School of Cities
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A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
Grad students from any dept. or discipline: Apply now for our new MUGS course on the interconnectedness & intersectionalities of climate justice, housing, homelessness and how they diversely & disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous & racialized youth https://ow.ly/2hLK50XoJ0E
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Grad students from any dept. or discipline: Apply now for our new MUGS course on the interconnectedness & intersectionalities of climate justice, housing, homelessness and how they diversely & disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous & racialized youth https://ow.ly/2hLK50XoJ0E
In this month’s Knowledge Café, Mercedes Sobers recounts how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped in her exploration of what mental wellness means to Black communities, what practices foster it, and how it can be strengthened within the Black community https://ow.ly/Mp2l50XoG4H
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this month’s Knowledge Café, Mercedes Sobers recounts how the Black Joy Art Initiative helped in her exploration of what mental wellness means to Black communities, what practices foster it, and how it can be strengthened within the Black community https://ow.ly/Mp2l50XoG4H
University of Toronto grad students: Designing the Techno-Urban will consider who benefits from urban technologies, whose perspectives are excluded, and how to design for pluralistic futures - incl. data ethics, urban public space, participatory design with communities https://ow.ly/ywiH50XoKE8
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
University of Toronto grad students: Designing the Techno-Urban will consider who benefits from urban technologies, whose perspectives are excluded, and how to design for pluralistic futures - incl. data ethics, urban public space, participatory design with communities https://ow.ly/ywiH50XoKE8
Each Dec. urban policymakers, community leaders, researchers convene to assess the health of our cities & how to strengthen them. This year focuses on local innovations, frameworks, partnerships that make cities stronger & how to scale them. Register: https://ow.ly/NwVB50XoGs9
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Each Dec. urban policymakers, community leaders, researchers convene to assess the health of our cities & how to strengthen them. This year focuses on local innovations, frameworks, partnerships that make cities stronger & how to scale them. Register: https://ow.ly/NwVB50XoGs9
Grad seminar Material Storytelling & Chemical Worldmaking will introduce material research; environmental inequities and impacts related to contaminants; the role of geography, environmental media & urban development in chemical distribution. Apply now: https://ow.ly/rkVh50XoK9m
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Grad seminar Material Storytelling & Chemical Worldmaking will introduce material research; environmental inequities and impacts related to contaminants; the role of geography, environmental media & urban development in chemical distribution. Apply now: https://ow.ly/rkVh50XoK9m
TOMORROW (Nov 12) join us online for an exploration of West Bengal’s Drivers Union, COVID emergency food distribution, and how tech platforms are changing health and relief services and infrastructure across India. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
TOMORROW (Nov 12) join us online for an exploration of West Bengal’s Drivers Union, COVID emergency food distribution, and how tech platforms are changing health and relief services and infrastructure across India. https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/social-infrastructures-of-platforms/
Tomorrow, 5-6 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming you to the info session on LSJC – a leadership development program co-run w/ United Way Greater Toronto for people tackling a social justice issue in their GTA workplace or community. Register now: https://ow.ly/RHm550XoIWp
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Tomorrow, 5-6 p.m. ET: We look forward to welcoming you to the info session on LSJC – a leadership development program co-run w/ United Way Greater Toronto for people tackling a social justice issue in their GTA workplace or community. Register now: https://ow.ly/RHm550XoIWp
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This grad seminar looks at the challenges faced by cities in balancing safety, equity, sustainability in the food delivery gig economy & explores workers’ urban experiences – multimodal transport, conflicts over roads and sidewalks, public perceptions https://ow.ly/arlk50XoKHG
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to compose a narrative that supports investment in local businesses, public infrastructure, and cultural amenities as the city works to meet the needs of a fast-growing downtown https://ow.ly/uZKg50XoIPp
