @wolf-powers.bsky.social · Sep 18
Great new piece by my @metropolitiques.bsky.social colleague @docdantzler.bsky.social Visible Minorities, Visible Risk: Toronto’s Unequal Eviction (...) - Metropolitics url:https://metropolitics.org/Visible-Minorities-Visible-Risk-Toronto-s-Unequal-Eviction-Burden.html
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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From snapping turtles to speed cameras, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

This week's round-up: bit.ly/4pn9kOq
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September 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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From labour action at Canada Post and Air Canada, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

This week's round-up: bit.ly/4lGKNkf
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August 22, 2025 at 5:36 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...

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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.
August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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docdantzler.bsky.social Prentiss Dantzler @docdantzler.bsky.social · Aug 2
My new article with Ashley Nickels, Brooke Moeller, Emeline Renz, & Miles Davis-Matthews in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social explores how nonprofit developers navigate narratives of gentrification in a changing mid-size city (Grand Rapids, MI). Check it out here…

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August 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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leafiaye.bsky.social
🚨 Job alert: The Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
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I'll be at ASA and would be happy to chat with interested candidates. Please share widely! #Socsky
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July 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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@uoftsociology.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity at its downtown campus. With a July 2026 start date, the application deadline is September 10, 2025. UofT is a great place to grow as a race scholar…
July 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Josée Johnston & Shyon Baumann discuss their new book, Happy Meat, on Culture & Inequality! Explore how ethical meat connects to climate, culture & contradiction.

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#sociology #culture #consumption #climate #podcast #uoft
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July 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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docdantzler.bsky.social Prentiss Dantzler @docdantzler.bsky.social · Jun 26
Happy to finally see this one in print! In this article with @jasonhackworth.bsky.social in #JournalofBlaclStudies, we focus on the role of rhetoric in promoting the propaganda of conservative economics (timely!). Check it out…

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June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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New study led by @leafiaye.bsky.social‬ , Assistant Professor at @uoftsociology.bsky.social‬, cross-appointed at @lifecourseuoft.bsky.social‬ , finds Asian Americans are no longer the healthiest older adult group in the U.S. Income inequality may be to blame. Read more: doi.org/10.1093/gero....
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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From King Charles’s throne speech to book bans, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

This week's round-up: bit.ly/3HevTDv
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May 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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dnpetti.bsky.social
Read my latest essay with Jordan Foster in @theconversationca.bsky.social based on our ongoing work:

Lessons from the fashion industry: Why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers

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Lessons from the fashion industry: Why some DEI efforts fail to resonate with consumers
While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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docdantzler.bsky.social
Getting ready to kickoff this years CHRA Conference in Saskatoon as the keynote speaker…

See the trailer here: youtu.be/N5CENoYhjIs?...

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April 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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From chemicals in children’s mattresses to federal election polls, scholars from across #UofTArtSci are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media.

This week's round-up: bit.ly/4ivLnj9
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April 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM