Tom Yun / en Celebrating Indigenous students and International Women's Day: Check out these March events /news/celebrating-indigenous-students-and-international-women-s-day-check-out-these-march-events <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Celebrating Indigenous students and International Women's Day: Check out these March events</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT17544_0316_powwow010.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=8x4qu9f6 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT17544_0316_powwow010.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=FeUSD8a3 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT17544_0316_powwow010.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=8DEnjLWY 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT17544_0316_powwow010.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=8x4qu9f6" alt="Photo of dancers at the 茄子直播's Honouring our Students Pow Wow"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tom.yun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-02-28T16:33:11-05:00" title="Friday, February 28, 2020 - 16:33" class="datetime">Fri, 02/28/2020 - 16:33</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/centre-drama" hreflang="en">Centre for Drama</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/cities" hreflang="en">Cities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/goldring-centre" hreflang="en">Goldring Centre</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/indigenous" hreflang="en">Indigenous</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-women-s-day" hreflang="en">International Women's Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/italy" hreflang="en">Italy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-polanyi" hreflang="en">John Polanyi</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/mental-health" hreflang="en">Mental Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/physics" hreflang="en">Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/school-environment" hreflang="en">School of the Environment</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sustainability" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/women-and-gender-studies" hreflang="en">Women and Gender Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With spring approaching, there are a plethora of events taking place at the University of Toronto in March. International Women's Day falls on March 8 and will feature a gala, performances from a Syrian women's choir and more. The fourth annual Honouring Our Students Pow Wow is also taking place this month.</p> <p>Here are some of the many events taking place this month:</p> <hr> <h3>March 1</h3> <p>Experience all thing Japan at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/126646902041802/">茄子直播 Japan Association鈥檚 Winter Festival</a>, taking place at Hart House. Raffles, performances, food and more will be on hand. Tickets are $8.</p> <h3>March 3</h3> <p>茄子直播 President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, a renowned urban theorist,&nbsp;will be <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/building-the-future-speaker-series-in-conversation-with-meric-gertler-tickets-88833203503?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">discussing his vision of city-building</a> and the challenges that the Toronto region faces at University of Toronto Schools. He鈥檒l be interviewed by&nbsp;<strong>Marina Jimenez</strong>, 茄子直播's global media strategist.</p> <p>Learn about Italian-Canadian cuisine through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2631249063632515/">this food talk</a> taking place at 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Noel Ryan Auditorium.&nbsp;<strong>Teresa Lobalsamo</strong>, an associate professor of language studies, will explore the links between food, immigration, identity and cultural meaning in the Italian community.</p> <h3>March 4</h3> <p>Writer and concert pianist James Rhodes will be <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-conversation-with-james-rhodes-tickets-91023560921?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">speaking at the Isabel Bader Theatre</a>. He鈥檒l be talking about his latest memoir, <em>Instrumental</em>, which details how music has helped him through mental health struggles and childhood trauma.</p> <p>Comedian and 茄子直播 alumnus&nbsp;<strong>Adam Growe</strong>, best known for hosting <em>Cash Cab</em> on Discovery Channel, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/assu-presents-u-of-t-alumni-adam-growe-tickets-94676553119?fbclid=IwAR0Uko917i7qKCYoo7yC2_9yIxPueRHU8Ukk466ZOSbGw4b7FFpigQ3WDI8">will be delivering a talk</a> at the George Ignatieff Theatre.</p> <p>With the decline of print media and the rise of new technologies, what鈥檚 happening to journalism in the modern era? CityNews reporter Cynthia Mulligan will be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/217341185975820/">moderating a discussion on this topic</a> at 茄子直播 Mississauga featuring <em>National Post</em> reporter Tom Blackwell, <em>Toronto Star </em>reporter Wendy Gillis and <em>Globe and Mail</em> assistant managing editor for news Christine Brousseau.</p> <p>See the story of Sarnia, Ont. and the Aamjiwnaang First Nation through the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/broadleaf-theatre-the-chemical-valley-project-tickets-94024661293?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Broadleaf Theatre鈥檚 Chemical Valley Project</a>. This documentary-theatre project is hosted by 茄子直播鈥檚 School of the Environment and is taking place at the Robert Gill Theatre.</p> <p>It鈥檚 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1083531578673981/">Games Night at the 茄子直播 Scarborough Library Makerspace</a>. You can choose from a selection of board games or bring your own.</p> <h3>March 5</h3> <p>As part of their coursework, students at the Centre for Drama, Theatre &amp; Performance Studies are putting on a <a href="https://www.cdtps.utoronto.ca/events/winters-tale">performance of <em>The Winter鈥檚 Tale</em></a>. Catch this Shakespearian classic from March 7 to 14. General admission is $20 while students can snag tickets for $10.</p> <h3>March 7</h3> <p>Ahead of International Women鈥檚 Day, the Women鈥檚 and Trans Centre at 茄子直播 Scarborough is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/457219878548595/">holding its annual conference</a>. Tickets to Metamorphosis are $10.</p> <h3>March 8</h3> <p>Celebrate International Women鈥檚 Day at 茄子直播. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/535807830356939/">The International Women's Day Gala</a> is taking place at Hart House. There will be speakers, performances and a dinner. Tickets are $25.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/haneen-choir-sings-at-hart-house-tickets-95122854017?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Toronto鈥檚 Haneen Choir</a>, a Syrian women鈥檚 collective, will be performing at Hart House in celebration of International Women鈥檚 Day. The choir aims to promote Syrian heritage and support newcomer women.</p> <p>As a part of 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Sustainability Week, the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trashion-show-2020-a-sustainable-fashion-art-show-tickets-92495401235?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">second annual Trashion Show</a> is taking place at Kaneff Rotunda. Fashion designers and artists will be showcasing their sustainability-themed outfits made from re-used and recyclable materials.</p> <h3>March 11</h3> <p>This year marks the 99<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Skule Nite, the annual musical and sketch comedy show organized by 茄子直播 Engineering students. You won鈥檛 want to miss <a href="https://www.skulenite.skule.ca/?fbclid=IwAR0amNVCy8CxdxzNWRegldD-TWfRVQxcG2-5fjRcnfvyfl4-A5S4hku9j98">Skule Nite 2T0</a>, which runs until March 14 at Hart House Theatre. Tickets are $17 for students and $22 for everyone else.</p> <p>Explore mental health at the annual Mindfest mental health fair spearheaded by&nbsp;茄子直播鈥檚 department of psychiatry. The event, held at Hart House, is free and includes expert speakers, peer mentors, wellness workshops and more.</p> <h3>March 13</h3> <p>The Physics Student Union is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/722421351619735/">celebrating Pi Day</a> one day early this year. Free pie will be served at the McLennan Physical Laboratories. In addition, physics professor <strong>A.W. Peet</strong> will be delivering a lecture on general relativity.</p> <p>The Afghan Students Association at 茄子直播 Mississauga is holding a <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nowruz-gala-tickets-95130713525?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Nowruz Gala at the Blind Duck</a>. There will be performances, food, dancing and more to celebrate Afghan/Persian New Year.</p> <h3>March 14</h3> <p>Architecture and planning students from 茄子直播 and Ryerson are organizing <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/city-building-expo-2020-tickets-93564839955?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">City Building Expo 2020</a> at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. Panelists will include experts and professionals in urban planning, engineering, architecture and more.</p> <p>The seventh&nbsp;annual <a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/events/seventh-annual-china-law-conference">China Law Conference</a> is taking place at the Faculty of Law. Hear about the intersections between Chinese law and current events from scholars and legal practitioners.</p> <h3>March 15</h3> <p>Join the Hart House Art Committee for <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artwork-tickets-92295015877?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">ArtWORK, a one-day networking event</a> for the 茄子直播 arts community and leading arts professionals.</p> <h3>March 18</h3> <p>It鈥檚 the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486421098880576/">last Winter Market of the year</a> at 茄子直播 Scarborough. Local vendors will be gathering at the Meeting Place in the S-Wing selling fresh food and artisanal crafts.</p> <h3>March 19</h3> <p>Nobel Prize-winning chemist and 茄子直播 <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>John Polanyi</strong> will be at Hart House&nbsp;<a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/nuclear-weapons-killer-robots">to discuss the risks and potential</a> of artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies. He鈥檒l be joined by Jason Millar, an assistant professor of engineering at the University of Ottawa.</p> <h3>March 21</h3> <p>Join the Indigenous Studies Students' Union for the fourth annual <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/159892255434754/?active_tab=about">Honouring Our Students Pow Wow</a>, which is being held at the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. All are welcome for this celebration of&nbsp;Indigenous communities.</p> <h3>March 25</h3> <p>Come to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/154787392153606/">Scarborough Campus Students鈥 Union鈥檚 Supper Social</a> for a jam-packed evening of fun activities. There will be food, karaoke, T-shirt screen printing and quiet space to de-stress. It鈥檚 taking place at Rex鈥檚 Den at 茄子直播 Scarborough.</p> <h3>March 26</h3> <p>The last <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2364865040499528/?event_time_id=2364865060499526">Hart House Music Committee Open Mic</a> of the school year is on. If you have a knack for music, poetry, comedy or anything else, now is the time to show off your talents. The show takes place in the Hart House Music Room.</p> <h3>March 26</h3> <p>The Hart House Camera Club is holding an opening reception <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/camera-club-exhibition-reception/">for its photography exhibition</a>. Awards will be presented for the best photographs from the 茄子直播 and Hart House community.</p> <h3>March 27</h3> <p>This year marks the&nbsp;35<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the <a href="https://wgsi.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/awards-scholarships">City of Toronto Women and Gender Studies Institute Scholarship</a>. To celebrate, <a href="https://wgsi.utoronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-wgsi-scholarship-35th-anniversary-party">there will be an anniversary party in New College's Wilson Hall</a>, where this year's awardees will be honoured, the creators of the scholarship will be recognized and new scholarships will be announced.&nbsp;</p> <p>The <a href="https://harthouse.ca/theatre/show/u-of-t-dance-festival-2020">茄子直播 Festival of Dance</a> is taking place at Hart House. The event will feature over 200 dancers performing a wide variety of styles of dance, from ballet to hip hop and everything in between. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:33:11 +0000 tom.yun 162893 at 茄子直播's Christine Allen talks to CBC's Metro Morning about her book club for women in STEM /news/u-t-s-christine-allen-talks-cbc-s-metro-morning-about-her-book-club-women-stem <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播's Christine Allen talks to CBC's Metro Morning about her book club for women in STEM </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/EQfvoeUW4AABSpg.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=RQo0clQ1 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/EQfvoeUW4AABSpg.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=v-CPhVDM 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/EQfvoeUW4AABSpg.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-pd3mNTo 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/EQfvoeUW4AABSpg.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=RQo0clQ1" alt="Christine Allen sits in front of a microphone in the CBC studio"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tom.yun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-02-12T15:01:26-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 15:01" class="datetime">Wed, 02/12/2020 - 15:01</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo courtesy of CBC)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/leslie-dan-faculty-pharmacy" hreflang="en">Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/stem" hreflang="en">STEM</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-community" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/women" hreflang="en">Women</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Christine Allen</strong>, a professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the University of Toronto鈥檚 associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/15760240-a-u-of-t-book-club-embodies-spirit-of-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science">spoke to CBC鈥檚 Metro Morning</a> on Tuesday&nbsp;鈥 International Day of Women and Girls in Science&nbsp;鈥&nbsp;to talk about her book club aimed at supporting female students studying the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).</p> <p>Allen told Metro Morning she started the Women in STEM Book Club, which focuses on books about leadership and empowerment,&nbsp;when she was interim dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and was reading books about leadership.</p> <p>&nbsp;鈥淲e鈥檙e reading books that are helping us grow as an individual. And it鈥檚 not just about the books that we鈥檙e reading. It鈥檚 about coming together and sharing our stories,鈥 said Allen. 鈥淵ou just walk out feeling great.鈥</p> <h3><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/15760240-a-u-of-t-book-club-embodies-spirit-of-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science">Listen to Christine Allen鈥檚 interview on CBC</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:01:26 +0000 tom.yun 162640 at Travel bans won鈥檛 help in the fight against coronavirus, 茄子直播's Vivek Goel writes in CBC op-ed /news/travel-bans-won-t-help-fight-against-coronavirus-u-t-s-vivek-goek-writes-cbc-op-ed <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Travel bans won鈥檛 help in the fight against coronavirus, 茄子直播's Vivek Goel writes in CBC op-ed</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1197313296_0.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=v_1kewW0 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/GettyImages-1197313296_0.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=RrEY9n4l 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/GettyImages-1197313296_0.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=eMR9tr5H 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/GettyImages-1197313296_0.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=v_1kewW0" alt="Photo of a flight information board at an airport showing a cancelled flight to Shanghai"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tom.yun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-02-10T14:02:14-05:00" title="Monday, February 10, 2020 - 14:02" class="datetime">Mon, 02/10/2020 - 14:02</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Images)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/coronavirus" hreflang="en">Coronavirus</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/global" hreflang="en">Global</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/vivek-goel" hreflang="en">Vivek Goel</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak (2019-nCoV), many countries are facing political pressure to implement travel bans. The United States, for example, announced entry restrictions that would bar non-U.S. citizens who had recently traveled to China, and at least 20 other countries have also imposed travel restrictions.</p> <p>But <strong>Vivek Goel</strong>,&nbsp;the University of Toronto鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives and a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-coronavirus-sars-borders-goel-1.5452428">writes at CBC News</a> that these measures 鈥渁ren't supported by science or evidence-based public health best practices.鈥</p> <p>鈥淚f travel restrictions had been necessary, the time to have used them would have been much more than two weeks ago, given the lifecycle of the virus,鈥 writes Goel.</p> <p>On top of that, travel bans can come at a huge economic cost. When the World Health Organization advised travellers to avoid Toronto in 2003 during the SARS outbreak, Goel writes, that the move did little to limit the spread of the virus but cost the tourism industry an estimated $1.1 billion.</p> <h2><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-coronavirus-sars-borders-goel-1.5452428">Read the full op-ed at CBC</a></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:14 +0000 tom.yun 162489 at Celebrating Black History Month: Check out these February events /news/celebrating-black-history-month-check-out-these-february-events <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Celebrating Black History Month: Check out these February events</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/24876362654_6e2b543da0_o.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=fV5hYEvj 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/24876362654_6e2b543da0_o.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=S4vgAyXv 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/24876362654_6e2b543da0_o.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=_RSa8bKN 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/24876362654_6e2b543da0_o.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=fV5hYEvj" alt="Attendees are served lunch during a previous Black History Month Luncheon event at 茄子直播"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tom.yun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-02-03T15:18:49-05:00" title="Monday, February 3, 2020 - 15:18" class="datetime">Mon, 02/03/2020 - 15:18</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">The 18th Annual Black History Month Luncheon, to be held Feb. 28 at Hart House, will feature food, musical performances and a special guest speaker (photo by 茄子直播 via Flickr)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/black-history-month" hreflang="en">Black History Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/jackman-humanities-institute" hreflang="en">Jackman Humanities Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/multi-faith-centre" hreflang="en">Multi-Faith Centre</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-college" hreflang="en">University College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Black History Month is upon us, and the 茄子直播 community is coming together to celebrate&nbsp;the legacy of Black Canadians. From poetry slams to informative talks, a wide range of events is taking place across all three campuses.