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) worked with our EDDIT data storytelling team to compose a narrative that supports investment in local businesses, public infrastructure, and cultural amenities as the city works to meet the needs of a fast-growing downtown https://ow.ly/uZKg50XoIPp
Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET: Join us to hear from Mercedes Sobers about how the Black Joy Art Initiative counterbalanced to the strain of researching the poor outcomes & persistent barriers faced by Black residents of ON trying to access mental health support https://ow.ly/whRp50Xo5vO
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nov. 19, 12 p.m. ET: Join us to hear from Mercedes Sobers about how the Black Joy Art Initiative counterbalanced to the strain of researching the poor outcomes & persistent barriers faced by Black residents of ON trying to access mental health support https://ow.ly/whRp50Xo5vO
India, Canada, anywhere in between: Join us on Nov. 12 for the next SofC India Academic Lecture on how workers, unions, & experimental partnerships between citizens, struggling services, tech platforms are changing infrastructure and governance in India https://ow.ly/rgiI50Xo58u
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
India, Canada, anywhere in between: Join us on Nov. 12 for the next SofC India Academic Lecture on how workers, unions, & experimental partnerships between citizens, struggling services, tech platforms are changing infrastructure and governance in India https://ow.ly/rgiI50Xo58u
University of Toronto News features research on how to use aerial imagery to gauge the health of TO’s green roofs – work supported by an SofC Urban Challenge Grant and featured in our second Urban Discoveries video: https://ow.ly/hZ2O50Xl7bG
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
University of Toronto News features research on how to use aerial imagery to gauge the health of TO’s green roofs – work supported by an SofC Urban Challenge Grant and featured in our second Urban Discoveries video: https://ow.ly/hZ2O50Xl7bG
Across Canada, affordability & infrastructure gaps are testing the resilience of local communities. The 3rd annual Summit will focus on the local innovations, frameworks, partnerships making cities stronger & explore how to scale them. Register now: https://ow.ly/6AeC50Xo5GG
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Across Canada, affordability & infrastructure gaps are testing the resilience of local communities. The 3rd annual Summit will focus on the local innovations, frameworks, partnerships making cities stronger & explore how to scale them. Register now: https://ow.ly/6AeC50Xo5GG
Responsive streetlights, algorithmic transit planning, community-designed air quality sensors - urban life is mediated by tech systems. This grad seminar asks how we can design in a way that treats cities as spaces of experimentation, resistance, care https://ow.ly/otQW50Xlm4Z
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Responsive streetlights, algorithmic transit planning, community-designed air quality sensors - urban life is mediated by tech systems. This grad seminar asks how we can design in a way that treats cities as spaces of experimentation, resistance, care https://ow.ly/otQW50Xlm4Z
Applications are open for LSJC, a leadership development program for individuals from the public, private, community sectors tackling a systemic social justice issue in the GTA. Got questions? Join an online info session on Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m. ET. Register: https://ow.ly/Exaz50Xlm1h
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Applications are open for LSJC, a leadership development program for individuals from the public, private, community sectors tackling a systemic social justice issue in the GTA. Got questions? Join an online info session on Nov. 12, 5-6 p.m. ET. Register: https://ow.ly/Exaz50Xlm1h
November 12: Join Aditi Surie (Indian Institute for Human Settlements) and Ashique Ali Thuppilikkat (Faculty of Information, U of T) to hear about digital labour platforms and the role of technology in worker resistance in India. Free and online! https://ow.ly/r60J50Xl7QQ
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
November 12: Join Aditi Surie (Indian Institute for Human Settlements) and Ashique Ali Thuppilikkat (Faculty of Information, U of T) to hear about digital labour platforms and the role of technology in worker resistance in India. Free and online! https://ow.ly/r60J50Xl7QQ
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Crystal Legacy, who will join us from University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to work on her book Gaslighting the City and to build a research collab on the politics of urban infrastructure https://ow.ly/9CiS50Xlm9W
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Crystal Legacy, who will join us from University of Melbourne Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning to work on her book Gaslighting the City and to build a research collab on the politics of urban infrastructure https://ow.ly/9CiS50Xlm9W
