School of Graduate Studies / en 15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships /celebrates/15-doctoral-students-receive-connaught-phds-public-impact-fellowships <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">15 doctoral students receive Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellowships</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>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-10-04T13:24:19-04:00" title="Friday, October 4, 2024 - 13:24" class="datetime">Fri, 10/04/2024 - 13:24</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/connaught-fund" hreflang="en">Connaught Fund</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-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political 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 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-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ihpme" hreflang="en">IHPME</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/institute-biomedical-engineering-0" hreflang="en">Institute of Biomedical Engineering</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/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">Ă山ǿĽé Mississauga</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>Fifteen doctoral students at the University of Toronto have received <a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/public-scholarship/connaught/">Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowships</a> for 2024-25.</p> <p>The annual fellowships are designed to offer doctoral students the opportunity to explore the world of public scholarship. Fellows focus&nbsp;on engaging the public through their scholarly work – this can take a range of forms, from describing their work in a public forum to partnering with a school, community organization or cultural institution in an ongoing two-way exchange of knowledge and practices.</p> <p>"The School of Graduate Studies is proud to support the creative work being done by our Connaught PhDs for Public Impact fellows as they find novel ways to engage the public with the incredible research being done at Ă山ǿĽé," said <strong>Vina Goghari</strong>, vice-dean, research and program innovation at the School of Graduate Studies. "We are grateful for the generous support from the Connaught Fund in enabling this type of innovative scholarship, and we congratulate this new cohort of fellows as they begin work on their projects."</p> <p>The 2024-25 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellows are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hanne Bartels</strong>, Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><strong>Rhonda Boateng</strong>, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Dalla Lana School of Public Health</li> <li><strong>Mohammadamir (Amir) Moghaddam</strong>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Mathew Iantorno</strong>, Faculty of Information</li> <li><strong>Nicolas Ivanov</strong>, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Yojana Miraya Oscco</strong>, department of political science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Kashoro Nyenyezi</strong>, department of social justice education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)</li> <li><strong>Adrian Petterson</strong>, Faculty of Information</li> <li><strong>Paul Pritchard</strong>, department of sociology, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Jenna Quelch</strong>, department of political science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li><strong>Shivam Sharma</strong>, Faculty of Dentistry</li> <li><strong>Mercedes Sobers</strong>, Dalla Lana School of Public Health</li> <li><strong>Rhonda Solomon</strong>, department of geography, geomatics, and the environment, Ă山ǿĽé Mississauga</li> <li><strong>Lily Takeuchi</strong>, department of biomedical engineering, Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><strong>Sarah Urquhart</strong>, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/public-scholarship/connaught/fellows/">Read more about the 2024-25 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellows</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> Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:24:19 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309713 at Five faculty members receive School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards /celebrates/five-faculty-members-receive-school-graduate-studies-supervision-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Five faculty members receive School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards</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/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="2024-05-27T11:48:00-04:00" title="Monday, May 27, 2024 - 11:48" class="datetime">Mon, 05/27/2024 - 11:48</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/department-study-religion" hreflang="en">Department for the Study of Religion</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-anthropology" hreflang="en">Department of Anthropology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/early-career-supervision-award" hreflang="en">Early Career Supervision Award</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/jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award" hreflang="en">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rehabilitation-sciences-institute" hreflang="en">Rehabilitation Sciences Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-05/sgs-supervisory-awards-group-v2.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>(L-R) Angela Colantonio, Elizabeth Peter, Pamela Klassen, Angela Mashford-Pringle and Cillian O'Hogan (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>Five faculty members have been honoured with <a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty-members/">School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards</a> in recognition of their outstanding and thoughtful supervision of graduate students.</p> <p><strong>Pamela Klassen</strong>, a professor in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science’s department for the study of religion who is cross-appointed to the department of anthropology, and <strong>Angela Colantonio</strong>, a professor in the department of occupational science and occupational therapy at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who is cross-appointed to the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, received JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Awards, which recognize excellence in supervision over a minimum 15-year period.