Welcome to our Gradlife workshops section, where we list a flexible offering of seminars, workshops, and other events designed to provide support, build your portfolio, and develop skills.
Upcoming Programming (Suitable for Graduate Students):
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Spirituality Cafe: Exploring Life's Big Questions
Tuesdays from 4:10pm-5:30pm
Facilitated by a grad student, the cafe welcomes people of all faiths and philosophical backgrounds interested in exploring and discussing profound questions about life in an open and respectful environment. More information contact: Anthony Naimi anthony.naimi@gmail.com, 3rd year PhD student Cognitive Science.
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In addition to developing personal experience and competencies, you will receive a certificate that can be listed on your resume. There is no cost for the training and lunch will be included. Registration is required, http://healthandwellness.utoronto.ca/GreenDot/Events/GDBTRegistrationSG.htm (Must be available for all 4 sessions. A minimum of 15 registrants required to run this training).
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Facilitated by a grad student, the cafe welcomes people of all faiths and philosophical backgrounds interested in exploring and discussing profound questions about life in an open and respectful environment. More information contact: Anthony Naimi anthony.naimi@gmail.com, 3rd year PhD student Cognitive Science.
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Queer Writes
Wednesdays at 3:00pm
Fourth floor lounge, 21 Sussex Avenue
Discover your voice on paper and out-loud and help others to discover theirs! The Sexual & Gender Diversity Office and The Academic Success Centre are pleased to introduce Queer Writes. This academic writing group, for LGBTQ undergrads and graduate students, will focus on how to combat writing blocks, quiet the inner critic/editor, and will create opportunities for students to share ideas in a non-judgmental space.
Each session is divided into three parts: a free-write followed by discussion, personal time to work on assignments, and ending with students breaking off into pairs to exchange writing projects for feedback at any stage of the process. Although a facilitator will be present, the group is run by the group—we pool our strengths together.
Once a month, the group will be hosted by queer guest writers (such as Nichola Ward and Mary Rogan) who will share their experiences with the writing process and lead a group activity. Come out and write with us! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the facilitator, Brock Hessel at brock.hessel@utoronto.ca.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Art Exhibit: African Signatures by Becky Sigmon, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology
Friday, March 30 to Friday, June 1 from 9:00am-4:00pm
Academic Retiree Centre, Suite 412, 256 McCaul Street
Opening reception/Meet The Artist: Friday, March 30 from 2:00pm-3:30pm.
The exhibit “African Signatures” of eight original works by Becky Sigmon will take place March 30 through June 1 at the Academic Retiree Centre. Recently retired from UTM’s Anthropology Department, Becky’s visits to Africa where she studied early human evolution planted the seeds of inspiration for picking up paintbrushes and pastels in 1998 in a desire to “practise anthropology through art.” Attend Meet the Artist to hear Becky’s introductions to her visual art works and how they relate to her expertise in anthropology.
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Health & Well-Being Yoga for Relaxation
Wednesday, April 18 to Wednesday, June 6 from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Multi-Faith Centre, 2nd Floor Main Activity Hall, Koffler House, 569 Spadina Crescent
Join us for Yoga sessions with Monica Voss of Esther Myers Yoga Studio on Wednesdays between 12:00pm-1:00pm from Wednesday, April 18 to Wednesday, June 6. Mats and pillows are provided. No experience is necessary. All are welcome.
Cost:
8 classes - $80
4 classes - $44
1 class - $12
No charge for students!
Sorry, there are no refunds nor is it possible to carry over classes to the following session.
Just As You Are: Portraits by Robert Giard
Saturday, April 28 to Saturday, June 30 from 12:00pm-5:00pm
University of Toronto Art Centre, Laidlaw Wing, University College, 15 King's College Circle
Between 1985 and his death in 2002, Robert Giard took nearly 600 black-and-white portraits of gay and lesbian literary figures. In the wake of the AIDS crisis, the photographer felt compelled to document and celebrate queer histories and literature. Giard’s portraits commemorate the pioneers of an emerging queer identity and at the same time reflect a spirit of activism that remains to this day. Featuring 40 vintage prints from the Estate of Robert Giard, the show also includes eight portraits of Canadian gay and lesbian writers recently donated to the University College collection by Jonathan Silin. The exhibition will accompany events during Pride Week in Toronto (June 22– July 1).
