Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education / en Luc Tremblay and Joëlle Hajj recognized by Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology /celebrates/luc-tremblay-and-joelle-hajj-recognized-canadian-society-psychomotor-learning-and-sport <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Luc Tremblay and Joëlle Hajj recognized by Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-12-16T11:18:41-05:00" title="Monday, December 16, 2024 - 11:18" class="datetime">Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:18</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/luc-tremblay-and-studen-cropt.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Luc Tremblay (L) and&nbsp;Joëlle Hajj (photo by Gerome Manson)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Luc Tremblay</strong>, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education, and <strong>Joëlle Hajj</strong>, an alumna who completed her PhD in Tremblay's research group, have been recognized by the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS).</p> <p>Tremblay, who is director of the Centre for Motor Control at KPE, received the <a href="https://www.scapps.org/about/#scapps-brawley-and-elliott-award:~:text=BRAWLEY%20AND%20ELLIOTT%20AWARD%20FOR%20EXCELLENCE%20IN%20SUPERVISION%20AND%20MENTORSHIP">Brawley and Elliott Award for Excellence in Supervision and Mentorship</a>, which recognizes faculty members for their longstanding commitment to supporting trainees in achieving their academic and career goals.</p> <p>“I am very grateful to the SCAPPS community and thank all of the amazing students I had and still have the chance to work with,” said Tremblay. “I will endeavour to continue honouring the exceptional legacy of my own supervisors, Professors Emeriti <strong>Luc Proteau</strong> and <strong>Digby Elliott</strong>."</p> <p>Hajj, who is now a post-doctoral fellow at Lund University in Sweden, was one of the recipients of the <a href="https://www.scapps.org/about/#ysa-award:~:text=YOUNG%20SCIENTIST%20AWARD-,Award%20Information,-Award%20Overview%3A">Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award</a>.</p> <h3><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty-news/professor-luc-tremblay-wins-brawley-and-elliot-award-excellence-supervision-and">Read the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education announcement</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">KPE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:41 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310979 at 34 山ǿ scholars receive research infrastructure support from CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund /celebrates/34-u-t-scholars-receive-research-infrastructure-support-cfi-s-john-r-evans-leaders-fund <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">34 山ǿ scholars receive research infrastructure support from CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-09-24T10:00:06-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - 10:00" class="datetime">Tue, 09/24/2024 - 10:00</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dunlap-institute-astronomy-astrophysics" hreflang="en">Dunlap Institute for Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-dentistry" hreflang="en">Faculty of Dentistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Thirty-four scholars from the University of Toronto will receive research infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through its <a href="https://www.innovation.ca/apply-manage-awards/funding-opportunities/john-r-evans-leaders-fund">John R. Evans Leaders Fund</a>.</p> <p>The fund aims to support universities’ research infrastructure and help them compete in recruiting and retaining exceptional researchers. 山ǿ projects will receive a total of $10.6 million in the latest round of funding, announced Sept. 13, 2024.</p> <p>“From exploring the links between neural activity and stress to designing next-generation spectrographs to enhance our understanding of celestial phenomena, these research projects are poised to expand knowledge in an array of crucial fields,” said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 山ǿ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“I would like to congratulate all the recipients of this funding support, and express 山ǿ’s gratitude to the Canada Foundation for Innovation for its continued backing of critical research infrastructure.”</p> <p>The recipients of John R. Evans Leaders Fund support at 山ǿ are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Myrtede Alfred </strong>in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – HFE visual design studio</li> <li><strong>Artem Babaian</strong> in the department of molecular genetics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – The Open Virome: Infrastructure for planetary-scale virus surveillance</li> <li><strong>Celina Baines</strong> in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Impacts of environmental change on organismal movement</li> <li><strong>Jaideep Bains</strong> at the University Health Network and the department of physiology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Anticipating and buffering stress: from synapse to behaviour</li> <li><strong>Deryk Beal</strong>&nbsp;at Holland Bloorview&nbsp;Kids&nbsp;Rehabilitation Hospital and the department of speech-language pathology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Advancing neuromodulation for pediatric rehabilitation</li> <li><strong>Robert Bentley</strong> at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education – Cardiovascular exercise physiology laboratory: Individual differences in oxygen delivery during physical activity</li> <li><strong>Laurent Bozec</strong> at the Faculty of Dentistry – 21st-century challenge for dentistry: Breaking the cycle of irreversible dental