Research & Innovation | University of Toronto Mississauga
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We are the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation at #UTM. Our mission: to support our vast and exceptional research community.
Learn more at www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation.
Learn more at www.utm.utoronto.ca/research-innovation.
🍎 At #UTM, research and teaching go hand in hand. The Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy is a vibrant hub for research and innovation, home to faculty conducting research that's shaping the future of #HigherEd.
Discover ISUP research at bit.ly/3L24Gpe.
@utm.utoronto.ca #pedagogy
Discover ISUP research at bit.ly/3L24Gpe.
@utm.utoronto.ca #pedagogy
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🍎 At #UTM, research and teaching go hand in hand. The Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy is a vibrant hub for research and innovation, home to faculty conducting research that's shaping the future of #HigherEd.
Discover ISUP research at bit.ly/3L24Gpe.
@utm.utoronto.ca #pedagogy
Discover ISUP research at bit.ly/3L24Gpe.
@utm.utoronto.ca #pedagogy
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Sept. 30 | National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay & #NTRD. 🧡
All #UTM community members are encouraged to watch the livestream.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 DV2220
Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay & #NTRD. 🧡
All #UTM community members are encouraged to watch the livestream.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 DV2220
September 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sept. 30 | National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay & #NTRD. 🧡
All #UTM community members are encouraged to watch the livestream.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 DV2220
Honour the experiences of residential school survivors by joining a university-wide event to recognize #OrangeShirtDay & #NTRD. 🧡
All #UTM community members are encouraged to watch the livestream.
⏰ 10 - 11:30 a.m.
📍 DV2220
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Old injuries can heighten the body’s fear and pain responses in stressful situations – even long after the initial wound has healed, new research from #UTM suggests.
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Past injuries heighten fear, pain in stressful situations, study indicates | University of Toronto Mississauga
Old injuries can heighten the body’s fear and pain responses in stressful situations – even long after the initial wound has healed, new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga suggests.Th...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Old injuries can heighten the body’s fear and pain responses in stressful situations – even long after the initial wound has healed, new research from #UTM suggests.
bit.ly/4mvQpOS
@utm-research.bsky.social @uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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🎭 What does it mean to perform in a world shaped by data?
In their award-winning article, Jacob Gallagher-Ross & Miriam Felton-Dansky propose "interface theatre," a new genre that captures how scholars & artists are redefining performance in our data-driven world.
Read the story at bit.ly/4nRFErh.
In their award-winning article, Jacob Gallagher-Ross & Miriam Felton-Dansky propose "interface theatre," a new genre that captures how scholars & artists are redefining performance in our data-driven world.
Read the story at bit.ly/4nRFErh.
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🎭 What does it mean to perform in a world shaped by data?
In their award-winning article, Jacob Gallagher-Ross & Miriam Felton-Dansky propose "interface theatre," a new genre that captures how scholars & artists are redefining performance in our data-driven world.
Read the story at bit.ly/4nRFErh.
In their award-winning article, Jacob Gallagher-Ross & Miriam Felton-Dansky propose "interface theatre," a new genre that captures how scholars & artists are redefining performance in our data-driven world.
Read the story at bit.ly/4nRFErh.
🏡New in The Walrus, Prof. Alan Walks joins researchers Aniket Kali and Jeff Allen from the School of Cities to discuss the shifting political attitudes in Canada's suburbs.
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Conservatives Painted the Suburbs Blue. Can the NDP Reclaim Ground? | The Walrus
Canada’s suburban ridings aren’t just rich enclaves. Many are diverse, working class—and rapidly shifting right
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September 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🏡New in The Walrus, Prof. Alan Walks joins researchers Aniket Kali and Jeff Allen from the School of Cities to discuss the shifting political attitudes in Canada's suburbs.
@utm-gge.bsky.social | @uoftcities.bsky.social | @utm.utoronto.ca | @thewalrus.ca
thewalrus.ca/conservative...
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💫 We're pleased to share that France Gagnon has been awarded the 2025 Leadership Award by the International Genetic Epidemiology Society.
Prof. Gagnon is UTM's Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation and a professor of epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Congratulations! 🎉
Prof. Gagnon is UTM's Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation and a professor of epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Congratulations! 🎉
September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💫 We're pleased to share that France Gagnon has been awarded the 2025 Leadership Award by the International Genetic Epidemiology Society.
Prof. Gagnon is UTM's Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation and a professor of epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Congratulations! 🎉
Prof. Gagnon is UTM's Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation and a professor of epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Congratulations! 🎉
We're celebrating the recipients of the EPIC New Connections and Ignite Grants!
This year's researchers include Prof. Amanda Hargrove from the Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences. Her team is working on RNA-based approaches to control influenza and RSV replication. Project details at uoft.me/bNw.
This year's researchers include Prof. Amanda Hargrove from the Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences. Her team is working on RNA-based approaches to control influenza and RSV replication. Project details at uoft.me/bNw.
September 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We're celebrating the recipients of the EPIC New Connections and Ignite Grants!
This year's researchers include Prof. Amanda Hargrove from the Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences. Her team is working on RNA-based approaches to control influenza and RSV replication. Project details at uoft.me/bNw.
