Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology / en Nayani Jensen wins 2024 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Canadian Writers /celebrates/nayani-jensen-wins-2024-rbc-bronwen-wallace-award-emerging-canadian-writers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nayani Jensen wins 2024 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Canadian Writers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-08-02T12:12:29-04:00" title="Friday, August 2, 2024 - 12:12" class="datetime">Fri, 08/02/2024 - 12:12</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-08/njensen_headshot_2024-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Nayani Jensen (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/profile/nayani-jensen/"><strong>Nayani Jensen</strong></a>, a PhD candidate in the Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology (IHPST) at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been named winner of the short fiction category in the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/rbc-bronwen-wallace-award-for-emerging-writers">2024 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Canadian Writers</a>.</p> <p>Jensen was recognized for <a href="https://writers-trust.cdn.prismic.io/writers-trust/2dd48e4f-ae80-400e-8f05-0540b38ba79d_BW24_Short+Fiction_+Jensen_Like+Rabits+%28CH+Template%29_edited+%28Apple%29.pdf"><em>Like Rabbits</em></a>, a story about the&nbsp;17th-century Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist Regnier de Graaf, who made key discoveries in reproductive biology before dying at the age of 32. Jensen imagined the end of de Graaf’s life based on real historical research and archival work.</p> <p>The Writers’ Trust short fiction jury said <em>Like Rabbits</em> was&nbsp;“historical fiction at its most intimate,” lauding Jensen for crafting “a timeless story of ambition and a tender portrait of a marriage.”</p> <p>“I sincerely did not think that I was going to win,” Jensen said. “I was very happy just to have been a finalist, so it was a big surprise, but it was wonderful.”</p> <p><em>Little Rabbits</em> is part of a collection of fictional short stories, each grounded in a scientific discovery or debate.&nbsp;“It's big questions about science as well as human questions all looked at through the lens of the short story,” Jensen said.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/nayani-jensen-wins-prestigious-writing-award-her-version-science-fiction">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/rbc-bronwen-wallace-award-for-emerging-writers/finalist/nayani-jensen">Read the Writers' Trust jury citation</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 02 Aug 2024 16:12:29 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308905 at 13 ֱ faculty members named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada /celebrates/13-u-t-faculty-members-named-fellows-royal-society-canada <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">13 ֱ faculty members named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-05T15:43:09-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 15:43" class="datetime">Tue, 09/05/2023 - 15:43</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biochemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-psychology" hreflang="en">Department of Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6877" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/hospital-sick-children" hreflang="en">Hospital for Sick Children</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Thirteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates these extraordinary researchers on this important recognition of their dedication, leadership and impact,” says <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, ֱ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.&nbsp; “Across a diverse array of disciplines, they are addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges – and their contributions to their respective fields continue to break new ground.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ryan Balot</strong> of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Paul Bloom</strong> of the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Tom Chau</strong> of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Robert Gerlai</strong> of the department of psychology at ֱ Mississauga&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professors-alberto-leon-garcia-and-tom-chau-named-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/"><strong>Alberto Leon-Garcia</strong> of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Jason Moffat</strong> of the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Amit Oza </strong>of the University Health Network (UHN) and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Daniela Rotin</strong> of SickKids and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Aaron Schimmer</strong> of UHN and the department of medical biophysics in in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/daily-update/philosophy-prof-appointed-fellow-royal-society-canada"><strong>William Seager</strong> of the department of philosophy</a> at ֱ Scarborough&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Valerie Tarasuk</strong> of the department of nutritional sciences in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>R. Paul Thompson</strong> of the Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science and Technology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Daniel Trefler</strong> of the Rotman School of Management&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>They join more than 350 Fellows of the Royal Society affiliated with ֱ.