&nbsp;<strong>Elizabeth Peter</strong>, a professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, received an honourable mention.</p> <p><strong>Cillian O’Hogan</strong>, assistant professor in the department of medieval studies in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, and <strong>Angela Mashford-Pringle</strong>, an assistant professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, received Early Career Supervision Awards, which recognize pre-tenure faculty members who have been supervising graduate students for up to six years.</p> <h3><a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty-members/">Read about the School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards</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, 27 May 2024 15:48:00 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307903 at Daphne Tan and Kevin Golovin receive 2023 SGS Early Career Supervision Award /celebrates/daphne-tan-and-kevin-golovin-receive-2023-sgs-early-career-supervision-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Daphne Tan and Kevin Golovin receive 2023 SGS Early Career Supervision 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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</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="2023-07-20T11:49:03-04:00" title="Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 11:49" class="datetime">Thu, 07/20/2023 - 11:49</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/early-career-supervision-award" hreflang="en">Early Career Supervision Award</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/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/MicrosoftTeams-image.png" width="750" height="500" alt="Kevin Golovin and Daphne Tan"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Kevin Golovin (L) and Daphne Tan (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><a href="https://www.music.utoronto.ca/our-people.php?fid=353"><strong>Daphne Tan</strong></a>, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Music, and <a href="https://www.mie.utoronto.ca/faculty_staff/kevin-golovin/"><strong>Kevin Golovin</strong></a>, an assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering, have been recognized with the 2023<a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty-members/"> Early Career Supervision Award</a>.</p> <p>The award, given annually by the School of Graduate Studies, aims to recognize pre-tenure faculty at the university who have demonstrated excellence in graduate supervision within the first six years of their graduate faculty appointment.</p> <p>Two awards are offered every year: one for the humanities/social sciences and one for the physical/life sciences.</p> <p>“Graduate supervision is the best part of this job,” Tan says. “The students I work with are very talented, and they come with their own skillsets and perspectives. I always learn from them in some way.”</p> <p>Tan, whose research explores questions related to music and the mind, has supervised four doctoral theses and co-supervised a fifth, supervised seven master’s independent projects and served as an advisory committee member on nine doctoral theses.</p> <p>Golovin, who is currently supervising 10 PhD students and three master’s students, is the principal investigator of the <a href="https://golovin.mie.utoronto.ca/">Durable Repellent Advanced Engineering Materials</a> (DREAM) Laboratory at Ă山ǿĽé.</p> <p>“Supervision is my favourite part of the job,” he says. “Just teaching my students how to think in a way that’s new and interesting, and teaching them to observe the things they see in a lab in a way that’s scientific.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/article/daphne-tan-and-kevin-golovin-recognized-with-early-career-supervision-award/">Read the School of Graduate Studies story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">SGS</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, 20 Jul 2023 15:49:03 +0000 siddiq22 302314 at Brenda Cossman and Jonathan Abbatt receive 2023 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award /celebrates/brenda-cossman-and-jonathan-abbatt-receive-2023-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Brenda Cossman and Jonathan Abbatt receive 2023 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision 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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</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="2023-07-20T10:46:41-04:00" title="Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 10:46" class="datetime">Thu, 07/20/2023 - 10:46</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/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award" hreflang="en">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/cossman-abbatt.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>Brenda Cossman (L) and Jonathan Abbatt (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><a href="https://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty/brenda-cossman"><strong>Brenda Cossman</strong></a>, a professor in the Faculty of Law, and<strong> <a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/jonathan-abbatt">Jonathan Abbatt</a></strong>, a professor in the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, are the recipients of the 2023 <a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty-members/">JJ Berry Smith Award for Doctoral Supervision</a>.</p> <p>The award, given annually by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), aims to recognize outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with graduate supervision. Candidates must be active faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in supervision at Ă山ǿĽé over a period of at least 15 years.</p> <p>Two awards are offered every year: one for the humanities/social sciences and one for the physical/life sciences. Each winner receives a conference or travel grant to award to a student, a framed certificate of recognition and&nbsp;has their name inscribed on a plaque at SGS.</p> <p>“As a supervisor, I am so honoured to be given this award,” Cossman says. “Knowing that my students saw fit to support my nomination – that to me is worth its weight in gold.”</p> <p>Cossman has supervised eight master's students and 14 doctoral students since 2003 – a high number for the Faculty of Law, which typically admits fewer than 50 graduate students per year.