This year's researchers include Prof. Amanda Hargrove from the Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences. Her team is working on RNA-based approaches to control influenza and RSV replication. Project details at uoft.me/bNw.
🚇Young commuters make up 6% of #TTC ridership — and their first time traveling can be nerve-wracking. New in the Toronto Star, #UTM professor Ron Buliung shares how parents can help prepare young people to engage with #Toronto's transit system.
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‘You can’t just throw them onto the subway’: How parents ready their kids for their first solo TTC commute to school
Some young students face extra pressure as they head back to school in September — for the first time, they will need to navigate the TTC by themselves.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚇Young commuters make up 6% of #TTC ridership — and their first time traveling can be nerve-wracking. New in the Toronto Star, #UTM professor Ron Buliung shares how parents can help prepare young people to engage with #Toronto's transit system.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/you...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/you...
Could lab-grown mini-organs help scientists research a range of infections? A new study published in Nature Genetics shows how researchers have mapped how the Shigella bacterium infects the human gut.
Read our interview with study co-author — and UTM Biology prof — Lars Barquist at uoft.me/bI7.
Read our interview with study co-author — and UTM Biology prof — Lars Barquist at uoft.me/bI7.
July 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Could lab-grown mini-organs help scientists research a range of infections? A new study published in Nature Genetics shows how researchers have mapped how the Shigella bacterium infects the human gut.
Read our interview with study co-author — and UTM Biology prof — Lars Barquist at uoft.me/bI7.
Read our interview with study co-author — and UTM Biology prof — Lars Barquist at uoft.me/bI7.
📬 The May issue of SURGE is hitting inboxes! Check out this month's newsletter to learn about SpinUp's one-year anniversary, funding opportunities, new equipment & spaces available to UTM researchers, upcoming webinars, and more!
Find it online at bit.ly/SURGE-05-25.
Find it online at bit.ly/SURGE-05-25.
May 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📬 The May issue of SURGE is hitting inboxes! Check out this month's newsletter to learn about SpinUp's one-year anniversary, funding opportunities, new equipment & spaces available to UTM researchers, upcoming webinars, and more!
Find it online at bit.ly/SURGE-05-25.
Find it online at bit.ly/SURGE-05-25.
🤝 APR 24 | 1-2PM Interested in a research collaboration — but not sure where to start? Join our partnerships team for part 1 of 2 virtual sessions on resources and strategies for identifying and establishing successful collaborations.
Register at tinyurl.com/2c5wprj3. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
Register at tinyurl.com/2c5wprj3. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🤝 APR 24 | 1-2PM Interested in a research collaboration — but not sure where to start? Join our partnerships team for part 1 of 2 virtual sessions on resources and strategies for identifying and establishing successful collaborations.
Register at tinyurl.com/2c5wprj3. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
Register at tinyurl.com/2c5wprj3. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
🕯️We sat down with Philosophy prof Owen Ware to hear about Return of the Gods, his newly published book with Oxford University Press.
Read how the Romantics believed in overcoming isolation through art—and why he thinks we can learn a lot from the period: uoft.me/bu2. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
Read how the Romantics believed in overcoming isolation through art—and why he thinks we can learn a lot from the period: uoft.me/bu2. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🕯️We sat down with Philosophy prof Owen Ware to hear about Return of the Gods, his newly published book with Oxford University Press.
Read how the Romantics believed in overcoming isolation through art—and why he thinks we can learn a lot from the period: uoft.me/bu2. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
Read how the Romantics believed in overcoming isolation through art—and why he thinks we can learn a lot from the period: uoft.me/bu2. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
Professor Baohua Liu was recently awarded funding from Fighting Blindness Canada for his work on using gene therapy for CSNB2A — a rare genetic eye condition that causes trouble seeing in the night or even during the day.
Learn about his #VisionResearch at uoft.me/bty.
@utmbiology.bsky.social #UTM
Learn about his #VisionResearch at uoft.me/bty.
@utmbiology.bsky.social #UTM
April 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Professor Baohua Liu was recently awarded funding from Fighting Blindness Canada for his work on using gene therapy for CSNB2A — a rare genetic eye condition that causes trouble seeing in the night or even during the day.
Learn about his #VisionResearch at uoft.me/bty.
@utmbiology.bsky.social #UTM
Learn about his #VisionResearch at uoft.me/bty.
@utmbiology.bsky.social #UTM
📢 Wealth Management Group Verecan is funding a research chair for #UTM professor Lisa Kramer to support financial education. Dr. Kramer will serve as a liaison between academia, the financial services industry and the public. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social @utmmanagement.bsky.social @lisakramer.com
Verecan Funds a Research Chair for Dr. Lisa Kramer of the University of Toronto to Support Financial Education
Verecan Group of Companies (“Verecan” or “Company”), a comprehensive wealth management group, is pleased to announce it has funded a research chair for Dr. L...