</p> <p>Here's a sample of what's planned for Black History Month as well as other campus events:&nbsp;</p> <hr> <h4>Feb. 1</h4> <p>The <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/winterlicious-2020/2020/02/03/">Gallery Grill at Hart House</a> is one of 200 restaurants in Toronto participating in Winterlicious, which runs until Feb. 13. Enjoy a three-course prix fixe lunch for $28. Reservations can be made over the phone or online.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2619233898352508/">TEDxUTSC is taking place</a> at 茄子直播 Scarborough and will feature a full day of stimulating talks from a diverse lineup of speakers. You鈥檒l have the opportunity to hear from academics, activists, entrepreneurs, students and more.</p> <h4>Feb. 3</h4> <p>The 茄子直播 Mississauga Students' Union is kicking off its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/587693852081592/">Black History Month celebrations</a>. All month long, the students' union is holding events, from a discussion on mental health to a marketplace for Black-owned businesses.</p> <h4>Feb. 5</h4> <p>An <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/black-futures-afro-futurism-dance-workshop/2020/02/05/">Afrofuturism dance workshop</a> is taking place at Hart House. Learn about the African and Caribbean diaspora鈥檚 rich history of dance and how it shapes pop culture today. Two more sessions will be held on Feb. 12 and 26.</p> <p>A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1494099584100383/">Black History Month poetry slam</a> is planned at 茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 B-Wing. Poets can sign up to compete for prizes and there will be an open mic for those who just want to share their poetry and spoken word without competing.</p> <p>Canadian poet <strong>Anne Carson</strong> will be <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/events/2020/02/05/anne-carson-lecture-history-skywriting">delivering a lecture at One Spadina</a> as a part of Jackman Humanities Institute鈥檚 Strange Weather series.</p> <p>Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Simon Fraser University's Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media, <a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wendy-chun-algorithms-and-the-new-politics-of-recognition-tickets-88174242533">will be delivering a lecture at the Faculty of Law</a> on the power of 鈥渂ig data鈥 and algorithms.</p> <h4>Feb. 6</h4> <p>Hart House continues its series on hip hop education with <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/humanz-of-hip-hop-utsc/">Humanz of Hip Hop</a>, a 鈥渉uman library鈥 of hip hop knowledge and personal stories taking place at Rex鈥檚 Den at 茄子直播 Scarborough.</p> <p>Experience the culmination of a third-year drama class鈥檚 final project:&nbsp;a one-act play explores a theme of their choosing at 茄子直播 Mississauga. <em><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/devised-project">The Devised Project</a></em> runs from Feb. 6 to 9 at Deerfield Studio A.</p> <h4>Feb. 8</h4> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/554583352054519/">University College鈥檚 signature event, Fireball</a>, returns to commemorate the 130<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the great fire of 1890. Bring your best formal look for a night of dancing, food, drinks and dessert in the historic University College building.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h4>Feb. 11</h4> <p>Theatre technicians from the George Ignatieff Theatre will be holding a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/190082188710899/">theatre tech workshop</a>. Learn the technical components that go into producing a show, from the lighting and sound programming to technical design.</p> <p>What does it mean to be both visible and invisible at the same time? <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/the-invisible-black-woman/">LaToya Brackett</a>, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Puget Sound, will discuss her experience navigating academia as a Black woman. She鈥檒l be joined by <strong>Janelle Joseph</strong>, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education.</p> <p>Catch a screening of <a href="https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/event/st-mikes-film-nights-presents-marie-antoinette-2006/">Sophia Coppola鈥檚 <em>Marie Antoinette</em></a> in the Coop at St. Michael鈥檚 College. The award-winning film looks into the life of the last queen of France in the years leading up to the French Revolution.</p> <h4>Feb. 12</h4> <p>Come to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486421098880576/?event_time_id=486421115547241">茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Winter Market</a>, where local vendors will be gathering at the Meeting Place in the S-Wing to sell fresh food and artisanal crafts. &nbsp;</p> <h4>Feb. 13</h4> <p>The St. Michael鈥檚 College Troubadours is putting on a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2559130111030802/">production of <em>Guys and Dolls</em></a>. See this classic Broadway musical at Hart House Theatre from Feb. 13 to 15. Tickets are $13 for students and $20 for adults.</p> <p>As a part of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design鈥檚 鈥淗indsight is 20/20鈥 programming series, <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/events/2020/02/13/christine-sun-kim-artist">sound artist Christine Sun Kim</a> will be delivering an audiovisual performance that explores her experiences as a Deaf person.</p> <h4>Feb. 17</h4> <p>The university will be closed on Family Day, which will be followed by Reading Week. Classes resume on Feb. 24.</p> <h4>Feb. 25</h4> <p>The Scarborough Campus Students鈥 Union is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/592183624914338/">holding an art auction</a> in support of the student refugee program at 茄子直播 Scarborough. Artwork reflecting the refugee experience will be showcased and available for sale.</p> <p>As a part of Hart House鈥檚 Black Futures Series, <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/5-buck-lunch-fete-afrique/">this month鈥檚 $5 lunch</a> will feature African-inspired flavours.&nbsp;</p> <h4>Feb. 26</h4> <p>Have questions for the school administration? 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Acting Vice-President and Principal <strong>Ian Orchard</strong> will be taking your questions and updating the 茄子直播 Mississauga community on campus news at a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2518667621558630/">town hall meeting</a>&nbsp;at the William G. Davis Building.</p> <h4>Feb. 27</h4> <p>The Faculty of Law鈥檚 annual <a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/events/morris-gross-memorial-lecture-jean-teillet">Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture</a> will be delivered by Indigenous rights lawyer Jean Teillet, who is also the great-grandniece of Louis Riel.</p> <h4>Feb. 28</h4> <p>Catch Hart House Theatre鈥檚<a href="https://harthouse.ca/theatre/show/oh-what-a-lovely-war"> production of <em>Oh, What A Lovely War!</em></a>, which runs from Feb. 28 to Mar. 7. There will also be a post-show talk with the actors and the artists after the Feb. 29 show. Tickets are $15 for students and $28 for adults.</p> <p>A free <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/creole-caribbean-vegan-breakfast/">Creole Caribbean vegan breakfast</a> will be served at the Multi-Faith Centre. This is being done in partnership with the 茄子直播 Students鈥 Union, the Veg Club and Hart House.</p> <p>More free food will be offered at Hart House's&nbsp;<a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/u-of-t-black-history-month-luncheon">18th Annual Black History Month Luncheon</a>. The event will feature musical performances along with a special guest speaker.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:18:49 +0000 tom.yun 162165 at A new year, a new semester: Check out these January events /news/new-year-new-semester-check-out-these-january-events <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">A new year, a new semester: Check out these January events</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/25094136745_299618e5d4_o-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=w42GoJQ4 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/25094136745_299618e5d4_o-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=jPwG4hbE 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/25094136745_299618e5d4_o-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=1ZRJsaGX 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/25094136745_299618e5d4_o-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=w42GoJQ4" alt="a female student in a red coat walks past a snow-dusted Sanford Fleming building at 茄子直播 st george campus"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tom.yun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-01-06T16:38:56-05:00" title="Monday, January 6, 2020 - 16:38" class="datetime">Mon, 01/06/2020 - 16:38</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Roberta Baker)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/climate-change" hreflang="en">Climate Change</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sustainability" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/trinity-college" hreflang="en">Trinity College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Happy New Year and welcome back! The new decade is being ushered in at the University of Toronto with fun and informative events, from doughnut-decorating workshops to panel discussions about climate change.</p> <p>Here's a sample of what's happening on campus this month:</p> <hr> <h4>Jan. 6</h4> <p>The university officially re-opens for the winter 2020 session.</p> <h4>Jan. 11</h4> <p>Celebrate the Year of the Rat with the UTChinese Network. A <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/utchinese-new-year-concert-2020-tickets-81255261675?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">charity classical music&nbsp;concert</a>&nbsp;is taking place at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Tickets start at $30 for students and $45 for the general public. The event supports organizations such as UNICEF Canada, health-care crowdsourcing platform&nbsp;Watsi and Love Through Education International.</p> <h4>Jan 13.</h4> <p>The Blackwood Gallery at 茄子直播 Mississauga is welcoming its latest exhibit, <a href="http://blackwoodgallery.ca/exhibitions/2020/OtherLifeformings.html"><em>Other Life-formings</em></a>, which aims to capture the magic of living things and their capacities for everything from movement to empathy. The exhibit will feature sculptures, animations, video installations and more. <em>Other Life-formings</em> runs until March 7.