Rest as Resistance

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The Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO) invites students, staff, faculty at the University of Toronto to join us for a facilitated space of dialogue and movement for Black community at U of T. We have been deeply impacted by the last three years, and rather than fighting systems of oppression or anti-blackness with our words, […]

Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon (2023)

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Representation matters: not just on our screens, but in the information and data we share. Join us for an online panel discussion and beginner-friendly editing sessions to help improve coverage of Black histories. Organized by library and archives staff and students at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University — […]

Tastes of Culture 2022-23: African Perspecive

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It’s time to get cooking!  Let’s celebrate Black History Month by cheffing it up from the comfort of your home! In this session we will be making delicious jollof burritos with Ghanian Chef, Chef Kwame Owusu-Afriyie Nsafoah. Chef Kwame will be making stewed black-eyed peas and krakro (sweet plantain fritters) known as RED RED. He […]

Soft Cooking at Hart House

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Soft Cooking is about bringing more ease, joy and play into the kitchen, while developing a practice of care and reconciliation. Spending time around food has become a great past-time that brings together friends and family. This class is for anyone interested in exploring a new cuisine, creating connection and finding new friends. Founder and […]

Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon (2023)

Online

Representation matters: not just on our screens, but in the information and data we share. Join us for an online panel discussion and beginner-friendly editing sessions to help improve coverage of Black histories. Organized by library and archives staff and students at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University — […]

Black History Month Symposium – What Has Changed: The Role of Attitudinal Barriers to Advancing Black Inclusion

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Event objectives: Understand attitudinal barriers that manifest in current and historical perceptions about Blackness and Black communities; Identify and discuss the role of post-secondary environments and attitudinal barriers that impact efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism; Identify and discuss the strategies, tools and resources to strengthen advocacy and EDI transformation efforts to address intersectional forms […]

Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon (2023)

Online

Representation matters: not just on our screens, but in the information and data we share. Join us for an online panel discussion and beginner-friendly editing sessions to help improve coverage of Black histories. Organized by library and archives staff and students at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University — […]

Professor Nicolas Papernot: The Role of Randomization in Trustworthy Machine Learning

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The Joint CARTE (University of Toronto) and University of Seoul Applied AI seminar series welcomes Professor Nicolas Papernot. Registration: Register for this event. Abstract: Machine learning has been perhaps this decade’s most significant technological development, with the prospect of becoming a general-purpose technology. Applications range from autonomous driving to assisting with court decisions. In many of these […]

Soft Cooking at Hart House

Online

Soft Cooking is about bringing more ease, joy and play into the kitchen, while developing a practice of care and reconciliation. Spending time around food has become a great past-time that brings together friends and family. This class is for anyone interested in exploring a new cuisine, creating connection and finding new friends. Founder and […]

Canadian Black Scientists Network – BE-STEMM 2023 conference

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The four-day virtual, multidisciplinary program will feature research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health (STEMM). The conference will include keynote talks by established and rising star Black scholars in STEMM, contributed talks by Black scholars, practitioners, students, and educators, across disciplines, panel discussions, and an opportunity to mentor emerging Black scientists in its […]

Skule Lunch & Learn: Supercritical Fluid Extraction for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Secondary Resources

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There is a significant global push towards recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to enable the circular economy. Conventional recycling processes rely on pyrometallurgy or hydrometallurgy. These techniques not only are reagent intensive and often require large consumption of strong acids and organic solvents, but they also produce secondary streams of potentially hazardous wastes. […]

Skule Lunch & Learn Presents: Risk-Aware Control Theory for Sustainable Cities and Healthcare

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  Uncertain systems that evolve over time (called stochastic dynamical systems) are all around us. From a patient fighting cancer to the combined sewer system in the city of Toronto, these uncertain systems exist everywhere. Join us this November 9th as Professor Margaret Chapman discusses how theory and engineering together can confront the challenges of […]