</p> <h4><a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/press-release-rsc-presents-class-2023">Read more about the Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada</a></h4> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/holland-bloorview-kids-rehabilitation-hospital" hreflang="en">Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-nutritional-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Nutritional Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:43:09 +0000 lanthierj 302870 at Karina Vold awarded AI2050 Early Career Fellowship from Schmidt Futures /celebrates/karina-vold-awarded-ai2050-early-career-fellowship-schmidt-futures <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Karina Vold awarded AI2050 Early Career Fellowship from Schmidt Futures</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-19T09:17:18-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 09:17" class="datetime">Wed, 04/19/2023 - 09:17</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/VoldKarina-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Karina Vold"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(supplied image)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong><a href="https://www.ihpst.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/karina-vold" target="_blank">Karina Vold</a></strong>, an assistant professor at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ihpst.utoronto.ca/" target="_blank">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a>&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been awarded an AI2050 Early Career Fellowship from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.schmidtfutures.com/schmidt-futures-announces-first-cohort-of-ai2050-early-career-fellows/" target="_blank">Schmidt Futures</a>, a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.</p> <p>This first cohort of 15 scholars was selected to “solve hard problems in artificial intelligence (AI) through interdisciplinary research.”</p> <p>Vold’s research – at the intersection of the philosophy of cognitive science and technology, AI and psychology – will contribute to progress against these difficult problems, which include “solving for the technical capabilities of AI, deploying AI responsibly and harnessing AI for the benefit of society.”</p> <p>“We hope the research progress of this group of exceptional, multidisciplinary scholars inspires new ideas within the global AI community, enables breakthroughs and ensures a future in which we all benefit from this promising technology,” said James Manyika, co-chair of AI2050, in a statement.</p> <p>Vold is cross-appointed to the&nbsp;<a href="https://philosophy.utoronto.ca/" target="_blank">department of philosophy</a>&nbsp;and is a faculty associate at the&nbsp;<a href="https://ethics.utoronto.ca/" target="_blank">Centre for Ethics</a>&nbsp;and a research lead at the&nbsp;<a href="https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/" target="_blank">Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society</a>. Before joining the University of Toronto, Vold worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.</p> <p>“I’m very grateful to receive this support from Schmidt Futures,” Vold said. “Machine systems using artificial intelligence are increasingly able to outperform humans at specific tasks, such as beating world champions at Go and solving 50-year-old grand challenges in biology. It will be important to consider how humans can use these extraordinary performances to gain access to new insights, thereby aiding our own learning and knowledge discovery.</p> <p>“My project will draw on a range of fields including philosophy, psychology, history, education and machine learning research, particularly around explainable and interpretable AI.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/early-career-fellowship" hreflang="en">Early Career Fellowship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/schmidt-futures" hreflang="en">Schmidt Futures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/schwartz-reisman-institute-technology-and-society" hreflang="en">Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/centre-ethics" hreflang="en">Centre for Ethics</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:17:18 +0000 lanthierj 301171 at Four graduate students named Naylor Fellows /celebrates/four-graduate-students-named-naylor-fellows <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Four graduate students named Naylor Fellows</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-01-09T12:34:58-05:00" title="Monday, January 9, 2023 - 12:34" class="datetime">Mon, 01/09/2023 - 12:34</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6872" hreflang="en">Institute for the History &amp; Philosophy of Science &amp; Technology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/2023-naylor-fellow-v2.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(L-R): Nayani Jensen, Jill Downey, Kate Mitchell and Damilola Iduye</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A climate engineer exploring the history of science communication. A chemist making your home safer. An expert in law and public administration with a passion for prison reform. And a nurse anchored in two cultures reforming the way we offer diabetes care.</p> <p>Interdisciplinary scholars <b>Nayani Jensen, Jill Downey, Kate Mitchell</b> and <b>Damilola Iduye</b> are the recipients of the 2022 C. David Naylor Fellowships.</p> <p>Established in 2013 by the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation, the $30,000 Naylor Fellowships support outstanding University of Toronto grad students with origins in Atlantic Canada.</p> <p>“We’re delighted to welcome Damilola, Jill, Kate and Nayani to the university,” says <b>Leah Cowen</b>, U&nbsp;of&nbsp;T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “They join a community of world-class scholars who are committed to serving society by solving the biggest challenges of our time.</p> <p>“We’re so grateful to the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation for championing researchers like these as they launch their careers.”</p> <h3><a href="https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/2022-naylor-fellowships/">Read more about the Naylor Fellows</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">DUA</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:34:58 +0000 lanthierj 178836 at