Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Service at the 2025 PHS Faculty Awards
June 05/2025
Congratulations to Profs. Kazumi Tsuchiya, Robert Steiner, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Jude Kong, Prabhat Jha, Jennifer Gibson and Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco for receiving 2025 Faculty Awards! By Ishani Nath With the 2024-2025 academic year coming to a close, faculty and staff recently gathered to honour the recipients of the 2025 PHS Faculty Awards....
New report highlights wins — and opportunities — for climate action and sustainability in healthcare
March 13/2025
A look at how the TAHSN Sustainability Balanced Scorecard is helping hospital improve sustainability in healthcare. By Ishani Nath Health organizations across the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) are taking action to improve sustainability in healthcare — and better prepare for the health impacts of climate change. Canada’s healthcare...
DLSPH Faculty: The importance of representation on women’s health outcomes
March 07/2025
In this Q&A, DLSPH Profs. Shaza Fadel and Camellia Zakaria discuss the importance of representation on women’s health outcomes. By Sadia Akbar and Bonnie O'Sullivan From spearheading digital mental health research that supports caregivers to inspiring the future of women in public health and health systems through mentorship, women in...
DLSPH Faculty reflect on key public health developments in 2024
January 27/2025
We asked some of our faculty what stood out to them as key health system and public health developments in 2024. There were plenty of public health and health system advancements and developments that occurred this past year - from the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care...
DLSPH Professor Receives 2024 CIC Mid-Career Award
December 16/2024
Shaza Fadel received the 2024 CIC Mid-career Award in recognition of her work in immunization access and global health, and her strong focus on equity. By Ishani Nath Assistant Professor Shaza Fadel has no shortage of accomplishments. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School....
Jennifer Gibson named Fellow of The Hastings Center
December 13/2024
As a newly elected Fellow of The Hastings Center, Jennifer Gibson is being recognized as a global leader in bioethics. By Ishani Nath Jennifer Gibson was an undergraduate science student when she first heard about The Hastings Center. She remembers reading reports from the Center and recognizing the U.S.-based bioethics...
Professor Ted Witek Receives the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Yale School of Public Health
November 27/2024
The DLSPH Professor and DrPH Program Director was presented the Yale School of Public Health’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. By Ishani Nath When Professor Ted Witek started out as a master’s student at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH), he wasn’t sure if he belonged. "When I sat in...
Dr. Hailey Banack Appointed Inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention
November 21/2024
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Hailey Banack as the inaugural Novo Nordisk Research Professor in Health Equity of Chronic Illness Prevention, as part of the University of Toronto’s Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations. An Assistant Professor in the Division of...
Five DLSPH Researchers Awarded 2024 Canada Research Chairs
November 18/2024
The prestigious appointment of five DLSPH faculty members as 2024 Canada Research Chairs, recognizes their leadership and contributions in their respected fields. By Ishani Nath The Canada Research Chair Program invests an estimated $311 million every year to support and retain researchers at post-secondary institutions across the country. There are...
New funding furthers AI-driven public health projects in the Global South
November 15/2024
The Dalla Lana School of Public Health received $2.15 million to scale successful projects and make them sustainable. By Ishani Nath There were no hospitals in the small village where Assistant Professor Jude Kong of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health grew up in Cameroon. No local doctors. He...