</p> <p>As part of their Frost Week festivities, the 茄子直播 Students' Union <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/university-of-toronto-students-union-utsu/hot-chocolate-social-utsu-open-house/550419789133444/">is holding an open house</a> with free hot chocolate at their office.&nbsp;</p> <h4>Jan. 14</h4> <p>Famine, natural disasters and forced migrations are becoming more common as a result of climate change. What can be done about the climate emergency?&nbsp;<strong>Danny Harvey</strong>, a professor in geography and planning,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-emergency-what-is-to-be-done-tickets-84084923269?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">will be moderating a panel</a> including climate activists as well as&nbsp;<strong>Richard Sandbrook</strong>, a<strong>&nbsp;</strong>professor emeritus of political science.</p> <h4>Jan. 15</h4> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486421098880576/">茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Winter Market</a> returns for 2020. Local vendors will be gathering at the Meeting Place in the S-Wing selling fresh food and artisanal crafts.&nbsp;</p> <p>Looking for a job after graduation? Current students and recent grads can come to the <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/careers/events/fairs-utm/get-hired-summer-full-time-job-fair">Get Hired job fair</a> at 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Recreation, Athletics and Wellness Centre. Over 80 employers will be in attendance.</p> <p>Is following your passion the path to success? Trinity College and St. Michael鈥檚 College are <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/the-2020-alumni-debate/">facing off at the annual alumni debate</a>, which will tackle this question. Participants include <strong>Joy Fitzgibbon</strong>, who is the associate director of the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One program, and <strong>Randy Boyagoda</strong>,&nbsp;principal and vice-president of St. Michael鈥檚 College.&nbsp;</p> <h4>Jan 16.</h4> <p>The 茄子直播 Students'&nbsp;Union is hosting<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/448014349195453/">&nbsp;a doughnut decoration workshop</a>&nbsp;at the Medical Sciences Building. Free gourmet doughnuts will be provided to decorate&nbsp;and eat.</p> <h4>Jan. 17</h4> <p>See the Broadway hit, <a href="https://harthouse.ca/theatre/show/legally-blonde-the-musical#tickets"><em>Legally Blonde</em>, live at 茄子直播</a>. Hart House Theatre鈥檚 production of the musical is running until Feb. 1. Tickets are $15 for students, or $12 for students on Wednesday evenings. There will also be post-show chats with the cast and crew on Jan. 8 and 23.</p> <h4>Jan. 22</h4> <p><strong>Tina Malti</strong>, a professor of psychology,&nbsp;is being honoured with the Desmond Morton Research Excellence Award and will deliver the <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/research-campus/annual-research-excellence-lecture">annual research excellence lecture</a> at 茄子直播 Mississauga. Her research has looked into how to help children and adolescents be kinder and less aggressive. A reception will follow the lecture.</p> <h4>Jan. 28</h4> <p>Enjoy the unique flavours of South American wines 鈥&nbsp;from Bolivian dry muscat to Brazilian bubbly 鈥&nbsp;at <a href="http://harthouse.ca/events/south-american-wine-tasting/">a Hart House wine tasting.</a>&nbsp;Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for everyone else.</p> <h4>Jan. 29</h4> <p>Start your morning right with a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/505514020015531/">free breakfast at 茄子直播 Scarborough</a>, courtesy of the Scarborough Campus Students鈥 Union. All of the meals will be vegetarian or vegan.</p> <p>Join the 茄子直播 Scarborough Women鈥檚 and Trans Centre for an evening of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/550450179101117/?active_tab=about">performances, music and art</a>. The location for the event will be announced on Facebook at a later date.</p> <p>Learn the art of DJing at <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/skool-of-beatz-dj-course/2020/01/29/">Hart House鈥檚 Skool of Beatz</a>. This five-week workshop hosted by professional DJ Craig Brooklyn will help you hone your technique on the turntable as well as introduce you to the history of DJing.</p> <p>Should the United Nations be abolished? That's the question on the agenda at <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/should-the-u.n-be-abolished/">Hart House鈥檚 annual CIC Foreign Affairs Debate</a>. The Hart House Debates &amp; Dialogue Committee will face off against Ryerson University鈥檚 debate team. A catered post-reception will follow.</p> <h4>Jan. 30</h4> <p>If you have a knack for music, poetry, comedy or anything else, show off your talents at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2364865040499528/">Hart House Music Committee open mic night</a>. The show takes place at the Hart House Music Room.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:38:56 +0000 tom.yun 161381 at 'Tis the season to study, reflect and share a meal with family and friends: Check out these December events /news/tis-season-study-reflect-and-share-meal-family-and-friends-check-out-these-december-events <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">'Tis the season to study, reflect and share a meal with family and friends: Check out these December events</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT15601_LPedersen__85A2824-scr_0.JPG?h=6d78ab35&amp;itok=lymUxoXd 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT15601_LPedersen__85A2824-scr_0.JPG?h=6d78ab35&amp;itok=654Bi7-D 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT15601_LPedersen__85A2824-scr_0.JPG?h=6d78ab35&amp;itok=5qOTf1y4 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT15601_LPedersen__85A2824-scr_0.JPG?h=6d78ab35&amp;itok=lymUxoXd" alt="Students walk through the Sir Daniel Wilson quad in the winter."> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>tomyun</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-12-02T13:52:24-05:00" title="Monday, December 2, 2019 - 13:52" class="datetime">Mon, 12/02/2019 - 13:52</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">The semester is almost done, but there's still plenty to do on campus this month (photo by Laura Pedersen)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/centre-drama" hreflang="en">Centre for Drama</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/ontario-institute-studies-education" hreflang="en">Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/robarts" hreflang="en">Robarts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/theatre-erindale" hreflang="en">Theatre Erindale</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/victoria-college" hreflang="en">Victoria College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>December is here, which means the holidays are right around the corner. Get&nbsp;into the festive spirit with an array of holiday-themed events taking place on all three campuses.</p> <p>December also means it's exam season at the University of Toronto. Fortunately,&nbsp;there are plenty of events to help you de-stress and do your best.&nbsp;</p> <p>Here are some events to check out this month:</p> <hr> <h3>Dec. 2</h3> <p>From Dec. 2 to 19, the 茄子直播 Students鈥 Union will be <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2457581497823260/">offering free snacks and stress-relief kits</a> for your late-night study sessions. UTSU鈥檚 Got You service is taking place at various buildings across the downtown campus, starting with the Dentistry Building on Dec. 2.</p> <p>Ahead of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, several&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/528167981369724/">memorial events</a> are taking place at 茄子直播 Mississauga in honour of the 14 women who lost their lives three decades ago at l鈥櫭塩ole Polytechnique de Montr茅al. A smudging ceremony is taking place at the Student Centre board room followed by a vigil outside and hot drinks and desserts at the Communication Culture &amp; Technology Building鈥檚 atrium.</p> <h3>Dec. 3</h3> <p>Get into the holiday spirit at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/413947892842347/">Robarts Library Holiday Market</a>. You鈥檒l find a wide array of 茄子直播 merchandise perfect for stocking stuffers, as well as free holiday treats.</p> <p>Renowned Canadian film director Director X, who has directed music videos for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Rihanna, will be joining several hip-hop artists and activists for <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/humanz-of-hip-hop">Humanz of Hip Hop</a>, a 鈥渉uman library鈥 of hip hop knowledge taking place at Hart House.</p> <p>If you haven鈥檛 already, bring your TCard and get your&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2687427021278868/?event_time_id=2687427027945534">flu shot on campus</a>. Vaccinations will be available from at Robarts Library and St Michael鈥檚 College on Dec. 3 and 4, respectively.</p> <h3>Dec. 4</h3> <p>Victoria College鈥檚 student newspaper, the&nbsp;<em>Strand</em>, is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2530415060376930/">celebrating the launch of its magazine</a> at the Goldring Student Centre. The theme of the magazine is 鈥淪pace鈥&nbsp;and there will be free snacks courtesy of Caffiends.</p> <p>A holiday buffet featuring herb-roasted turkey and stuffed acorn squash is taking place at <a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/events/holiday-fare">茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Miller Lash House</a>. Tickets are $42 for seniors and students and $45 for everyone else.</p> <h3>Dec. 5</h3> <p><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/utm-engage/academic-support/utm-exam-jam">Exam Jam is taking place</a> all day at 茄子直播 Mississauga. Instructors will be hosting review sessions alongside therapy dogs, crafts, board games and more.</p> <p>茄子直播 Student Life is hosting a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1405088462987923/?active_tab=about">winter social at the Sussex Clubhouse</a>. Decorate gingerbread cookies, meet new people and learn about the various clubs housed at 21 Sussex.</p> <p>Santa Claus is coming to town! The 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Communication Culture &amp; Technology Building atrium&nbsp;will be <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/united-way/events">turned into Santa鈥檚 workshop</a>&nbsp;in support of the United Way. 