Prof. Vivek Goel Named Next President and Vice-Chancellor of University of Waterloo
November 17/2020
Vivek Goel, a renowned public health expert who served six years at the head of the University of Toronto’s research division, is leaving U of T to become the University of Waterloo’s seventh president and vice-chancellor. Goel, a professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) at...
Teaching About a Pandemic During a Pandemic
July 23/2020
By Heidi Singer When the COVID-19 crisis hit Canada, professors from almost every part of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health came together on a mega-COVID course In early April, as much of the world was deep in lockdown and universities scrambled to move online, DLSPH Prof. Blake Poland...
DLSPH Open: Advancement Excellence
December 06/2018Dear colleagues, Over the last few months, we’ve discussed the DLSPH’s fiscal snapshot with faculty, staff and School Council. The upshot: the School is in solid financial standing, thanks to a strong Academic Budget Review complimented by outstanding efforts led by all members of the DLSPH community. Four years ago,...
New Year, New faces and New Areas of Focus
February 01/2017I would like to welcome everyone back and extend my wishes for a prosperous new year. Now that 2017 is well underway, there are some leadership changes and new priorities that I would like to share. The first leadership change relates to Professor Dan Sellen, who left the Associate Dean...
Response to on-campus transphobic and anti-black hate speech and threats
November 18/2016I would like to address the recent incidents of transphobic and anti-black hate speech and threats that have occurred on–campus because I see this as an important opportunity to examine DLSPH’s inclusivity practices and ensure we welcome and celebrate our diversity as a Faculty, leverage our collective strengths and look...
Introduction to Public Health course, UTQAP & Dean’s Leadership Series
October 18/2016For many members of our community, every September flies by in a whirlwind of new faces, courses, events and challenges. This year was no different. From international partnership collaboration, Introduction to Public Health course renewal to the upcoming external review and other events, this fall is shaping up to...
VIDEO: Dean Howard Hu’s State of the School Address
March 21/2016Watch Dean Howard Hu's State of the School Address delivered on March 8, 2016 at the General Faculty Meeting. Click here to watch video
Waging Peace: The Annual Pakula Lecture by Professor Chandler Davis
April 20/2015Professor Chandler Davis will speak at the third Dr. Zofia Pakula Public Lecture Series on April 27, 2015 in the Music Room at Hart House. Davis is a Professor Emeritus in U of T’s Department of Mathematics. He is also an author and self-identified socialist who was imprisoned in 1960...
Six public health students recognized for community building with Gordon Cressy Award
April 17/2015
Six Dalla Lana School of Public Health students received a Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award in recognition of their outstanding volunteer contributions to the U of T community on April 16, 2015. This year’s recipients include: Lauren Della Mora (MPH Epidemiology), Ivneet Garcha (MPH Health Promotion), Valerie Haboucha (MPH Health Promotion), Parth...
Professor Lisa Forman receives CRC Research Chair and Jus Prize for ground-breaking human rights research
April 09/2015
If you are born in Canada, you can expect to live a much healthier life than if you are born in Cameroon. These disparities are what the global health community increasingly understand as health inequities — differences in health that are avoidable and unfair. Yet views on how states should...