tissue loss</li> <li><strong>Jennifer Campos</strong> in the department of psychology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Innovative strategies and simulation technologies for sensory-cognitive health of the aging population</li> <li><strong>Timothy Corson</strong> at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – New targets and therapies for neovascular eye diseases</li> <li><strong>Niv Dayan </strong>in the department of computer science at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Universal filters for storage engines</li> <li><strong>Tilak Dutta </strong>in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Advancing fall prevention research</li> <li><strong>Micah Freedman</strong> in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Effects of climate change, migratory plasticity, and habitat modification on monarch butterfly migration</li> <li><strong>Liisa Galea</strong> in the Institute of Medical Science at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Sex and sex-specific factors influencing brain health across the lifespan</li> <li><strong>Michael Hardisty </strong>at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and&nbsp;the department of surgery at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Enabling precision diagnostics/image-guided therapy: Advanced computational infrastructure for musculoskeletal health</li> <li><strong>Eno Hysi</strong> at Unity Health Toronto and the department of medical biophysics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Structural and Functional Assessments of Diabetic Skin Microvasculature using Photoacoustic Imaging</li> <li><strong>David Kirsch </strong>at the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Dissecting mechanisms of cancer development using genetically engineered mouse models</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/this-u-of-t-engineering-professor-is-developing-novel-biomaterials-to-improve-the-treatment-of-chronic-diseases/"><strong>Caitlin Maikawa</strong> in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Biointerfacing materials for drug delivery lab</a></li> <li><strong>Kuldeep Meel </strong>in the department of computer science at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Scalable discrete integration engines</li> <li><strong>Juan Mena-Parra </strong>in the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – An advanced laboratory to enable novel radio telescopes for cosmology and time-domain astrophysics</li> <li><strong>Emily Moore</strong> in the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – A collaboratorium to improve problem framing in engineering design</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/u-of-t-engineering-professor-using-ai-to-decarbonize-chemical-industries/"><strong>Seyed Moosavi </strong>in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Machine learning for nanoporous materials design</a></li> <li><strong>Trevor Moraes</strong> in the department of biochemistry at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Upgrade Glacios-2 200 keV cryo-electron microscope</li> <li><strong>Long Nguyen </strong>at the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Molecular regulation of clonal propagation and dissemination in human breast cancer</li> <li><strong>Kacey Prentice</strong> in the department of physiology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Mechanisms of beta cell dysfunction in diabetes</li> <li><strong>Chenxi Qian</strong> in the department of medical biophysics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Next-generation vibrational imaging platform for biomedical research and applications</li> <li><strong>Laurie Rousseau-Nepton</strong> in the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science – Development of a high-resolution imaging spectrograph</li> <li><strong>Arneet Saltzman</strong> in the department of cell and systems biology at the Faculty of Arts and Science – Heterochromatin regulation in development and inheritance</li> <li><strong>Wilder Scott</strong> at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Mechanisms regulating the stem cell niche in tissue regeneration and aging at single cell and spatial resolution</li> <li><strong>Mikko Taipale</strong> in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Interrogating cellular pathways with pathogenic effectors</li> <li><strong>Jiannis Taxidis</strong> at the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of physiology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Advanced imaging and manipulation of hippocampal activity patterns linking memories across time</li> <li><strong>Tatsuya Tsukahara </strong>at Mount Sinai Hospital and&nbsp;the department of molecular genetics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Molecular logic and functions of transcriptional adaptation</li> <li><strong>Anatole von Lilienfeld </strong>in the department of materials science and engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering – Large memory compute nodes for generation of quantum machine learning data</li> <li><strong>Andy Kin On Wong</strong> at the University Health Network and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Sarcopenia and musculoskeletal interactions (SaMI) collaborative hub</li> <li><strong>Olena Zhulyn</strong>&nbsp;at the Hospital for Sick Children in the department of molecular genetics at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Targeting translation for tissue regeneration and repair</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.innovation.ca/news/jelf-september-2024">Read the Canada Foundation for Innovation press release</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:06 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309505 at Seven 山ǿ graduate students awarded 2023-2024 Inlight