茄子直播 Mississauga principal&nbsp;<strong>Ulrich Krull</strong>&nbsp;and dean of student affairs&nbsp;<strong>Mark Overton</strong>&nbsp;will both be dressed as Santa. There will also be a re-gift shop where you can donate or purchase new or lightly used gifts.</p> <p>See the <a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/engdept/dec-5-film-screening-spirited-away">critically acclaimed animated film&nbsp;<em>Spirited Away</em></a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Students of English Literature and Film&nbsp;(SELF) as part of their fall film screenings at 茄子直播 Scarborough. Free pizza will be served. On Dec. 6, SELF will also be <a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/engdept/dec-6-crazy-rich-asians-film-screening">screening </a><em><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/engdept/dec-6-crazy-rich-asians-film-screening">Crazy Rich Asians</a>.</em></p> <h3>Dec. 6</h3> <p>The 茄子直播 community will come together for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women to mark the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the 脡cole Polytechnique massacre. The Office of Sexual Violence Prevention &amp; Support Centre will be holding a <a href="https://www.svpscentre.utoronto.ca/event/utsg-national-day-of-remembrance-and-action-on-violence-against-women-utsgremembers/?fbclid=IwAR3bZerNdm3ER_sy-EN48TTtET2L98ODu8T7ISx63ZdoSSen80mM3LaVp6A">memorial event at Hart House</a> at noon. In addition, <a href="https://www.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/national-day-of-remembrance-and-action-on-violence-against-women/">the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a> will join 13 other engineering schools across Canada and shine a light into the sky in solidarity. This will be part of a at 5 p.m. ceremony taking place on Front Campus in front of Convocation Hall. Later in the evening, an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/514674066042866/?active_tab=about">outdoor vigil will be held</a> at Philosopher鈥檚 Walk. There will be speakers, musicians and a ceremonial laying of the roses.</p> <p>A memorial event will also take place at 茄子直播 Scarborough, where members of the campus community will have an opportunity to have conversation on gender-based issues.</p> <p>Seek some stress relief along with academic review sessions at <a href="https://sidneysmithcommons.artsci.utoronto.ca/exam-jam/">茄子直播 Exam Jam</a>&nbsp;at Sidney Smith Hall. There will be snacks, massages, button making, a therapy dog and a photo booth.</p> <h3>Dec. 7</h3> <p>Celebrate <a href="https://www.millerlashhouse.ca/christmas-in-the-valley/">Christmas in the Valley</a>.&nbsp;Over 30 artisan vendors will be selling handmade crafts and transforming 茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Miller Lash House into a holiday market.</p> <h3>Dec. 8</h3> <p>Students from the Centre for Drama, Theatre &amp; Performance Studies will be performing <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/eurydice-tickets-81567595875"><em>Eurydice</em> at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse</a>. This modern re-imagining of the ancient myth of Orpheus will be told from the perspective of Orpheus鈥檚 wife, Eurydice. Tickets are free and the show runs from Dec. 6 to&nbsp;8.</p> <h3>Dec. 11</h3> <p>Hit the ice at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education鈥檚&nbsp;Winter Wonderland and Community Skate at Varsity Stadium.&nbsp;Free helmet and skate rentals are available, although supplies are limited. There will also be off-ice activities, dancing and treats. <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egq8270n0d554b00&amp;oseq=&amp;c=&amp;ch=">Registration is required</a>.</p> <h3>Dec. 12</h3> <p>If you need a break from studying for your exams, check out <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/beck-festival">the Beck Festival</a> at 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Theatre Erindale. The festival will feature a variety of one-act plays curated and produced by students. The show runs from Dec. 12 to 14 at the MiST Theatre.</p> <p>Join 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Centre for Student Engagement for Giizhiitaa, an <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/utm-engage/indigenous-initiatives/giizhiitaa-indigenous-spirit-journey-celebration">Indigenous Spirit Journey Celebration</a>. The event is taking place at Maanjiwe Nendamowinan and will feature smudging, drumming, a multimedia showcase and a light lunch.</p> <h3>Dec. 16</h3> <p>Kick off the festive season with a feast at Hart House's Gallery Grill, which runs until Dec. 20. Choose from a menu including Arctic char, crispy kabocha squash rice cakes, cassoulet and more. Just remember to save room for dessert. You don't want to miss out on the warm chocolate olive oil cake with brandy butter ice cream.&nbsp;<a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/winter-cheer/2019/12/17/">Reserve a spot soon before the dates sell out.</a></p> <h3>Dec. 23</h3> <p>The university is closed for the winter break through&nbsp;Jan. 3. Happy holidays!</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:52:24 +0000 tomyun 161024 at Celebrating Hart House's 100th birthday: A photo gallery /news/celebrating-hart-house-s-100th-birthday-photo-gallery <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Celebrating Hart House's 100th birthday: A photo gallery</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/0J5A9800.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-psXKhy_ 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/0J5A9800.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=HVcog1wH 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/0J5A9800.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=NrfLllpc 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/0J5A9800.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-psXKhy_" alt="Exterior of Hart House and Soldiers' Tower as seen in 1925"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>davidlee1</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-11-11T00:00:00-05:00" title="Monday, November 11, 2019 - 00:00" class="datetime">Mon, 11/11/2019 - 00:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">A view of Hart House in April of 1925 (photo courtesy of University of Toronto Archives)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/soldiers-tower-0" hreflang="en">Soldiers' Tower</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-archives" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Archives</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/bruce-kidd" hreflang="en">Bruce Kidd</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/first-world-war" hreflang="en">First World War</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/university-college" hreflang="en">University College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/victoria-college" hreflang="en">Victoria College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Hart House celebrates its&nbsp;100<sup>th</sup> birthday today, but the building has served as&nbsp;a focal point&nbsp;at the University of Toronto 鈥 and, indeed, the city 鈥 for more than a century.</p> <p>It got its start before the First World War when&nbsp;<strong>Vincent Massey</strong>, a University College alumnus who would become 茄子直播's chancellor and governor&nbsp;general, convinced his family to fund a building that would serve as a place for recreation and co-curricular activities. The Hart in Hart House comes from Massey's grandfather, Hart Massey.</p> <p>Construction began in 1911, with Hart House&nbsp;officially opening its&nbsp;doors on Nov. 11, 1919. But before that official opening, during the First World War, the building was used as a training and rehabilitation facility for soldiers.</p> <p>There have been controversies over the century 鈥 women weren't given full access to Hart House until 1972&nbsp;鈥 but Hart House is now an inclusive space and continues to this day to be a focal point for recreation, wellness, music, visual arts, theatre, literary arts, dialogue and more.</p> <p>"Today, as we embark on our 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary, Hart House is fully committed to ensuring that every student of this university&nbsp;鈥 regardless of identity, background or ability&nbsp;鈥 feels welcome at Hart House and sees themselves, their stories and their priorities reflected in what we do,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>John Monahan</strong>, the current warden of Hart House.</p> <p>鈥淚f we do that, I am excited by the potential for the 100<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;anniversary year to create unforgettable new memories for everyone who has ever engaged with the magic that is Hart House, as well as for those many who will be encountering Hart House for the first time.鈥</p> <h3><a href="http://www.harthouse100.ca/">Read about Hart House's first century and its celebration events</a></h3> <hr> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/strange_elation_historical_sm_01.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>This undated photo shows the land on which Hart House was built. Hart House was constructed&nbsp;on top of the buried Taddle Creek, which had been an important gathering place&nbsp;for Indigenous groups, including the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation&nbsp;&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2011-16-3MS.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Under construction: This photo was taken after 1911.&nbsp;Massive foundations were needed to support the building, which pushed construction costs at the time from $500,000 to $2 million&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span>(photo courtesy of&nbsp;University of Toronto Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/strange_elation_historical_sm_03.jpg" alt></p> <p><em><strong>Vincent Massey</strong>, his wife, Alice, and their&nbsp;two children pose in front of the Hart House cornerstone. The years 1911-1919 are inscribed on the cornerstone to mark the eight years of construction&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/1917-2011-4-35MS.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Before construction was finished, Hart House was used to help Canadian soldiers train during the First World War. Veterans used the building as a rehabilitation facility and are seen here playing badminton in the gymnasium in this photo taken between 1917 and 1919. Hart House officially opened its doors on Nov. 11, 1919, exactly one year after the war ended&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/HH%201925-28%20%281%29.