Women & Gender Studies Institute

Clockwise from top left: Cassandra Olsen, Paul Pritchard, Shay Chavoshian, Sam Sanchinel, Kat Furtado, Titilola Aiyegbusi and Qusai Hassan (supplied images)

Six teaching assistants (TAs) and one graduate course instructor (CI) have been recognized with 2024 Teaching Excellence Awards by the University of Toronto’s Teaching Assistants’ Training Program.

The TA Teaching Excellence, BIPOC TA Teaching Excellence and CI Teaching Excellence awards recognize the outstanding contributions of TAs and graduate student CIs who regularly support, inspire and challenge undergraduate students.

The recipients of the TA Teaching Excellence Awards are:

Shaghayegh (Shay) Chavoshian, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Cassandra Olsen, department of English, Faculty of Arts & Science
Sam Sanchinel, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
Qusai Hassan, department of chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science
Paul Pritchard, department of sociology, �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga

In 2022, the Teaching Assistants’ Training Program introduced the BIPOC Teaching Excellence Award to recognize lived experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities whose academic experiences have been impacted by systemic barriers, and to highlight their accomplishments and excellence in teaching practice. The winner of this award for 2024 is Titilola Aiyegbusi from the department of English in the Faculty of Arts & Science.

The recipient of the CI Teaching Excellence Award is Kat Furtado from the department of classics in the Faculty of Arts & Science.

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Five faculty members recognized with Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:15:51 +0000

Five faculty members recognized with Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards

Teaching

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Faculty

Mississauga

St. George

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Early Career Teaching Awards

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Faculty of Arts & Science

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

�鶹��Ƶ Mississauga

Women & Gender Studies Institute

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(L-R) Spyridon Kotsovilis, Roberta K. Timothy, S. Trimble, Alison Olechowski and Jasty Singh (supplied images)

Five faculty members at the University of Toronto have been recognized with 2023-24 Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards.

The annual awards are given to faculty members who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to student learning, pedagogical engagement and teaching innovation.

They are named for Cheryl Regehr, a professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and a champion of teaching excellence and innovation who served as �鶹��Ƶ’s vice-president and provost for a decade.

The award recipients are:

S. Trimble – assistant professor, teaching stream in the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts & Science
Alison Olechowski – assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Spyridon Kotsovilis – assistant professor, teaching stream in the department of political science at �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga
Jasty Singh – assistant professor, teaching stream in the department of immunology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Roberta K. Timothy – assistant professor, teaching stream in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health

The recipients will be honoured at the annual Excellence in Teaching Reception in the fall.

Five researchers recognized with 2024 President’s Impact Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:28:59 +0000

Five researchers recognized with 2024 President’s Impact Awards

Research & Innovation

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Faculty

St. George

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department of Chemistry

Department of Computer Science

Department of History

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Law

President's Impact Award

Rotman School of Management

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Unity Health

Women & Gender Studies Institute

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Clockwise from top left: Professor Gillian Hadfield, Professor M. Murphy, University Professor David Jenkins, Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik and Associate Professor Yvonne Bombard

Five University of Toronto researchers have received President’s Impact Awards for their important work in AI governance, environmental justice, genomics policy, nutritional sciences and quantum computing.

The awards celebrate and honour faculty members whose research has led to a significant impact beyond academia. Laureates are designated as members of the President’s Impact Academy, and receive a monetary award of $10,000 per year for five years to be used toward their research.

“I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s President’s Impact Awards for their outstanding work in tackling some of the biggest challenges of our time,” said Barbara Fallon, �鶹��Ƶ's associate vice-president, research.

“From informing and improving dietary choices to fostering greater alignment between environmental justice and Indigenous communities, these scholars are generating knowledge and ideas that stand to have a tremendous impact beyond academia.

“Their exceptional contributions speak to the important role that �鶹��Ƶ researchers play in improving lives in Canada and around the world.”

This year’s winners are:

Gillian Hadfield, professor in the Faculty of Law and Rotman School of Management, “for contributions impacting access to justice, innovative design for legal and dispute resolution systems in advanced and developing market economies, and governance for artificial intelligence.”

M. Murphy, professor in the Women & Gender Studies Institute and department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science, “for contributions that consistently move environmental justice research along a collaborative trajectory with Indigenous communities, data practices, and policy-making.”

Yvonne Bombard, scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and associate professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, “for her significant contributions in enacting national law against genetic discrimination, improving healthcare options for Canadians, and advancing clinical practice and genomics research.”

Alán Aspuru-Guzik, professor in the department of chemistry and department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science, “for his pioneering work in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing for materials discovery.”

David Jenkins, University Professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, “for his studies on the health effects of food that have changed how the world makes healthy dietary choices.”

Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:28:22 +0000

Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching

Teaching

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St. George

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department of Philosophy

Women & Gender Studies Institute

New College

Department of Statistical Sciences

African Studies

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Clockwise from top left; Emma McClure, S. Trimble, Khalid Ahmed, Alex Stringer

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science has recognized sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors with Superior Teaching Awards for their exceptional contributions.

These annual awards recognize excellence in classroom instruction, innovative teaching methods and student engagement by sessional lecturers and graduate student instructors, as evidenced by the ability to help students develop an understanding of the subject matter and ability to create an engaging and rewarding learning experience.

The recipients of the 2020 Faculty of Arts & Science Superior Teaching Awards are:

Khalid Ahmed, senior lecturer, African studies program, New College
S. Trimble, sessional instructor, Women & Gender Studies Institute
Emma McClure, graduate student course instructor, department of philosophy
Alex Stringer, graduate student course instructor, department of statistical sciences

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