A Featured Exhibition of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, in conjunction with the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, supported by Manulife Financial, the Jackman Humanities Institute and the Valerie Jean Griffiths Student Exhibitions Fund in Memory of William, Elva and Elizabeth and the University of Toronto Art Centre.
_______________________________________________________________________________________EndNote Web in the Web of Knowledge
Tuesday, May 15 from 2:00pm-3:15pm
EndNote Web® is a Web-based reference organizer and writing solution. Students, staff and faculty at the University of Toronto have free access to EndNote Web. Use this to help organize your references and as a tool for writing papers and creating bibliographies. Online webinar, registration is required.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Academy for Lifelong Learning: Family, Medicine & Madness: A Personal Journey
Wednesday, May 16 from 9:45am-12:00pm
Innis College Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue
Freelance writer, editor, and Toronto-based author, James FitzGerald spent a decade in book publishing, followed by a 15-year career as a journalist contributing to many Canadian publications. In his acclaimed book, "What Disturbs Our Blood", he documents the brilliance and madness of his father and grandfather, both accomplished physicians. FitzGerald ties his personal journey to a riveting, multi-layered history of 20th-century public health and psychiatry in Toronto and internationally.
Free with ID to university members, Non-Members $10. All are welcome, no reservations required.
Free with ID to university members, Non-Members $10. All are welcome, no reservations required.
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EMBASE on Ovid
Wednesday, May 16 from 11:00am-12:00pm
Thursday, May 17 from 7:00pm-8:00pm
EMBASE is a large biomedical journal article database with excellent coverage of drug research, alternative therapies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, as well as other fields in the health sciences. Online webinar, registration is required.
Container Food Gardening Workshop
Wednedsay, May 16 from 11:00am-1:00pm
Wednesday, May 23 from 2:00pm-4:00pm
Hart House Quad, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Do you want a food garden but have limited space, or maybe you don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already have a food garden but want something more accessible and easier to maintain. Join Hart House, Dig In! Campus Agriculture and Toronto Green Community for this hands-on workshop about container gardening where topics will include:
- location;
- container type;
- materials and watering with a focus on soil;
- fertilizers; and
- transplanting and companion planting.
Transplant and bring home your very own seedling! Snacks provided. FREE! RSVP to confirm registration, spaces are limited: campusagriculture@gmail.com.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Find it fast @ the Library
Wednesday, May 16 at 12:00pm
Wednesday, May 23 at 3:00pm
Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street
Invest a little time upfront, save yourself time later at crunch time when all your assignments come due at once! Gain confidence. Orient yourself to one of the best research libraries in North America. Learn how to find:
- A book on the shelf
- E-books you can read without leaving home
- Online scholarly articles (hint: they’re not free through Google)
- Guides to online and library research for specific subjects or classes
- Library services
- Help!
Registration is required, http://resource.library.utoronto.ca/workshops/.
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Tired of Capitalism? How About Something Better?
Wednesday, May 16 from 2:00pm-4:00pm
Larkin Building, Room 200, 15 Devonshire Place
The Centre for Ethics is pleased to present David Schweickart, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, "Tired of Capitalism? How about Something Better?". Professor Schweickart is a leading theorist of what has come to be called "Economic Democracy," an alternative to capitalism, a form of market socialism featuring workplace democracy and social control of investment. His books on this subject include Against Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 1993), and After Capitalism (Rowman and Littlefield, 2002).
Professor Schweickart's primary research interests are Marxism and various questions at the intersection of philosophy and economics. He also has major interests in feminist theory, existentialism, critical theory and philosophical issues regarding race. The event is FREE & open to the public.
_______________________________________________________________________________________A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Political Satire with Tom Stanley
Thursday, May 17 from 10:00am-11:45am
Instructional Building, Room 110, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North
A sleepover at 24 Sussex Drive, skinny-dipping with Bob Rae, throwing Rick Hansen off a bridge - all capers featured on The Rick Mercer Report and all at least partly the handiwork of Tom Stanley, currently the show's Supervising Producer. Tom will take us behind the scenes of Canada's premier comedy show.
Born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario, Tom is a graduate of Erindale Secondary School and Queen's University at Kingston, where he studied history and was president of the Alma Mater Society. He has been with the CBC since 2003 except for brief intervals with MTV Canada.