U of T grad students: Explore how buildings, landscapes, and urban environments act as media for the embodiment, release, transfer of chemicals & minerals – and how they impact geographies and health and raise questions for preservation and conservation https://ow.ly/CjyM50Xlm4K
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
U of T grad students: Explore how buildings, landscapes, and urban environments act as media for the embodiment, release, transfer of chemicals & minerals – and how they impact geographies and health and raise questions for preservation and conservation https://ow.ly/CjyM50Xlm4K
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Alexandra Flynn, who joins us from Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia to examine how the misalignment of orders of government makes it hard to address challenges of infrastructure, housing, and data. https://ow.ly/7u8X50Xlm9b
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Alexandra Flynn, who joins us from Peter A. Allard School of Law - University of British Columbia to examine how the misalignment of orders of government makes it hard to address challenges of infrastructure, housing, and data. https://ow.ly/7u8X50Xlm9b
New multidisciplinary graduate seminar for the winter term: Join Dalla Lana School of Public Health postdoc fellow Sabina Mirza to explore the social issues impacting justice for the next generation: climate health, youth housing, and diversity & equity. Apply now: https://ow.ly/3qCS50Xlm3S
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New multidisciplinary graduate seminar for the winter term: Join Dalla Lana School of Public Health postdoc fellow Sabina Mirza to explore the social issues impacting justice for the next generation: climate health, youth housing, and diversity & equity. Apply now: https://ow.ly/3qCS50Xlm3S
Nov 19: Mercedes Sobers presents her research on racial disparities in mental health experiences & services and explores how the Black Joy Art Initiative balanced the work strain by highlighting everyday practices sustaining wellness in Black communities https://ow.ly/WBX750Xl85y
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nov 19: Mercedes Sobers presents her research on racial disparities in mental health experiences & services and explores how the Black Joy Art Initiative balanced the work strain by highlighting everyday practices sustaining wellness in Black communities https://ow.ly/WBX750Xl85y
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your organization or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Join a free, online info session to learn more about LSJC: Nov 12, 5 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/SRtX50Xlm0A
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Are you working to improve a social impact, ESG or CSR challenge within your organization or community in the GTA and looking for leadership, networking, multisectoral support? Join a free, online info session to learn more about LSJC: Nov 12, 5 p.m. ET https://ow.ly/SRtX50Xlm0A
Nov. 9: Join Carolyn Whitzman Senior Housing Researcher, for a talk at Koffler Arts about artist Tracey Snelling’s Intergalactic Planetary exhibition and how they both explore the ways that marginalized communities navigate and shape urban spaces https://ow.ly/ucnx50Xl6mB
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nov. 9: Join Carolyn Whitzman Senior Housing Researcher, for a talk at Koffler Arts about artist Tracey Snelling’s Intergalactic Planetary exhibition and how they both explore the ways that marginalized communities navigate and shape urban spaces https://ow.ly/ucnx50Xl6mB
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Zack Taylor, who will join us from Western University's Dept. of Poli Sci to build a research collaboration on the effects of local fiscal decentralization in Canada https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opportunities/visiting-experts/visiting-professors/
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Meet our 2025-26 Visiting Professor Zack Taylor, who will join us from Western University's Dept. of Poli Sci to build a research collaboration on the effects of local fiscal decentralization in Canada https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/programs-opportunities/visiting-experts/visiting-professors/
In Greensboro, NC a coalition worked with the EDDIT data storytelling team to tell the story of the creative ways they’re increasing the number of fresh, affordable food options in East Greensboro, a historically underserved and disadvantaged area https://schoolofcities.github.io/eddit/greensboro-nc
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In Greensboro, NC a coalition worked with the EDDIT data storytelling team to tell the story of the creative ways they’re increasing the number of fresh, affordable food options in East Greensboro, a historically underserved and disadvantaged area https://schoolofcities.github.io/eddit/greensboro-nc