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Three DLSPH PhD students selected as Connaught Fellows in 2025
One-fifth of U of T’s Connaught Fellows in 2025 are DLSPH PhD students. These three students will spend the next year working on projects that engage the public to enhance health care. By Bonnie O'Sullivan Three DLSPH PhD students selected as Connaught Fellows in 2025 are embarking on special projects...
2025 DLSPH Wrapped: Our community’s highlights from this year
From award ceremonies and keynote speeches, To bold ideas and what your professor teaches, Students, faculty, alumni and staff, Here's your 2025 DLSPH Wrapped! As 2025 draws to a close, we asked our DLSPH students, faculty, staff, and alumni to share their favourite moments so we could reflect on and celebrate the many accomplishments, adventures and partnerships...
Meet the 7 DLSPH researchers named Fall 2025 Canada Research Chairs
We are proud to share that DLSPH Profs Hailey Banack, Hilary Brown, Beverley Essue, Rayjean Hung, Laura Rosella, Rachel Savage and Lisa Strug received Fall 2025 Canada Research Chairs. By Ishani Nath The Canada Research Chairs Program is awarded by the Government of Canada. This tri-agency initiative involves the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC),...
2025 Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Awards Winners
The 2025 Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Awards celebrated the health leaders, ideas and projects that are improving care in the province. By Ishani Nath The individuals working to change and improve our health systems often do so behind-the-scenes. The 2025 Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Awards,...
‘Always working for my people’: DrPH Student Cheyenne Joseph wins Indigenous healthcare grant
DLSPH student Cheyenne Joseph wins 2025/26 Kausattumi Grant from the Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network. By Ishani Nath DLSPH student Cheyenne Joseph has held many titles. Nurse. Instructor. Piluwitahasuwin. Director of Health for the Assembly of First Nations. But no matter the role, First Nation community is at the heart of Joseph’s work....
DLSPH researcher deepens our understanding of intimate partner violence and ways to help
Multiple new studies led by IHPME Associate Professor, Beverley Essue, illustrate the urgent need to address intimate partner violence around the world, and opportunities to improve access to care here in Canada. By Ishani Nath Photos of animals — a tiger in a cage and a polar bear with a...
Exercise Canada Paratus Post-Exercise Report
Exercise Canada Paratus Lay Summary Exercise Canada Paratus (ECP) was a pan-Canadian health security exercise that simulated the challenge of maintaining Canadians’ access to care while managing a high and sustained flow of casualties evacuated to Canada for treatment and recovery. This sort of exercise is essential for identifying gaps in...
PhD student celebrates mental wellness among the Black community in the ‘Black Joy Art Initiative’
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...
CanPath awarded $3 million to study crises in a changing world
What if Canada had a research platform ready to track the next pandemic, study the effects of climate change on health, and help explain rising cancer rates in young people? With a $3 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), CanPath is that platform. By Megan Fleming, CanPath...
Dean’s Welcome: Newest DLSPH Faculty Members
The following message was sent to the DLSPH community announcing the hiring of our new faculty members, Aasthaa Bansal and Alexis Reeves. Dear DLSPH Community, I am pleased to share that we have two new faculty members joining DLSPH this fall. Associate Professor Aasthaa Bansal holds an appointment with the...