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April 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📢 Wealth Management Group Verecan is funding a research chair for #UTM professor Lisa Kramer to support financial education. Dr. Kramer will serve as a liaison between academia, the financial services industry and the public. | @uoftmississauga.bsky.social @utmmanagement.bsky.social @lisakramer.com
Professor Lindsay Schoenbohm speaks to CHCH's Matt Ingram about the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Myanmar and Thailand on March 28. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
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Earth Science professor Lindsay Schoenbohm on Myanmar quake
University of Toronto Earth Science Professor Dr. Lindsay Schoenbohm speaks to CHCH's Matt Ingram on the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Myanmar and Thailand in the early hours of March 28.
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April 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Professor Lindsay Schoenbohm speaks to CHCH's Matt Ingram about the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Myanmar and Thailand on March 28. @uoftmississauga.bsky.social
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Renowned neuroscientist Melanie Woodin has been named #UofT’s 17th president — and asks the community to join in her in “dreaming big.” #UofT alumna Woodin starts her five-year term July 1st. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres17
March 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Renowned neuroscientist Melanie Woodin has been named #UofT’s 17th president — and asks the community to join in her in “dreaming big.” #UofT alumna Woodin starts her five-year term July 1st. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres17
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Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named #UofT’s 17th president. ➡️ uoft.me/uoftpres
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#UofT is ranked first in Canada & among the top 20 universities in the world across all five broad subject areas tracked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. 🌐 uoft.me/bpq
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#UofT is ranked first in Canada & among the top 20 universities in the world across all five broad subject areas tracked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. 🌐 uoft.me/bpq
📬 Our newsletter is hitting inboxes! Browse the March issue to learn about new resources for #UTM researchers, opportunities, events, announcements, and more. Read it at bit.ly/SURGE-3-25.
March 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📬 Our newsletter is hitting inboxes! Browse the March issue to learn about new resources for #UTM researchers, opportunities, events, announcements, and more. Read it at bit.ly/SURGE-3-25.
📣 Our Annual Report for 2024 is now live! We’re thrilled to share highlights from this past year — and it was a big one!
From our office rebrand to opening the New Science Building, launching SpinUp, and much more, learn how we're supporting and celebrating #UTM's research community at uoft.me/bpB.
From our office rebrand to opening the New Science Building, launching SpinUp, and much more, learn how we're supporting and celebrating #UTM's research community at uoft.me/bpB.
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📣 Our Annual Report for 2024 is now live! We’re thrilled to share highlights from this past year — and it was a big one!
From our office rebrand to opening the New Science Building, launching SpinUp, and much more, learn how we're supporting and celebrating #UTM's research community at uoft.me/bpB.
From our office rebrand to opening the New Science Building, launching SpinUp, and much more, learn how we're supporting and celebrating #UTM's research community at uoft.me/bpB.
💫 We're pleased to share that 26 faculty members from #UofT have been awarded Canada Research Chairs! View the announcement at uoft.me/bpm.
Warm congratulations to #UTM researchers:
🔹Amanda Hargrove | Chemical & Physical Sciences
🔹Sonia Kang | Management
🔹Iva Zovkic | Psychology
Warm congratulations to #UTM researchers:
🔹Amanda Hargrove | Chemical & Physical Sciences
🔹Sonia Kang | Management
🔹Iva Zovkic | Psychology
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
💫 We're pleased to share that 26 faculty members from #UofT have been awarded Canada Research Chairs! View the announcement at uoft.me/bpm.
Warm congratulations to #UTM researchers:
🔹Amanda Hargrove | Chemical & Physical Sciences
🔹Sonia Kang | Management
🔹Iva Zovkic | Psychology
Warm congratulations to #UTM researchers:
🔹Amanda Hargrove | Chemical & Physical Sciences
🔹Sonia Kang | Management
🔹Iva Zovkic | Psychology
MAR 28 | 11-12 Interested in #ResearchPartnerships? Hear the story behind Inkbox — the Toronto-based startup that pioneered semi-permanent tattoos and was acquired by BIC.
Dr. Chris Caputo, CSO at BIC talks research collaborations in this hybrid session. Register at uoft.me/ovpri-inkbox.
Dr. Chris Caputo, CSO at BIC talks research collaborations in this hybrid session. Register at uoft.me/ovpri-inkbox.
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
MAR 28 | 11-12 Interested in #ResearchPartnerships? Hear the story behind Inkbox — the Toronto-based startup that pioneered semi-permanent tattoos and was acquired by BIC.
Dr. Chris Caputo, CSO at BIC talks research collaborations in this hybrid session. Register at uoft.me/ovpri-inkbox.
Dr. Chris Caputo, CSO at BIC talks research collaborations in this hybrid session. Register at uoft.me/ovpri-inkbox.
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👉 MAR 21 | 1-4PM Join us for discussion on Indigenous science! Seminar includes a screening of the National Film Board’s series North Star, which is about Dr. Rousseau-Nepton — the first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn a PhD in astrophysics.
Register at bit.ly/TS03-21
Register at bit.ly/TS03-21
March 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
👉 MAR 21 | 1-4PM Join us for discussion on Indigenous science! Seminar includes a screening of the National Film Board’s series North Star, which is about Dr. Rousseau-Nepton — the first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn a PhD in astrophysics.
Register at bit.ly/TS03-21
Register at bit.ly/TS03-21