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Hart House and Soldiers鈥 Tower in the 1920s: Although Hart House was opened in 1919, Soldiers鈥 Tower was not completed until 1924&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2001-77-127MS.jpg" alt><br> <em>茄子直播 gather in Hart House鈥檚 Great Hall for a convocation banquet in 1938&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播&nbsp;Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/1930.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Attendees dress up for the Hart House Masquerade Ball in 1939, organized by the Sketch Club. The Sketch Club, which would later become the Hart House Art Committee, used the ticket sales from the ball to fund their art acquisitions, some of which are still part of the collection today&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><em><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/soldier.jpg" alt><br> By 1939, the world was at war again. Hart House became a place of refuge for hundreds of British children who came to Canada to escape the war. Children learned to sketch and paint at the art gallery while the gym was turned into a games area and the Debates Room was turned into a children鈥檚 library. In this photo from 1943, students in military uniforms lounge in the Hart House Library (photo courtesy of&nbsp;茄子直播 Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/1950-w-Edit.jpg" alt><br> <em>Under the conditions of Vincent Massey鈥檚 donation, Hart House was initially restricted to men. In 1954, permanent female washrooms were installed and women were allowed access to the Arbor Room, but only after 3:30 p.m. It wasn鈥檛 until 1972, five years after Massey鈥檚 death, that women received full access to Hart House.&nbsp;It took another 25 years for Hart House to see its first female warden,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Margaret Hancock</strong>.&nbsp;In this photo, taken in the 1950s, women protest their exclusion&nbsp; (photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/queen%20elizabeth.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stand outside of Hart House in 1951&nbsp;during their month-long&nbsp;royal visit to Canada&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/1957.jpg" alt><br> <em>Over the past century, Hart House has been a forum for debate and dialogue, and has played host to prime ministers, world leaders, premiers, cabinet officials, diplomats and more.&nbsp;Perhaps the most famous debate took place in 1957 between a young&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Lewis</strong>&nbsp;and then-senator John F. Kennedy, who is sitting third from the left in the first row in front of the table. This debate also attracted protesters&nbsp;demanding that women&nbsp;be allowed to become full members of Hart House&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/kidd_0.jpg" alt><br> <em>Long-distance runner <strong>Bruce Kidd</strong> (right) trains at the indoor running track alongside other student athletes in 1963. Kidd would compete in the 1964 Summer Olympics and later become the 11<sup>th</sup> warden of Hart House. He also served as vice-president&nbsp;and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Archives)&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/1969.jpg" alt><br> <em>茄子直播 and graduating students gather at the Hart House quadrangle to listen to the&nbsp;legendary <strong>Northrop Frye </strong>as part of Hart House鈥檚 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebrations. Frye was named <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/#section_2">University Professor</a>&nbsp;in 1967, 茄子直播's first&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2001-77-256MS.jpg" alt><br> <em>Varsity Blues athletes perform warm-up exercises on Back Campus before a football game in 1974. Hart House and Soldiers鈥 Tower stand in the background (photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Archives)</em></p> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/atwood_1.jpg" alt><br> <em>Acclaimed author and 茄子直播 alumna&nbsp;<strong>Margaret Atwood</strong>&nbsp;at the International Festival of Poetry in 1975, which was hosted at Hart House. Atwood graduated from 茄子直播's Victoria College in 1961, later returning to serve as writer in residence. She has donated her papers to 茄子直播 Libraries, including the first handwritten draft of The Handmaid's Tale</em>&nbsp;(photo courtesy of Hart House)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 11 Nov 2019 05:00:00 +0000 davidlee1 160307 at Convocation, Remembrance Day and Hart House鈥檚 centennial celebrations: Check out these November events /news/convocation-remembrance-day-and-hart-house-s-centennial-celebrations-check-out-these-november <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Convocation, Remembrance Day and Hart House鈥檚 centennial celebrations: Check out these November events</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT17283_085A3224.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=NWQScmbS 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT17283_085A3224.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=bV4itfNu 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT17283_085A3224.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=W_PlPxnL 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT17283_085A3224.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=NWQScmbS" alt="Students line up for fall convocation outside of convocation hall"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>noreen.rasbach</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-11-01T00:00:00-04:00" title="Friday, November 1, 2019 - 00:00" class="datetime">Fri, 11/01/2019 - 00:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Lisa Lightbourn)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/convocation-2019" hreflang="en">Convocation 2019</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy-0" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house" hreflang="en">Hart House</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innis" hreflang="en">Innis</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innis-college" hreflang="en">Innis College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/john-h-daniels-faculty-architecture" hreflang="en">John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sexual-gender-diversity-office" hreflang="en">Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/thomas-fisher-rare-book-library" hreflang="en">Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/woodsworth-college" hreflang="en">Woodsworth College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The temperatures may be dropping, but the number of events at the University of Toronto鈥檚 three campuses&nbsp;remains high as we enter the final stretch of 2019.</p> <p>Here鈥檚 some of what's taking place this month:</p> <h3>Nov. 1</h3> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/478611412731457/">Celebrate Diwali on campus</a>&nbsp;with 茄子直播鈥檚 Hindu Student Council. A pooja (prayer ritual) followed by a casual social will be held at the Multi-Faith Centre to mark the Hindu festival of lights.</p> <p>Kick off November with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/402246290469214/">茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 drama society</a> at their fall open mic night. Talented students and faculty will be acting, singing, dancing, performing comedy and&nbsp;more. There&nbsp;will be snacks and refreshments.</p> <p>Come to the 茄子直播 Scarborough Library Makerspace for a zine workshop with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2723505431022600/">Scarborough Studies Collective</a> and explore the stories of Scarborough though a creative lens. Workshops will take place on Nov. 1 and 8.</p> <h3>Nov. 4</h3> <p>Convocation ceremonies are&nbsp;taking place&nbsp;this week at Convocation Hall. <a href="/convocation">Visit our Convocation 2019 hub for more information and stories</a>.</p> <p>The Fields Institute is organizing its <a href="http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/19-20/fieldsmedalsym-opening">2019 Fields Medal Symposium</a> at the Isabel Bader Theatre. Brazilian mathematician and 2014 Fields medallist Artur Avila will deliver the public lecture. Admission is free and open to the public.</p> <p>茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 artist talk series continues at the Doris McCarthy Gallery.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2367175390172113/">Filipino-Canadian artist Patrick Cruz</a>&nbsp;will be speaking about his work, which tackles issues of decolonization and globalization.</p> <h3>Nov. 6</h3> <p>The 茄子直播 Scarborough cricket club is hosting an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/526883241436248/">India vs. Pakistan match</a> at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The game will also be livestreamed.</p> <h3>Nov. 7</h3> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/UofT5194_20140610_ThomasFisher_DoorsOpen_004.jpg" alt></p> <p><em>Visitors explore the Thomas Fisher Rare Book&nbsp;Library&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> <p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2538747359506228/">Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library</a>&nbsp;is opening its doors for its biannual open house. The library is the largest publicly accessible collection of rare books in Canada, with&nbsp;materials from as far back as the 16<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;century.</p> <p>See the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2019/10/21/daniels-faculty-launches-its-new-gallery-november-7-inaugural-installation-new">opening of&nbsp;<em>New Circadia</em></a>, an installation at a&nbsp;new,&nbsp;7,500-square-foot gallery in the lower level of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. The exhibition runs until April 20.</p> <p>茄子直播鈥檚 Sexual &amp; Gender Diversity Office is <a href="https://sgdo.utoronto.ca/event/sgdo-20th-anniversary-event-stories-from-our-past-visions-for-our-futures/">marking its 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary</a> at Hart House. The event will feature a panel discussion on LGBTQ+ communities, moderated by <strong>Lance McCready, </strong>associate professor of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, followed by a reception.