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Call for Applications: 2026-2027 SDGs@UofT Student Advisory Committee

opportunities, student-engagement • May 25, 2026

The Student Advisory Committee has been created to lead tri-campus student engagement, emphasizing diversity in SDG initiatives, promoting an inclusive strategy, contributing to communication planning for a global trainee community, and playing a key role in mobilizing knowledge through peer interaction.

The AI Revolution is Offline: How Edge Computing Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

blog • April 16, 2026

For millions of people around the world, the biggest barrier to healthcare isn't a lack of medical knowledge—it’s the physical distance to a doctor. As we marked World Health Day on April 7 last week, we were reminded of a hard truth: we cannot achieve Universal Health Coverage—the core promise of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being)—if we only build […]

Why Water Matters for Sexual Health in a Changing Climate

blog • March 24, 2026

Water may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about sexual health. Yet, growing evidence shows that extreme weather events such as flooding and drought can increase sexual health vulnerabilities, including sexual and gender-based violence, barriers to sexual health services, and elevated HIV acquisition risks. This connection is particularly of urgent concern in regions such as East Africa, where communities face the dual challenges of climate change-related extreme […]

Why Sanitation Matters for Education

blog • December 2, 2025

No school can succeed without access to clean water When we talk about education, we usually think about teachers, books, and classrooms. But what about toilets? Or clean drinking water? As strange as it might sound, sanitation plays a huge role in whether students can actually learn. That’s where Sustainable Development Goal 4 comes in. SDG 4 (Quality […]

Resilience Begins with People: Building Inclusive Pathways for Disaster Risk Reduction

blog • October 16, 2025

Disasters don’t usually come out of nowhere. Here in Toronto, we’re seeing it more often. Frequent floods sweeping through neighborhoods and hazy skies thick with smoke are all signs of a changing climate. Around the world, countless communities are facing resilience challenges due to infrastructure needs which have long been ignored. And in too many […]

Student voices for sustainable futures: Creating spaces for student empowerment in the race to meet the 2030 SDG Agenda deadline

blog • July 18, 2025

The SDGs Student Advisory Committee is a team of undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to addressing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals through student and community engagement. Our student advisors serve one-year terms during which they dedicate themselves to representing and promoting SDG initiatives through leading student engagement events and knowledge mobilization […]

Canada's National Observer publishes new opinion article on country's quiet climate change retreat

news • June 26, 2025

When Canadians elected Mark Carney's minority government into office, it was expected that a climate change action plan would finally be at the forefront of the country's concerns and its participation on the global stage, especially in the race to meet SDG 13's climate action targets before 2030. However, in the National Observer's new opinion […]

2025 UTSC SDG Data Analysis Challenge: the Results Are In!

news • June 5, 2025

Congratulations to the award-winning groups of the 2025 UTSC SDG Data Analysis Challenge! The UTSC SDG Data Challenge brought together 16 interdisciplinary teams, comprising 57 students from across the University of Toronto's three campuses (St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough), from different academic years and disciplines. Throughout the challenge, students analyzed data related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals […]

Leading With Care: Linda Johnston says her top priority as U of T Scarborough principal is creating a healthy, supportive environment

news • June 2, 2025

Read the latest story from U of T Magazine titled "Leading With Care: Linda Johnston says her top priority as U of T Scarborough principal is creating a healthy, supportive environment" discussing our most recent blog contributor, Professor Linda Johnston's, top priority for the University of Toronto Scarborough as principal: "Creating a healthy environment where […]

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