</p> <p>Abbatt, an atmospheric and environmental chemist, has supervised 16 PhD students and 12 master’s students since joining Ă山ǿĽé in 2000.</p> <p>“A lot of the value for me of this position comes from interacting with people,” he says. “And to know that students have found those interactions meaningful is wonderful.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/article/brenda-cossman-and-jonathan-abbatt-honoured-with-2023-jj-berry-smith-award-for-doctoral-supervision/">Read the School of Graduate Studies story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">SGS</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, 20 Jul 2023 14:46:41 +0000 siddiq22 302313 at Emily Majaesic wins first place at the Ontario Regionals Three-Minute Thesis competition /celebrates/emily-majaesic-wins-first-place-ontario-regionals-three-minute-thesis-competition <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Emily Majaesic wins first place at the Ontario Regionals 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/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="2023-07-06T15:42:37-04:00" title="Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 15:42" class="datetime">Thu, 07/06/2023 - 15:42</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/chemistry" hreflang="en">Chemistry</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="/taxonomy/term/6889" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/Emily%20Majaesic%20-%203MTa.jpg" width="750" height="535" alt="Emily Majaesic"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Emily Majaesic&nbsp;</em><em>(supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Third-year Chemistry PhD student <a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/profile/emily-majaesic/"><strong>Emily Majaesic</strong></a> has won first place at the 2023 Ontario Regional Finals of the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.&nbsp;</p> <p>Held on May 17 at Queen’s University, the regional finals followed <a href="https://enews.sgs.utoronto.ca/article/how-to-catch-a-protein-by-its-tail-chemistry-phd-student-wins-three-minute-thesis-for-explaining-single-molecule-protein-sequencing-technology/">Majaesic’s first-place win</a> at the University of Toronto’s tenth 3MT competition in April.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cgpd.utoronto.ca/public-scholarship/3mt/">3MT competition</a>&nbsp;challenges graduate students in thesis-based programs to present their research to a non-expert audience in under three minutes, using one static slide.&nbsp;The presentations are assessed for communication, comprehension and engagement, rather than the quality of the student’s research.</p> <p>"Distilling a complex concept down to its essence, and then being able to communicate that, is a skill I am glad to have developed," Majaesic said.</p> <p>For her achievement, Majaesic received a prize of $1,000. In November, she and the second-place winner will represent Ontario at the National 3MT Competition in Victoria, B.C.</p> <p>“Emily took a complex concept – the early detection of leukemia through protein markers – and not only made it accessible but also humanized it,” said Christopher DeLuca, associate dean at Queen’s University’s School of Graduate Studies &amp; Postdoctoral Affairs.</p> <p>“Through a personal narrative, humour, and clear communication, Emily’s 3MT talk made us understand the cutting-edge work she is pursuing, which has clear, life-saving potential through the early identification and treatment of diseases.”</p> <p>The award-winning presentation, "Catch A Protein By Its Tail," refers to Majaesic’s research on the latest application of the enzyme, ClpX. One possible application of this technology is the detection of very low-level biomarker proteins, which could alert doctors to the onset of disease at very early stages.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/chemistry-phd-student-wins-first-place-ontario-regionals-three-minute-thesis-competition">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHziBGVyqO8&amp;feature=youtu.be">Watch Emily's award-winning presentation</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">School of Graduate Studies</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, 06 Jul 2023 19:42:37 +0000 siddiq22 302195 at Denise Belsham, Jane Freeman, Sharon Switzer-McIntyre and Steven Thorpe receive President's Teaching Awards /celebrates/denise-belsham-jane-freeman-sharon-switzer-mcintyre-and-steven-thorpe-receive-president <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Denise Belsham, Jane Freeman, Sharon Switzer-McIntyre and Steven Thorpe receive President's Teaching Awards </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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</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="2023-05-26T16:35:44-04:00" title="Friday, May 26, 2023 - 16:35" class="datetime">Fri, 05/26/2023 - 16:35</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-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/president-s-teaching-award" hreflang="en">President's Teaching Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/2023-teaching-awards_0.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) Denise Belsham, Steven Thorpe,&nbsp;Sharon Switzer-McIntyre and Jane Freeman</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Four faculty members at the University of Toronto are receiving <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/presidents-teaching-award/">the President’s Teaching Award</a>, in recognition of their ongoing contributions to educational leadership and innovation and their sustained excellence in teaching.</p> <p>The winners are:</p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/profile/denise-belsham/">Professor <b>Denise Belsham </b>of the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/article/gcacs-jane-freeman-receives-highest-teaching-honour-at-the-university-of-toronto/">Professor, Teaching Stream, <b>Jane Freeman</b> of the School of Graduate Studies</a></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/news/sharon-switzer-mcintyre-receives-2023-presidents-teaching-award">Associate Professor&nbsp;<b>Sharon Switzer-McIntyre</b> of the department of physical therapy in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-steven-thorpe-earns-u-of-t-presidents-teaching-award/">Professor <b>Steven Thorpe</b> of the department of materials science and engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify">“Congratulations to this year’s recipients of this very important distinction,” said President<b> Meric Gertler</b>. “Ă山ǿĽé’s excellence in teaching is fundamental to our local and global impact, and our educators make a big difference for the better in the lives of our students. Members of the President’s Teaching Academy provide an example and an inspiration for all of us, at the heart of our academic mission.”