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.reelasian.com/">Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival</a> is taking place from Nov. 7 to 15, showcasing films by filmmakers from Asia and the Asian diaspora around the world. Films will be screened at various locations throughout the city, including 茄子直播's Isabel Bader Theatre and Innis Town Hall.</p> <p>Former Liberal Party leader and writer&nbsp;<strong>Michael Ignatieff</strong>, the rector and president of Central European University in Budapest, will be <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-versus-democracy-the-crisis-of-liberal-constitutionalism-tickets-75681945737">speaking at the Munk School of Global Afffairs &amp; Public Policy</a>&nbsp;about populism and liberal democratic institutions. The event, which is sold out, will&nbsp;be livestreamed.</p> <h3>Nov. 8</h3> <p><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/Oresteia">The ancient Greek tragedy, <em>The Oresteia</em>,</a>&nbsp;is being performed by Theatre Erindale at 茄子直播 Mississauga on Nov. 8 to 10 and 15 to 17. Tickets are $5 at the door.</p> <h3>Nov. 11</h3> <p><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/UofT63879_Remembrance_day-75_0.jpg" alt="an orchestra plays on remembrance day at the meeting place at UTSC"></p> <p><em>An orchestra plays during a Remembrance Day ceremony at 茄子直播 Scarborough (photo by Ken Jones)</em></p> <p>It鈥檚 Remembrance Day and the 茄子直播 community will pause to reflect on the sacrifices that Canada鈥檚 veterans have made.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/alumni-networks/shared-interests/soldiers-tower/service-of-remembrance">A service of remembrance</a> will be held at Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus, followed by a reception at Hart House.</li> <li>At 茄子直播 Mississauga, a ceremony will be held <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/remembrance-day-ceremonies">inside the Innovation Complex</a>.</li> <li>There will also be a ceremony at <a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/events/remembrance-day">the Meeting Place at 茄子直播 Scarborough</a> that will feature the 茄子直播 Scarborough concert band, concert choir and string orchestra.</li> </ul> <h3>Nov. 12</h3> <p>As part of Hart House鈥檚 100<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;anniversary, <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/artist-talk-with-rebecca-belmore-and-osvaldo-yero">artist team Rebecca Belmore and Osvaldo Yero will be unveiling</a> their public sculpture entitled <em>waabidiziiyan doopwining</em>&nbsp;at the Hart House Great Hall. The name means to see oneself at the table and the sculpture seeks to honour the past from an Indigenous perspective and to imagine&nbsp;the future. The work will be unveiled at the 100<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;anniversary gala on Nov. 12 and the artists will host a discussion about their work on Nov. 13.</p> <h3>Nov. 13</h3> <p>Wendy Schmidt, the president of the Schmidt Family Foundation and the co-founder of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, will be delivering a keynote on <a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/special-lecture-wendy-schmidt-president-schmidt-family-foundation-and-co-founder-schmidt-ocean">issues relating to the ocean health</a> as well as how scientific breakthroughs are helping restore our marine resources. Registration is free and the talk is taking place at the Health Sciences Building.</p> <p>Explore the history of rap at Hip Hip 101 Caf茅. <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/utm-hip-hop-101-cafe-salman/">Salman Rana, also known as YLook</a>, will be leading a conversation on the role of faith in hip hop. The talk is taking place at 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Maanjiwe Nendamowinan Building and is presented by Hart House and the Centre for Student Engagement and Inter-Faith.</p> <p>Nov. 14</p> <p>Acclaimed poet, author and documentarian <strong>Dionne Brand</strong> will be delivering the 2019 Harold Innis Lecture at Innis College.&nbsp;Her talk,&nbsp;<a href="https://alumni.innis.utoronto.ca/event/dionne-brand">鈥淭o look again: Fragments, history, fiction,鈥</a>&nbsp;will be followed by a discussion moderated by<strong> Marieme Lo</strong>, 茄子直播 associate professor and African studies program director.</p> <h3>Nov. 15</h3> <h3><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/portias-screen.jpg" alt></h3> <p>Catch the opening night of Hart House Theatre鈥檚 production of <a href="https://harthouse.ca/theatre/show/portias-julius-caesar/2019/11/15/"><em>Portia鈥檚 Julius Caesar</em></a>, which offers a feminist perspective of the classic Shakespearian tragedy. The play runs from Nov. 15 to 30. Tickets are $28 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students.</p> <h3>Nov. 17</h3> <p>Hart House is pulling out all the stops for its centennial year. A concert series is being held throughout the school year to celebrate its 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary. The <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/hh100-singers">Hart House Singers</a> will be performing on Nov. 17, followed by the <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/hh100-chorus">Hart House Chorus</a> on Nov. 24 and the <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/hh100-jazz-ensemble-combo">Hart House Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo</a> on Nov. 25.</p> <h3>Nov. 18</h3> <p>As part of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science鈥檚 <a href="https://alumni.artsci.utoronto.ca/2019-wiegand-memorial-foundation-lecture/">2019 Wiegand Memorial Foundation Lecture</a>, Cornell University professor and 茄子直播 alumnus&nbsp;<strong>Andrew Hicks</strong> will take you on a journey through the sounds of the cosmos, from the 鈥渉ushed woosh of gravitational waves鈥 to the big bang. The free lecture is taking place at 6 p.m. at the Campbell Conference Facility.</p> <h3>Nov. 19</h3> <p>With populism on the rise,<strong> Stephen Lewis </strong>will be <a href="https://harthouse.ca/events/opportunity-lost-a-call-to-global-action-in-the-age-of-trump">delivering a keynote at Hart House</a> to talk about global engagement in the age of Trump. Lewis has been a UN diplomat and the leader of the Ontario NDP. He鈥檒l also be joined by CBC Radio鈥檚 Shelagh Rogers and journalist and activist <strong>Michele Landsberg</strong>. Admission is $10 and free for students with a TCard.</p> <h3>Nov. 20</h3> <p>Woodworth College is holding the annual <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/saul-goldstein-memorial-lecture-tickets-74992391261?fbclid=IwAR0aScVmGrq5yPluwZol-MJY6bXtys6KDAcdnQUjz1o0M9TXAU00Uz_h23M">Saul Goldstein Memorial Lecture</a>. <strong>Anna Shternshis</strong>,&nbsp;a professor and director at 茄子直播鈥檚 Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies, will discuss how the Holocaust was documented through music.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486421098880576/">Winter Market returns</a> to 茄子直播 Scarborough. Local vendors will gather at the Meeting Place in front of the Science Wing and will be selling fresh produce and artisanal crafts.</p> <h3>Nov. 21</h3> <p><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/war"><em>This Is War</em> is a play</a> that follows four Canadian soldiers who struggle to deal with the psychological toll from their service in Afghanistan. The play opens at 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Theatre Erindale on Nov. 21 and runs until the 24<sup>th</sup> and again from Nov. 29 to&nbsp;Dec. 1.</p> <h3>Nov. 22</h3> <h3><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/UofT19600_UTM-Maanjiwe-nendamowinan-01.jpg" alt></h3> <p><em>(photo by&nbsp;Drew Lesiuczok)</em></p> <p>A ceremony will be held for the official opening of <a href="http://mncfn.ca/join-us-for-the-official-opening-of-maanjiwe-nendamowinan-at-the-university-of-toronto-at-mississauga/">茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 newest building</a>, Maanjiwe Nendamowinan, which houses many&nbsp;humanities and social science departments. The building bears an Anishinaabemowin name that means 鈥済athering of minds.鈥</p> <h3>Nov. 27</h3> <p><a href="http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/Events/UpcomingEvents/20191127RobynDoolittle">What鈥檚 fair in the age of #MeToo?</a> Globe and Mail investigative journalist Robyn Doolittle will be&nbsp;at the Rotman School of Management&nbsp;talking about her new book, <em>Had it Coming</em>, which looks into the culture shifts that have come as a result of #MeToo.</p> <h3>Nov. 28</h3> <p><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/alumni/events/utm-beyond-campus-future-of-meat-plant-based">Is the future of meat plant-based?</a> 茄子直播鈥檚&nbsp;<strong>Lisa Kramer</strong> will be delivering a talk om Brampton on the marketplace for meat alternatives as well as the groundbreaking technology being used to develop these products.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:00:00 +0000 noreen.rasbach 160108 at From foreign development to climate activism: Meet 茄子直播鈥檚 2019 Loran Scholars /news/foreign-development-climate-activism-meet-u-t-s-2019-loran-scholars <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">From foreign development to climate activism: Meet 茄子直播鈥檚 2019 Loran Scholars</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2820%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=LlUovDl8 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2820%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=df-ADSkh 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2820%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=QpVOm01K 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2820%29.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=LlUovDl8" alt="Chan-min Roh, Abnash Bassi and Shiqi Xu pose outside University College on a sunny fall day"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-10-25T00:00:00-04:00" title="Friday, October 25, 2019 - 00:00" class="datetime">Fri, 10/25/2019 - 00:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">From left to right: Chan-min Roh, Abnash Bassi and Shiqi Xu (all photos by Johnny Guatto)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/hart-house-farm" hreflang="en">Hart House Farm</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-one" hreflang="en">Munk One</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/victoria-college" hreflang="en">Victoria College</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Chan-min Roh</strong>, <strong>Shiqi Xu</strong> and <strong>Abnash Bassi</strong> are three students who have shown leadership in high school and made a difference in their communities.