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Ready for Reading
Thursday, May 17 from 12:00pm-1:30pm
Koffler Student Services Centre, Room 313, 214 College Street
As parents and caregivers, you play a crucial role in helping the preschool children in your care develop important, pre-literacy skills. Learn about Ready for Reading, Toronto Public Library's comprehensive set of free, research-based programs, services and collections. Ready for Reading is an important resource for families and caregivers helping children acquire the six key skills needed to ensure reading success.
Have fun learning some new rhymes and practical tips to get your children ready for reading. Please register early, space is limited!
_______________________________________________________________________________________Introduction to ResearcherID
Thursday, May 17 from 2:00pm-3:00pm
ResearcherID, available via ResearcherID.com, provides the global research community with an index to accurate author identification and information. By assigning a unique identifier to each author who participates, ResearcherID expressly associates each researcher with his or her published work — standardizing and clarifying author names and citations and making information searches more straightforward and relevant.
Researcher ID numbers can be searched in Web of Science. Online webinar, registration is required.
MEDLINE on Ovid
Thursday, May 17 from 9:00pm-10:00pm
Wednesday, May 20 from 9:00pm-10:00pm
Wednesday, June 20 from 1:00pm-2:00pm
MEDLINE is a large biomedical journal article database with excellent coverage of the health sciences. The Ovid interface allows for great control over your search of the medical literature. Online webinar, registration is required.
Prof. Michael Brown: Pluto is still dead and other good news
Saturday, May 19 from 7:00pm-11:00pm
J.J.R. MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle
While the occasional "Bring back Pluto!" t-shirt can still be found in the used-shirt bin at the store, most of the world has moved on after the raucous debates about the status of Pluto and its fellow dwarf planets. Most people, though, still have little understanding for what happened to Pluto and why. Was it just too small? Was it too close to Neptune? Are astronomers just mean and arbitrary? I will answer all of these questions while giving a history of discovery in the outer solar system and explaining how the now-dead Pluto suddenly makes sense in a much more exciting new solar system of today. Further information available.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Books@Ovid: Medical Textbooks
Tuesday, May 22 from 2:00pm-3:00pm
Books@Ovid contains over 1000 fulltext medical textbooks - classic and groundbreaking titles in a wide range of subject areas - including the world's largest online collection of core clinical texts. Online webinar, registration is required.
Introduction to Journal Citation Reports (Impact Factors)
Tuesday, May 22 from 2:00pm-3:15pm
Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) offers a means to critically evaluate journals based on citation data. By compiling articles' cited references, JCR Web helps to measure research influence and impact at the journal and category levels. Online webinar, registration is required.
Lynn Manning: Weights
Tuesday, May 22 from 6:00pm-8:00pm
East Common Room, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Join this poet, playwright and actor as he performs his one man show. Light refreshments will be served. FREE.
_______________________________________________________________________________________Finding Work! Non-Academic Work Search Workshop (Masters & PhD)
Wednesday, May 23 from 1:30pm-3:00pm
Career Centre Seminar Room, Koffler Student Services Centre, 214 College Street
For Masters and Ph.D. students, learn how to explore work outside of academia by utilizing various work search strategies. Registration is required.
_______________________________________________________________________________________The War of 1812: Why Canada is Not a U.S. State with Ken Weber
Thursday, May 24 from 10:00am-11:45am
Instructional Building, Room 110, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North
Who won this war? Everybody and nobody, but the native people had the most to lose and lost it all. What the war did do was shape forever the way Canada and the U.S. relate to each other, and the way the two nations conduct themselves today. Most Canadians know very little about the War of 1812 and Americans even less, yet it can be argued that for Canada, this conflict was the first important step in becoming a nation that is distinguished from its southern neighbour not just by a border but by a very different value system and a different view of life.
A passion for history has taken Ken Weber into a most enjoyable theird career: convincing Canadians through Power Point lectures that their history is fascinating. Ken retired from the University of Toronto in 1996 as one of the youngest professors ever to be awarded the title 'Emeritus'. The students at his faculty also named him Teacher of the Year. His fiction series, Five Minute Mysteries, became a bestseller in Canada, the U.S. and Japan, and is now published in twenty-two different languages, having sold millions have copies.
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Instructional Building, Room 110, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North
Who won this war? Everybody and nobody, but the native people had the most to lose and lost it all. What the war did do was shape forever the way Canada and the U.S. relate to each other, and the way the two nations conduct themselves today. Most Canadians know very little about the War of 1812 and Americans even less, yet it can be argued that for Canada, this conflict was the first important step in becoming a nation that is distinguished from its southern neighbour not just by a border but by a very different value system and a different view of life.
