A Holistic View on Societal Decarbonization
Abstract: Climate change, stemming from carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poses an existential threat to the earth’s ecosystem and humanity. Consequently, there is a broad consensus that society must rapidly transition to sustainable energy practices to curtail and eliminate these emissions. This talk will delve into systems for...
Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives: Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Health Care
Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives: Climate Resilience and Sustainability in Health Care Friday, December 1, 2023, 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. (ET) Climate change is already threatening the health of people and communities around the globe — and its risks are only expected to intensify in the years and decades to come....
PhD Virtual Open House in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (SBHS)
Please join Dr. Lisa Forman, SBHS PhD Program Director, to a virtual SBHS PhD Open House for overview of the program and admissions requirements. Register here: https://forms.gle/a7zYpSKfHwBSQZu97
OEH Seminar: “Occupational patterns of opioid-related harms in the Ontario workforce.”
About this event: Title: "Occupational patterns of opioid-related harms in the Ontario workforce" The opioid crisis continues in Canada, with data suggesting men of working age and workers in construction are being disproportionately affected. Current health surveillance systems that monitor opioid-related harms have limited or no employment information. The Occupational...
SSHRC Partnership Grants: Proposal Development Workshop
This Proposal Development Workshop is designed to support researchers and divisional research support staff as they craft applications for the February 2024 Partnership Grant (PG) competition. The content will build on the “SSHRC Partnership Program – Models and Strategies for Success" faculty panel webinar held in Spring 2023 and provide information...
NFRF-Exploration: Strategies for Success
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support is hosting a webinar on the upcoming 2023 NFRF-Exploration competition for the University of Toronto community. The objective of the Exploration stream is to support high-risk, high-reward and interdisciplinary research. It seeks to inspire projects that bring disciplines together beyond traditional disciplinary or...
Health Inc 3.1: Climate change, sustainable care, and the medically-related industry
Climate change poses a growing threat to global health due to extreme weather events, loss of biodiversity, risk of zoonotic disease outbreaks, heat stress, and poor air quality. Such threats also pose challenges for safe and effective healthcare, including through risks to reliable supply, safe infrastructure and accessible and high...
MPH – Nutrition & Dietetics Information Session
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics offers students opportunities to develop expertise in dietetic practice within the health and food systems, from disease prevention to palliation. Please join us for a virtual information session where we will discuss our program structure, ways...
MPH in Epidemiology Information Session
This information session will allow you to meet the Program Director, learn more about the MPH in Epidemiology program. Prospective students will also have a chance to ask questions about the program and the admission process. This event will take place via Zoom. Access details will be sent to registered...
Dalla Lana Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact
There has never been more demand for subject-matter specialists to work in journalism. If you are thinking about making journalism part of your professional or academic career, or turning your specialization into a full-time journalism career, please join us for a 45-minute open house. We’ll talk about how to think...