A Posteriori Comparison; Repeated Instances & Urban Policy Mobilities – Jul. 20, 2022

Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship, School of Cities Suite 853, 55 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In this talk, Sergio Montero will present a recently published article in Urban Studies on "a posteriori comparisons", co-authored with Gianpaolo Baiocchi. While traditional comparisons in urban studies have sought to find variation among similar cases by selecting a priori, in this article they propose to compare the findings of different researchers through a posteriori, […]

SSHRC Insight Grant: Strategies for Success – Jul. 21, 2022

The Centre for Research & Innovation Support, in collaboration with Research Services Office, is hosting a webinar on the upcoming 2022 SSHRC Insight Grant (IG) competition for the University of Toronto community. This session will feature a faculty panel of recent members of the IG Merit Review Committee and successful IG applicants. Panelists will provide […]

Exploring Quantum Chemistry using Quantum Computers Dr. Viki Kumar Prasad

Join this new series that features researchers leading Catalyst Grant multidisciplinary data science projects. Speaker: Dr. Viki Kumar Prasad, Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto

Nature, Neighborhoods, Networks and Neurons: the Relationships Between Brain Functioning and the Environment – Aug. 3, 2022

Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship, School of Cities Suite 853, 55 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Abstract Our brains are limited capacity information processing systems, whose performance can be modulated by different environmental factors. In this talk, I will present research examining how different external environments; such as more natural environments, can affect cognitive and affective processing. Using computer vision algorithms we find that perceiving higher curved-edge structure in natural scenes […]

Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part I

Part 1: Structured Approach to Searching the Medical Literature for Knowledge Syntheses Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Monday, August 8th 2022 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email)   […]

SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (PEG) Information Session – Aug. 08, 2022

In this session, faculty and staff will provide an overview of the SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (PEG). A panel of UofT faculty members will share their insights and experiences with the funding opportunity and discuss strategies for successful proposal planning and development. Panelists: • Tenley Conway, Professor and Associate Chair Research. Department of Geography, Geomatics and […]

Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part 2

Part 2: Beyond Medline: Translating Search Strategies Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Tuesday, August 9th 2022 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email)   By the end of this […]

Strategies for Systematic, Scoping, or Other Comprehensive Searches of Literature – Part 3

Part 3: Going Grey and Supplementary Search Techniques Audience: University of Toronto graduate students and faculty engaged in health science research. Date: Wednesday, August 10th 2022 Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm (+ mandatory pre-work module, approximately 60 minutes) Location: Online via Zoom (meeting link will be provided in registration confirmation email)   By the end of […]

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