</p> <p>Now, the University of Toronto has welcomed them as Loran Scholars.</p> <p>The three students were among just 35 students <a href="https://loranscholar.ca/2019-loran-scholars/">selected by the Loran Scholars Foundation</a>&nbsp;from over 5,000 applicants for the prestigious scholarship program in 2019.</p> <p>Offered to high school students in their graduating year with a minimum cumulative average of 85 per cent who demonstrate 鈥渃haracter, service and the promise of leadership,鈥 the Loran Scholarship is valued at $100,000 and includes matching tuition waivers, an annual stipend of $10,000 and funding for summer internships.</p> <p>Now, almost two months into their first year at 茄子直播, here鈥檚 a look at the journeys taken by Roh, Xu and Bassi to become student leaders:</p> <hr> <h3>Chan-min Roh, Regina</h3> <h3><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2819%29.jpg" alt></h3> <p>Roh, a Victoria College student, has a keen interest in politics and diplomacy. He was on the leadership team of the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament. As captain of his debate team, he participated in debate conferences as far away as Finland and China and says debate and public speaking 鈥渉as been a big part of my life.鈥</p> <p>He also travelled to Tijuana, Mexico with his church to build houses for local families and was the captain of his soccer team.</p> <p>Roh, who is currently in the Munk One program, says the small class options for first-years drew him to 茄子直播.</p> <p>鈥淭he Munk One allowed me to experience not only the big school environment of 茄子直播, but also the small classroom setting,鈥 he said.</p> <p>Roh is considering majoring in political science or contemporary Asian studies and hopes to one day work in the field of public policy or diplomacy.</p> <p>Continuing his passion for debating, Roh has joined Hart House Debating Club. He is also involved with 茄子直播鈥檚 chapter of the HanVoice Support Association, an advocacy group for North Korean human rights, and a taekwondo club.</p> <h3>Shiqi Xu,&nbsp;North Vancouver, B.C.</h3> <p><strong><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%283%29.jpg" alt></strong></p> <p>Xu was student council president in high school and played piano for her school choir. Her passions also lie in animal rights and environmental issues.</p> <p>She started a club that worked with the food service provider in her school鈥檚 cafeteria to develop and promote 鈥淢eatless Monday鈥 specials and increase the number of plant-based food options.</p> <p>鈥淓ventually, that spread to a school district-wide level as well,鈥 said Xu. 鈥淲e connected with kids at other schools, where the same food service provider 鈥 Amaga Food 鈥 was incredibly supportive of the initiative and began serving specials at all the schools.</p> <p>鈥淲e saw the sales increase as kids began to make more conscious food choices, whether it was for health, environmental, ethical or personal reasons.鈥</p> <p>Xu鈥檚 activism was also trained on animal dissections. After she found out some students had a difficult time opting out of the animal dissection assignment in biology classes, Xu got over 250 of her peers to sign a petition calling for an opt-out policy on dissections and brought the demand forward to her school board, which resulted in her school district implementing a student-choice policy.</p> <p>At 茄子直播, Xu is in the engineering science program and has already gotten involved in&nbsp;the 茄子直播 Aerospace Team and the Chestnut Residence Council social commission.</p> <h3>Abnash Bassi,&nbsp;Delta, B.C.</h3> <p><strong><img class="migrated-asset" src="/sites/default/files/2019-10-18-Loran%20Scholars%20%2811%29.jpg" alt></strong></p> <p>Passionate about renewable energy and environmental issues, Bassi was drawn to 茄子直播 by the sense of community and the multidisciplinary nature of the engineering science program.</p> <p>鈥淚 found it particularly interesting that, even in such a large community where there鈥檚 three different campuses and each campus is pretty large, there鈥檚 an ability to foster a sense of community across so many students,鈥 Bassi said.</p> <p>As a high school student, Bassi was a climate action fellow with Be the Change Earth Alliance, a Vancouver-based charitable organization, and was co-president of her high school鈥檚 sustainability club.</p> <p>She led environmental workshops for neighbouring elementary schools and helped spearhead sustainability campaigns with other high schools.</p> <p>鈥淔or me, growing up, my family always placed an emphasis on the interactions that I have with my surrounding&nbsp;environment,鈥 she said.</p> <p>Bassi was also a member of Delta, B.C. Member of Parliament&nbsp;Carla Qualtrough鈥檚 constituency youth council, participated in robotics competitions and coached basketball for elementary school students.</p> <p>In her first year at 茄子直播, Bassi has gotten involved with Engineers Without Borders, the 茄子直播 Aerospace Team and marched with fellow 茄子直播 students during the climate strike in September.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:00:00 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 159841 at For aspiring 茄子直播 physicist, meeting with Nobel Prize winners a rare chance to learn from world's brightest /news/aspiring-u-t-physicist-meeting-nobel-prize-winners-rare-chance-learn-world-s-brightest <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">For aspiring 茄子直播 physicist, meeting with Nobel Prize winners a rare chance to learn from world's brightest</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-10-08-PatrickPallagi-resized.jpg?h=3ebe9e72&amp;itok=MTG7WKks 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2019-10-08-PatrickPallagi-resized.jpg?h=3ebe9e72&amp;itok=7SC8Ac7W 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2019-10-08-PatrickPallagi-resized.jpg?h=3ebe9e72&amp;itok=Ja3u3NK9 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2019-10-08-PatrickPallagi-resized.jpg?h=3ebe9e72&amp;itok=MTG7WKks" alt="Portrait of Patrick Pallagi leaning on a pole outdoors"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>noreen.rasbach</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-10-09T17:06:16-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 17:06" class="datetime">Wed, 10/09/2019 - 17:06</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Patrick Pallagi, a second-year student studying physics, recently travelled to Germany for the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where about 40 Nobel Prize winners gathered to meet the next generation of scientists (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/tom-yun" hreflang="en">Tom Yun</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/nobel-prize" hreflang="en">Nobel Prize</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/physics" hreflang="en">Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-michael-s-college" hreflang="en">St. Michael's College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Patrick Pallagi</strong>, a second-year student studying physics at the University of Toronto, has come closer than most to the prestigious Nobel Prize.</p> <p>The student at St. Michael鈥檚 College recently travelled to Lindau, Germany&nbsp;to participate in the 69<sup>th</sup> annual<strong> </strong>Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where about 40 Nobel Prize winners gathered to meet the next generation of scientists between June 30 and July 5. &nbsp;</p> <p>He was one of just 580 young scientists invited to attend the event.</p> <p>鈥淚 waited around six months to see what was going to happen, and then I received an email that I was accepted,鈥 said Pallagi, who is originally from Hungary and came to 茄子直播 through the Pearson Scholarship.</p> <p>He added that he was encouraged to apply to attend the conference by his mentor in Budapest.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Nobel Prize committee is busy handing out the 2019 awards this week. On Wednesday, it announced Canadian-born physicist James Peebles was one of three researchers who won the Nobel Prize in Physics 鈥渇or theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.鈥 Today, the committee gave the prize in chemistry to a trio of researchers for the development of lithium-ion batteries.</p> <p>As for last summer鈥檚 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Pallagi said he had a chance to learn from renowned physicists such as Steven Chu, who was energy secretary under the Obama administration and won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics.</p> <p>Pallagi, who is pursing a double major in physics and the&nbsp;history and philosophy of science, told <em>茄子直播 News</em>&nbsp;he was intrigued at how Chu was an early supporter of Tesla and the electric car industry. He said he also learned about the value of looking at science from a public policy angle.</p> <p>鈥淲e had a great conversation with him about science policy,鈥 Pallagi said.</p> <p>Pallagi also had the opportunity to talk to Canadian Nobel winners such as astrophysicist Arthur McDonald, who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, and laser physicist Donna Strickland, who won the same award last year.</p> <p>鈥(Strickland) made a great presentation about how her thesis statement was a great new idea at the time, and how her first paper became a ground-breaking revolution in laser physics that she didn鈥檛 anticipate at all,鈥 said Pallagi.</p> <p>At 茄子直播, several faculty and alumni have received the Nobel Prize over the years. They include Sir&nbsp;<strong>Frederick Banting</strong>, who won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering insulin鈥檚 properties in treating diabetes, and <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>John Polanyi</strong>, who won the chemistry prize in 1986.</p> <p>Pallagi said he was looking forward to seeing whose work is highlighted by the Nobel committee this year.</p> <p>鈥淚 think (science and technology) can be used to help people from various backgrounds and enhance their quality of life鈥 and the Nobel Prize, I think, is in support of this,鈥 Pallagi said.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:06:16 +0000 noreen.rasbach 159602 at