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Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations
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This Diabetes Awareness Month, we are sharing what our Graduate Award Program awardees are looking forward to in their program. Today, we're highlighting Jo-Ann Osei-Twum from the Dalla Lana School at the University of Toronto. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-graduate...
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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WE ARE HIRING!

The Department of Social Justice Education at OISE is seeking an Assistant Professor specializing in Indigenous Studies and Social Justice Education.

🗓️Apply by January 8, 2026
📷Learn more about the role and apply here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

#OISEUofT #UofT
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thanks to Novo Nordisk for including our work in this article in Maclean's!

"The future of health in Canada will not be dictated solely by clinical advances but by how we reimagine the environments in which children live, learn and play."

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The Future of Canada’s Health - Macleans.ca
To build a healthier Canada for generations to come, we have to rethink our environments, systems and policies to support long-term health.
macleans.ca
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Huge thanks to Rayshaun Whyte for a very informative and important presentation today on her work Building a Database to Advance Black Health Research and Equity in Canada. Did you miss today's live event? We'll be posting the video soon.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This World Diabetes Day 💙, we're highlighting innovative projects the Network is working on. This panel discussion, moderated by @kristalamb.bsky.social, shows the need to meet people where they are to ensure health interventions actually reach those who need them most.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our team is at the @dream-diabetes.bsky.social workshop in Winnipeg this week! Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe presented about the Network’s progress and our trainees Amrit Thandi and Jashnoor Chhina presented posters. Congrats to Amrit for winning best oral presentation! 🙌
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This Diabetes Awareness Month, we are sharing what our Graduate Award Program awardees are looking forward to in their program. Today, we're highlighting Ibrahim Ghanem from @utm.utoronto.ca. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-graduate...
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our next Seminar Series talk examines the critical gap in race-based healthcare data in Ontario. Rayshaun Whyte, will present on November 17, at 12pm EDT. Register now and join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🌟 Application Deadline: 4 p.m. Eastern Time, December 2, 2025
This program supports scholarly and innovative research initiatives in quality improvement in diabetes care and/or patient safety in diabetes care. Learn more and apply now! bbdc.org/funding/fund...
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This Diabetes Awareness Month, we're featuring our fabulous Graduate Award Program winners. Today, we're highlighting Batool AlMousawi from @ihpmeuoft.bsky.social. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-graduate...
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This Diabetes Awareness Month, we're featuring our fabulous graduate award program winners. First up, Alexandra Auyeung from the @uoftm.bsky.social. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/nhp-graduate...
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Kudos to Dr. Ghazal Fazli and Aimen Zehra, who recently published "A Scoping Review on Community-based Diabetes Screening Interventions: Paving the Pathway to Early Care and Prevention of Diabetes" in Current Diabetes Report. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A Scoping Review on Community-based Diabetes Screening Interventions: Paving the Pathway to Early Care and Prevention of Diabetes - Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of Review This review mapped evidence on community-based screening interventions for early detection of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D), and identified barriers and strategies for develo...
link.springer.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Did you miss our Seminar Series with Dr. Lee-Ling Lim? Watch it now on our YouTube channel! This is a great discussion about how data is being used in the fight against diabetes in Malaysia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZT2...
November 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NHP members recently co-authored an article in the Journal of Participatory Medicine: Principles and Practices of Community Engagement in AI for Population Health: Formative Qualitative Study of the AI for Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Project. jopm.jmir.org/2025/1/e69497
Principles and Practices of Community Engagement in AI for Population Health: Formative Qualitative Study of the AI for Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Project
Background: Preventing diabetes is a priority for governments and health systems worldwide. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to inform prevention and planning. But there is little guidan...
jopm.jmir.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Join us on Nov. 17 from 12-1 for our Seminar Series with Rayshaun Whyte. This talk will examine the critical gap in race-based healthcare data in Ontario, with a specific focus on the Black, African, and Caribbean communities. Register now and join us! www.eventbrite.ca/e/network-fo...
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For their 2024 Catalyst Grant project, the “Enhancing Sense of Belonging Through Physical Activity,” team explored with youth the connection between feeling a sense of belonging through physical activity. Learn more about their project! healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Introducing the second keynote speaker of the DREAM #Symposium: Making Connections for Innovation, Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe from @utoronto.ca! Mark your calendars for Nov 13📅 Register here: tinyurl.com/5d6em33b @chrimanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social @nhp-uoft.bsky.social #Diabetes #Research
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day at OISE Library Book Club

Join UTL and OISE for a book club discussion of Tanya Talaga's 'The Knowing'.
⏰ 1 - 2 p.m.
📍 OISE Library

The book club is open to everyone at #UofT. 🧡 #OrangeShirtDay #NDTR.

More info 📙 https://bit.ly/42axmST
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Sept. 30 | Orange Shirt Day 2025 Event

Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay and #NDTR.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 Hart House OR virtually

More info & event registration ➡️ https://bit.ly/4807cWy
September 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Hosted by @utm.utoronto.ca’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, the Oct. 4 All-Nations Powwow marks the third year people will gather on campus to celebrate Indigenous culture, community and tradition 💙 #UofTIRN #UofTIndigenous
2025 All-Nations Powwow - Indigenous Research Network at the University of Toronto
A Powwow is an Indigenous social celebration where community members can gather and enjoy traditional singing and dancing. All community members, including non-Indigenous, are welcome and strongly enc...
irn.utoronto.ca
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Get ready! The #AllNationsPowwow is coming to #UTM in just one week.
Free ticket and event info ➡️ uoft.me/utmpowwow25

#UTMPowwow
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Join us on Thursday, October 16 at 12 p.m. for our October Seminar Series event. Dr. Lee-Ling Lim from Universiti Malaya will present on From Data to Action in the Fight Against Diabetes and NCDs in Malaysia. Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/network-fo...
September 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Showcasing our students' research @uhn.ca ORT STAR Research Day and @nhp-uoft.bsky.social Summer Student Research Day! A big kudos and shout-out for their accomplishments and dedication👏
August 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.
August 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We're celebrating the incredible work done by our summer students today. This cohort has created a wealth of research projects throughout this term and our Summer Student Research Day is their opportunity to share the findings.
August 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM