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President of UofT: Message on Typhoon Haiyan
November 13, 2013To members of the University of Toronto community:We have watched news of Typhoon Haiyan’s vast and devastating impact in the Philippines with growing distress and overwhelming sadness. On behalf of the entire University of Toronto community, I wish to extend our most profound sympathies to those suffering from...
How Toronto is helping Ethiopia build its mental health care
FROM THE TORONTO STAR Read Complete StoryEthiopia has 51 psychiatrists. This is a small number, especially when you consider the 92 million people they're supposed to serve. But in 2003, there were only nine psychiatrists in the country – meaning their ranks have grown by 467 per cent in just...
Professor Lori Ferris accepts AVP position for Research Oversight and Compliance
Professor Lori Ferris accepts AVP position for Research Oversight and Compliance Sent: October 17, 2013 12:39 PMTo: 'PDADC-L at LISTSERV. CA'Subject: Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and ComplianceMEMORANDUMTO: Principals, Deans, Academic Directors and ChairsFROM: Professor Paul Young, Vice-President, Research and InnovationsDATE: 17 October 2012RE: Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Compliance I...
Dr. Paul Demers appointed to be Chair of an Expert Panel for the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Paul Demers appointed to be Chair of an Expert Panel for the Royal Society of Canada Abstract:At the request of Health Canada, the Royal Society of Canada has assembled this expert panel to conduct a review of Safety Code 6, which concerns the potential health risks of radiofrequency fields...
DLSPH & U of T’s researcher and neuroscientist Gillian Einstein in the news
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF), Ontario region funds Gillian Einstein U of T researcher and neuroscientist in a study that will eventually follow 275 women over 10 years. Read more......
Professors O’Campo and Jha elected to Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Meet 18 new Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health SciencesOne of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences communityLiam MitchellEighteen members of the University of Toronto community have been named fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of Canada’s most esteemed academic academies. Read More.................
Book Launch By Anne-Emanuelle Birn
You are invited to a book launch:Comrades in Health: US Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home edited by Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. BrownFriday October 4, 4-5:45pmCroft Chapter House, University College15 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto | U of T mapRSVP by September 27 to: marrisonstranks@gmail.com