The DSI at the University of Toronto Mississauga, DSI@UTM, leads a tri-campus initiative to encourage research activity in Responsible Data Science that includes community-building, workshops and seed funding for research. Join the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) for their Data Digest Series with Prof. Marcus Dillon, from the Department of Biology and Prof. Soo Min Toh, […]

“The Strong Emergence of Free Will” with Professor Jessica Wilson Metaphysically emergent phenomena synchronically depend on, yet are also to some extent autonomous from, complex lower-level physical goings-on. In Metaphysical Emergence, I argue that there are two forms of such emergence: Weak (whereby an emergent has a proper subset of powers of its physical dependence […]

Talk Title: Neighborhoods, Financial Institutions, and Racial Inequality Abstract: Based on comprehensive data and more than 6 million queries, we calculate the average distance from every block to the nearest bank and nearest alternative financial institution (AFI), such as payday lender and check casher, in 19 of the largest cities in the U.S. We find […]

Research Connect is delighted to invite you to the Part II session of “Clinical Trials Preparation for Regulatory Inspection and Audits Part II-Q&A with Experts”. On Nov 23rd we hosted the first part of this webinar and received over 500 registration requests, but due to lack of time, we were unable to dedicate sufficient time […]

Accelerated by the pandemic, digital tools are transforming the healthcare space. Learn how to build a successful business in healthcare from some of U of T’s most talented and experienced healthcare tech entrepreneurs. Understand the challenges selling to patients, providers, hospitals, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical companies. Bring your questions, and take away some of the key […]

About the webinar: How can we improve our understanding and ability to predict different diseases? Dr. Lewis created disease prediction models using CanPath questionnaire data. A standardized data analysis platform was used to create different types of disease predictive models that will contain insights about risk factors for the disease. Some of the advanced models […]

Talk Title: Strengthening Propaganda and the Limits of Media Commercialization in China: Evidence from Millions of Newspaper Articles (with Brandon Stewart, Hannah Waight, and Yin Yuan) Description: A defining feature of the information environment in contemporary China is scripted government propaganda—the government directing newspapers to use specific language when reporting on particular events. Yet due […]