&nbsp;</p> <p>The President’s Teaching Award is the university’s highest honour for teaching. Winners receive $10,000 per year for five years to be used towards professional development. They also become members of the Ă山ǿĽé Teaching Academy, which meets regularly to discuss matters relevant to teaching and offers advice to the president and the vice-president and provost, as well as the director of <a href="https://teaching.utoronto.ca/">the Centre for Teaching Support &amp; Innovation</a>.</p> <h4><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/presidents-teaching-award/">Read more about the 2023 President's Teaching Award winners</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> Fri, 26 May 2023 20:35:44 +0000 lanthierj 301799 at Marie-JosĂ©e Fortin receives 2021 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award /celebrates/marie-jos-e-fortin-receives-2021-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Marie-JosĂ©e&nbsp;Fortin receives 2021 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision 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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</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="2021-07-08T16:16:49-04:00" title="Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 16:16" class="datetime">Thu, 07/08/2021 - 16:16</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/department-ecology-evolutionary-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology</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/jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award" hreflang="en">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/2023-05/UofT13271_mj-fortin_6494-crop.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Marie-JosĂ©e&nbsp;Fortin"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Diana Tyszko)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Marie-JosĂ©e&nbsp;Fortin</strong>, <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">a University Professor </a>in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science’s department of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been recognized with a 2021 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award.</p> <p>The awards&nbsp;are&nbsp;presented&nbsp;by the&nbsp;School of Graduate Studies&nbsp;to a faculty member who, over a minimum&nbsp;15-year period, has demonstrated graduate supervision&nbsp;excellence&nbsp;at the University of Toronto.  </p> <p>Fortin investigates the role space plays in ecological processes, biodiversity and ecosystems. Known for saying “my success is in my students’ achievements,” Fortin has been inspiring graduate students for more than 25 years, advising&nbsp;or co-advising 60 doctoral students whose work has resulted in more than 90 research publications and almost 200 talks delivered in scientific meetings and symposia.</p> <p>Fortin has been especially active in mentoring women in the biological sciences. Her doctoral students have gone onto careers in academia&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;NGOs and the private sector – and she is known for supporting her students long after they leave her lab.</p> <p>“Although I had graduated from her lab several years previously, Marie-JosĂ©e&nbsp;was very involved in helping&nbsp;me prepare for my first academic job interview,” says one student. “She spent time with me ensuring that my job talk effectively highlighted my skills and achievements while tailoring my presentation to the expectations and needs of the hiring institution.”</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/prof-marie-jos%C3%A9e-fortin-recognized-u-ts-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">SGS</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, 08 Jul 2021 20:16:49 +0000 lanthierj 301462 at Matthaeus Ware receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award /celebrates/matthaeus-ware-receives-adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Matthaeus Ware receives Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate 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/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="2021-04-16T11:56:10-04:00" title="Friday, April 16, 2021 - 11:56" class="datetime">Fri, 04/16/2021 - 11:56</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/awards-excellence" hreflang="en">Awards of Excellence</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alumni-association" hreflang="en">Alumni Association</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/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/adel-s-sedra-distinguished-graduate-award" hreflang="en">Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award</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/preferred%20if%20uncropped%20thumbnail_MatthaeusWare1-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Matthaeus Ware"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Connie Li)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For his outstanding leadership and commitment to academic excellence, <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2021#sedra"><b>Matthaeus Ware</b></a> has received the <b>Adel S. Sedra</b> Distinguished Graduate Award.</p> <p>The honour is one of&nbsp;<a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/news-and-articles/celebrating-winners-2021-utaa-awards-excellence">the Awards of Excellence presented by the University of Toronto Alumni Association</a>&nbsp;in collaboration with the university. The prestigious program dates back to 1921 and recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and students.</p> <p>Ware, an MD/PhD student in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies, is pursuing doctoral work in brain cancer biology and leading an independent research project in the emerging field of cancer neuroscience. The outgoing co-editor-in-chief of <i>Toronto Notes</i>, the internationally acclaimed medical textbook organization, Ware also co-directs the Adventures in Science program, in which graduate and medical students mentor high school students. He plays the violin, sings and co-directs the Noteworthy Music Program, which brings U&nbsp;of&nbsp;T volunteers with musical talents into hospitals.