Research Fellowships in support of mental health research /celebrates/seven-u-t-graduate-students-awarded-2023-2024-inlight-research-fellowships-support <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Seven 山ǿ graduate students awarded 2023-2024 Inlight Research Fellowships in support of mental health research</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-01T15:26:40-04:00" title="Monday, April 1, 2024 - 15:26" class="datetime">Mon, 04/01/2024 - 15:26</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/factor-inwentash-faculty-social-work" hreflang="en">Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institutional-strategic-initiatives" hreflang="en">Institutional Strategic Initiatives</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">山ǿ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">山ǿ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-04/inlight-2024.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: Melissa deJonge, Egag Egag,&nbsp;Asma Shamim, Maya Ahia, Danika Quesnel, JesusMiracle Chiadika and Ananya Bhattacharjee (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Seven students from across the University of Toronto are recipients of the <a href="https://smhr.utoronto.ca/the-2023-2024-inlight-research-fellowships-support-student-mental-health-research/">2023-2024 Inlight Research Fellowships</a>&nbsp;awarded by <a href="https://smhr.utoronto.ca/">Inlight Student Mental Health Research</a>, a 山ǿ <a href="https://isi.utoronto.ca/">institutional strategic initiative</a>&nbsp;committed to improving student mental health and wellness outcomes.</p> <p>The $10,000 fellowships support graduate scholars who are leading research projects that aim to improve student mental health and well-being on campus and recognize the importance of student-led and co-designed research solutions.&nbsp;</p> <p>“The Inlight Research Fellowship Program is dedicated to promoting the development of leaders in post-secondary student mental health research,” said <strong>Julius Haag</strong>, Inlight’s associate director, education and training and an assistant professor, teaching stream in the department of sociology at 山ǿ Mississauga.</p> <p>“We are actively supporting impactful research that will grow the perspectives and capacity needed to advance student mental health and wellness, as well as centring research that focuses on engaging the experiences and perspectives of our diverse student community.”</p> <p>Here is the full list of Inlight’s 2023-2024 research fellowship award recipients:</p> <p><strong>Maya Ahia</strong>&nbsp;– master’s student in clinical psychology, 山ǿ Scarborough</p> <p><strong>Ananya Bhattacharjee</strong> – PhD candidate in computer science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>JesusMiracle Chiadika</strong> – PhD student in higher education, comparative, international &amp; development education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</p> <p><strong>Melissa deJonge</strong> – PhD student, Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</p> <p><strong>Egag Egag</strong>&nbsp;– PhD student, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</p> <p><strong>Danika Quesnel </strong>–<strong>&nbsp;</strong>PhD student in clinical psychology, 山ǿ Scarborough</p> <p><strong>Asma Shamim</strong> – PhD student in developmental psychology and education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</p> <h3><a href="https://smhr.utoronto.ca/the-2023-2024-inlight-research-fellowships-support-student-mental-health-research/">Read more about the fellowship recipients at Inlight</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:26:40 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307167 at Janelle Joseph recognized with Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers award /celebrates/janelle-joseph-recognized-connaught-major-research-challenge-black-researchers-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Janelle Joseph recognized with Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-02-16T16:21:34-05:00" title="Friday, February 16, 2024 - 16:21" class="datetime">Fri, 02/16/2024 - 16:21</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-fund" hreflang="en">Connaught Fund</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/20230314_JanelleJoseph_3.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="Assistant Professor Janelle Joseph"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Assistant Professor Janelle Joseph (photo by Dewey Chang)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Janelle Joseph</strong>, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), has received the Connaught Major Research Challenge for Black Researchers award.</p> <p>The award, given by 山ǿ’s <a href="https://connaught.research.utoronto.ca/">Connaught Fund</a> in partnership with the <a href="https://brn.utoronto.ca/">Black Research Network</a>, aims to strengthen Black scholars’ research programs and help foster partnerships, create training opportunities and enhance their competitiveness for external funding.</p> <p>Joseph will receive a two-year grant worth $250,000 in support of her project, which aims to enhance the leadership skills of Black Canadian and Global South community leaders through anti-racist and embodied learning.</p> <p>The project envisions three conferences – in Toronto, Montreal and Cape Town – that will explore topics related to creative problem-solving, situating the individual within the collective per the Indigenous African philosophy of “ubuntu,” and burn-out and healing for social justice leaders, respectively.</p> <p>“This project will provide the evidence to tailor better leadership education and supports for marginalized leaders and the communities they serve, including healing from burn-out and trauma, improved organizational capacity and communication, as well as advanced personal and interpersonal development,” said Joseph.