How Business Corporations Became People, Speakers, and Deceivers: A Millennia-Long History
Speaker: Zoe M. Savitsky, A.B., J.D., Ph.D. Candidate at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School Abstract: Business corporations “speak” or “express themselves” often in contemporary life, in ways that are familiar and quotidian: through advertising, sponsorships, donations, political commitments, reports, and so on. Many have asserted that a significant portion...
Future-Focused Health Systems in a Changing World
Join the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a hybrid seminar with Dr. Francisco Oviedo-Gómez, physician, public health specialist, and lecturer at the University of Costa Rica. Pandemics, climate change, economic shocks and political instability rarely arrive one at a time. When they...
October 23 CQ Seminar – Storying Black life: A critical race narrative methodology for social research on health and well-being
Seminar Description Narrative approaches to critical inquiry are a powerful tool for examining health and health inequalities. However, there remains a gap in their critical engagement with race and racism, particularly in public health research. This presentation introduces a critical race narrative methodology as a multi-phase approach for conducting critical,...
Advancing Equity in Genetics and Genomics in Canada (AEG2C) and Beyond – 2nd International Symposium
Join us in Montreal (or online) on October 19–20, 2026 for the second AEG2C Symposium. This event will bring together researchers, trainees, community partners, and patients to advance equity in genetics and genomics research across Canada and beyond. This symposium is organized and hosted by the McGill Canada Excellence Research...
Painting Connections: Art, Community and Conversation
The Office of Community Outreach, Partnerships, and Equity (COPE) and the Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health (WIIH) invite you to an informal drop-in event for DLSPH students, staff, and faculty. Through a facilitated Indigenous arts activity led by Red Pepper Spectacle Arts, attendees will have an opportunity to connect with...
Food, Climate & Health Convening: Bridging Research, Practice & Policy
Join the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care on Monday, October 5, from 1:00–5:00 PM for an in-person interdisciplinary convening exploring the connections between food, climate, and health. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy leaders from across the University of Toronto and beyond to share...
Give It A Shot (2026) Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Vaishali Sinha, Give It a Shot (2026) examines the development of male contraception and the broader questions surrounding who bears responsibility for preventing pregnancy. Join the Centre for Global Health and the Jackman Faculty of Law's International Reproductive and Sexual Health Law Program for...
2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub Lecture Series: The Impacts of Alberta’s Bill 29 on Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Athletes
The 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Hub lecture series presents: The Impacts of Alberta's Bill 29 on Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Athletes with Celeste Pang and Kayde DePestel from Mount Royal University. This lecture will share key findings and recommendations from the 2026 ""TransAthletics"" research study, a qualitative interview-based study that focused on...
Flavours of Home: Cultural Meal Provision through Ontario’s Meals on Wheels Programs
Abstract Food security in later life is a complex phenomenon shaped by multiple socioeconomic and cultural factors. As Canada’s older adult population becomes increasingly diverse, ensuring they can access food with dignity and comfort is essential to advancing equitable aging in place. This mixed-methods study examined cultural meal offerings through...
Modernizing Sex and Gender Survey Measurements
Learn inclusive epidemiological survey interpretation and analysis, with practical tools for researchers working with 2S/LGBTQ+ populations. Drawing from the GSMM Research Equity Toolkit, on which Dr. TJ Salway served as an expert advisor, come learn inclusive epidemiological survey interpretation and analysis. This hybrid lecture is part two of the RISE...