Announcements

Prof. France Gagnon appointed as Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation

We are pleased to share that Professor France Gagnon has been appointed UTM's vice-principal, research and innovation for a two-year-term – from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec.31, 2026 – which is eligible for a three-year extension.

After teaching in the faculty of medicine at the University of Ottawa, Gagnon came to U of T in 2006 as a Canada Research Chair at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH). She has earned $9M+ in research funding and broken ground as one of the first genetic epidemiologists in Canada. 

Gagnon has driven similarly positive change as a research administrator. Guided by her leadership, between 2017 and 2022, DLPSH increased grant revenue by 250 per cent, increased average grant size by 70 per cent and has grown its SSHRC funding by 755 per cent. She also serves as a session co-lead for the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence.

We look forward to welcoming Prof. Gagnon to the OVPRI on January 1, and are pleased to continue working with Prof. Kent Moore, who has generously agreed to extend his term as vice-principal, research and innovation for the next three months. | Read the full announcement.

 


OVPRI welcomes new Interim AVPRIs

We are pleased to announce that two new AVPRIs have joined our office. Professor Yuhong He (Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment) joins the OVPRI team as Interim Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation – Facilities. Professor Daniel (Danny) Wright (Department of English & Drama) is our new Interim Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation – Special Initiatives. Both positions will run until June 30, 2025. 

Welcome to the team, Yuhong and Danny!

 

 

Research & Innovation Highlights

Students wander campus

U of T achieves top rank in Canada in all reputational categories

In Maclean’s magazine’s annual university rankings, U of T achieved the top rank in all reputational categories. The university also earned the top position in the research dollars, medical/science grants, faculty awards and programs categories. | Published 10/10/2024 in Maclean's magazine 

Minoli Dias

UTM researcher tracks 1,000 years of sea ice

Minoli Dias, a PhD student in UTM's department of Earth sciences, says the baseline data she and her fellow researchers are constructing could "inform model projections that predict what future conditions will look like.” | Published 10/15/2024 at U of T News

Nehal Naik

Finding links between pollinators, plants & the effects of urbanization

From an early age, Nehal Naik knew she wanted to be a scientist. Now, for her current PhD research at UTM's EvoEco Lab, Naik studies how roads and vehicles affect the movement of pollinators and plant reproduction, using Mississauga as a global model. | Published 10/08/2024 at UTM News

 

 

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