</p> <p>“It will help us understand what is needed for interconnectedness and interdependence of diverse groups that are collectively addressing Black community well-being.”</p> <h3><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty-news/janelle-joseph-recognized-connaught-major-research-challenge-award-black-researchers">Read the KPE story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">KPE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:21:34 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 306172 at Thirteen 山ǿ researchers named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences /celebrates/thirteen-u-t-researchers-named-fellows-canadian-academy-health-sciences <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Thirteen 山ǿ researchers named Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-09-20T11:47:27-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 11:47" class="datetime">Wed, 09/20/2023 - 11:47</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canadian-academy-health-sciences" hreflang="en">Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/factor-inwentash-faculty-social-work-0" hreflang="en">Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/holland-bloorview-kids-rehabilitation-hospital" hreflang="en">Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6894" hreflang="en">Sinai Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/uhn" hreflang="en">UHN</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/unity-health" hreflang="en">Unity Health</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Thirteen University of Toronto researchers have been named Fellows of <a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/">the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences</a> (CAHS) in recognition of their leadership, creativity and commitment to advancing academic health sciences.</p> <p>One of three national academies that make up <a href="https://cca-reports.ca/about/">the Council of Canadian Academies</a>, the CAHS leverages the expertise of Canada’s leading health sciences researchers to evaluate Canada's most urgent and complex health challenges and recommend strategic, actionable solutions. To be named a CAHS Fellow is considered one of the highest distinctions for academics in the health sciences field in Canada.</p> <p>“The University of Toronto congratulates these leading researchers on this important recognition of their work,” says <strong>Barbara Fallon</strong>, 山ǿ’s associate vice-president, research. “This reaffirms what we saw in <a href="/news/nature-ranks-u-t-among-top-three-institutions-world-health-sciences-research-output">the recent <em>Nature</em> rankings</a>, which placed 山ǿ second in the world among health sciences research universities, and <a href="/news/u-t-fifth-world-first-among-north-american-public-universities-ntu-rankings">the recent NTU rankings</a>, which placed 山ǿ second among the world’s top research universities in the category of medicine.</p> <p>“Across disciplines, fuelled by the collaboration between the 14 research hospitals in <a href="https://tahsn.ca/">the&nbsp;Toronto Academic Health Science Network </a>(TAHSN), these researchers are making discoveries and advancements that have a real impact on the some of the most complex health challenges facing Canadians.”</p> <p>The new Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Evdokia Anagnostou</strong>, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Paediatrics)</li> <li><strong>Ahmed Bayoumi</strong>, Unity Health and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Medicine)</li> <li><strong>Patricia Brubaker</strong>, Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Physiology)</li> <li><strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Molecular Genetics)</li> <li><strong>Neeru Gupta</strong>, Unity Health and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Opthalmology &amp; Vision Sciences)</li> <li><strong>Mojgan Hodaie</strong>, University Health Network (UHN) and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Surgery)</li> <li><strong>John Kingdom</strong>, Sinai Health and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology)</li> <li><strong>Cheryl Regehr</strong>, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</li> <li><strong>Catherine Sabiston</strong>, Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</li> <li><strong>Samir Sinha</strong>, Sinai Health and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Medicine)</li> <li><strong>Lillian Siu</strong>, UHN and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Medicine)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Yu Sun</strong>, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)</li> <li><strong>Michael Tymianski</strong>, UHN and Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Surgery)</li> </ul> <h4><a href="https://cahs-acss.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CAHS-2023-New-Fellows-News-Release-EN.pdf">See the complete list of new Fellows</a></h4> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:47:27 +0000 lanthierj 303132 at Janelle Joseph honoured with CALS award for pioneering work in leisure studies /celebrates/janelle-joseph-honoured-cals-award-pioneering-work-leisure-studies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Janelle Joseph honoured with CALS award for pioneering work in leisure studies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-13T16:13:15-04:00" title="Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 16:13" class="datetime">Thu, 07/13/2023 - 16:13</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/20230314_JanelleJoseph_3.