What would it mean to design medical AI for the disconnected, the remote, and the underserved? Dr. Pascal Tyrrell’s latest SDGs@UofT Blog explores how offline first AI can support more equitable access to healthcare. sdg.utoronto.ca/the-ai-revol...
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If AI only works online, it will not reach everyone who needs care. Dr. Pascal Tyrrell explores how offline first AI can support more equitable healthcare access. sdg.utoronto.ca/the-ai-revol...
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SDGs@UofT is pleased to share After, Still – Navigating Same-Sex Marriage in Taiwan, an upcoming documentary screening led by SDGs@UofT Affiliate Prof. Peter A. Newman and supported by the SDGs@UofT Catalyst and Synthesis Grant.
Register: sdg.utoronto.ca/events/after...
Safe water and sanitation are not only environmental and development issues. They are also closely tied to sexual health, dignity, and rights.
Read Prof. @carmenlogie.bsky.social latest blog for SDGs@UofT: sdg.utoronto.ca/why-water-ma...
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Join us for the public lecture “Ireland’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Journey: Embracing a Holistic and Transformative Approach,” presented by Mark Kelly.
📅 April 16, 2026
⏰ 1–2 PM ET
📍 Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building, U of T
Register: sdg.utoronto.ca/events/irela...
Following World Water Day on Mar 22 and this year’s theme, “Where Water Flows, Equality Grows,” this month’s blog explores the links between water insecurity, climate change, and sexual health.
Read Prof. Carmen Logie’s blog: sdg.utoronto.ca/why-water-ma...
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Join us for the public lecture Vacating the Self: Reflections on Human Vocation in the Face of a Crisis by Dr. Paolo Livieri.
📅 April 9, 2026
⏰ 2–3 PM ET
📍 Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building, U of T
Register: sdg.utoronto.ca/events/vacat...
Introducing the 2026 SDGs-IECS Visiting Scholars.
Scholars from six countries will engage with the U of T community through SDG-focused collaboration, seminars, and knowledge exchange.
Learn more: sdg.utoronto.ca/visiting-sch...
We are pleased to spotlight Cristo Facundo Pérez, a 2026 Student Awards Program winner. Read more about his funded research project here: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...
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How can AI support equitable and inclusive learning in higher education?
Join Dr. Tyrrell for a session grounded in SDG 4: Quality Education, exploring ethical AI, accessibility, academic integrity, and educational equity.
📅 Feb 24 | 12–1 PM
🔗https://sdg.utoronto.ca/ethical-ai-in-education/
How can AI support equitable and inclusive learning in higher education?
Join Dr. Tyrrell for a session grounded in SDG 4: Quality Education, exploring ethical AI, accessibility, academic integrity, and educational equity.
📅 Feb 24 | 12–1 PM
🔗 sdg.utoronto.ca/ethical-ai-i...
Applications for the 2026 Student Mobility Training Program are closing soon. Graduate students can pursue interdisciplinary, SDG-focused research in global contexts.
Interested in research like this? Apply by February 12.
sdg.utoronto.ca/mitacs-sdgsu...
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Congratulations to the 2026 Graduate SDGs@UofT Student Award Recipients 🎓🌍
These graduate students are advancing impactful research aligned with the UN SDGs across disciplines at U of T.
🔗 Project details: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...
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Congratulations to the 2026 Undergraduate SDGs@UofT Student Award Recipients 🎓🌍
These undergraduate students are advancing impactful research aligned with the UN SDGs across disciplines at U of T.
🔗 Project details: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...
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2025 was a year of big moves for SDGs@UofT — more scholars, more impact, more collaboration.💡
See how we shape sustainability in our Annual Report: sdg.utoronto.ca/annual-repor...
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Last Friday, we celebrated 80 years of peace, justice, and SDG impact—honouring the United Nations’ legacy! 🌏
#UNDay #SDGs #GlobalGoals
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Harleen Kaur @utoronto.ca represented Canada & @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social at the #WorldFoodForum (Oct 13-17, @fao.org Rome). As part of their Ontario Chapter — the 1st North American youth chapter — she helped spotlight youth leadership & innovative food systems on the international stage! 🌍
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Prof. Amy Bilton’s work at U of T’s Centre for Global Engineering bridges solar-powered water systems and community-led solutions across Mexico, Jamaica, and Canada’s North. 💧
#SDGs #ClimateAction #Resilience #Engineering
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Resilience begins with people — not technology. 🌎
From Canada to the Caribbean, Prof. Amy Bilton and her team at U of T build community-led water, energy, and sanitation systems that last, through partnerships rooted in trust and shared learning.
#SDGs #Resilience #ClimateAction #GlobalDevelopment
In Singapore and Thailand, sexual and gender minorities face barriers across health, education, and family life. 🌈
PhD Student David Puvaneyshwaran's refining how we measure inclusion, making global tools more culturally grounded and responsive to Asian LGBTI realities.
#SDGs #LGBTQ #Asia #Equality
Today is UNESCO’s International Day of Remembrance for the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorating the anniversary of a slave uprising in Haiti that led to the Haitian Revolution and other freedom victories.
#sdgs #sdg10 #sdg16 #freedom #remember #reclaim #equality
In our new blog article, Prof. Robert Schertzer discusses nationalism's role in polarizing the U.S.' climate change policies.
Read the blog here: sdg.utoronto.ca
Read Robert's new article on the subject in Environmental Politics.
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The U.S. government has scaled back on international funding for sustainability-driven climate change initiatives. In our new blog article, Prof. Robert Schertzer identifies nationalism in U.S. policies as a potential reason why.
Read: sdg.utoronto.ca
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The UN has released an article detailing worldwide, record-breaking extreme heat, highlighting the global interconnectedness of climate change and its relation to multiple SDGs.
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August 9 was International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples! This annual celebration raises awareness of the needs, traditions, endurance, and knowledge of various Indigenous communities worldwide.🪶
#sdgs #indigenous #worldcommunity #landback #sdg1 #sdg10 #sdg11 #sdg13 #sdg14 #sdg15 #sdg17
Today’s 2025 Student Mobility Program recipient spotlight is on PhD student Noshin Karim from MIE! Learn more about her research on biofouling growth on reverse osmosis membranes and the pushback against global water scarcity for remote communities here: sdg.utoronto.ca
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Today’s 2024 Student Awards Program recipient spotlight is on PhD candidate Ma Guadalupe Sanchez Sandoval from OISE!📚Learn more about her research on a critical community of practice across 3 Mexican universities’ sustainability courses here: sdg.utoronto.ca/research-the...
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Congrats to SDGs@UofT Affiliate David Pettinicchio for his recent paper on re-employment and earnings for people with disabilities in the labor market.
Read the paper here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Read Prof. Pettinicchio's relevant SDGs@UofT blog: sdg.utoronto.ca
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At SDGS@UofT, we are committed to creating spaces that highlight student voices. Arjun Yanglem, undergrad student advisor on our Student Advisory Committee, discusses the necessity of student contributions as we race to meet the 2030 SDG Agenda deadline.
🔗 Read here: sdg.utoronto.ca
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With Youth Skills Day behind us and our 2025-2026 student advisors for the SDGs@UofT Student Advisory Committee recruited, returning undergraduate member Arjun Yanglem encourages us to place students at the forefront of SDG advancement.
🔗 Read the blog at: sdg.utoronto.ca
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