A passion for history has taken Ken Weber into a most enjoyable theird career: convincing Canadians through Power Point lectures that their history is fascinating. Ken retired from the University of Toronto in 1996 as one of the youngest professors ever to be awarded the title 'Emeritus'. The students at his faculty also named him Teacher of the Year. His fiction series, Five Minute Mysteries, became a bestseller in Canada, the U.S. and Japan, and is now published in twenty-two different languages, having sold millions have copies.
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Learning Disabilities Parent Support Group
Thursday, May 24 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Thursday, June 21 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Thursday, July 19 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Koffler Student Services Centre, Room 313, 214 College Street
This open and non-facilitated support group is for parents of children with learning disabilities including dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger Syndrome and autism. Parents will meet once a month to discuss issues such as parenting, schools and options, navigating the system and where to find resources. Occasional guest speakers may also attend. All University of Toronto students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral fellows are welcome to attend.
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Thursday, July 19 from 12:00pm-2:00pm
Koffler Student Services Centre, Room 313, 214 College Street
This open and non-facilitated support group is for parents of children with learning disabilities including dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger Syndrome and autism. Parents will meet once a month to discuss issues such as parenting, schools and options, navigating the system and where to find resources. Occasional guest speakers may also attend. All University of Toronto students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral fellows are welcome to attend.
"Reading to Write"
Thursday, May 24 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
OISE, Room 5-170, 252 Bloor Street West
Is your tutorial too quiet because students haven’t read the material? Barriers to the completion, comprehension, and retention of reading material can be overcome through the use of reading strategies like previewing, skimming, scanning, learning vocabulary through context clues, and visual mapping. Instead of being confined to explaining the course material in a tutorial, TAs can use the readings as the basis for teaching a set of strategies that students can apply on their own. Workshop participants will be introduced briefly to some of the research linking effective reading to writing performance, which is of special importance for teaching in a multilingual environment. Participants will then learn about some of the methods currently used by TAs in a new “Reading to Write” initiative at UT. They will also be given “take-away” materials they can use in their own classrooms.
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Is your tutorial too quiet because students haven’t read the material? Barriers to the completion, comprehension, and retention of reading material can be overcome through the use of reading strategies like previewing, skimming, scanning, learning vocabulary through context clues, and visual mapping. Instead of being confined to explaining the course material in a tutorial, TAs can use the readings as the basis for teaching a set of strategies that students can apply on their own. Workshop participants will be introduced briefly to some of the research linking effective reading to writing performance, which is of special importance for teaching in a multilingual environment. Participants will then learn about some of the methods currently used by TAs in a new “Reading to Write” initiative at UT. They will also be given “take-away” materials they can use in their own classrooms.
Web of Science: Introduction to General Search and Basic Navigation
Thursday, May 24 from 2:00pm-3:15pm
The Web of Science is a large journal article database which covers the sciences, social sciences as well as the arts & humanities. It also contains citation data (number of times articles and authors have been cited).
Online webinar, registration is required.
Finding Your Balance: A Conference for Students with Family Responsibilities
Friday, May 25 from 9:00am-3:45pm
OISE, Room 5170 (5th Floor), 252 Bloor Street West
A conference created to help UofT undergraduate, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows navigate the challenges of balancing family responsibilities with education. Sessions will include:
- Time and Stress Management;
- Taking your Whole Self to School;
- Building your Child's Self Esteem;
- Money Management for Student Families;
- Finding "Family Friendly" Work;
- Leadership Lunchtime Café; and
- FREE Family Marketplace!
Welcoming Remarks, Lee Maracle and Keynote Address, Dr. Bonnie Fox. Breakfast and lunch provided! Free child care, disability related accommodations, or special dietary requirements can be arranged through the Family Care Office. Registration is required. Questions? Please contact the Family Care Office at 416-978-0951 or family.care@utoronto.ca.