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Janelle Joseph"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Janelle Joseph (photo by&nbsp;Dewey Chang)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty/joseph-janelle"><strong>Janelle Joseph</strong></a>, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been recognized with the&nbsp;<a href="https://canadianleisurestudies.ca/emerging-leisure-scholar-award/">Emerging Leisure Scholar Award</a> from the Canadian Association of Leisure Studies (CALS)&nbsp;for her significant contributions to the field of leisure studies.</p> <p>As someone whose research is largely focused on the contributions of Black and racialized athletes – and the systemic failure to recognize and centre their contributions to sport and physical activity in Canada – it is important to Joseph to ensure new generations of all backgrounds are represented in the lab and in the field of study.</p> <p>Joseph says she has a particular appreciation of the CALS recognition because it comes from the world of leisure – which historically has not been known for research on racial equity or racialized communities.&nbsp;</p> <p>“For thousands of years, racialized communities have been participating in sport, recreation and leisure practices in Canada. Understanding our experiences is essential to both knowledge of Canadian cultures and dismantling of racial oppression,” she said.&nbsp;</p> <p>The four main priorities of Joseph’s research out of her <a href="http://kpe.utoronto.ca/research-centre/indigeneity-diaspora-equity-and-anti-racism-sport-ideas-research-lab">IDEAS Lab</a>&nbsp;are Indigeneity, diaspora, equity and anti-racism as related to sport and the moving body.</p> <p>Joseph is proud to spearhead explorations into previously undocumented fields of study, particularly those that align with her Antiguan heritage.&nbsp;</p> <p>She has also authored or co-edited three books related to race, sport, education and Black communities in Canada.</p> <h3><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty-news/kpes-janelle-joseph-honoured-cals-award-pioneering-work-leisure-studies">Read the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">KPE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:13:15 +0000 siddiq22 302266 at Sandhya Mylabathula named People’s Choice winner in French-language three-minute thesis competition /celebrates/sandhya-mylabathula-named-people-s-choice-winner-french-language-three-minute-thesis <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Sandhya Mylabathula named People’s Choice winner in French-language three-minute thesis competition</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-04-05T13:29:21-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 13:29" class="datetime">Wed, 04/05/2023 - 13:29</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/20230323_022512-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Sandhya Mylabathula"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="caption">(photo by Slown Balan)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Sandhya Mylabathula </b>has won the People’s Choice Award in <a href="https://www.acfas.ca/prix-concours/ma-these-en-180-secondes">the Toronto competition of Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes</a>.</p> <p>The University of Toronto alumna and PhD student was the only anglophone participating in the French version of Canada’s three-minute competition, which gives master’s and doctoral students an opportunity to showcase their research to the broader public.</p> <p>Mylabathula was recognized for her presentation on recovery from concussions, the subject of her doctoral thesis at 山ǿ’s Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education.</p> <p>“It was quite an honour to be the sole PhD rep not just from our faculty but from 山ǿ,” said Mylabathula, who helped organize the inaugural event at Massey College as part of the university’s celebration of la Francophonie. “It was an amazing experience and I’m grateful to all who supported me.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/hU4EdQVqJTU?app=desktop&amp;feature=share">In this video of the event</a>, you can catch Mylabathula’s presentation beginning at 36:15.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">KPE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/people-s-choice-award" hreflang="en">People’s Choice Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ma-these-en-180-secondes" hreflang="en">Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 17:29:21 +0000 lanthierj 301050 at Nine 山ǿ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists /celebrates/nine-u-t-faculty-members-named-royal-society-canada-s-college-new-scholars-artists-and <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nine 山ǿ faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>mattimar</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-09-07T10:53:40-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 10:53" class="datetime">Wed, 09/07/2022 - 10:53</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW27314072 BCX0" style="padding:0px"> <p>Nine faculty members at the University of Toronto – experts in political science, education, Indigenous mental health, health policy, cosmology, critical race theory, biomedical engineering and biomedicine – have been appointed to the <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">Royal Society of Canada</a>’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.&nbsp;</p> <p>“These scholars and scientists are making a tremendous impact in their respective fields – transforming our understanding of such significant challenges as infectious diseases, anti-racism in sport or Indigenous mental health,” said <strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives at 山ǿ. “The University of Toronto congratulates them on this important recognition.