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Melanie Woodin named University of Toronto’s 17th president

news • April 1, 2025

Melanie Woodin, an internationally recognized neuroscientist who studies the mechanisms underlying learning and memory in the brain, has been named the University of Toronto’s 17th president. The appointment is for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2025. It was approved on March 26 by U of T’s Governing Council and is the result of an international search […]

AI-fuelled misinformation threatens the Sustainable Development Goals

news • March 7, 2025

Read the latest op-ed in The Varsity titled "AI-driven misinformation endangers the Sustainable Development Goals" by Noah Khan, Chair of SDG@UofT's Student Advisory Committee.

New Fellows Appointed to the SDGs Scholars Academy

news • January 20, 2025

I am pleased to announce the appointment of five new Fellows to the SDGs Scholars Academy. The SDGs Scholars Academy is a dynamic think tank within the SDGs@UofT that fosters transdisciplinary research and mobilizes knowledge to advance the Sustainable Development Goals and inform future global goals. These newly appointed Fellows join the Academy’s existing Fellows […]

A Blueprint for Global Prosperity

news • October 29, 2024

Researchers across U of T are banding together to help the United Nations meet its 17 sustainable development goals Read the latest article in UofT Magazine titled ‘A Blueprint for Global Prosperity’ by Heidi Singer that describes how SDGs@UofT has brought together researchers across UofT to address the UN’s 17 SDGs.

“More Than the Sum of Its Parts” Five UofT Researchers Join SDGs Scholars Academy

news • May 16, 2024

By Heidi Singer Five scholars from diverse fields across the University of Toronto will be the first to join a think tank focussed on “convergence research” to study the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On April 16, they became Fellows in the SDGs Scholars Academy. The Academy is part of SDGs@UofT. This Institutional Strategic Initiative […]

SDGs@UofT Appoints First Scholars Academy Fellows

news • May 6, 2024

I’m pleased to announce the first group of Fellows appointed April 16 to the Scholars Academy of SDGs@UofT. This tri-campus Institutional Strategic Initiative supports faculty, students and staff working on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Scholars Academy is a think tank within SDGs@UofT that brings together leading researchers, encouraging them to pursue convergence […]

SDGs@UofT Partners with Professor Heidi Craig: Promoting Ethical Solutions for Earth Day

news • April 23, 2024

In our steadfast commitment to sustainability and ethical practices, at the Sustainable Development Goals initiative in the University of Toronto (SDG@UofT), we actively collaborate with partners to develop innovative solutions for a better world. Today, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Professor Heidi Craig for graciously featuring our initiative on CP24's Earth Day segment. This […]

“An Antidote to Despair”

news • April 19, 2024

U of T Researchers Connect Through SDGs@UofTBy Heidi Singer It was while reading an obscure play from the 17th century that Heidi Craig first became interested in rag pickers. The work was unusual because it gave voice to marginalized women who played an essential role in papermaking – and thus in spreading the works of […]

Catch-up on the Transdisciplinary Knowledge Co-Production (TDCP) Webinar featuring Prof. John Robinson here

news • April 1, 2024

The Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS), in partnership with the SDGs@UofT Institutional Strategic Initiative (ISI) present this webinar for early-career researchers, post-doctoral fellows, masters and PhD students at the University of Toronto to learn more about the concept of TDCP research.

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