_______________________________________________________________________________________The Irish Home Rule Bill of 1912: A Centennial Symposium
Saturday, May 26 from 9:30am-3:00pm
Muzzo Family Alumni Hall, St. Michael's College, Room 100, 121 St. Joseph Street
FREE one-day symposium presented by the Celtic Studies Program, St. Michael's College. Speakers:
Muzzo Family Alumni Hall, St. Michael's College, Room 100, 121 St. Joseph Street
FREE one-day symposium presented by the Celtic Studies Program, St. Michael's College. Speakers:
- Leigh-Ann Coffey (Queen’s University) “Home Rule revisited: the 1912 Home Rule crisis and southern Loyalist narratives, 1921-1939”
- Prof. Kevin James (University of Guelph) The “Tourist Movement” and the Home Rule crisis
- Prof. William Jenkins (York University) “Immigrants and ethnics: the Toronto Irish and the Home Rule question, c.1900-1914”
- Dr. Simon Jolivet (University of Ottawa) “Tous pour le Home Rule à l’Irlande! Hidden divisions in Quebec’s support for Irish self-government”
- Dr. Jane McGaughey (Royal Military College of Canada) “‘Empire is a man’s business’: Unionist loyalties, imperial masculinities, and Ulster’s campaign against Home Rule”
- Dr. Edmund Rogers (University of Toronto) “Autonomy v. unity: Ireland and the tariff question in 1912”
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Fantastic Forbs: Morning Nature Walk
Saturday, May 26 from 11:00am-12:30pm
The Koffler Scientific Reserve, 17000 Dufferin Street, King City (between Hwy. 9 and the 19th Sideroad)
Do you enjoy hiking in the spring, when all the forest understory flowers can be found? Spring wildflowers are unique and beautiful plants, with stories as fascinating as the flowers themselves. Learn to identify common spring herbs and find out why they're special on these family-friendly, free Nature Walks!
FREE. Pre-registration is required. If registering more than one person, please register each individual independently. No dogs, please.
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Fantastic Forbs: Afternoon Nature Walk
Saturday, May 26 from 1:30am-3:00pm
The Koffler Scientific Reserve, 17000 Dufferin Street, King City (between Hwy. 9 and the 19th Sideroad)
Do you enjoy hiking in the spring, when all the forest understory flowers can be found? Spring wildflowers are unique and beautiful plants, with stories as fascinating as the flowers themselves. Learn to identify common spring herbs and find out why they're special on these family-friendly, free Nature Walks!
FREE. Pre-registration is required. If registering more than one person, please register each individual independently. No dogs, please.
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Role of TGFâRI Receptors on Podosome formation in Endothelial cells exposed to TGFâ
Monday, May 28 from 11:30am-12:30pm
FitzGerald Building, Room 237, 150 College Street
Filipa Curado, PhD fellow of the Tissue Transmigration Training Network (T3Net) University Bordeaux 2, IECB, presents "Role of TGFâRI Receptors on Podosome formation in Endothelial cells exposed to TGFâ". FREE.
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Marathon Boy: FREE Film Screening
Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00pm
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue
Who benefits when children compete in elite level sport? Where does play end and work begin?
Discover the story of Budhia: a four-year old boy and long-distance running prodigy, rescued from poverty in India by a coach with big dreams. Follow the real-life account of media controversy, political scandal and the genuine bond formed between a guru and his disciple – all set in the heart-racing world of marathon running. Q&A to follow.
Discover the story of Budhia: a four-year old boy and long-distance running prodigy, rescued from poverty in India by a coach with big dreams. Follow the real-life account of media controversy, political scandal and the genuine bond formed between a guru and his disciple – all set in the heart-racing world of marathon running. Q&A to follow.
Screening with The Ball: by day, six-year-old Yoji assembles soccer balls in an illegal factory. By night, he dreams the dreams of childhood.
Reservation is required. RSVP to reserve FREE ticket: rsvp.csff@gmail.com. Presented by: The Canadian Sport Film Festival, The Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, The Centre for Sport Policy Studies.
Living and Learning with Baby (For Parents and Babies up to 6 months)
Wednesday, May 30 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 6 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 13 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 20 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednessay, June 27 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, July 4 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 6 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 13 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, June 20 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednessay, June 27 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, July 4 from 1:00pm-3:30pm
Come with your baby, meet other parents and talk about topics that are of interest to you such as:
- Adjusting to Parenthood
- Infant Nutrition
- Growth and Development
- Caring for a Sick Child
- Keeping Your Child Safe
- Community Resources
**Parent and Baby Attend Together; priority will be given to Expectant & New Mom's Group Participants.
Facilitated by Debra Williams-Conliffe, Public Health Nurse, in collaboration with the U of T Family Care Office. Students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows and the community in general are welcome. Registration is required for the U of T community, and at 416-338-7600 for the community in general.