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>The new college members are:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li><strong>Aisha Ahmad</strong>, of the department of political science at 山ǿ Scarborough&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/about/news/professor-ansloos-appointed-royal-society-canada-college-new-scholars-artists-and"><strong>Jeffrey Ansloos</strong>, of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Yvonne Bombard</strong>, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Benjamin Haibe-Kains</strong>,&nbsp;of the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/renee-hlozek-rsc-college-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists"><strong>Renée Hložek</strong>, of the David. A Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/faculty-news/kpes-janelle-joseph-elected-royal-society-canada-college-new-scholars-artists-and"><strong>Janelle Joseph</strong>, of the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Sharmistha Mishra</strong>, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-ervin-sejdic-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canadas-college-of-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists/"><strong>Ervin Sejdić</strong>, of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Duminda Wijeysundera</strong>, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Each appointee receives a seven-year membership in the college, which recognizes and supports academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within the last 15 years.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:53:40 +0000 mattimar 176251 at Michèle Bélanger inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame /celebrates/mich-le-b-langer-inducted-canadian-basketball-hall-fame <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Michèle Bélanger inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-07-13T12:05:23-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 12:05" class="datetime">Wed, 07/13/2022 - 12:05</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canadian-basketball-hall-fame" hreflang="en">Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Belanger-HOF-Induction-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Michèle Bélanger at the induction ceremony at The Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame (photo courtesy of KPE)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Former Varsity Blues women's basketball coach <strong>Michèle Bélanger</strong>, who led the University of Toronto&nbsp;to more than 850 victories, has been <a href="https://www.basketball.ca/news/canadian-basketball-hall-of-fame-classes-for-2021-and-2022-announced">inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame</a>.<br> <br> Described as a coaching&nbsp;icon&nbsp;by the Hall,&nbsp;Bélanger <a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/07/11/michele-belanger-toronto-basketball-hall-of-fame/">told <em>CityNews</em> </a>she was shocked to be recognized alongside “true legends of the game.”</p> <p>Other inductees recognized on July 10 include Steve Nash, two-time MVP of the NBA.</p> <p>In 41 seasons as the head coach of the Varsity Blues women's basketball program, Bélanger led 山ǿ to nine OUA championships and a national title in 1986. She finished 21 seasons with four or fewer regular season losses and was named OUA coach of the year eight times. Bélanger also coached for Canada at all levels of competition, serving as an assistant coach to Team Canada when they earned a program-best silver medal at the 2015 FISU Games, and leading Canada to a 13th place finish at the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade.</p> <p>“There are a lot of young women that want to play the game and that are in love with this basketball game, which I think is great. You didn’t see that 30 years ago. You were the odd one out,” Bélanger told CityNews. “I want to see people coming back into the gyms and supporting these young women. They’re working so hard. Their skills are amazing.”</p> <h3><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/07/11/michele-belanger-toronto-basketball-hall-of-fame/">Read the <em>CityTV</em> article</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/varsity-blues-news/varsity-blues-michele-belanger-inducted-canadian-basketball-hall-fame">Read the Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education article</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">KPE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:05:23 +0000 lanthierj 175619 at 2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of 山ǿ community /celebrates/2022-awards-excellence-recognize-members-u-t-community <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">2022 Awards of Excellence recognize members of 山ǿ community</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-04-07T13:28:56-04:00" title="Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 13:28" class="datetime">Thu, 04/07/2022 - 13:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/division-people-strategy" hreflang="en">Division of People Strategy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/equity-culture" hreflang="en">Equity &amp; Culture</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-dentistry" hreflang="en">Faculty of Dentistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-kinesiology-physical-education" hreflang="en">Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-public-policy" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/office-vice-president-and-provost" hreflang="en">Office of the Vice-President and Provost</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">山ǿ Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">山ǿ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/vlcsnap-2022-04-07-14h31m19s214-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Awards of Excellence 2022"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto has announced the winners of <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2022">the 2022 Awards of Excellence</a>, a prestigious program presented annually in collaboration with the University of Toronto Alumni Association to recognize outstanding faculty, librarians, staff and students.