</p> <p>Ware aspires to be a leader in the field of academic paediatric oncology. In honouring Ware, <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/awards-excellence-recipients-2021#sedra">the alumni association notes</a> that his mentors describe him as a rising star in biomedical research who possesses a rare combination of insight, creativity and compassion.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Alumni Association</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 Apr 2021 15:56:10 +0000 lanthierj 169114 at Professor Doug McDougall wins 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award /celebrates/professor-doug-mcdougall-wins-2020-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Professor Doug McDougall wins 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision 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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>s.anderson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-07-03T16:35:49-04:00" title="Friday, July 3, 2020 - 16:35" class="datetime">Fri, 07/03/2020 - 16:35</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/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award" hreflang="en">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/208%20copy.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Doug McDougall"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Gary Beechey)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>OISE professor <strong>Doug McDougall</strong> has received the 2020 <a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty/#:~:text=The%20JJ%20Berry%20Smith%20Doctoral,the%20Physical%20and%20Life%20Sciences.">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a>.<br> <br> This School of Graduate Studies (SGS) award recognizes outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with doctoral supervision. Two awards are offered annually: in the humanities and social sciences, won this year by McDougall, and in the physical and life sciences, won this year by <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <a href="/celebrates/professor-ted-sargent-receives-2020-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award"><strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, of electrical and computer engineering</a>.<br> <br> “I am just so grateful for being able to work with graduate students because they brought and continue to bring me enriched learning experiences,” said McDougall, a professor of mathematics education from the department of curriculum, teaching and learning who has supervised almost 70 grad students through the completion of their degrees.<br> <br> The two recipients each receive a JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award certificate, an SGS Travel or Conference Award to support a current doctoral student’s participation in a conference or research travel, and have their name inscribed on a plaque housed at SGS.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/News/2020/Doug_McDougall_named_JJ_Berry_Smith_Doctoral_Supervision_Award_winner.html">Read the OISE story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">OISE</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, 03 Jul 2020 20:35:49 +0000 s.anderson 165161 at Professor Ted Sargent receives the 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award /celebrates/professor-ted-sargent-receives-2020-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Professor Ted Sargent receives the 2020 JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision 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/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>s.anderson</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-07-03T09:25:48-04:00" title="Friday, July 3, 2020 - 09:25" class="datetime">Fri, 07/03/2020 - 09:25</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/school-graduate-studies" hreflang="en">School of Graduate Studies</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/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award" hreflang="en">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</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/UofT83850_2019-10-23-Exponential%20Impact%20Lecture-crop_0.jpg" width="3336" height="2228" alt="photo of Ted Sargent"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor </a><strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, <a href="/news/ted-sargent-named-u-t-s-vice-president-research-and-innovation-and-strategic-initiatives">the University of Toronto's vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives</a>, has received the 2020 <a href="https://facultyandstaff.sgs.utoronto.ca/gfm/supervision-award-for-faculty/#:~:text=The%20JJ%20Berry%20Smith%20Doctoral,the%20Physical%20and%20Life%20Sciences.">JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award</a>.<br> <br> This School of Graduate Studies (SGS) award recognizes outstanding performance in the multiple roles associated with doctoral supervision. Two awards are offered annually: in the physical and life sciences, won this year by the department of electrical and computer engineering's Sargent; and in the humanities and social sciences, <a href="/celebrates/professor-doug-mcdougall-wins-2020-jj-berry-smith-doctoral-supervision-award">won this year by <strong>Doug McDougall</strong></a>, a professor of mathematics education at OISE.<br> <br> Sargent, who has advised 80 graduate students&nbsp;throughout his career at Ă山ǿĽé, said receiving the award means&nbsp;a great deal to him.</p> <p>“Working with brilliant, energetic, and entrepreneurial Ă山ǿĽé graduate students has consistently been the most rewarding aspect of my life as a faculty member,” he said. “The pleasures of learning from and – when I can – helping to resource and empower these infinitely talented scholars as they continue to pursue their dreams, are a source of sustaining energy.”</p> <p>The recipients each receive a JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award certificate, an SGS Travel or Conference Award to support a current doctoral student’s participation in a conference or research travel, and have their name inscribed on a plaque housed at SGS.<br> &nbsp;</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> Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:25:48 +0000 s.anderson 165202 at