_______________________________________________________________________________________The End of Growth by Jeff Rubin
Wednesday, May 30 from 7:00pm-8:00pm
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue
Book Launch, Interview and Q&A with JEFF RUBIN (BA 1977 INNIS), award winning author, economist, and former Chief Economist and Managing Director, CIBC World Markets; moderated by Derek DeCloet, Managing Editor, Report on Business, Globe and Mail.
Book sales/doors open at 6:30pm. Please RSVP to rsvp.innis@utoronto.ca before May 22. Space is limited.
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Anton Zilman, Physics Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto
Monday, June 4 from 11:30am-12:30pm
FitzGerald Building, Room 237, 150 College Street
Anton Zilman, Physics Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto, presents "Transport through the Nuclear Pore Complex: specificity based on unfolded proteins". FREE.
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Supporting the Development of Problem-Solving Skills
Tuesday, June 5 from 1:00pm- 3:00pm
OISE, Room 5-170, 252 Bloor Street West
Participants in this session will discuss how "problem solving" differs across disciplines, study a common model for problem solving activities, and then practice strategies for helping students develop the skills required to solve problems effectively.
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Transit of Venus
Tuesday, June 5 from 5:30pm-9:00pm
Varsity Stadium, 275 Bloor Street West
A special transit-viewing event at Varsity Stadium will provide visitors with every possible way of viewing and learning about this spectacle as the planet Venus passes in front of the Sun. The transit begins at 6:04pm and continues to sunset, and the stadium grandstand will afford a perfect view. Visitors can watch using free transit-viewing glasses and through a variety of solar telescopes. Live video feeds will show the transit from locations around the world. U of T astronomers will be on hand to answer questions. Plus, visitors can attend special-ticketed planetarium shows in Varsity Arena, a free astronomy public lecture, and special live performances of Canadian playwright Maureen Hunter’s “The Transit of Venus.”
Varsity Stadium gates open at 5:30pm. The event is organized by the university’s Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, in collaboration with the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, the Department of Alumni Relations, and the Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology.
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Bike Month Breakfast
Wednesday, June 6 from 7:30am-9:30am
Arbor Room Patio, Sammy's Student Exchange, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Celebrate Bike Month at Hart House’s Annual Bike Month Breakfast! Pedal over to Sammy’s Student Exchange on the Arbor Room Patio for a FREE breakfast (while supplies last) and enjoy live to air broadcast by CIUT! Presented by Hart House Recreational Athletics Committee, Sammy's Student Exchange and CIUT.
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Identifying, Assisting and Referring the Student in Distress
Wedesday, June 6 from 10:00am-12:00pm
OISE, Room 5-170, 252 Bloor Street West
In recent years, increasing concern has been expressed with regard to student mental health at the post-secondary education (PSE) level. Health and mental health professionals in medical and counselling centres have substantiated these concerns. They report significant increases in the numbers of students requesting mental health services, as well as increases in the severity and complexity of the mental health issues. Based on data gathered from the 2009 American College Health Association – National College Health Assessment, this workshop looks at the nature and prevalence of mental health issues with which university students are struggling. Strategies on how to identify, as well as effectively assist and refer students in distress will be discussed.
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UTSC Farmers' Market
Wednedsay, June 6 to Wednesday, October 3 from 3:00pm-7:00pm
U of T Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail
Every Wednesday in Outer Lot #4! Your source of fresh produce, bread, honey, meat, baked goods and more available on UTSC Campus!
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Green Dot Bystander Training
Wednesday, July 4, 11, 18, & 25 from 1:10pm-3:00pm
Koffler Student Services Centre, 214 College Street
Green Dot is a six hour training that prepares you to recognize and be empowered to stand up against sexual, partner and stalking violence. Many people know the difference between right and wrong, but how many people know how to respond in the short window of opportunity to help someone, and prevent power-based personal violence from happening.
With the Green Dot Training, you will be better able to:
- Learn about bystander intervention and create a safer community
- Be confident to address violence within your comfort zone
- Know of supports and resources on campus and community
In addition to developing personal experience and competencies, you will receive a certificate that can be listed on your resume. There is no cost for the training and lunch will be included. Registration is required, http://healthandwellness.utoronto.ca/GreenDot/Events/GDBTRegistrationSG.htm (Must be available for all 4 sessions. A minimum of 15 registrants required to run this training).