</p> <p>“This year's honourees represent the incredible breadth and depth of excellence found across our three campuses,”&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go0sCFE0L_Q&amp;t=18s">President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> said in his address to the winners</a>. “They are being recognized for their dedication to others and to our collective success, as well as for their own outstanding accomplishments.</p> <p>“To our award winners, you are all doing great work. You make us proud and your example is an inspiration to all of us.”</p> <p>This year’s winners are:</p> <h3>Faculty</h3> <p><strong>Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2022/Professor_Glen_Jones_is_the_recipient_of_Vivek_Goel_Citizenship_Award.html">Professor <strong>Glen A. Jones</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Educations and <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/2022/04/05/professor-rob-wright-wins-2022-vivek-goel-faculty-citizenship-award?_ga=2.165708734.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Robert M. Wright</strong></a>, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design</p> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus&nbsp;Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p>Professor<strong> Andrea Most</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and <a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/about/news/professor-ann-lopez-receives-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize">Professor <strong>Ann Lopez</strong></a>, department of leadership, adult and higher education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education</p> <p><strong>Carolyn Tuohy&nbsp;Impact on Public Policy Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2022/04/01/dlsph-dean-steini-brown-receives-carolyn-tuohy-impact-on-public-policy-award/?_ga=2.174090402.1863239762.1649083116-1165884127.1635545183">Professor <strong>Adalsteinn Brown</strong></a>,&nbsp;dean of Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>Northrop Frye&nbsp;Faculty Award</strong></p> <p>Associate Professor <strong>Adam Hammond</strong>, department of English, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>Joan E. Foley&nbsp;Quality of Student Experience Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/matthew-mackay-receives-u-of-ts-joan-e-foley-quality-of-student-experience-award/">Associate&nbsp;Professor <strong>Matthew Mackay</strong></a>, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</p> <h3>Librarians</h3> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Fabiano Takashi Rocha</strong>, metadata services, 山ǿ&nbsp;Libraries</p> <h3>Staff</h3> <p><strong>Jill Matus Excellence in Student Services Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/vicu.utoronto.ca/march-25-6263208?e=702d6e190b"><strong>Shainiya&nbsp;Balachandran</strong></a>, Office of the Dean of Students, Victoria University, and <a href="https://studentlife.utoronto.ca/news/career-exploration-education-staff-receives-matus-award-of-excellence/?_ga=2.51410025.1591144060.1649079942-1035549130.1646149332"><strong>Atifa F. Karim</strong></a>, Division of Student Life, St. George campus</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/news/cherilyn-nobleza-recognized-as-an-emerging-leader-with-a-chancellors-leadership-award/"><strong>Cherilyn Nobleza</strong></a>, Division of People Strategy, Equity &amp; Culture</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/ariana-bradford"><strong>Ariana Bradford</strong></a>, Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy</p> <p><strong>Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader</strong></p> <p><strong>Derek Newton</strong>,&nbsp;Innovations &amp; Partnerships Office</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Natasha Christie-Holmes</strong>,&nbsp;Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ayoob Ghalami</strong>, Office of Environmental Health &amp; Safety and&nbsp;<strong>Steffen Reinhart</strong>, Office of Student Recruitment</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.dentistry.utoronto.ca/news/mary-choi-receives-presidents-excellence-award"><strong>Mary Choi</strong></a>, Faculty of Dentistry,&nbsp;<strong>Daniella Mallinick</strong>, Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Kim McLean</strong>, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</p> <p><strong>President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence</strong></p> <p><strong>Pierre Piché</strong>, department of financial services&nbsp;</p> <h3>Students</h3> <p><strong>Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Emerging Leader</strong></p> <p><a href="https://kpe.utoronto.ca/alumni-profile/kpes-brenaven-kugamoorthy-awarded-ludwik-and-estelle-jus-memorial-human-rights-prize"><strong>Brenaven Kugamoorthy</strong></a>, Faculty of Kinesiology &amp; Physical Education</p> <p><strong>Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/florence-ashley-sjd-receives-adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award"><strong>Florence Ashley</strong></a>, Joint Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Law and Dalla Lana School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>John H. Moss Scholarship</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/polisci/2022-john-h-moss-scholarship-recipient-katherine-todd"><strong>Katherine Todd,</strong></a>&nbsp;山ǿ&nbsp;Scarborough</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:28:56 +0000 lanthierj 173996 at