PhD student celebrates mental wellness among the Black community in the ‘Black Joy Art Initiative’
October 20/2025
The “Black Joy Art Initiative” showcased the different ways mental wellness is maintained, acting as a counterbalance to DLSPH PhD student Mercedes Sobers’ research on Black mental health. By Ishani Nath For some, taking care of their mental wellness might look like taking a vacation, booking a spa appointment or...
How an OEH practicum placement helped this new grad unearth a passion for mining safety
May 30/2025
Spring 2025 graduate Danica Pring discovered her passion for mining safety during a summer OEH practicum placement in Nunavut. She was recently hired as the Hygiene Advisor for a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. By Bonnie O'Sullivan For Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) graduate Danica Pring, it became clear...
Two DLSPH doctoral students recognized as 2025 UTAA Graduate Scholars
April 10/2025
Otuto Amarauche Chukwu and Nicholas Grubic are recognized as 2025 UTAA Graduate Scholars by the University of Toronto for their academic and leadership achievements. By Bonnie O'Sullivan and Sadia Akbar Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) student Otuto Amarauche Chukwu and Public Health Sciences (PHS) student Nicholas Grubic...
‘I’m Confident in My Path Now’: DLSPH’s MPH Black Health program has fine-tuned the life goals for this student
February 26/2025
First-year DLSPH student Sylvia Okonofua says the MPH Black Health program has fine-tuned her life’s mission to improve health outcomes for Black patients. As the founder and executive director of Black Donors Save Lives, she has used her education to inform her advocacy, education and policy work. By Bonnie O'Sullivan...
DLSPH Students Shine in Documentary Digging Into the Health Risks of Heavy Metal Contamination
January 24/2025
Heavy Risks zooms in on the Whin Valley, Ghana and showcases the public health risks of heavy mental contamination, and what can be done to protect this essential farming region. By Ishani Nath Recently, three DLSPH students took what they learned in the classroom and applied it to protect the...
DLSPH Diaries: A Day in the Life of an Epidemiology Student
January 17/2025
What does balance look like for a DLSPH student? First-year Epidemiology student Sadia takes us on a day in her life, kicking off with delicious coffee on campus and an Epidemiologic Methods I lecture. Later, she meets a friend for some roller-skating at Union Station and then rounds off her...
Four DLSPH Students Awarded 2024 Health System Impact Fellowships
December 10/2024
Meet the DLSPH students who will receive the prestigious 2024 Health System Impact Fellowships from CIHR. By Ishani Nath The Health System Impact Fellowship, funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), offers PhD trainees, postdoctoral researchers and early career researchers the valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in health...
Ten DLSPH doctoral students named 2024 Vanier Scholars
August 13/2024
Six Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) students and four Public Health Sciences (PHS) students were named 2024 Vanier Scholars, earning funding to support their doctoral studies. By Bonnie O’Sullivan, with content from Marielle Boutin’s IHPME article DLSPH is delighted to congratulate ten doctoral students who have been...
Two research teams awarded grants toward student mental health studies
July 08/2024
Faculty members Emily Seto and Daniel Grace receive 2023-24 Inlight Research Development Grants for studies focusing on student mental health. By Elaine Smith Professors Emily Seto and Daniel Grace are among five University of Toronto (U of T) researchers who have been awarded 2023-24 Inlight Research Development Grants to advance knowledge...
IHPME doctoral student awarded the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
April 25/2024One of U of T’s Awards of Excellence recipients, doctoral student Natasha (Yasmin) Sheikhan, is recognized for her academic achievements and work in advocating for patients’ rights in both research and community settings. By Elaine Smith “My health-care journey began as a patient in a system where I felt lost...